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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In his famous _Meadows of Gold_, with its one hundred and thirty-two chapters, dedicated to "the most illustrious Kings," he describes the various lands through which he has travelled, giving us at the same time a good deal of incorrect information about lands he has never seen.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading In his famous _Meadows of Gold_, with its one hundred and thirty-two chapters, dedicated to "the most illustrious Kings," he describes the various lands through which he has travelled, giving us at the same time a good deal of incorrect information about lands he has never seen.
admiration
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From this reading One cannot but look with admiration on the energetic Arab traveller, when one remembers the labour of travel even in the tenth century.
adventure
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From this reading TRAVELLERS TO THE EAST But if the Sindbad saga is based on the stories of Mohammedan travellers and sum up Arab adventure by sea in the tenth century, we must turn to another Arab--Massoudy by name--for land travel of the same period.
all
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From this reading "I have gone so far towards the setting sun That I have lost all remembrance of the east, And my course has taken me so far towards the rising sun That I have forgotten the very name of west."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TRAVELLERS TO THE EAST But if the Sindbad saga is based on the stories of Mohammedan travellers and sum up Arab adventure by sea in the tenth century, we must turn to another Arab--Massoudy by name--for land travel of the same period.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading TRAVELLERS TO THE EAST But if the Sindbad saga is based on the stories of Mohammedan travellers and sum up Arab adventure by sea in the tenth century, we must turn to another Arab--Massoudy by name--for land travel of the same period.
Arab
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From this reading TRAVELLERS TO THE EAST But if the Sindbad saga is based on the stories of Mohammedan travellers and sum up Arab adventure by sea in the tenth century, we must turn to another Arab--Massoudy by name--for land travel of the same period.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Massoudy left his home at Bagdad very young and seems to have penetrated into every Mohammedan country from Spain to farther India.
Bagdad
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From this reading Massoudy left his home at Bagdad very young and seems to have penetrated into every Mohammedan country from Spain to farther India.
based
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From this reading TRAVELLERS TO THE EAST But if the Sindbad saga is based on the stories of Mohammedan travellers and sum up Arab adventure by sea in the tenth century, we must turn to another Arab--Massoudy by name--for land travel of the same period.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading TRAVELLERS TO THE EAST But if the Sindbad saga is based on the stories of Mohammedan travellers and sum up Arab adventure by sea in the tenth century, we must turn to another Arab--Massoudy by name--for land travel of the same period.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading TRAVELLERS TO THE EAST But if the Sindbad saga is based on the stories of Mohammedan travellers and sum up Arab adventure by sea in the tenth century, we must turn to another Arab--Massoudy by name--for land travel of the same period.
cannot
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From this reading One cannot but look with admiration on the energetic Arab traveller, when one remembers the labour of travel even in the tenth century.
century
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From this reading TRAVELLERS TO THE EAST But if the Sindbad saga is based on the stories of Mohammedan travellers and sum up Arab adventure by sea in the tenth century, we must turn to another Arab--Massoudy by name--for land travel of the same period.
chapters
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From this reading In his famous _Meadows of Gold_, with its one hundred and thirty-two chapters, dedicated to "the most illustrious Kings," he describes the various lands through which he has travelled, giving us at the same time a good deal of incorrect information about lands he has never seen.
country
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From this reading Massoudy left his home at Bagdad very young and seems to have penetrated into every Mohammedan country from Spain to farther India.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I have gone so far towards the setting sun That I have lost all remembrance of the east, And my course has taken me so far towards the rising sun That I have forgotten the very name of west."
deal
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From this reading In his famous _Meadows of Gold_, with its one hundred and thirty-two chapters, dedicated to "the most illustrious Kings," he describes the various lands through which he has travelled, giving us at the same time a good deal of incorrect information about lands he has never seen.
dedicated
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From this reading In his famous _Meadows of Gold_, with its one hundred and thirty-two chapters, dedicated to "the most illustrious Kings," he describes the various lands through which he has travelled, giving us at the same time a good deal of incorrect information about lands he has never seen.
describes
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From this reading In his famous _Meadows of Gold_, with its one hundred and thirty-two chapters, dedicated to "the most illustrious Kings," he describes the various lands through which he has travelled, giving us at the same time a good deal of incorrect information about lands he has never seen.
