used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Does Ochus still live, Daughter?" asked Noot after a pause during which both of us had sat staring at the ground.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Does Ochus still live, Daughter?" asked Noot after a pause during which both of us had sat staring at the ground.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "Nay, Father, Ochus is dead and by my hand, or through it," and I told him all that story of the burning of the temple of Isis at my command and of the Persians who defiled it.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading "A great deed such as you alone could have planned," he muttered, "but terrible, terrible!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Hermitage of Noot "Tell me of what has passed in Egypt since Ochus conquered and Nectanebes fled away.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "A great deed such as you alone could have planned," he muttered, "but terrible, terrible!"
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Does Ochus still live, Daughter?" asked Noot after a pause during which both of us had sat staring at the ground.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Does Ochus still live, Daughter?" asked Noot after a pause during which both of us had sat staring at the ground.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The Hermitage of Noot "Tell me of what has passed in Egypt since Ochus conquered and Nectanebes fled away.
have
From this reading "Then your soul must bear its burden, Prophet, since it was your voice that we heard in the sanctuary, when in our extreme we prayed for guidance, and it told us to go forward.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Does Ochus still live, Daughter?" asked Noot after a pause during which both of us had sat staring at the ground.
an onerous or difficult concern
From this reading "Then your soul must bear its burden, Prophet, since it was your voice that we heard in the sanctuary, when in our extreme we prayed for guidance, and it told us to go forward.
the act of burning something
From this reading "Nay, Father, Ochus is dead and by my hand, or through it," and I told him all that story of the burning of the temple of Isis at my command and of the Persians who defiled it.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "A great deed such as you alone could have planned," he muttered, "but terrible, terrible!"
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Nay, Father, Ochus is dead and by my hand, or through it," and I told him all that story of the burning of the temple of Isis at my command and of the Persians who defiled it.
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading "Nay, Father, Ochus is dead and by my hand, or through it," and I told him all that story of the burning of the temple of Isis at my command and of the Persians who defiled it.
conqueredverbUS /ˈkɑːŋkərd/
past form of “conquer” — bring under control by force or authority
From this reading The Hermitage of Noot "Tell me of what has passed in Egypt since Ochus conquered and Nectanebes fled away.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "A great deed such as you alone could have planned," he muttered, "but terrible, terrible!"
a female human offspring
From this reading Does Ochus still live, Daughter?" asked Noot after a pause during which both of us had sat staring at the ground.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading "Nay, Father, Ochus is dead and by my hand, or through it," and I told him all that story of the burning of the temple of Isis at my command and of the Persians who defiled it.
a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it
From this reading "A great deed such as you alone could have planned," he muttered, "but terrible, terrible!"
defiledadjective
morally blemished; stained or impure
From this reading "Nay, Father, Ochus is dead and by my hand, or through it," and I told him all that story of the burning of the temple of Isis at my command and of the Persians who defiled it.
Doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Does Ochus still live, Daughter?" asked Noot after a pause during which both of us had sat staring at the ground.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Does Ochus still live, Daughter?" asked Noot after a pause during which both of us had sat staring at the ground.
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 The Hermitage of Noot "Tell me of what has passed in Egypt since Ochus conquered and Nectanebes fled away.
of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity
From this reading "Then your soul must bear its burden, Prophet, since it was your voice that we heard in the sanctuary, when in our extreme we prayed for guidance, and it told us to go forward.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "Nay, Father, Ochus is dead and by my hand, or through it," and I told him all that story of the burning of the temple of Isis at my command and of the Persians who defiled it.
inflected form of “flee” — run away quickly
From this reading The Hermitage of Noot "Tell me of what has passed in Egypt since Ochus conquered and Nectanebes fled away.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Then your soul must bear its burden, Prophet, since it was your voice that we heard in the sanctuary, when in our extreme we prayed for guidance, and it told us to go forward.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading "Then your soul must bear its burden, Prophet, since it was your voice that we heard in the sanctuary, when in our extreme we prayed for guidance, and it told us to go forward.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Then your soul must bear its burden, Prophet, since it was your voice that we heard in the sanctuary, when in our extreme we prayed for guidance, and it told us to go forward.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading "A great deed such as you alone could have planned," he muttered, "but terrible, terrible!"
