used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be,” would be a particularly appropriate motto to place over the gateway of a Central Asian town.--_The Heart of a Continent_, Sir F. YOUNGHUSBAND.
plural of “age” — how long something has existed
From this reading In most climates they would be washed away, but in Central Asia there is hardly any rain and so they stay on for ages....
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In most climates they would be washed away, but in Central Asia there is hardly any rain and so they stay on for ages....
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading In most climates they would be washed away, but in Central Asia there is hardly any rain and so they stay on for ages....
appropriateverbUS /əˈproʊpriət/
give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
From this reading “As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be,” would be a particularly appropriate motto to place over the gateway of a Central Asian town.--_The Heart of a Continent_, Sir F. YOUNGHUSBAND.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading We arrived at the capital of Chinese Turkestan in the spring, with the best of the year before us.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Their dull mud walls, mud houses, mud mosques look as if they would remain the same for ever.
AsianounUS /ˈeɪʒə/
the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to Europe on the west to form Eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations
From this reading In most climates they would be washed away, but in Central Asia there is hardly any rain and so they stay on for ages....
AsiannounUS /ˈeɪʒən/
a native or inhabitant of Asia
From this reading OLLA PODRIDA It is doubtful if these Central Asian towns _ever_ change.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We arrived at the capital of Chinese Turkestan in the spring, with the best of the year before us.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading In most climates they would be washed away, but in Central Asia there is hardly any rain and so they stay on for ages....
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In most climates they would be washed away, but in Central Asia there is hardly any rain and so they stay on for ages....
earlier than; in front of
From this reading We arrived at the capital of Chinese Turkestan in the spring, with the best of the year before us.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading “As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be,” would be a particularly appropriate motto to place over the gateway of a Central Asian town.--_The Heart of a Continent_, Sir F. YOUNGHUSBAND.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading We arrived at the capital of Chinese Turkestan in the spring, with the best of the year before us.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In most climates they would be washed away, but in Central Asia there is hardly any rain and so they stay on for ages....
assets available for use in the production of further assets
From this reading We arrived at the capital of Chinese Turkestan in the spring, with the best of the year before us.
CentraladjectiveUS /ˈsentrəl/
serving as an essential component
From this reading OLLA PODRIDA It is doubtful if these Central Asian towns _ever_ change.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading OLLA PODRIDA It is doubtful if these Central Asian towns _ever_ change.
ChinesenounUS /tʃaɪˈniːz/
any of the Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in China; regarded as dialects of a single language (even though they are mutually unintelligible) because they share an ideographic writing system
From this reading We arrived at the capital of Chinese Turkestan in the spring, with the best of the year before us.
climatesnounUS /ˈklaɪməts/
plural of “climate” — the weather in some location averaged over some long period of time
From this reading In most climates they would be washed away, but in Central Asia there is hardly any rain and so they stay on for ages....
ContinentnounUS /ˈkɑːntənənt/
one of the large landmasses of the earth
From this reading “As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be,” would be a particularly appropriate motto to place over the gateway of a Central Asian town.--_The Heart of a Continent_, Sir F. YOUNGHUSBAND.
doubtfuladjectiveUS /ˈdaʊtfəl/
open to doubt or suspicion
From this reading OLLA PODRIDA It is doubtful if these Central Asian towns _ever_ change.
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading Their dull mud walls, mud houses, mud mosques look as if they would remain the same for ever.
at any time
From this reading OLLA PODRIDA It is doubtful if these Central Asian towns _ever_ change.
a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature
From this reading “As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be,” would be a particularly appropriate motto to place over the gateway of a Central Asian town.--_The Heart of a Continent_, Sir F. YOUNGHUSBAND.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Their dull mud walls, mud houses, mud mosques look as if they would remain the same for ever.
gatewaynounUS /ˈɡeɪtweɪ/
an entrance that can be closed by a gate
From this reading “As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be,” would be a particularly appropriate motto to place over the gateway of a Central Asian town.--_The Heart of a Continent_, Sir F. YOUNGHUSBAND.
only a very short time before
From this reading In most climates they would be washed away, but in Central Asia there is hardly any rain and so they stay on for ages....
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading “As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be,” would be a particularly appropriate motto to place over the gateway of a Central Asian town.--_The Heart of a Continent_, Sir F. YOUNGHUSBAND.
plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Their dull mud walls, mud houses, mud mosques look as if they would remain the same for ever.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading OLLA PODRIDA It is doubtful if these Central Asian towns _ever_ change.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In most climates they would be washed away, but in Central Asia there is hardly any rain and so they stay on for ages....
