used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We wished to make the most of our day in Alexandria; and, at Lucy's request, went first to see Cleopatra's Needle, which, as Lucy observed, is not a needle, but an obelisk of red granite, about seventy feet high.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading We wished to make the most of our day in Alexandria; and, at Lucy's request, went first to see Cleopatra's Needle, which, as Lucy observed, is not a needle, but an obelisk of red granite, about seventy feet high.
in the past
From this reading Sandys, an Egyptian traveller of a hundred years ago, calls this obelisk "Pharaoh's Needle."
AlexandrianounUS /ˌæləɡˈzændriə/
a town in Louisiana on the Red River
From this reading We wished to make the most of our day in Alexandria; and, at Lucy's request, went first to see Cleopatra's Needle, which, as Lucy observed, is not a needle, but an obelisk of red granite, about seventy feet high.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading We wished to make the most of our day in Alexandria; and, at Lucy's request, went first to see Cleopatra's Needle, which, as Lucy observed, is not a needle, but an obelisk of red granite, about seventy feet high.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We wished to make the most of our day in Alexandria; and, at Lucy's request, went first to see Cleopatra's Needle, which, as Lucy observed, is not a needle, but an obelisk of red granite, about seventy feet high.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We wished to make the most of our day in Alexandria; and, at Lucy's request, went first to see Cleopatra's Needle, which, as Lucy observed, is not a needle, but an obelisk of red granite, about seventy feet high.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We wished to make the most of our day in Alexandria; and, at Lucy's request, went first to see Cleopatra's Needle, which, as Lucy observed, is not a needle, but an obelisk of red granite, about seventy feet high.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We wished to make the most of our day in Alexandria; and, at Lucy's request, went first to see Cleopatra's Needle, which, as Lucy observed, is not a needle, but an obelisk of red granite, about seventy feet high.
plural of “call” — a telephone connection
From this reading Sandys, an Egyptian traveller of a hundred years ago, calls this obelisk "Pharaoh's Needle."
Cleopatra'snounUS /ˌkliːəˈpætrəz/
possessive form of “cleopatra” — beautiful and charismatic queen of Egypt; mistress of Julius Caesar and later of Mark Antony; killed herself to avoid capture by Octavian (69-30 BC)
From this reading We wished to make the most of our day in Alexandria; and, at Lucy's request, went first to see Cleopatra's Needle, which, as Lucy observed, is not a needle, but an obelisk of red granite, about seventy feet high.
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading CONCLUSION.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading We wished to make the most of our day in Alexandria; and, at Lucy's request, went first to see Cleopatra's Needle, which, as Lucy observed, is not a needle, but an obelisk of red granite, about seventy feet high.
EgyptiannounUS /ɪˈdʒɪpʃən/
a native or inhabitant of Egypt
From this reading Sandys, an Egyptian traveller of a hundred years ago, calls this obelisk "Pharaoh's Needle."
divisible by two
From this reading Even in his day the other had fallen.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading There were two, but one has fallen.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading We wished to make the most of our day in Alexandria; and, at Lucy's request, went first to see Cleopatra's Needle, which, as Lucy observed, is not a needle, but an obelisk of red granite, about seventy feet high.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading We wished to make the most of our day in Alexandria; and, at Lucy's request, went first to see Cleopatra's Needle, which, as Lucy observed, is not a needle, but an obelisk of red granite, about seventy feet high.
granitenounUS /ˈɡrænət/
plutonic igneous rock having visibly crystalline texture; generally composed of feldspar and mica and quartz
From this reading We wished to make the most of our day in Alexandria; and, at Lucy's request, went first to see Cleopatra's Needle, which, as Lucy observed, is not a needle, but an obelisk of red granite, about seventy feet high.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Even in his day the other had fallen.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There were two, but one has fallen.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading We wished to make the most of our day in Alexandria; and, at Lucy's request, went first to see Cleopatra's Needle, which, as Lucy observed, is not a needle, but an obelisk of red granite, about seventy feet high.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Even in his day the other had fallen.
ten 10s
From this reading Sandys, an Egyptian traveller of a hundred years ago, calls this obelisk "Pharaoh's Needle."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We wished to make the most of our day in Alexandria; and, at Lucy's request, went first to see Cleopatra's Needle, which, as Lucy observed, is not a needle, but an obelisk of red granite, about seventy feet high.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We wished to make the most of our day in Alexandria; and, at Lucy's request, went first to see Cleopatra's Needle, which, as Lucy observed, is not a needle, but an obelisk of red granite, about seventy feet high.
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading We wished to make the most of our day in Alexandria; and, at Lucy's request, went first to see Cleopatra's Needle, which, as Lucy observed, is not a needle, but an obelisk of red granite, about seventy feet high.
