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Chapter VI
THE MOSQUES. This day was to be given to seeing the mosques in Cairo. We set off early, and went first to see the mosque of Sultan Hassan. This is thought to be one of the most beautiful specimens of Arabian architecture in Cairo. It was built in the fourteenth century, and the blocks of stone for it were brought from the Great Pyramid, of which these were the casing-stones.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It was built in the fourteenth century, and the blocks of stone for it were brought from the Great Pyramid, of which these were the casing-stones.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We set off early, and went first to see the mosque of Sultan Hassan.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was built in the fourteenth century, and the blocks of stone for it were brought from the Great Pyramid, of which these were the casing-stones.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “This is thought to be one of the most beautiful specimens of Arabian architecture in Cairo.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This day was to be given to seeing the mosques in Cairo.”
A noble monarch or supreme sovereign ruler of an Islamic country or empire.
From this reading “We set off early, and went first to see the mosque of Sultan Hassan.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “It was built in the fourteenth century, and the blocks of stone for it were brought from the Great Pyramid, of which these were the casing-stones.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This is thought to be one of the most beautiful specimens of Arabian architecture in Cairo.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We set off early, and went first to see the mosque of Sultan Hassan.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We set off early, and went first to see the mosque of Sultan Hassan.
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From this reading This is thought to be one of the most beautiful specimens of Arabian architecture in Cairo.
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From this reading This is thought to be one of the most beautiful specimens of Arabian architecture in Cairo.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading This day was to be given to seeing the mosques in Cairo.
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From this reading This is thought to be one of the most beautiful specimens of Arabian architecture in Cairo.
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From this reading It was built in the fourteenth century, and the blocks of stone for it were brought from the Great Pyramid, of which these were the casing-stones.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was built in the fourteenth century, and the blocks of stone for it were brought from the Great Pyramid, of which these were the casing-stones.
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From this reading It was built in the fourteenth century, and the blocks of stone for it were brought from the Great Pyramid, of which these were the casing-stones.
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From this reading This day was to be given to seeing the mosques in Cairo.
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From this reading It was built in the fourteenth century, and the blocks of stone for it were brought from the Great Pyramid, of which these were the casing-stones.
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From this reading It was built in the fourteenth century, and the blocks of stone for it were brought from the Great Pyramid, of which these were the casing-stones.
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From this reading This day was to be given to seeing the mosques in Cairo.
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From this reading We set off early, and went first to see the mosque of Sultan Hassan.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We set off early, and went first to see the mosque of Sultan Hassan.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was built in the fourteenth century, and the blocks of stone for it were brought from the Great Pyramid, of which these were the casing-stones.
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From this reading It was built in the fourteenth century, and the blocks of stone for it were brought from the Great Pyramid, of which these were the casing-stones.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was built in the fourteenth century, and the blocks of stone for it were brought from the Great Pyramid, of which these were the casing-stones.
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From this reading This day was to be given to seeing the mosques in Cairo.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was built in the fourteenth century, and the blocks of stone for it were brought from the Great Pyramid, of which these were the casing-stones.
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From this reading We set off early, and went first to see the mosque of Sultan Hassan.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This day was to be given to seeing the mosques in Cairo.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is thought to be one of the most beautiful specimens of Arabian architecture in Cairo.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was built in the fourteenth century, and the blocks of stone for it were brought from the Great Pyramid, of which these were the casing-stones.
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From this reading We set off early, and went first to see the mosque of Sultan Hassan.
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From this reading THE MOSQUES.
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From this reading This is thought to be one of the most beautiful specimens of Arabian architecture in Cairo.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We set off early, and went first to see the mosque of Sultan Hassan.
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From this reading We set off early, and went first to see the mosque of Sultan Hassan.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading This is thought to be one of the most beautiful specimens of Arabian architecture in Cairo.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was built in the fourteenth century, and the blocks of stone for it were brought from the Great Pyramid, of which these were the casing-stones.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We set off early, and went first to see the mosque of Sultan Hassan.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This day was to be given to seeing the mosques in Cairo.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We set off early, and went first to see the mosque of Sultan Hassan.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This is thought to be one of the most beautiful specimens of Arabian architecture in Cairo.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was built in the fourteenth century, and the blocks of stone for it were brought from the Great Pyramid, of which these were the casing-stones.
A noble monarch or supreme sovereign ruler of an Islamic country or empire.
From this reading We set off early, and went first to see the mosque of Sultan Hassan.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MOSQUES.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading It was built in the fourteenth century, and the blocks of stone for it were brought from the Great Pyramid, of which these were the casing-stones.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This day was to be given to seeing the mosques in Cairo.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This is thought to be one of the most beautiful specimens of Arabian architecture in Cairo.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This day was to be given to seeing the mosques in Cairo.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This day was to be given to seeing the mosques in Cairo.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We set off early, and went first to see the mosque of Sultan Hassan.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We set off early, and went first to see the mosque of Sultan Hassan.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was built in the fourteenth century, and the blocks of stone for it were brought from the Great Pyramid, of which these were the casing-stones.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was built in the fourteenth century, and the blocks of stone for it were brought from the Great Pyramid, of which these were the casing-stones.
