10
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2
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62
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The night that hung over the sea was windless and blissfully silver-pure after the glowing splendour of the day; and the great quadrireme glided evenly and softly, as though upon a lake, under a wide firmament of stars.
AlexandernounUS /ˌæləɡˈzændər/
European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherb
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the form of “be” used with “I”
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Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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AphroditenounUS /ˌæfrəˈdaɪti/
goddess of love and beauty and daughter of Zeus in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Venus
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surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The thin horizon was purely outlined around the oval sea; and on this wide world there was nothing but the stars and the ship.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The night that hung over the sea was windless and blissfully silver-pure after the glowing splendour of the day; and the great quadrireme glided evenly and softly, as though upon a lake, under a wide firmament of stars.
the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
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blissfullyadverbUS /ˈblɪsfəli/
in a blissful manner
From this reading The night that hung over the sea was windless and blissfully silver-pure after the glowing splendour of the day; and the great quadrireme glided evenly and softly, as though upon a lake, under a wide firmament of stars.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The thin horizon was purely outlined around the oval sea; and on this wide world there was nothing but the stars and the ship.
Butterworth
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showing who or what does the action
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a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
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a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
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commentsnounUS /ˈkɑːments/
plural of “comment” — a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
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Crowborough
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time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The night that hung over the sea was windless and blissfully silver-pure after the glowing splendour of the day; and the great quadrireme glided evenly and softly, as though upon a lake, under a wide firmament of stars.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
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DutchadjectiveUS /dʌtʃ/
of or relating to the Netherlands or its people or culture
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EgyptnounUS /ˈiːdʒəpt/
a republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until 1971; site of an ancient civilization that flourished from 2600 to 30 BC
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evenlyadverbUS /ˈiːvənli/
in equal amounts or shares; in a balanced or impartial way
From this reading The night that hung over the sea was windless and blissfully silver-pure after the glowing splendour of the day; and the great quadrireme glided evenly and softly, as though upon a lake, under a wide firmament of stars.
to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect
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firmamentnoun
the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
From this reading The night that hung over the sea was windless and blissfully silver-pure after the glowing splendour of the day; and the great quadrireme glided evenly and softly, as though upon a lake, under a wide firmament of stars.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
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showing where something starts, or who sent it
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usually; as a rule
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glidedverbUS /ˈɡlaɪdɪd/
past form of “glide” — move smoothly and effortlessly
From this reading The night that hung over the sea was windless and blissfully silver-pure after the glowing splendour of the day; and the great quadrireme glided evenly and softly, as though upon a lake, under a wide firmament of stars.
glowingadjectiveUS /ˈɡloʊɪŋ/
highly enthusiastic
From this reading The night that hung over the sea was windless and blissfully silver-pure after the glowing splendour of the day; and the great quadrireme glided evenly and softly, as though upon a lake, under a wide firmament of stars.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The night that hung over the sea was windless and blissfully silver-pure after the glowing splendour of the day; and the great quadrireme glided evenly and softly, as though upon a lake, under a wide firmament of stars.
to an extraordinary extent or degree
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belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
From this reading The thin horizon was purely outlined around the oval sea; and on this wide world there was nothing but the stars and the ship.
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading The night that hung over the sea was windless and blissfully silver-pure after the glowing splendour of the day; and the great quadrireme glided evenly and softly, as though upon a lake, under a wide firmament of stars.
HymnnounUS /hɪm/
a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation)
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the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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indebtedadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈdetɪd/
owing gratitude or recognition to another for help or favors etc
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a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
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the month following June and preceding August
From this reading Crowborough, 10 July, 1920.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading The night that hung over the sea was windless and blissfully silver-pure after the glowing splendour of the day; and the great quadrireme glided evenly and softly, as though upon a lake, under a wide firmament of stars.
a narrow way or road
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the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
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Ltd
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the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading A. T. de M.
Martin'snounUS /ˈmɑːrtənz/
possessive form of “martin” — French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
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Mattos
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McKenna
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belonging to the person speaking
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the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The night that hung over the sea was windless and blissfully silver-pure after the glowing splendour of the day; and the great quadrireme glided evenly and softly, as though upon a lake, under a wide firmament of stars.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The thin horizon was purely outlined around the oval sea; and on this wide world there was nothing but the stars and the ship.
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The thin horizon was purely outlined around the oval sea; and on this wide world there was nothing but the stars and the ship.
outlinedadjectiveUS /ˈaʊtlaɪnd/
showing clearly the outline or profile or boundary
From this reading The thin horizon was purely outlined around the oval sea; and on this wide world there was nothing but the stars and the ship.
ovalnounUS /ˈoʊvəl/
a closed plane curve resulting from the intersection of a circular cone and a plane cutting completely through it
From this reading The thin horizon was purely outlined around the oval sea; and on this wide world there was nothing but the stars and the ship.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The night that hung over the sea was windless and blissfully silver-pure after the glowing splendour of the day; and the great quadrireme glided evenly and softly, as though upon a lake, under a wide firmament of stars.
purelyadverbUS /ˈpjʊrli/
restricted to something
From this reading The thin horizon was purely outlined around the oval sea; and on this wide world there was nothing but the stars and the ship.
quadrireme
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Sargeaunt
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a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading The night that hung over the sea was windless and blissfully silver-pure after the glowing splendour of the day; and the great quadrireme glided evenly and softly, as though upon a lake, under a wide firmament of stars.
transport commercially
From this reading The thin horizon was purely outlined around the oval sea; and on this wide world there was nothing but the stars and the ship.
silver-pure
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From this reading The night that hung over the sea was windless and blissfully silver-pure after the glowing splendour of the day; and the great quadrireme glided evenly and softly, as though upon a lake, under a wide firmament of stars.
with low volume
From this reading The night that hung over the sea was windless and blissfully silver-pure after the glowing splendour of the day; and the great quadrireme glided evenly and softly, as though upon a lake, under a wide firmament of stars.
splendournoun
a quality that outshines the usual
From this reading The night that hung over the sea was windless and blissfully silver-pure after the glowing splendour of the day; and the great quadrireme glided evenly and softly, as though upon a lake, under a wide firmament of stars.
