used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Persia is a great country, which was in old times very illustrious and powerful; but now the Tartars have wasted and destroyed it.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading And above them there is a square building, carefully kept.
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading OF THE GREAT COUNTRY OF PERSIA; WITH SOME ACCOUNT OF THE THREE KINGS.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Persia is a great country, which was in old times very illustrious and powerful; but now the Tartars have wasted and destroyed it.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In Persia is the city of SABA, from which the Three Magi set out when they went to worship Jesus Christ; and in this city they are buried, in three very large and beautiful monuments, side by side.
the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
From this reading The bodies are still entire, with the hair and beard remaining.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading In Persia is the city of SABA, from which the Three Magi set out when they went to worship Jesus Christ; and in this city they are buried, in three very large and beautiful monuments, side by side.
plural of “body” — the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading The bodies are still entire, with the hair and beard remaining.
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading And above them there is a square building, carefully kept.
placed in a grave
From this reading In Persia is the city of SABA, from which the Three Magi set out when they went to worship Jesus Christ; and in this city they are buried, in three very large and beautiful monuments, side by side.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Persia is a great country, which was in old times very illustrious and powerful; but now the Tartars have wasted and destroyed it.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In Persia is the city of SABA, from which the Three Magi set out when they went to worship Jesus Christ; and in this city they are buried, in three very large and beautiful monuments, side by side.
taking care or paying attention
From this reading And above them there is a square building, carefully kept.
a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)
From this reading In Persia is the city of SABA, from which the Three Magi set out when they went to worship Jesus Christ; and in this city they are buried, in three very large and beautiful monuments, side by side.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading In Persia is the city of SABA, from which the Three Magi set out when they went to worship Jesus Christ; and in this city they are buried, in three very large and beautiful monuments, side by side.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading OF THE GREAT COUNTRY OF PERSIA; WITH SOME ACCOUNT OF THE THREE KINGS.
spoiled or ruined or demolished
From this reading Persia is a great country, which was in old times very illustrious and powerful; but now the Tartars have wasted and destroyed it.
constituting the full quantity or extent; complete
From this reading The bodies are still entire, with the hair and beard remaining.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In Persia is the city of SABA, from which the Three Magi set out when they went to worship Jesus Christ; and in this city they are buried, in three very large and beautiful monuments, side by side.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading OF THE GREAT COUNTRY OF PERSIA; WITH SOME ACCOUNT OF THE THREE KINGS.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading The bodies are still entire, with the hair and beard remaining.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Persia is a great country, which was in old times very illustrious and powerful; but now the Tartars have wasted and destroyed it.
illustriousadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈlʌstriəs/
widely known and esteemed
From this reading Persia is a great country, which was in old times very illustrious and powerful; but now the Tartars have wasted and destroyed it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Persia is a great country, which was in old times very illustrious and powerful; but now the Tartars have wasted and destroyed it.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Persia is a great country, which was in old times very illustrious and powerful; but now the Tartars have wasted and destroyed it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Persia is a great country, which was in old times very illustrious and powerful; but now the Tartars have wasted and destroyed it.
JesusnounUS /ˈdʒiːzəs/
a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)
From this reading In Persia is the city of SABA, from which the Three Magi set out when they went to worship Jesus Christ; and in this city they are buried, in three very large and beautiful monuments, side by side.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading And above them there is a square building, carefully kept.
plural of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading OF THE GREAT COUNTRY OF PERSIA; WITH SOME ACCOUNT OF THE THREE KINGS.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading In Persia is the city of SABA, from which the Three Magi set out when they went to worship Jesus Christ; and in this city they are buried, in three very large and beautiful monuments, side by side.
MaginounUS /ˈmeɪdʒaɪ/
(New Testament) the sages who visited Jesus and Mary and Joseph shortly after Jesus was born
From this reading In Persia is the city of SABA, from which the Three Magi set out when they went to worship Jesus Christ; and in this city they are buried, in three very large and beautiful monuments, side by side.
monumentsnounUS /ˈmɑːnjəmənts/
plural of “monument” — a structure erected to commemorate persons or events
From this reading In Persia is the city of SABA, from which the Three Magi set out when they went to worship Jesus Christ; and in this city they are buried, in three very large and beautiful monuments, side by side.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Persia is a great country, which was in old times very illustrious and powerful; but now the Tartars have wasted and destroyed it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OF THE GREAT COUNTRY OF PERSIA; WITH SOME ACCOUNT OF THE THREE KINGS.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Persia is a great country, which was in old times very illustrious and powerful; but now the Tartars have wasted and destroyed it.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading In Persia is the city of SABA, from which the Three Magi set out when they went to worship Jesus Christ; and in this city they are buried, in three very large and beautiful monuments, side by side.