EAST
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From this reading TRAVELLERS TO THE EAST But if the Sindbad saga is based on the stories of Mohammedan travellers and sum up Arab adventure by sea in the tenth century, we must turn to another Arab--Massoudy by name--for land travel of the same period.
energetic
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From this reading One cannot but look with admiration on the energetic Arab traveller, when one remembers the labour of travel even in the tenth century.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One cannot but look with admiration on the energetic Arab traveller, when one remembers the labour of travel even in the tenth century.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Massoudy left his home at Bagdad very young and seems to have penetrated into every Mohammedan country from Spain to farther India.
famous
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From this reading In his famous _Meadows of Gold_, with its one hundred and thirty-two chapters, dedicated to "the most illustrious Kings," he describes the various lands through which he has travelled, giving us at the same time a good deal of incorrect information about lands he has never seen.
far
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From this reading "I have gone so far towards the setting sun That I have lost all remembrance of the east, And my course has taken me so far towards the rising sun That I have forgotten the very name of west."
farther
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From this reading Massoudy left his home at Bagdad very young and seems to have penetrated into every Mohammedan country from Spain to farther India.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading TRAVELLERS TO THE EAST But if the Sindbad saga is based on the stories of Mohammedan travellers and sum up Arab adventure by sea in the tenth century, we must turn to another Arab--Massoudy by name--for land travel of the same period.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading "I have gone so far towards the setting sun That I have lost all remembrance of the east, And my course has taken me so far towards the rising sun That I have forgotten the very name of west."
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Massoudy left his home at Bagdad very young and seems to have penetrated into every Mohammedan country from Spain to farther India.
giving
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From this reading In his famous _Meadows of Gold_, with its one hundred and thirty-two chapters, dedicated to "the most illustrious Kings," he describes the various lands through which he has travelled, giving us at the same time a good deal of incorrect information about lands he has never seen.
Gold
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From this reading In his famous _Meadows of Gold_, with its one hundred and thirty-two chapters, dedicated to "the most illustrious Kings," he describes the various lands through which he has travelled, giving us at the same time a good deal of incorrect information about lands he has never seen.
gone
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From this reading "I have gone so far towards the setting sun That I have lost all remembrance of the east, And my course has taken me so far towards the rising sun That I have forgotten the very name of west."
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In his famous _Meadows of Gold_, with its one hundred and thirty-two chapters, dedicated to "the most illustrious Kings," he describes the various lands through which he has travelled, giving us at the same time a good deal of incorrect information about lands he has never seen.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In his famous _Meadows of Gold_, with its one hundred and thirty-two chapters, dedicated to "the most illustrious Kings," he describes the various lands through which he has travelled, giving us at the same time a good deal of incorrect information about lands he has never seen.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Massoudy left his home at Bagdad very young and seems to have penetrated into every Mohammedan country from Spain to farther India.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In his famous _Meadows of Gold_, with its one hundred and thirty-two chapters, dedicated to "the most illustrious Kings," he describes the various lands through which he has travelled, giving us at the same time a good deal of incorrect information about lands he has never seen.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Massoudy left his home at Bagdad very young and seems to have penetrated into every Mohammedan country from Spain to farther India.
home
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From this reading Massoudy left his home at Bagdad very young and seems to have penetrated into every Mohammedan country from Spain to farther India.
hundred
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From this reading In his famous _Meadows of Gold_, with its one hundred and thirty-two chapters, dedicated to "the most illustrious Kings," he describes the various lands through which he has travelled, giving us at the same time a good deal of incorrect information about lands he has never seen.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have gone so far towards the setting sun That I have lost all remembrance of the east, And my course has taken me so far towards the rising sun That I have forgotten the very name of west."
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading TRAVELLERS TO THE EAST But if the Sindbad saga is based on the stories of Mohammedan travellers and sum up Arab adventure by sea in the tenth century, we must turn to another Arab--Massoudy by name--for land travel of the same period.
illustrious
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From this reading In his famous _Meadows of Gold_, with its one hundred and thirty-two chapters, dedicated to "the most illustrious Kings," he describes the various lands through which he has travelled, giving us at the same time a good deal of incorrect information about lands he has never seen.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading TRAVELLERS TO THE EAST But if the Sindbad saga is based on the stories of Mohammedan travellers and sum up Arab adventure by sea in the tenth century, we must turn to another Arab--Massoudy by name--for land travel of the same period.
incorrect
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From this reading In his famous _Meadows of Gold_, with its one hundred and thirty-two chapters, dedicated to "the most illustrious Kings," he describes the various lands through which he has travelled, giving us at the same time a good deal of incorrect information about lands he has never seen.
India
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From this reading Massoudy left his home at Bagdad very young and seems to have penetrated into every Mohammedan country from Spain to farther India.
information
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From this reading In his famous _Meadows of Gold_, with its one hundred and thirty-two chapters, dedicated to "the most illustrious Kings," he describes the various lands through which he has travelled, giving us at the same time a good deal of incorrect information about lands he has never seen.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Massoudy left his home at Bagdad very young and seems to have penetrated into every Mohammedan country from Spain to farther India.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading TRAVELLERS TO THE EAST But if the Sindbad saga is based on the stories of Mohammedan travellers and sum up Arab adventure by sea in the tenth century, we must turn to another Arab--Massoudy by name--for land travel of the same period.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading In his famous _Meadows of Gold_, with its one hundred and thirty-two chapters, dedicated to "the most illustrious Kings," he describes the various lands through which he has travelled, giving us at the same time a good deal of incorrect information about lands he has never seen.
