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.
ArabiannounUS /əˈreɪbiən/
a member of a Semitic people originally from the Arabian peninsula and surrounding territories who speaks Arabic and who inhabits much of the Middle East and northern Africa
From this reading This is thought to be one of the most beautiful specimens of Arabian architecture in Cairo.
architecturenounUS /ˈɑːrkətektʃər/
an architectural product or work
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.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading This is thought to be one of the most beautiful specimens of Arabian architecture in Cairo.
blocksnounUS /blɑːks/
plural of “block” — a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)
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.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
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 of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
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.
CaironounUS /ˈkaɪroʊ/
a town at the southern tip of Illinois at the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers
From this reading This day was to be given to seeing the mosques in Cairo.
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.
a period of 100 years
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.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading This day was to be given to seeing the mosques in Cairo.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading We set off early, and went first to see the mosque of Sultan Hassan.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
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.
fourteenthadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrˈtiːnθ/
coming next after the thirteenth in position
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.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading This day was to be given to seeing the mosques in Cairo.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
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.
Hassan
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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.
mosquenounUS /mɑːsk/
(Islam) a Muslim place of worship that usually has a minaret
From this reading We set off early, and went first to see the mosque of Sultan Hassan.
MOSQUESnounUS /mɑːsks/
plural of “mosque” — (Islam) a Muslim place of worship that usually has a minaret
From this reading THE MOSQUES.
used to form the superlative
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.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
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.
PyramidverbUS /ˈpɪrəmɪd/
enlarge one's holdings on an exchange on a continued rise by using paper profits as margin to buy additional amounts
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.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading We set off early, and went first to see the mosque of Sultan Hassan.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading This day was to be given to seeing the mosques in Cairo.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading We set off early, and went first to see the mosque of Sultan Hassan.
specimensnounUS /ˈspesəmənz/
plural of “specimen” — an example regarded as typical of its class
From this reading This is thought to be one of the most beautiful specimens of Arabian architecture in Cairo.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
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.
SultannounUS /ˈsʌl.tən/
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.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
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.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
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.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading We set off early, and went first to see the mosque of Sultan Hassan.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
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.