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading Does Ochus still live, Daughter?" asked Noot after a pause during which both of us had sat staring at the ground.
guidancenounUS /ˈɡaɪdəns/
something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action
From this reading "Then your soul must bear its burden, Prophet, since it was your voice that we heard in the sanctuary, when in our extreme we prayed for guidance, and it told us to go forward.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Does Ochus still live, Daughter?" asked Noot after a pause during which both of us had sat staring at the ground.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading "Nay, Father, Ochus is dead and by my hand, or through it," and I told him all that story of the burning of the temple of Isis at my command and of the Persians who defiled it.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Hermitage of Noot "Tell me of what has passed in Egypt since Ochus conquered and Nectanebes fled away.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "A great deed such as you alone could have planned," he muttered, "but terrible, terrible!"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "A great deed such as you alone could have planned," he muttered, "but terrible, terrible!"
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading "Then your soul must bear its burden, Prophet, since it was your voice that we heard in the sanctuary, when in our extreme we prayed for guidance, and it told us to go forward.
HermitagenounUS /ˈhɜːrmətədʒ/
the abode of a hermit
From this reading The Hermitage of Noot "Tell me of what has passed in Egypt since Ochus conquered and Nectanebes fled away.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Nay, Father, Ochus is dead and by my hand, or through it," and I told him all that story of the burning of the temple of Isis at my command and of the Persians who defiled it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Nay, Father, Ochus is dead and by my hand, or through it," and I told him all that story of the burning of the temple of Isis at my command and of the Persians who defiled it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Hermitage of Noot "Tell me of what has passed in Egypt since Ochus conquered and Nectanebes fled away.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Nay, Father, Ochus is dead and by my hand, or through it," and I told him all that story of the burning of the temple of Isis at my command and of the Persians who defiled it.
IsisnounUS /ˈaɪsəs/
Egyptian goddess of fertility; daughter of Geb; sister and wife of Osiris
From this reading "Nay, Father, Ochus is dead and by my hand, or through it," and I told him all that story of the burning of the temple of Isis at my command and of the Persians who defiled it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Nay, Father, Ochus is dead and by my hand, or through it," and I told him all that story of the burning of the temple of Isis at my command and of the Persians who defiled it.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading "Then your soul must bear its burden, Prophet, since it was your voice that we heard in the sanctuary, when in our extreme we prayed for guidance, and it told us to go forward.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Does Ochus still live, Daughter?" asked Noot after a pause during which both of us had sat staring at the ground.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Hermitage of Noot "Tell me of what has passed in Egypt since Ochus conquered and Nectanebes fled away.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Then your soul must bear its burden, Prophet, since it was your voice that we heard in the sanctuary, when in our extreme we prayed for guidance, and it told us to go forward.
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading "A great deed such as you alone could have planned," he muttered, "but terrible, terrible!"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Nay, Father, Ochus is dead and by my hand, or through it," and I told him all that story of the burning of the temple of Isis at my command and of the Persians who defiled it.
an old word for “no”
From this reading "Nay, Father, Ochus is dead and by my hand, or through it," and I told him all that story of the burning of the temple of Isis at my command and of the Persians who defiled it.
Nectanebes
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Noot
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From this reading The Hermitage of Noot "Tell me of what has passed in Egypt since Ochus conquered and Nectanebes fled away.
Ochus
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Hermitage of Noot "Tell me of what has passed in Egypt since Ochus conquered and Nectanebes fled away.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Nay, Father, Ochus is dead and by my hand, or through it," and I told him all that story of the burning of the temple of Isis at my command and of the Persians who defiled it.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Then your soul must bear its burden, Prophet, since it was your voice that we heard in the sanctuary, when in our extreme we prayed for guidance, and it told us to go forward.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading The Hermitage of Noot "Tell me of what has passed in Egypt since Ochus conquered and Nectanebes fled away.
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading Does Ochus still live, Daughter?" asked Noot after a pause during which both of us had sat staring at the ground.
PersiansnounUS /ˈpɜːrʒənz/
plural of “persian” — a native or inhabitant of Iran
From this reading "Nay, Father, Ochus is dead and by my hand, or through it," and I told him all that story of the burning of the temple of Isis at my command and of the Persians who defiled it.
plannedadjectiveUS /plænd/
designed or carried out according to a plan
From this reading "A great deed such as you alone could have planned," he muttered, "but terrible, terrible!"
prayedverbUS /preɪd/
past form of “pray” — address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading "Then your soul must bear its burden, Prophet, since it was your voice that we heard in the sanctuary, when in our extreme we prayed for guidance, and it told us to go forward.
