Sentence:  The <WSD>ankh</WSD> combines the male and female sexual symbols: a female oval surmounting a male cross. It was also called the Key of the Nile, and was said to represent the sacred marriage between the God and Goddess which took place each year at the source of the Nile before the river flooded. Egyptians regarded the <WSD>ankh</WSD> as a universal life charm. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A cross shaped like a T with a loop at the top, the Egyptian hieroglyph representing the Egyptian triliteral (gloss=life) and often used as an amulet or charm for this concept.