Lucy'snounUS /ˈluːsiz/
possessive form of “lucy” — incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading We wished to make the most of our day in Alexandria; and, at Lucy's request, went first to see Cleopatra's Needle, which, as Lucy observed, is not a needle, but an obelisk of red granite, about seventy feet high.
engage in
From this reading We wished to make the most of our day in Alexandria; and, at Lucy's request, went first to see Cleopatra's Needle, which, as Lucy observed, is not a needle, but an obelisk of red granite, about seventy feet high.
used to form the superlative
From this reading We wished to make the most of our day in Alexandria; and, at Lucy's request, went first to see Cleopatra's Needle, which, as Lucy observed, is not a needle, but an obelisk of red granite, about seventy feet high.
NeedlenounUS /ˈniːdəl/
the leaf of a conifer
From this reading We wished to make the most of our day in Alexandria; and, at Lucy's request, went first to see Cleopatra's Needle, which, as Lucy observed, is not a needle, but an obelisk of red granite, about seventy feet high.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We wished to make the most of our day in Alexandria; and, at Lucy's request, went first to see Cleopatra's Needle, which, as Lucy observed, is not a needle, but an obelisk of red granite, about seventy feet high.
obelisknoun
a stone pillar having a rectangular cross section tapering towards a pyramidal top
From this reading We wished to make the most of our day in Alexandria; and, at Lucy's request, went first to see Cleopatra's Needle, which, as Lucy observed, is not a needle, but an obelisk of red granite, about seventy feet high.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading We wished to make the most of our day in Alexandria; and, at Lucy's request, went first to see Cleopatra's Needle, which, as Lucy observed, is not a needle, but an obelisk of red granite, about seventy feet high.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We wished to make the most of our day in Alexandria; and, at Lucy's request, went first to see Cleopatra's Needle, which, as Lucy observed, is not a needle, but an obelisk of red granite, about seventy feet high.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There were two, but one has fallen.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Even in his day the other had fallen.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We wished to make the most of our day in Alexandria; and, at Lucy's request, went first to see Cleopatra's Needle, which, as Lucy observed, is not a needle, but an obelisk of red granite, about seventy feet high.
Pharaoh's
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From this reading Sandys, an Egyptian traveller of a hundred years ago, calls this obelisk "Pharaoh's Needle."
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading We wished to make the most of our day in Alexandria; and, at Lucy's request, went first to see Cleopatra's Needle, which, as Lucy observed, is not a needle, but an obelisk of red granite, about seventy feet high.
express the need or desire for
From this reading We wished to make the most of our day in Alexandria; and, at Lucy's request, went first to see Cleopatra's Needle, which, as Lucy observed, is not a needle, but an obelisk of red granite, about seventy feet high.
Sandys
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From this reading Sandys, an Egyptian traveller of a hundred years ago, calls this obelisk "Pharaoh's Needle."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading We wished to make the most of our day in Alexandria; and, at Lucy's request, went first to see Cleopatra's Needle, which, as Lucy observed, is not a needle, but an obelisk of red granite, about seventy feet high.
seventyadjectiveUS /ˈsevənti/
being ten more than sixty
From this reading We wished to make the most of our day in Alexandria; and, at Lucy's request, went first to see Cleopatra's Needle, which, as Lucy observed, is not a needle, but an obelisk of red granite, about seventy feet high.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We wished to make the most of our day in Alexandria; and, at Lucy's request, went first to see Cleopatra's Needle, which, as Lucy observed, is not a needle, but an obelisk of red granite, about seventy feet high.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were two, but one has fallen.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Sandys, an Egyptian traveller of a hundred years ago, calls this obelisk "Pharaoh's Needle."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We wished to make the most of our day in Alexandria; and, at Lucy's request, went first to see Cleopatra's Needle, which, as Lucy observed, is not a needle, but an obelisk of red granite, about seventy feet high.
travellernounUS /ˈtrævələr/
a person who changes location
From this reading Sandys, an Egyptian traveller of a hundred years ago, calls this obelisk "Pharaoh's Needle."
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading There were two, but one has fallen.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We wished to make the most of our day in Alexandria; and, at Lucy's request, went first to see Cleopatra's Needle, which, as Lucy observed, is not a needle, but an obelisk of red granite, about seventy feet high.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading We wished to make the most of our day in Alexandria; and, at Lucy's request, went first to see Cleopatra's Needle, which, as Lucy observed, is not a needle, but an obelisk of red granite, about seventy feet high.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were two, but one has fallen.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading We wished to make the most of our day in Alexandria; and, at Lucy's request, went first to see Cleopatra's Needle, which, as Lucy observed, is not a needle, but an obelisk of red granite, about seventy feet high.
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading We wished to make the most of our day in Alexandria; and, at Lucy's request, went first to see Cleopatra's Needle, which, as Lucy observed, is not a needle, but an obelisk of red granite, about seventy feet high.
a late time of life
From this reading Sandys, an Egyptian traveller of a hundred years ago, calls this obelisk "Pharaoh's Needle."