Kings
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From this reading In his famous _Meadows of Gold_, with its one hundred and thirty-two chapters, dedicated to "the most illustrious Kings," he describes the various lands through which he has travelled, giving us at the same time a good deal of incorrect information about lands he has never seen.
labour
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From this reading One cannot but look with admiration on the energetic Arab traveller, when one remembers the labour of travel even in the tenth century.
land
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From this reading TRAVELLERS TO THE EAST But if the Sindbad saga is based on the stories of Mohammedan travellers and sum up Arab adventure by sea in the tenth century, we must turn to another Arab--Massoudy by name--for land travel of the same period.
lands
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From this reading In his famous _Meadows of Gold_, with its one hundred and thirty-two chapters, dedicated to "the most illustrious Kings," he describes the various lands through which he has travelled, giving us at the same time a good deal of incorrect information about lands he has never seen.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Massoudy left his home at Bagdad very young and seems to have penetrated into every Mohammedan country from Spain to farther India.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One cannot but look with admiration on the energetic Arab traveller, when one remembers the labour of travel even in the tenth century.
lost
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From this reading "I have gone so far towards the setting sun That I have lost all remembrance of the east, And my course has taken me so far towards the rising sun That I have forgotten the very name of west."
Massoudy
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From this reading TRAVELLERS TO THE EAST But if the Sindbad saga is based on the stories of Mohammedan travellers and sum up Arab adventure by sea in the tenth century, we must turn to another Arab--Massoudy by name--for land travel of the same period.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I have gone so far towards the setting sun That I have lost all remembrance of the east, And my course has taken me so far towards the rising sun That I have forgotten the very name of west."
Meadows
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From this reading In his famous _Meadows of Gold_, with its one hundred and thirty-two chapters, dedicated to "the most illustrious Kings," he describes the various lands through which he has travelled, giving us at the same time a good deal of incorrect information about lands he has never seen.
Mohammedan
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most
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From this reading In his famous _Meadows of Gold_, with its one hundred and thirty-two chapters, dedicated to "the most illustrious Kings," he describes the various lands through which he has travelled, giving us at the same time a good deal of incorrect information about lands he has never seen.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading TRAVELLERS TO THE EAST But if the Sindbad saga is based on the stories of Mohammedan travellers and sum up Arab adventure by sea in the tenth century, we must turn to another Arab--Massoudy by name--for land travel of the same period.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I have gone so far towards the setting sun That I have lost all remembrance of the east, And my course has taken me so far towards the rising sun That I have forgotten the very name of west."
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TRAVELLERS TO THE EAST But if the Sindbad saga is based on the stories of Mohammedan travellers and sum up Arab adventure by sea in the tenth century, we must turn to another Arab--Massoudy by name--for land travel of the same period.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In his famous _Meadows of Gold_, with its one hundred and thirty-two chapters, dedicated to "the most illustrious Kings," he describes the various lands through which he has travelled, giving us at the same time a good deal of incorrect information about lands he has never seen.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TRAVELLERS TO THE EAST But if the Sindbad saga is based on the stories of Mohammedan travellers and sum up Arab adventure by sea in the tenth century, we must turn to another Arab--Massoudy by name--for land travel of the same period.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading TRAVELLERS TO THE EAST But if the Sindbad saga is based on the stories of Mohammedan travellers and sum up Arab adventure by sea in the tenth century, we must turn to another Arab--Massoudy by name--for land travel of the same period.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In his famous _Meadows of Gold_, with its one hundred and thirty-two chapters, dedicated to "the most illustrious Kings," he describes the various lands through which he has travelled, giving us at the same time a good deal of incorrect information about lands he has never seen.
penetrated
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From this reading Massoudy left his home at Bagdad very young and seems to have penetrated into every Mohammedan country from Spain to farther India.
period
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From this reading TRAVELLERS TO THE EAST But if the Sindbad saga is based on the stories of Mohammedan travellers and sum up Arab adventure by sea in the tenth century, we must turn to another Arab--Massoudy by name--for land travel of the same period.
remembers
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From this reading One cannot but look with admiration on the energetic Arab traveller, when one remembers the labour of travel even in the tenth century.
remembrance
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From this reading "I have gone so far towards the setting sun That I have lost all remembrance of the east, And my course has taken me so far towards the rising sun That I have forgotten the very name of west."
