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Uarda : a Romance of Ancient Egypt — Complete
Uarda : a Romance of Ancient Egypt — Complete

Chapter XII · Chapter 12

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Pentauer also soon quitted the but of the paraschites.
Lost in meditation, he went along the hill-path which led to the temple which Ameni had put under his direction.
[This temple is well proportioned, and remains in good preservation.
Copies of the interesting pictures discovered in it are to be found in the "Fleet of an Egyptian queen" by Dutnichen.
Other details may be found in Lepsius' Monuments of Egypt, and a plan of the place has recently been published by Mariette.]
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Uarda : a Romance of Ancient Egypt — Complete

Chapter XII · Chapter 12

Chapter 12 of Uarda : a Romance of Ancient Egypt — Complete is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/31 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Pentauer also soon quitted the but of the paraschites.
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Lost in meditation, he went along the hill-path which led to the temple which Ameni had put under his direction.
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[This temple is well proportioned, and remains in good preservation.
/ðɪs ˈtempəl ɪz wel prəˈpɔːrʃənd ənd rɪˈmeɪnz ɪn ɡʊd ˌprezərˈveɪʃən/
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Copies of the interesting pictures discovered in it are to be found in the "Fleet of an Egyptian queen" by Dutnichen.
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Other details may be found in Lepsius' Monuments of Egypt, and a plan of the place has recently been published by Mariette.]

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Copies noun US /ˈkɑːpiz/

plural of “copy” — a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)

From this reading “Copies of the interesting pictures discovered in it are to be found in the "Fleet of an Egyptian queen" by Dutnichen.”

Egyptian noun US /ɪˈdʒɪpʃən/

a native or inhabitant of Egypt

From this reading “Copies of the interesting pictures discovered in it are to be found in the "Fleet of an Egyptian queen" by Dutnichen.”

Fleet noun US /fliːt/

group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership

From this reading “Copies of the interesting pictures discovered in it are to be found in the "Fleet of an Egyptian queen" by Dutnichen.”

meditation noun US /ˌmedəˈteɪʃən/

continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature

From this reading “Lost in meditation, he went along the hill-path which led to the temple which Ameni had put under his direction.”

Monuments noun US /ˈmɑːnjəmənts/

plural of “monument” — a structure erected to commemorate persons or events

From this reading “Other details may be found in Lepsius' Monuments of Egypt, and a plan of the place has recently been published by Mariette.]”

preservation noun US /ˌprezərˈveɪʃən/

the activity of protecting something from loss or danger

From this reading “[This temple is well proportioned, and remains in good preservation.”

proportioned verb US /prəˈpɔːrʃənd/

past form of “proportion” — give pleasant proportions to

From this reading “[This temple is well proportioned, and remains in good preservation.”

recently adverb US /ˈriːsəntli/

in the recent past

From this reading “Other details may be found in Lepsius' Monuments of Egypt, and a plan of the place has recently been published by Mariette.]”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Other details may be found in Lepsius' Monuments of Egypt, and a plan of the place has recently been published by Mariette.]

alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading Lost in meditation, he went along the hill-path which led to the temple which Ameni had put under his direction.

alsoadverbUS /ˈɔːlsoʊ/

in addition

From this reading Pentauer also soon quitted the but of the paraschites.

Ameni

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From this reading Lost in meditation, he went along the hill-path which led to the temple which Ameni had put under his direction.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Copies of the interesting pictures discovered in it are to be found in the "Fleet of an Egyptian queen" by Dutnichen.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading [This temple is well proportioned, and remains in good preservation.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Copies of the interesting pictures discovered in it are to be found in the "Fleet of an Egyptian queen" by Dutnichen.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Copies of the interesting pictures discovered in it are to be found in the "Fleet of an Egyptian queen" by Dutnichen.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Other details may be found in Lepsius' Monuments of Egypt, and a plan of the place has recently been published by Mariette.]

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Pentauer also soon quitted the but of the paraschites.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Copies of the interesting pictures discovered in it are to be found in the "Fleet of an Egyptian queen" by Dutnichen.

CopiesnounUS /ˈkɑːpiz/

plural of “copy” — a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)

From this reading Copies of the interesting pictures discovered in it are to be found in the "Fleet of an Egyptian queen" by Dutnichen.

detailsnounUS /dɪˈteɪlz/

true confidential information

From this reading Other details may be found in Lepsius' Monuments of Egypt, and a plan of the place has recently been published by Mariette.]

directionnounUS /dərˈekʃən/

a line leading to a place or point

From this reading Lost in meditation, he went along the hill-path which led to the temple which Ameni had put under his direction.

discoveredadjectiveUS /dɪˈskʌvərd/

discovered or determined by scientific observation

From this reading Copies of the interesting pictures discovered in it are to be found in the "Fleet of an Egyptian queen" by Dutnichen.

Dutnichen

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Copies of the interesting pictures discovered in it are to be found in the "Fleet of an Egyptian queen" by Dutnichen.

EgyptnounUS /ˈiːdʒəpt/

a republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until 1971; site of an ancient civilization that flourished from 2600 to 30 BC

From this reading Other details may be found in Lepsius' Monuments of Egypt, and a plan of the place has recently been published by Mariette.]

EgyptiannounUS /ɪˈdʒɪpʃən/

a native or inhabitant of Egypt

From this reading Copies of the interesting pictures discovered in it are to be found in the "Fleet of an Egyptian queen" by Dutnichen.

