Sentence:  Now, the <WSD>ankh</WSD> that Thoth always held hovered in the air between Sekhmet and the Magus, and both fixed their gaze upon it. 
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.