used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The aggrandizement of the city was without a parallel in history.
aggrandizementnounUS /ˈæɡrəndaɪzmənt/
the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something
From this reading The aggrandizement of the city was without a parallel in history.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Years passed by, and uninterrupted success attended the reign of the king of Babylon.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It appeared to have become the leading passion of the monarch’s mind.
playing or singing with instrumental or vocal accompaniment
From this reading Years passed by, and uninterrupted success attended the reign of the king of Babylon.
BabylonnounUS /ˈbæbəlɑːn/
the chief city of ancient Mesopotamia and capital of the ancient kingdom of Babylonia
From this reading Years passed by, and uninterrupted success attended the reign of the king of Babylon.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading It appeared to have become the leading passion of the monarch’s mind.
Belus
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From this reading Its principal ornaments were the Temple of Belus, and the famous “hanging gardens.”
brassnounUS /bræs/
an alloy of copper and zinc
From this reading The reader may have a faint idea of the glory of the city when he remembers that it was a regular square, forty-five miles in compass, enclosed by a wall two hundred feet high, and fifty broad, in which there were one hundred gates of brass.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading The reader may have a faint idea of the glory of the city when he remembers that it was a regular square, forty-five miles in compass, enclosed by a wall two hundred feet high, and fifty broad, in which there were one hundred gates of brass.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Years passed by, and uninterrupted success attended the reign of the king of Babylon.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading The aggrandizement of the city was without a parallel in history.
compassnounUS /ˈkʌmpəs/
navigational instrument for finding directions
From this reading The reader may have a faint idea of the glory of the city when he remembers that it was a regular square, forty-five miles in compass, enclosed by a wall two hundred feet high, and fifty broad, in which there were one hundred gates of brass.
enclosedadjectiveUS /enˈkloʊzd/
closed in or surrounded or included within
From this reading The reader may have a faint idea of the glory of the city when he remembers that it was a regular square, forty-five miles in compass, enclosed by a wall two hundred feet high, and fifty broad, in which there were one hundred gates of brass.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading The reader may have a faint idea of the glory of the city when he remembers that it was a regular square, forty-five miles in compass, enclosed by a wall two hundred feet high, and fifty broad, in which there were one hundred gates of brass.
widely known and esteemed
From this reading Its principal ornaments were the Temple of Belus, and the famous “hanging gardens.”
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading The reader may have a faint idea of the glory of the city when he remembers that it was a regular square, forty-five miles in compass, enclosed by a wall two hundred feet high, and fifty broad, in which there were one hundred gates of brass.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading The reader may have a faint idea of the glory of the city when he remembers that it was a regular square, forty-five miles in compass, enclosed by a wall two hundred feet high, and fifty broad, in which there were one hundred gates of brass.
forty-fivenounUS /ˈfɔːrtifaɪv/
a .45-caliber pistol
From this reading The reader may have a faint idea of the glory of the city when he remembers that it was a regular square, forty-five miles in compass, enclosed by a wall two hundred feet high, and fifty broad, in which there were one hundred gates of brass.
plural of “garden” — a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading Its principal ornaments were the Temple of Belus, and the famous “hanging gardens.”
United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)
From this reading The reader may have a faint idea of the glory of the city when he remembers that it was a regular square, forty-five miles in compass, enclosed by a wall two hundred feet high, and fifty broad, in which there were one hundred gates of brass.
a state of high honor
From this reading The reader may have a faint idea of the glory of the city when he remembers that it was a regular square, forty-five miles in compass, enclosed by a wall two hundred feet high, and fifty broad, in which there were one hundred gates of brass.
decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window
From this reading Its principal ornaments were the Temple of Belus, and the famous “hanging gardens.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It appeared to have become the leading passion of the monarch’s mind.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The reader may have a faint idea of the glory of the city when he remembers that it was a regular square, forty-five miles in compass, enclosed by a wall two hundred feet high, and fifty broad, in which there were one hundred gates of brass.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The reader may have a faint idea of the glory of the city when he remembers that it was a regular square, forty-five miles in compass, enclosed by a wall two hundred feet high, and fifty broad, in which there were one hundred gates of brass.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading The aggrandizement of the city was without a parallel in history.
ten 10s
From this reading The reader may have a faint idea of the glory of the city when he remembers that it was a regular square, forty-five miles in compass, enclosed by a wall two hundred feet high, and fifty broad, in which there were one hundred gates of brass.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The reader may have a faint idea of the glory of the city when he remembers that it was a regular square, forty-five miles in compass, enclosed by a wall two hundred feet high, and fifty broad, in which there were one hundred gates of brass.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The aggrandizement of the city was without a parallel in history.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It appeared to have become the leading passion of the monarch’s mind.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Its principal ornaments were the Temple of Belus, and the famous “hanging gardens.”
