plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading ADVENTURES OF REV.
AMONGprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading BACON AND HIS PARTY, AMONG THE MOUNTAINS OF PERSIA.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BACON AND HIS PARTY, AMONG THE MOUNTAINS OF PERSIA.
tried unsuccessfully
From this reading Dr. Bacon and Rev. Mr. Marsh, attempted to cross from the city of Mosul, on the Tigris, to Oroomiah, the residence of the Nestorian Christians.
BACONnounUS /ˈbeɪkən/
back and sides of a hog salted and dried or smoked; usually sliced thin and fried
From this reading BACON AND HIS PARTY, AMONG THE MOUNTAINS OF PERSIA.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading On their passage through the Kurdish mountains, they were robbed, and narrowly escaped being murdered, and were finally forced to return to Mosul.
ChristiansnounUS /ˈkrɪstʃənz/
plural of “christian” — a religious person who believes Jesus is the Christ and who is a member of a Christian denomination
From this reading Dr. Bacon and Rev. Mr. Marsh, attempted to cross from the city of Mosul, on the Tigris, to Oroomiah, the residence of the Nestorian Christians.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Dr. Bacon and Rev. Mr. Marsh, attempted to cross from the city of Mosul, on the Tigris, to Oroomiah, the residence of the Nestorian Christians.
travel across or pass over
From this reading Dr. Bacon and Rev. Mr. Marsh, attempted to cross from the city of Mosul, on the Tigris, to Oroomiah, the residence of the Nestorian Christians.
DR
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From this reading DR.
having escaped, especially from confinement
From this reading On their passage through the Kurdish mountains, they were robbed, and narrowly escaped being murdered, and were finally forced to return to Mosul.
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading On their passage through the Kurdish mountains, they were robbed, and narrowly escaped being murdered, and were finally forced to return to Mosul.
produced by or subjected to forcing
From this reading On their passage through the Kurdish mountains, they were robbed, and narrowly escaped being murdered, and were finally forced to return to Mosul.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Dr. Bacon and Rev. Mr. Marsh, attempted to cross from the city of Mosul, on the Tigris, to Oroomiah, the residence of the Nestorian Christians.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading BACON AND HIS PARTY, AMONG THE MOUNTAINS OF PERSIA.
KurdishnounUS /ˈkɜːrdɪʃ/
an Iranian language spoken in Turkey and Iran and Iraq and Syria and Russia
From this reading On their passage through the Kurdish mountains, they were robbed, and narrowly escaped being murdered, and were finally forced to return to Mosul.
MarshnounUS /mɑːrʃ/
low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water
From this reading Dr. Bacon and Rev. Mr. Marsh, attempted to cross from the city of Mosul, on the Tigris, to Oroomiah, the residence of the Nestorian Christians.
MosulnounUS /ˈmoʊsəl/
a city in northern Iraq on the Tigris across from the ruins of Nineveh
From this reading Dr. Bacon and Rev. Mr. Marsh, attempted to cross from the city of Mosul, on the Tigris, to Oroomiah, the residence of the Nestorian Christians.
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading BACON AND HIS PARTY, AMONG THE MOUNTAINS OF PERSIA.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Dr. Bacon and Rev. Mr. Marsh, attempted to cross from the city of Mosul, on the Tigris, to Oroomiah, the residence of the Nestorian Christians.
murderedadjectiveUS /ˈmɜːrdərd/
killed unlawfully
From this reading On their passage through the Kurdish mountains, they were robbed, and narrowly escaped being murdered, and were finally forced to return to Mosul.
narrowlyadverbUS /ˈneroʊli/
in a narrow manner; not allowing for exceptions
From this reading On their passage through the Kurdish mountains, they were robbed, and narrowly escaped being murdered, and were finally forced to return to Mosul.
NestoriannounUS /neˈstɔːriən/
a follower of Nestorius
From this reading Dr. Bacon and Rev. Mr. Marsh, attempted to cross from the city of Mosul, on the Tigris, to Oroomiah, the residence of the Nestorian Christians.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ADVENTURES OF REV.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Dr. Bacon and Rev. Mr. Marsh, attempted to cross from the city of Mosul, on the Tigris, to Oroomiah, the residence of the Nestorian Christians.
Oroomiah
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From this reading Dr. Bacon and Rev. Mr. Marsh, attempted to cross from the city of Mosul, on the Tigris, to Oroomiah, the residence of the Nestorian Christians.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading BACON AND HIS PARTY, AMONG THE MOUNTAINS OF PERSIA.
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading On their passage through the Kurdish mountains, they were robbed, and narrowly escaped being murdered, and were finally forced to return to Mosul.
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 BACON AND HIS PARTY, AMONG THE MOUNTAINS OF PERSIA.
residencenounUS /ˈrezɪdəns/
any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
From this reading Dr. Bacon and Rev. Mr. Marsh, attempted to cross from the city of Mosul, on the Tigris, to Oroomiah, the residence of the Nestorian Christians.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading On their passage through the Kurdish mountains, they were robbed, and narrowly escaped being murdered, and were finally forced to return to Mosul.
REVverbUS /rev/
increase the number of rotations per minute
From this reading ADVENTURES OF REV.
robbedverbUS /rɑːbd/
inflected form of “rob” — take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading On their passage through the Kurdish mountains, they were robbed, and narrowly escaped being murdered, and were finally forced to return to Mosul.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BACON AND HIS PARTY, AMONG THE MOUNTAINS OF PERSIA.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading On their passage through the Kurdish mountains, they were robbed, and narrowly escaped being murdered, and were finally forced to return to Mosul.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On their passage through the Kurdish mountains, they were robbed, and narrowly escaped being murdered, and were finally forced to return to Mosul.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading On their passage through the Kurdish mountains, they were robbed, and narrowly escaped being murdered, and were finally forced to return to Mosul.
TigrisnounUS /ˈtaɪɡrəs/
an Asian river; a tributary of the Euphrates River
From this reading Dr. Bacon and Rev. Mr. Marsh, attempted to cross from the city of Mosul, on the Tigris, to Oroomiah, the residence of the Nestorian Christians.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dr. Bacon and Rev. Mr. Marsh, attempted to cross from the city of Mosul, on the Tigris, to Oroomiah, the residence of the Nestorian Christians.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading On their passage through the Kurdish mountains, they were robbed, and narrowly escaped being murdered, and were finally forced to return to Mosul.