PERSIAnounUS /ˈpɜːrʒə/
an empire in southern Asia created by Cyrus the Great in the 6th century BC and destroyed by Alexander the Great in the 4th century BC
From this reading OF THE GREAT COUNTRY OF PERSIA; WITH SOME ACCOUNT OF THE THREE KINGS.
having great power or force or potency or effect
From this reading Persia is a great country, which was in old times very illustrious and powerful; but now the Tartars have wasted and destroyed it.
not used up
From this reading The bodies are still entire, with the hair and beard remaining.
SABAnounUS /ˈsɑːbə/
a island in the Netherlands Antilles that is the top of an extinct volcano
From this reading In Persia is the city of SABA, from which the Three Magi set out when they went to worship Jesus Christ; and in this city they are buried, in three very large and beautiful monuments, side by side.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading In Persia is the city of SABA, from which the Three Magi set out when they went to worship Jesus Christ; and in this city they are buried, in three very large and beautiful monuments, side by side.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading In Persia is the city of SABA, from which the Three Magi set out when they went to worship Jesus Christ; and in this city they are buried, in three very large and beautiful monuments, side by side.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading OF THE GREAT COUNTRY OF PERSIA; WITH SOME ACCOUNT OF THE THREE KINGS.
make square
From this reading And above them there is a square building, carefully kept.
not in physical motion
From this reading The bodies are still entire, with the hair and beard remaining.
TartarsnounUS /ˈtɑːrtərz/
plural of “tartar” — a salt used especially in baking powder
From this reading Persia is a great country, which was in old times very illustrious and powerful; but now the Tartars have wasted and destroyed it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OF THE GREAT COUNTRY OF PERSIA; WITH SOME ACCOUNT OF THE THREE KINGS.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And above them there is a square building, carefully kept.
in or at that place or location
From this reading And above them there is a square building, carefully kept.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In Persia is the city of SABA, from which the Three Magi set out when they went to worship Jesus Christ; and in this city they are buried, in three very large and beautiful monuments, side by side.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In Persia is the city of SABA, from which the Three Magi set out when they went to worship Jesus Christ; and in this city they are buried, in three very large and beautiful monuments, side by side.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading OF THE GREAT COUNTRY OF PERSIA; WITH SOME ACCOUNT OF THE THREE KINGS.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading Persia is a great country, which was in old times very illustrious and powerful; but now the Tartars have wasted and destroyed it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In Persia is the city of SABA, from which the Three Magi set out when they went to worship Jesus Christ; and in this city they are buried, in three very large and beautiful monuments, side by side.
precisely as stated
From this reading Persia is a great country, which was in old times very illustrious and powerful; but now the Tartars have wasted and destroyed it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Persia is a great country, which was in old times very illustrious and powerful; but now the Tartars have wasted and destroyed it.
wastedadjectiveUS /ˈweɪstɪd/
serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
From this reading Persia is a great country, which was in old times very illustrious and powerful; but now the Tartars have wasted and destroyed it.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading In Persia is the city of SABA, from which the Three Magi set out when they went to worship Jesus Christ; and in this city they are buried, in three very large and beautiful monuments, side by side.
at the time that
From this reading In Persia is the city of SABA, from which the Three Magi set out when they went to worship Jesus Christ; and in this city they are buried, in three very large and beautiful monuments, side by side.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Persia is a great country, which was in old times very illustrious and powerful; but now the Tartars have wasted and destroyed it.
in the company of; together with
From this reading OF THE GREAT COUNTRY OF PERSIA; WITH SOME ACCOUNT OF THE THREE KINGS.
love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol
From this reading In Persia is the city of SABA, from which the Three Magi set out when they went to worship Jesus Christ; and in this city they are buried, in three very large and beautiful monuments, side by side.