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading Years passed by, and uninterrupted success attended the reign of the king of Babylon.
indicating the most important performer or role
From this reading It appeared to have become the leading passion of the monarch’s mind.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The reader may have a faint idea of the glory of the city when he remembers that it was a regular square, forty-five miles in compass, enclosed by a wall two hundred feet high, and fifty broad, in which there were one hundred gates of brass.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading The reader may have a faint idea of the glory of the city when he remembers that it was a regular square, forty-five miles in compass, enclosed by a wall two hundred feet high, and fifty broad, in which there were one hundred gates of brass.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading It appeared to have become the leading passion of the monarch’s mind.
monarch'snounUS /ˈmɑːnɑːrks/
possessive form of “monarch” — a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right
From this reading It appeared to have become the leading passion of the monarch’s mind.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Years passed by, and uninterrupted success attended the reign of the king of Babylon.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The reader may have a faint idea of the glory of the city when he remembers that it was a regular square, forty-five miles in compass, enclosed by a wall two hundred feet high, and fifty broad, in which there were one hundred gates of brass.
ornamentsnounUS /ˈɔːrnəmənts/
plural of “ornament” — something used to beautify
From this reading Its principal ornaments were the Temple of Belus, and the famous “hanging gardens.”
parallelnounUS /ˈperəlel/
something having the property of being analogous to something else
From this reading The aggrandizement of the city was without a parallel in history.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Years passed by, and uninterrupted success attended the reign of the king of Babylon.
a strong feeling or emotion
From this reading It appeared to have become the leading passion of the monarch’s mind.
the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated
From this reading Its principal ornaments were the Temple of Belus, and the famous “hanging gardens.”
a person who enjoys reading
From this reading The reader may have a faint idea of the glory of the city when he remembers that it was a regular square, forty-five miles in compass, enclosed by a wall two hundred feet high, and fifty broad, in which there were one hundred gates of brass.
in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
From this reading The reader may have a faint idea of the glory of the city when he remembers that it was a regular square, forty-five miles in compass, enclosed by a wall two hundred feet high, and fifty broad, in which there were one hundred gates of brass.
reignverbUS /reɪn/
have sovereign power
From this reading Years passed by, and uninterrupted success attended the reign of the king of Babylon.
remembersverbUS /rɪˈmembərz/
third-person singular of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading The reader may have a faint idea of the glory of the city when he remembers that it was a regular square, forty-five miles in compass, enclosed by a wall two hundred feet high, and fifty broad, in which there were one hundred gates of brass.
make square
From this reading The reader may have a faint idea of the glory of the city when he remembers that it was a regular square, forty-five miles in compass, enclosed by a wall two hundred feet high, and fifty broad, in which there were one hundred gates of brass.
an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
From this reading Years passed by, and uninterrupted success attended the reign of the king of Babylon.
place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity
From this reading Its principal ornaments were the Temple of Belus, and the famous “hanging gardens.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The reader may have a faint idea of the glory of the city when he remembers that it was a regular square, forty-five miles in compass, enclosed by a wall two hundred feet high, and fifty broad, in which there were one hundred gates of brass.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Years passed by, and uninterrupted success attended the reign of the king of Babylon.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The reader may have a faint idea of the glory of the city when he remembers that it was a regular square, forty-five miles in compass, enclosed by a wall two hundred feet high, and fifty broad, in which there were one hundred gates of brass.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It appeared to have become the leading passion of the monarch’s mind.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The reader may have a faint idea of the glory of the city when he remembers that it was a regular square, forty-five miles in compass, enclosed by a wall two hundred feet high, and fifty broad, in which there were one hundred gates of brass.
uninterruptedadjectiveUS /ˌʌnɪntərˈʌptɪd/
having undisturbed continuity
From this reading Years passed by, and uninterrupted success attended the reign of the king of Babylon.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading The reader may have a faint idea of the glory of the city when he remembers that it was a regular square, forty-five miles in compass, enclosed by a wall two hundred feet high, and fifty broad, in which there were one hundred gates of brass.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The aggrandizement of the city was without a parallel in history.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The reader may have a faint idea of the glory of the city when he remembers that it was a regular square, forty-five miles in compass, enclosed by a wall two hundred feet high, and fifty broad, in which there were one hundred gates of brass.
at the time that
From this reading The reader may have a faint idea of the glory of the city when he remembers that it was a regular square, forty-five miles in compass, enclosed by a wall two hundred feet high, and fifty broad, in which there were one hundred gates of brass.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The reader may have a faint idea of the glory of the city when he remembers that it was a regular square, forty-five miles in compass, enclosed by a wall two hundred feet high, and fifty broad, in which there were one hundred gates of brass.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The aggrandizement of the city was without a parallel in history.
a late time of life
From this reading Years passed by, and uninterrupted success attended the reign of the king of Babylon.
