used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To the south and west of her, the Libyan hills notched the horizon.
at or in or to any place
From this reading Not anywhere in Egypt were the winds more gentle, the heavens more benign, the environs more august.
Apisnoun
type genus of the Apidae: honeybees
From this reading Holy Memphis, city of Apis, habitat of Ptah!
ArabiannounUS /əˈreɪbiən/
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 To the east the bald summits of the Arabian desert cut off the traveling sand in its march on the capital.
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading Not anywhere in Egypt were the winds more gentle, the heavens more benign, the environs more august.
baldadjectiveUS /bɔːld/
with no effort to conceal
From this reading To the east the bald summits of the Arabian desert cut off the traveling sand in its march on the capital.
benignadjectiveUS /bɪˈnaɪn/
not dangerous to health; not recurrent or progressive (especially of a tumor)
From this reading Not anywhere in Egypt were the winds more gentle, the heavens more benign, the environs more august.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Not idly was she called Menefer, the Good Place.
assets available for use in the production of further assets
From this reading To the east the bald summits of the Arabian desert cut off the traveling sand in its march on the capital.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Holy Memphis, city of Apis, habitat of Ptah!
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading To the east the bald summits of the Arabian desert cut off the traveling sand in its march on the capital.
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading To the east the bald summits of the Arabian desert cut off the traveling sand in its march on the capital.
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading To the east the bald summits of the Arabian desert cut off the traveling sand in its march on the capital.
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
From this reading Not anywhere in Egypt were the winds more gentle, the heavens more benign, the environs more august.
environsnounUS /ɪnˈvaɪrənz/
the area in which something exists or lives
From this reading Not anywhere in Egypt were the winds more gentle, the heavens more benign, the environs more august.
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading Not anywhere in Egypt were the winds more gentle, the heavens more benign, the environs more august.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Not idly was she called Menefer, the Good Place.
habitatnounUS /ˈhæbətæt/
the type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs
From this reading Holy Memphis, city of Apis, habitat of Ptah!
the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
From this reading Not anywhere in Egypt were the winds more gentle, the heavens more benign, the environs more august.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading To the south and west of her, the Libyan hills notched the horizon.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading To the south and west of her, the Libyan hills notched the horizon.
a sacred place of pilgrimage
From this reading Holy Memphis, city of Apis, habitat of Ptah!
the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
From this reading To the south and west of her, the Libyan hills notched the horizon.
idlyadverbUS /ˈaɪdli/
in an idle manner
From this reading Not idly was she called Menefer, the Good Place.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Not anywhere in Egypt were the winds more gentle, the heavens more benign, the environs more august.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading To the east the bald summits of the Arabian desert cut off the traveling sand in its march on the capital.
LibyannounUS /ˈlɪbiːən/
a native or inhabitant of Libya
From this reading To the south and west of her, the Libyan hills notched the horizon.
march in a procession
From this reading To the east the bald summits of the Arabian desert cut off the traveling sand in its march on the capital.
MemphisnounUS /ˈmemfəs/
largest city of Tennessee; located in southwestern Tennessee on bluffs overlooking the Mississippi River
From this reading Holy Memphis, city of Apis, habitat of Ptah!
Menefer
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From this reading Not idly was she called Menefer, the Good Place.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Not anywhere in Egypt were the winds more gentle, the heavens more benign, the environs more august.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not idly was she called Menefer, the Good Place.
notchedadjectiveUS /nɑːtʃt/
notched like a saw with teeth pointing toward the apex
From this reading To the south and west of her, the Libyan hills notched the horizon.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Holy Memphis, city of Apis, habitat of Ptah!
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading To the east the bald summits of the Arabian desert cut off the traveling sand in its march on the capital.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading To the east the bald summits of the Arabian desert cut off the traveling sand in its march on the capital.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Not idly was she called Menefer, the Good Place.
Ptahnoun
a major Egyptian god; shaper of the world; father of gods and men; worshipped especially at Memphis
From this reading Holy Memphis, city of Apis, habitat of Ptah!
a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading To the east the bald summits of the Arabian desert cut off the traveling sand in its march on the capital.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Not idly was she called Menefer, the Good Place.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading To the south and west of her, the Libyan hills notched the horizon.
summitsnounUS /ˈsʌmɪts/
plural of “summit” — the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
From this reading To the east the bald summits of the Arabian desert cut off the traveling sand in its march on the capital.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Not idly was she called Menefer, the Good Place.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To the south and west of her, the Libyan hills notched the horizon.
travelingnounUS /ˈtrævəlɪŋ/
the act of going from one place to another
From this reading To the east the bald summits of the Arabian desert cut off the traveling sand in its march on the capital.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Not idly was she called Menefer, the Good Place.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Not anywhere in Egypt were the winds more gentle, the heavens more benign, the environs more august.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading To the south and west of her, the Libyan hills notched the horizon.
plural of “wind” — air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading Not anywhere in Egypt were the winds more gentle, the heavens more benign, the environs more august.