St
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plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading The night that hung over the sea was windless and blissfully silver-pure after the glowing splendour of the day; and the great quadrireme glided evenly and softly, as though upon a lake, under a wide firmament of stars.
StephennounUS /ˈstiːvən/
English writer (1832-1904)
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a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
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suggestionsnounUS /səˈdʒestʃənz/
plural of “suggestion” — an idea that is suggested
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a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading A. T. de M.
Teixeira
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used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The night that hung over the sea was windless and blissfully silver-pure after the glowing splendour of the day; and the great quadrireme glided evenly and softly, as though upon a lake, under a wide firmament of stars.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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in or at that place or location
From this reading The thin horizon was purely outlined around the oval sea; and on this wide world there was nothing but the stars and the ship.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading The thin horizon was purely outlined around the oval sea; and on this wide world there was nothing but the stars and the ship.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The thin horizon was purely outlined around the oval sea; and on this wide world there was nothing but the stars and the ship.
ThorntonnounUS /ˈθɔːrntən/
American architect (1759-1828)
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in spite of the fact that
From this reading The night that hung over the sea was windless and blissfully silver-pure after the glowing splendour of the day; and the great quadrireme glided evenly and softly, as though upon a lake, under a wide firmament of stars.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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TOURnounUS /tʊr/
a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area
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TranslatedverbUS /trænzˈleɪtɪd/
past form of “translate” — restate (words) from one language into another language
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translationnounUS /trænzˈleɪʃən/
a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language
From this reading THE TOUR A Story of Ancient Egypt Translated from the Dutch by Alexander Teixeira de Mattos Thornton Butterworth Ltd. 62 St. Martin's Lane London W.C.2 I am greatly indebted to my friend John Sargeaunt for a number of extremely useful comments and suggestions and to my friend Stephen McKenna for his version of the Hymn to Aphrodite in Chapter VII. and for assistance in the translation generally.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The night that hung over the sea was windless and blissfully silver-pure after the glowing splendour of the day; and the great quadrireme glided evenly and softly, as though upon a lake, under a wide firmament of stars.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The night that hung over the sea was windless and blissfully silver-pure after the glowing splendour of the day; and the great quadrireme glided evenly and softly, as though upon a lake, under a wide firmament of stars.
being of use or service
From this reading THE TOUR A Story of Ancient Egypt Translated from the Dutch by Alexander Teixeira de Mattos Thornton Butterworth Ltd. 62 St. Martin's Lane London W.C.2 I am greatly indebted to my friend John Sargeaunt for a number of extremely useful comments and suggestions and to my friend Stephen McKenna for his version of the Hymn to Aphrodite in Chapter VII. and for assistance in the translation generally.
versionnounUS /ˈvɜːrʒən/
an interpretation of a matter from a particular viewpoint
From this reading THE TOUR A Story of Ancient Egypt Translated from the Dutch by Alexander Teixeira de Mattos Thornton Butterworth Ltd. 62 St. Martin's Lane London W.C.2 I am greatly indebted to my friend John Sargeaunt for a number of extremely useful comments and suggestions and to my friend Stephen McKenna for his version of the Hymn to Aphrodite in Chapter VII. and for assistance in the translation generally.
VIInoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading THE TOUR A Story of Ancient Egypt Translated from the Dutch by Alexander Teixeira de Mattos Thornton Butterworth Ltd. 62 St. Martin's Lane London W.C.2 I am greatly indebted to my friend John Sargeaunt for a number of extremely useful comments and suggestions and to my friend Stephen McKenna for his version of the Hymn to Aphrodite in Chapter VII. and for assistance in the translation generally.
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading THE TOUR A Story of Ancient Egypt Translated from the Dutch by Alexander Teixeira de Mattos Thornton Butterworth Ltd. 62 St. Martin's Lane London W.C.2 I am greatly indebted to my friend John Sargeaunt for a number of extremely useful comments and suggestions and to my friend Stephen McKenna for his version of the Hymn to Aphrodite in Chapter VII. and for assistance in the translation generally.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The night that hung over the sea was windless and blissfully silver-pure after the glowing splendour of the day; and the great quadrireme glided evenly and softly, as though upon a lake, under a wide firmament of stars.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading The night that hung over the sea was windless and blissfully silver-pure after the glowing splendour of the day; and the great quadrireme glided evenly and softly, as though upon a lake, under a wide firmament of stars.
windlessadjective
without or almost without wind
From this reading The night that hung over the sea was windless and blissfully silver-pure after the glowing splendour of the day; and the great quadrireme glided evenly and softly, as though upon a lake, under a wide firmament of stars.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading The thin horizon was purely outlined around the oval sea; and on this wide world there was nothing but the stars and the ship.