FleetnounUS /fliːt/

group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership

From this reading Copies of the interesting pictures discovered in it are to be found in the "Fleet of an Egyptian queen" by Dutnichen.

foundverbUS /faʊnd/

set up or found

From this reading Copies of the interesting pictures discovered in it are to be found in the "Fleet of an Egyptian queen" by Dutnichen.

goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading [This temple is well proportioned, and remains in good preservation.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Lost in meditation, he went along the hill-path which led to the temple which Ameni had put under his direction.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Other details may be found in Lepsius' Monuments of Egypt, and a plan of the place has recently been published by Mariette.]

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Lost in meditation, he went along the hill-path which led to the temple which Ameni had put under his direction.

hill-path

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Lost in meditation, he went along the hill-path which led to the temple which Ameni had put under his direction.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Lost in meditation, he went along the hill-path which led to the temple which Ameni had put under his direction.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Lost in meditation, he went along the hill-path which led to the temple which Ameni had put under his direction.

interestingadjectiveUS /ˈɪntrəstɪŋ/

arousing or holding the attention

From this reading Copies of the interesting pictures discovered in it are to be found in the "Fleet of an Egyptian queen" by Dutnichen.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading [This temple is well proportioned, and remains in good preservation.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Copies of the interesting pictures discovered in it are to be found in the "Fleet of an Egyptian queen" by Dutnichen.

lednounUS /led/

diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used

From this reading Lost in meditation, he went along the hill-path which led to the temple which Ameni had put under his direction.

Lepsius

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Other details may be found in Lepsius' Monuments of Egypt, and a plan of the place has recently been published by Mariette.]

LostadjectiveUS /lɔːst/

no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered

From this reading Lost in meditation, he went along the hill-path which led to the temple which Ameni had put under his direction.

Mariette

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Other details may be found in Lepsius' Monuments of Egypt, and a plan of the place has recently been published by Mariette.]

maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading Other details may be found in Lepsius' Monuments of Egypt, and a plan of the place has recently been published by Mariette.]

meditationnounUS /ˌmedəˈteɪʃən/

continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature

From this reading Lost in meditation, he went along the hill-path which led to the temple which Ameni had put under his direction.

MonumentsnounUS /ˈmɑːnjəmənts/

plural of “monument” — a structure erected to commemorate persons or events

From this reading Other details may be found in Lepsius' Monuments of Egypt, and a plan of the place has recently been published by Mariette.]

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Pentauer also soon quitted the but of the paraschites.

OtheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading Other details may be found in Lepsius' Monuments of Egypt, and a plan of the place has recently been published by Mariette.]

paraschites

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Pentauer also soon quitted the but of the paraschites.

Pentauer

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Pentauer also soon quitted the but of the paraschites.

picturesnounUS /ˈpɪktʃərz/

plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface

From this reading Copies of the interesting pictures discovered in it are to be found in the "Fleet of an Egyptian queen" by Dutnichen.

placenounUS /pleɪs/

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading Other details may be found in Lepsius' Monuments of Egypt, and a plan of the place has recently been published by Mariette.]

planverbUS /plæn/

have the will and intention to carry out some action

From this reading Other details may be found in Lepsius' Monuments of Egypt, and a plan of the place has recently been published by Mariette.]

preservationnounUS /ˌprezərˈveɪʃən/

the activity of protecting something from loss or danger

From this reading [This temple is well proportioned, and remains in good preservation.

proportionedverbUS /prəˈpɔːrʃənd/

past form of “proportion” — give pleasant proportions to

From this reading [This temple is well proportioned, and remains in good preservation.

publishedadjectiveUS /ˈpʌblɪʃt/

prepared and printed for distribution and sale

From this reading Other details may be found in Lepsius' Monuments of Egypt, and a plan of the place has recently been published by Mariette.]

putverbUS /pʊt/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Lost in meditation, he went along the hill-path which led to the temple which Ameni had put under his direction.

queennounUS /kwiːn/

the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs

From this reading Copies of the interesting pictures discovered in it are to be found in the "Fleet of an Egyptian queen" by Dutnichen.

quitted

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Pentauer also soon quitted the but of the paraschites.

recentlyadverbUS /ˈriːsəntli/

in the recent past

From this reading Other details may be found in Lepsius' Monuments of Egypt, and a plan of the place has recently been published by Mariette.]

remainsnounUS /rɪˈmeɪnz/

any object that is left unused or still extant

From this reading [This temple is well proportioned, and remains in good preservation.

soonadverbUS /suːn/

in the near future

From this reading Pentauer also soon quitted the but of the paraschites.

templenounUS /ˈtempəl/

place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity

From this reading Lost in meditation, he went along the hill-path which led to the temple which Ameni had put under his direction.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Pentauer also soon quitted the but of the paraschites.

ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading [This temple is well proportioned, and remains in good preservation.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Lost in meditation, he went along the hill-path which led to the temple which Ameni had put under his direction.

underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading Lost in meditation, he went along the hill-path which led to the temple which Ameni had put under his direction.

welladverbUS /wel/

(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 [This temple is well proportioned, and remains in good preservation.

wentverbUS /went/

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Lost in meditation, he went along the hill-path which led to the temple which Ameni had put under his direction.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Lost in meditation, he went along the hill-path which led to the temple which Ameni had put under his direction.

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