used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading AN HISTORICAL SKETCH OF CHINESE TURKESTAN: THE MEDIAEVAL AND LATER PERIOD Cascar constituted a Kingdom in former days, but now is subject to the Great Kaan.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN HISTORICAL SKETCH OF CHINESE TURKESTAN: THE MEDIAEVAL AND LATER PERIOD Cascar constituted a Kingdom in former days, but now is subject to the Great Kaan.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AN HISTORICAL SKETCH OF CHINESE TURKESTAN: THE MEDIAEVAL AND LATER PERIOD Cascar constituted a Kingdom in former days, but now is subject to the Great Kaan.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are a good number of towns and villages, but the greatest and finest is Cascar itself.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading The inhabitants live by trade and handicrafts; they have beautiful gardens and vineyards, and fine estates, and grow a great deal of cotton....
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading AN HISTORICAL SKETCH OF CHINESE TURKESTAN: THE MEDIAEVAL AND LATER PERIOD Cascar constituted a Kingdom in former days, but now is subject to the Great Kaan.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The inhabitants live by trade and handicrafts; they have beautiful gardens and vineyards, and fine estates, and grow a great deal of cotton....
Cascar
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From this reading AN HISTORICAL SKETCH OF CHINESE TURKESTAN: THE MEDIAEVAL AND LATER PERIOD Cascar constituted a Kingdom in former days, but now is subject to the Great Kaan.
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 AN HISTORICAL SKETCH OF CHINESE TURKESTAN: THE MEDIAEVAL AND LATER PERIOD Cascar constituted a Kingdom in former days, but now is subject to the Great Kaan.
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 There are in this country many Nestorian Christians, who have churches of their own.--MARCO POLO.
churchesnounUS /ˈtʃɜːrtʃɪz/
plural of “church” — one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading There are in this country many Nestorian Christians, who have churches of their own.--MARCO POLO.
constitutedadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːnstətuːtəd/
brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established
From this reading AN HISTORICAL SKETCH OF CHINESE TURKESTAN: THE MEDIAEVAL AND LATER PERIOD Cascar constituted a Kingdom in former days, but now is subject to the Great Kaan.
cottonnounUS /ˈkɑːtən/
soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state
From this reading The inhabitants live by trade and handicrafts; they have beautiful gardens and vineyards, and fine estates, and grow a great deal of cotton....
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading There are in this country many Nestorian Christians, who have churches of their own.--MARCO POLO.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading AN HISTORICAL SKETCH OF CHINESE TURKESTAN: THE MEDIAEVAL AND LATER PERIOD Cascar constituted a Kingdom in former days, but now is subject to the Great Kaan.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading The inhabitants live by trade and handicrafts; they have beautiful gardens and vineyards, and fine estates, and grow a great deal of cotton....
estatesnounUS /ɪˈsteɪts/
plural of “estate” — everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities
From this reading The inhabitants live by trade and handicrafts; they have beautiful gardens and vineyards, and fine estates, and grow a great deal of cotton....
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading The inhabitants live by trade and handicrafts; they have beautiful gardens and vineyards, and fine estates, and grow a great deal of cotton....
finestadjectiveUS /ˈfaɪnəst/
superlative of “fine” — being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading There are a good number of towns and villages, but the greatest and finest is Cascar itself.
referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)
From this reading AN HISTORICAL SKETCH OF CHINESE TURKESTAN: THE MEDIAEVAL AND LATER PERIOD Cascar constituted a Kingdom in former days, but now is subject to the Great Kaan.
plural of “garden” — a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading The inhabitants live by trade and handicrafts; they have beautiful gardens and vineyards, and fine estates, and grow a great deal of cotton....
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading There are a good number of towns and villages, but the greatest and finest is Cascar itself.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading AN HISTORICAL SKETCH OF CHINESE TURKESTAN: THE MEDIAEVAL AND LATER PERIOD Cascar constituted a Kingdom in former days, but now is subject to the Great Kaan.
highest in quality
From this reading There are a good number of towns and villages, but the greatest and finest is Cascar itself.
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading The inhabitants live by trade and handicrafts; they have beautiful gardens and vineyards, and fine estates, and grow a great deal of cotton....
handicraftsnounUS /ˈhændikræfts/
plural of “handicraft” — a work produced by hand labor
From this reading The inhabitants live by trade and handicrafts; they have beautiful gardens and vineyards, and fine estates, and grow a great deal of cotton....
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The inhabitants live by trade and handicrafts; they have beautiful gardens and vineyards, and fine estates, and grow a great deal of cotton....
HISTORICALadjectiveUS /hɪˈstɔːrɪkəl/
of or relating to the study of history
From this reading AN HISTORICAL SKETCH OF CHINESE TURKESTAN: THE MEDIAEVAL AND LATER PERIOD Cascar constituted a Kingdom in former days, but now is subject to the Great Kaan.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AN HISTORICAL SKETCH OF CHINESE TURKESTAN: THE MEDIAEVAL AND LATER PERIOD Cascar constituted a Kingdom in former days, but now is subject to the Great Kaan.
plural of “inhabitant” — a person who inhabits a particular place
From this reading The inhabitants live by trade and handicrafts; they have beautiful gardens and vineyards, and fine estates, and grow a great deal of cotton....