ProphetnounUS /ˈprɑːfət/
an authoritative person who divines the future
From this reading "Then your soul must bear its burden, Prophet, since it was your voice that we heard in the sanctuary, when in our extreme we prayed for guidance, and it told us to go forward.
sanctuarynounUS /ˈsæŋk.tʃu.er.i/
A place of safety, refuge, or holy retreat within the academy.
From this reading "Then your soul must bear its burden, Prophet, since it was your voice that we heard in the sanctuary, when in our extreme we prayed for guidance, and it told us to go forward.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Does Ochus still live, Daughter?" asked Noot after a pause during which both of us had sat staring at the ground.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading The Hermitage of Noot "Tell me of what has passed in Egypt since Ochus conquered and Nectanebes fled away.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading "Then your soul must bear its burden, Prophet, since it was your voice that we heard in the sanctuary, when in our extreme we prayed for guidance, and it told us to go forward.
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading Does Ochus still live, Daughter?" asked Noot after a pause during which both of us had sat staring at the ground.
not in physical motion
From this reading Does Ochus still live, Daughter?" asked Noot after a pause during which both of us had sat staring at the ground.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading "Nay, Father, Ochus is dead and by my hand, or through it," and I told him all that story of the burning of the temple of Isis at my command and of the Persians who defiled it.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "A great deed such as you alone could have planned," he muttered, "but terrible, terrible!"
express in words
From this reading The Hermitage of Noot "Tell me of what has passed in Egypt since Ochus conquered and Nectanebes fled away.
place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity
From this reading "Nay, Father, Ochus is dead and by my hand, or through it," and I told him all that story of the burning of the temple of Isis at my command and of the Persians who defiled it.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading "A great deed such as you alone could have planned," he muttered, "but terrible, terrible!"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Nay, Father, Ochus is dead and by my hand, or through it," and I told him all that story of the burning of the temple of Isis at my command and of the Persians who defiled it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Hermitage of Noot "Tell me of what has passed in Egypt since Ochus conquered and Nectanebes fled away.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then your soul must bear its burden, Prophet, since it was your voice that we heard in the sanctuary, when in our extreme we prayed for guidance, and it told us to go forward.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading "Nay, Father, Ochus is dead and by my hand, or through it," and I told him all that story of the burning of the temple of Isis at my command and of the Persians who defiled it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Then your soul must bear its burden, Prophet, since it was your voice that we heard in the sanctuary, when in our extreme we prayed for guidance, and it told us to go forward.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "Nay, Father, Ochus is dead and by my hand, or through it," and I told him all that story of the burning of the temple of Isis at my command and of the Persians who defiled it.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Does Ochus still live, Daughter?" asked Noot after a pause during which both of us had sat staring at the ground.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "Then your soul must bear its burden, Prophet, since it was your voice that we heard in the sanctuary, when in our extreme we prayed for guidance, and it told us to go forward.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Then your soul must bear its burden, Prophet, since it was your voice that we heard in the sanctuary, when in our extreme we prayed for guidance, and it told us to go forward.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Then your soul must bear its burden, Prophet, since it was your voice that we heard in the sanctuary, when in our extreme we prayed for guidance, and it told us to go forward.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The Hermitage of Noot "Tell me of what has passed in Egypt since Ochus conquered and Nectanebes fled away.
at the time that
From this reading "Then your soul must bear its burden, Prophet, since it was your voice that we heard in the sanctuary, when in our extreme we prayed for guidance, and it told us to go forward.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Does Ochus still live, Daughter?" asked Noot after a pause during which both of us had sat staring at the ground.
which person or people
From this reading "Nay, Father, Ochus is dead and by my hand, or through it," and I told him all that story of the burning of the temple of Isis at my command and of the Persians who defiled it.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "A great deed such as you alone could have planned," he muttered, "but terrible, terrible!"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Then your soul must bear its burden, Prophet, since it was your voice that we heard in the sanctuary, when in our extreme we prayed for guidance, and it told us to go forward.
