used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The girl raised her eyebrows and began to count on her fingers.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Well, can you tell how many journeys we have made since we left Fayoum?” asked Stasch.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The girl raised her eyebrows and began to count on her fingers.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Well, can you tell how many journeys we have made since we left Fayoum?” asked Stasch.
determine the number or amount of
From this reading The girl raised her eyebrows and began to count on her fingers.
eyebrowsnounUS /ˈaɪbraʊz/
plural of “eyebrow” — the arch of hair above each eye
From this reading The girl raised her eyebrows and began to count on her fingers.
Fashoda
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From this reading “Let me see: From Fayoum to Khartum—the first journey; from Khartum to Fashoda—the second; from Fashoda to the gorge, where we found King—the third; from Linde Mountain to the lake—the fourth!”
Fayoum
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From this reading “Well, can you tell how many journeys we have made since we left Fayoum?” asked Stasch.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading The girl raised her eyebrows and began to count on her fingers.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading “Let me see: From Fayoum to Khartum—the first journey; from Khartum to Fashoda—the second; from Fashoda to the gorge, where we found King—the third; from Linde Mountain to the lake—the fourth!”
set up or found
From this reading “Let me see: From Fayoum to Khartum—the first journey; from Khartum to Fashoda—the second; from Fashoda to the gorge, where we found King—the third; from Linde Mountain to the lake—the fourth!”
following the third position; number four in a countable series
From this reading “Let me see: From Fayoum to Khartum—the first journey; from Khartum to Fashoda—the second; from Fashoda to the gorge, where we found King—the third; from Linde Mountain to the lake—the fourth!”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Let me see: From Fayoum to Khartum—the first journey; from Khartum to Fashoda—the second; from Fashoda to the gorge, where we found King—the third; from Linde Mountain to the lake—the fourth!”
a young female
From this reading The girl raised her eyebrows and began to count on her fingers.
gorgeverbUS /ɡɔːrdʒ/
overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself
From this reading “Let me see: From Fayoum to Khartum—the first journey; from Khartum to Fashoda—the second; from Fashoda to the gorge, where we found King—the third; from Linde Mountain to the lake—the fourth!”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Well, can you tell how many journeys we have made since we left Fayoum?” asked Stasch.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The girl raised her eyebrows and began to count on her fingers.
how
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From this reading “Well, can you tell how many journeys we have made since we left Fayoum?” asked Stasch.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading “Let me see: From Fayoum to Khartum—the first journey; from Khartum to Fashoda—the second; from Fashoda to the gorge, where we found King—the third; from Linde Mountain to the lake—the fourth!”
journeysnounUS /ˈdʒɜːrniz/
plural of “journey” — the act of traveling from one place to another
From this reading “Well, can you tell how many journeys we have made since we left Fayoum?” asked Stasch.
Khartum
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From this reading “Let me see: From Fayoum to Khartum—the first journey; from Khartum to Fashoda—the second; from Fashoda to the gorge, where we found King—the third; from Linde Mountain to the lake—the fourth!”
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading “Let me see: From Fayoum to Khartum—the first journey; from Khartum to Fashoda—the second; from Fashoda to the gorge, where we found King—the third; from Linde Mountain to the lake—the fourth!”
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading “Let me see: From Fayoum to Khartum—the first journey; from Khartum to Fashoda—the second; from Fashoda to the gorge, where we found King—the third; from Linde Mountain to the lake—the fourth!”
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading “Well, can you tell how many journeys we have made since we left Fayoum?” asked Stasch.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Let me see: From Fayoum to Khartum—the first journey; from Khartum to Fashoda—the second; from Fashoda to the gorge, where we found King—the third; from Linde Mountain to the lake—the fourth!”
Linde
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From this reading “Let me see: From Fayoum to Khartum—the first journey; from Khartum to Fashoda—the second; from Fashoda to the gorge, where we found King—the third; from Linde Mountain to the lake—the fourth!”
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading “Well, can you tell how many journeys we have made since we left Fayoum?” asked Stasch.
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 “Well, can you tell how many journeys we have made since we left Fayoum?” asked Stasch.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Let me see: From Fayoum to Khartum—the first journey; from Khartum to Fashoda—the second; from Fashoda to the gorge, where we found King—the third; from Linde Mountain to the lake—the fourth!”
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading “Let me see: From Fayoum to Khartum—the first journey; from Khartum to Fashoda—the second; from Fashoda to the gorge, where we found King—the third; from Linde Mountain to the lake—the fourth!”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The girl raised her eyebrows and began to count on her fingers.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading The girl raised her eyebrows and began to count on her fingers.
precisely, exactly
From this reading “Right.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading “Let me see: From Fayoum to Khartum—the first journey; from Khartum to Fashoda—the second; from Fashoda to the gorge, where we found King—the third; from Linde Mountain to the lake—the fourth!”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Let me see: From Fayoum to Khartum—the first journey; from Khartum to Fashoda—the second; from Fashoda to the gorge, where we found King—the third; from Linde Mountain to the lake—the fourth!”
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “Well, can you tell how many journeys we have made since we left Fayoum?” asked Stasch.
Stasch
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From this reading “Well, can you tell how many journeys we have made since we left Fayoum?” asked Stasch.
express in words
From this reading “Well, can you tell how many journeys we have made since we left Fayoum?” asked Stasch.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The girl raised her eyebrows and began to count on her fingers.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading “Let me see: From Fayoum to Khartum—the first journey; from Khartum to Fashoda—the second; from Fashoda to the gorge, where we found King—the third; from Linde Mountain to the lake—the fourth!”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The girl raised her eyebrows and began to count on her fingers.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Well, can you tell how many journeys we have made since we left Fayoum?” asked Stasch.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well, can you tell how many journeys we have made since we left Fayoum?” asked Stasch.
in or at the place that
From this reading “Let me see: From Fayoum to Khartum—the first journey; from Khartum to Fashoda—the second; from Fashoda to the gorge, where we found King—the third; from Linde Mountain to the lake—the fourth!”
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Well, can you tell how many journeys we have made since we left Fayoum?” asked Stasch.