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AN HISTORICAL SKETCH OF CHINESE TURKESTAN: THE MEDIAEVAL AND LATER PERIOD Cascar constituted a Kingdom in former days, but now is subject to the Great Kaan.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading There are a good number of towns and villages, but the greatest and finest is Cascar itself.
Kaan
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From this reading AN HISTORICAL SKETCH OF CHINESE TURKESTAN: THE MEDIAEVAL AND LATER PERIOD Cascar constituted a Kingdom in former days, but now is subject to the Great Kaan.
a domain in which something is dominant
From this reading AN HISTORICAL SKETCH OF CHINESE TURKESTAN: THE MEDIAEVAL AND LATER PERIOD Cascar constituted a Kingdom in former days, but now is subject to the Great Kaan.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading AN HISTORICAL SKETCH OF CHINESE TURKESTAN: THE MEDIAEVAL AND LATER PERIOD Cascar constituted a Kingdom in former days, but now is subject to the Great Kaan.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading The inhabitants live by trade and handicrafts; they have beautiful gardens and vineyards, and fine estates, and grow a great deal of cotton....
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading There are in this country many Nestorian Christians, who have churches of their own.--MARCO POLO.
MARCO
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From this reading There are in this country many Nestorian Christians, who have churches of their own.--MARCO POLO.
MEDIAEVALadjective
relating to or belonging to the Middle Ages
From this reading AN HISTORICAL SKETCH OF CHINESE TURKESTAN: THE MEDIAEVAL AND LATER PERIOD Cascar constituted a Kingdom in former days, but now is subject to the Great Kaan.
Mohamed
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From this reading The people worship Mohamed.
NestoriannounUS /neˈstɔːriən/
a follower of Nestorius
From this reading There are in this country many Nestorian Christians, who have churches of their own.--MARCO POLO.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading AN HISTORICAL SKETCH OF CHINESE TURKESTAN: THE MEDIAEVAL AND LATER PERIOD Cascar constituted a Kingdom in former days, but now is subject to the Great Kaan.
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading There are a good number of towns and villages, but the greatest and finest is Cascar itself.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AN HISTORICAL SKETCH OF CHINESE TURKESTAN: THE MEDIAEVAL AND LATER PERIOD Cascar constituted a Kingdom in former days, but now is subject to the Great Kaan.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading There are in this country many Nestorian Christians, who have churches of their own.--MARCO POLO.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The people worship Mohamed.
an amount of time
From this reading AN HISTORICAL SKETCH OF CHINESE TURKESTAN: THE MEDIAEVAL AND LATER PERIOD Cascar constituted a Kingdom in former days, but now is subject to the Great Kaan.
POLOnounUS /ˈpoʊloʊ/
Venetian traveler who explored Asia in the 13th century and served Kublai Khan (1254-1324)
From this reading There are in this country many Nestorian Christians, who have churches of their own.--MARCO POLO.
SKETCHnounUS /sketʃ/
preliminary drawing for later elaboration
From this reading AN HISTORICAL SKETCH OF CHINESE TURKESTAN: THE MEDIAEVAL AND LATER PERIOD Cascar constituted a Kingdom in former days, but now is subject to the Great Kaan.
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading AN HISTORICAL SKETCH OF CHINESE TURKESTAN: THE MEDIAEVAL AND LATER PERIOD Cascar constituted a Kingdom in former days, but now is subject to the Great Kaan.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN HISTORICAL SKETCH OF CHINESE TURKESTAN: THE MEDIAEVAL AND LATER PERIOD Cascar constituted a Kingdom in former days, but now is subject to the Great Kaan.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading There are in this country many Nestorian Christians, who have churches of their own.--MARCO POLO.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There are a good number of towns and villages, but the greatest and finest is Cascar itself.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The inhabitants live by trade and handicrafts; they have beautiful gardens and vineyards, and fine estates, and grow a great deal of cotton....
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There are in this country many Nestorian Christians, who have churches of their own.--MARCO POLO.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AN HISTORICAL SKETCH OF CHINESE TURKESTAN: THE MEDIAEVAL AND LATER PERIOD Cascar constituted a Kingdom in former days, but now is subject to the Great Kaan.
townsnounUS /taʊnz/
plural of “town” — an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading There are a good number of towns and villages, but the greatest and finest is Cascar itself.
the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services
From this reading The inhabitants live by trade and handicrafts; they have beautiful gardens and vineyards, and fine estates, and grow a great deal of cotton....
TURKESTANnoun
a historical region of central Asia that was a center for trade between the East and the West
From this reading AN HISTORICAL SKETCH OF CHINESE TURKESTAN: THE MEDIAEVAL AND LATER PERIOD Cascar constituted a Kingdom in former days, but now is subject to the Great Kaan.
villagesnounUS /ˈvɪlədʒəz/
plural of “village” — a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading There are a good number of towns and villages, but the greatest and finest is Cascar itself.
vineyardsnounUS /ˈvɪnjərdz/
plural of “vineyard” — a farm of grapevines where wine grapes are produced
From this reading The inhabitants live by trade and handicrafts; they have beautiful gardens and vineyards, and fine estates, and grow a great deal of cotton....
which person or people
From this reading There are in this country many Nestorian Christians, who have churches of their own.--MARCO POLO.
love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol
From this reading The people worship Mohamed.
