empower

Hi The book about magic says: Before using them in magic stones should be "charged" or "programmed" with energy. In the texts there are many sentences in which the author uses the word "empower". I think empower means the same as "charge" or...

wired for

Hi It's a shame we cannot return to the world we were wired for. I've been trying to look up this word in a dictionary, but haven't found anything that would satisfy me. So, what does it mean: "wired for"? Is it some slang expression?

Re: sacred to

Hi I mean "attributed" in the context of "linked with something", i.e., copper was somehow linked with the Sun, a symbol of it. A bit earlier in the text there is the sentence which says: Copper, during ancient Mesopotamian times, was attributed to the Queen of Heaven as...

Re: sacred to

Hi So, actually, what is the meaning of "sacred to..." in this context? Maybe "sacred to.." here means that copper was attributed to the Sun (and the Sun was probably the deity)? How do you think?

sacred to

Hi I have a problem with the comprehension of a certain phrase in the sentence below. Copper has also been sacred to the Sun in Babylon as well as to the early inhabitants of the Pacific Northwest (U.S). Does "sacred" here means that it was offered/related to the Sun, or that...

Re: were there/there were

Hi So, the correct one would be: I went to Tom's place and saw that many of my old friends were there (instead of "there were"). Right?

were there/there were

Hello Many old friends there were or Many old friends were there. If I put "there" at the beginning then this would be: There were many old friends, but if I put "Many" as the first word, I start to get confused. I don't know why, but somehow I'm not sure which of...

whole

Hi As far as I know these are incorrect: throughout his whole long life/you must eat the whole big apple/the whole mankind, but don't know why they are not correct??? also: is saying You have to eat the entire apple wrong because it's too formal?

credible

Hi Is it OK to say: I paid for the course upfront because I wanted to be more credible. (which means that I wanted someone to believe me that I'm really going to attend it) Is the word credible OK? Maybe "truthful"? Also: Is it always interchangeable to say either: I tried to...

Re: of foundation/of control

Hi Avangi! Frankly, I'm half way through the book and do not remember if the author mentioned anything about it in the earlier chapters, I suppose he didn't, and it's something new. I think from a logical point of view these powers should refer (reside in) to the elements (fire,...