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading OLLA PODRIDA It is doubtful if these Central Asian towns _ever_ change.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading OLLA PODRIDA It is doubtful if these Central Asian towns _ever_ change.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Their dull mud walls, mud houses, mud mosques look as if they would remain the same for ever.
mosquesnounUS /mɑːsks/
plural of “mosque” — (Islam) a Muslim place of worship that usually has a minaret
From this reading Their dull mud walls, mud houses, mud mosques look as if they would remain the same for ever.
used to form the superlative
From this reading In most climates they would be washed away, but in Central Asia there is hardly any rain and so they stay on for ages....
mottonounUS /ˈmɑːtoʊ/
a favorite saying of a sect or political group
From this reading “As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be,” would be a particularly appropriate motto to place over the gateway of a Central Asian town.--_The Heart of a Continent_, Sir F. YOUNGHUSBAND.
water soaked soil; soft wet earth
From this reading Their dull mud walls, mud houses, mud mosques look as if they would remain the same for ever.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be,” would be a particularly appropriate motto to place over the gateway of a Central Asian town.--_The Heart of a Continent_, Sir F. YOUNGHUSBAND.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be,” would be a particularly appropriate motto to place over the gateway of a Central Asian town.--_The Heart of a Continent_, Sir F. YOUNGHUSBAND.
OLLAnoun
leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper
From this reading OLLA PODRIDA It is doubtful if these Central Asian towns _ever_ change.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In most climates they would be washed away, but in Central Asia there is hardly any rain and so they stay on for ages....
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be,” would be a particularly appropriate motto to place over the gateway of a Central Asian town.--_The Heart of a Continent_, Sir F. YOUNGHUSBAND.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading “As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be,” would be a particularly appropriate motto to place over the gateway of a Central Asian town.--_The Heart of a Continent_, Sir F. YOUNGHUSBAND.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be,” would be a particularly appropriate motto to place over the gateway of a Central Asian town.--_The Heart of a Continent_, Sir F. YOUNGHUSBAND.
PODRIDA
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From this reading OLLA PODRIDA It is doubtful if these Central Asian towns _ever_ change.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading In most climates they would be washed away, but in Central Asia there is hardly any rain and so they stay on for ages....
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Their dull mud walls, mud houses, mud mosques look as if they would remain the same for ever.
Identical; not different.
From this reading Their dull mud walls, mud houses, mud mosques look as if they would remain the same for ever.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be,” would be a particularly appropriate motto to place over the gateway of a Central Asian town.--_The Heart of a Continent_, Sir F. YOUNGHUSBAND.
term of address for a man
From this reading “As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be,” would be a particularly appropriate motto to place over the gateway of a Central Asian town.--_The Heart of a Continent_, Sir F. YOUNGHUSBAND.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading In most climates they would be washed away, but in Central Asia there is hardly any rain and so they stay on for ages....
the season of growth
From this reading We arrived at the capital of Chinese Turkestan in the spring, with the best of the year before us.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading In most climates they would be washed away, but in Central Asia there is hardly any rain and so they stay on for ages....
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Their dull mud walls, mud houses, mud mosques look as if they would remain the same for ever.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their dull mud walls, mud houses, mud mosques look as if they would remain the same for ever.
in or at that place or location
From this reading In most climates they would be washed away, but in Central Asia there is hardly any rain and so they stay on for ages....
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading OLLA PODRIDA It is doubtful if these Central Asian towns _ever_ change.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Their dull mud walls, mud houses, mud mosques look as if they would remain the same for ever.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be,” would be a particularly appropriate motto to place over the gateway of a Central Asian town.--_The Heart of a Continent_, Sir F. YOUNGHUSBAND.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading “As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be,” would be a particularly appropriate motto to place over the gateway of a Central Asian town.--_The Heart of a Continent_, Sir F. YOUNGHUSBAND.
townsnounUS /taʊnz/
plural of “town” — an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading OLLA PODRIDA It is doubtful if these Central Asian towns _ever_ change.
Turkestannoun
a historical region of central Asia that was a center for trade between the East and the West
From this reading We arrived at the capital of Chinese Turkestan in the spring, with the best of the year before us.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We arrived at the capital of Chinese Turkestan in the spring, with the best of the year before us.
plural of “wall” — 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 Their dull mud walls, mud houses, mud mosques look as if they would remain the same for ever.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be,” would be a particularly appropriate motto to place over the gateway of a Central Asian town.--_The Heart of a Continent_, Sir F. YOUNGHUSBAND.
clean by virtue of having been washed in water
From this reading In most climates they would be washed away, but in Central Asia there is hardly any rain and so they stay on for ages....
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We arrived at the capital of Chinese Turkestan in the spring, with the best of the year before us.
in the company of; together with
From this reading We arrived at the capital of Chinese Turkestan in the spring, with the best of the year before us.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Their dull mud walls, mud houses, mud mosques look as if they would remain the same for ever.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading We arrived at the capital of Chinese Turkestan in the spring, with the best of the year before us.
YOUNGHUSBAND
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be,” would be a particularly appropriate motto to place over the gateway of a Central Asian town.--_The Heart of a Continent_, Sir F. YOUNGHUSBAND.