rising
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From this reading "I have gone so far towards the setting sun That I have lost all remembrance of the east, And my course has taken me so far towards the rising sun That I have forgotten the very name of west."
saga
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From this reading TRAVELLERS TO THE EAST But if the Sindbad saga is based on the stories of Mohammedan travellers and sum up Arab adventure by sea in the tenth century, we must turn to another Arab--Massoudy by name--for land travel of the same period.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TRAVELLERS TO THE EAST But if the Sindbad saga is based on the stories of Mohammedan travellers and sum up Arab adventure by sea in the tenth century, we must turn to another Arab--Massoudy by name--for land travel of the same period.
sea
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From this reading TRAVELLERS TO THE EAST But if the Sindbad saga is based on the stories of Mohammedan travellers and sum up Arab adventure by sea in the tenth century, we must turn to another Arab--Massoudy by name--for land travel of the same period.
seems
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From this reading Massoudy left his home at Bagdad very young and seems to have penetrated into every Mohammedan country from Spain to farther India.
seen
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From this reading In his famous _Meadows of Gold_, with its one hundred and thirty-two chapters, dedicated to "the most illustrious Kings," he describes the various lands through which he has travelled, giving us at the same time a good deal of incorrect information about lands he has never seen.
setting
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From this reading "I have gone so far towards the setting sun That I have lost all remembrance of the east, And my course has taken me so far towards the rising sun That I have forgotten the very name of west."
Sindbad
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From this reading TRAVELLERS TO THE EAST But if the Sindbad saga is based on the stories of Mohammedan travellers and sum up Arab adventure by sea in the tenth century, we must turn to another Arab--Massoudy by name--for land travel of the same period.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I have gone so far towards the setting sun That I have lost all remembrance of the east, And my course has taken me so far towards the rising sun That I have forgotten the very name of west."
Spain
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From this reading Massoudy left his home at Bagdad very young and seems to have penetrated into every Mohammedan country from Spain to farther India.
stories
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From this reading TRAVELLERS TO THE EAST But if the Sindbad saga is based on the stories of Mohammedan travellers and sum up Arab adventure by sea in the tenth century, we must turn to another Arab--Massoudy by name--for land travel of the same period.
sum
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From this reading TRAVELLERS TO THE EAST But if the Sindbad saga is based on the stories of Mohammedan travellers and sum up Arab adventure by sea in the tenth century, we must turn to another Arab--Massoudy by name--for land travel of the same period.
sun
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From this reading "I have gone so far towards the setting sun That I have lost all remembrance of the east, And my course has taken me so far towards the rising sun That I have forgotten the very name of west."
taken
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From this reading "I have gone so far towards the setting sun That I have lost all remembrance of the east, And my course has taken me so far towards the rising sun That I have forgotten the very name of west."
tenth
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From this reading TRAVELLERS TO THE EAST But if the Sindbad saga is based on the stories of Mohammedan travellers and sum up Arab adventure by sea in the tenth century, we must turn to another Arab--Massoudy by name--for land travel of the same period.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I have gone so far towards the setting sun That I have lost all remembrance of the east, And my course has taken me so far towards the rising sun That I have forgotten the very name of west."
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TRAVELLERS TO THE EAST But if the Sindbad saga is based on the stories of Mohammedan travellers and sum up Arab adventure by sea in the tenth century, we must turn to another Arab--Massoudy by name--for land travel of the same period.
thirty-two
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From this reading In his famous _Meadows of Gold_, with its one hundred and thirty-two chapters, dedicated to "the most illustrious Kings," he describes the various lands through which he has travelled, giving us at the same time a good deal of incorrect information about lands he has never seen.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In his famous _Meadows of Gold_, with its one hundred and thirty-two chapters, dedicated to "the most illustrious Kings," he describes the various lands through which he has travelled, giving us at the same time a good deal of incorrect information about lands he has never seen.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In his famous _Meadows of Gold_, with its one hundred and thirty-two chapters, dedicated to "the most illustrious Kings," he describes the various lands through which he has travelled, giving us at the same time a good deal of incorrect information about lands he has never seen.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TRAVELLERS TO THE EAST But if the Sindbad saga is based on the stories of Mohammedan travellers and sum up Arab adventure by sea in the tenth century, we must turn to another Arab--Massoudy by name--for land travel of the same period.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading "I have gone so far towards the setting sun That I have lost all remembrance of the east, And my course has taken me so far towards the rising sun That I have forgotten the very name of west."
travel
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From this reading TRAVELLERS TO THE EAST But if the Sindbad saga is based on the stories of Mohammedan travellers and sum up Arab adventure by sea in the tenth century, we must turn to another Arab--Massoudy by name--for land travel of the same period.
travelled
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From this reading In his famous _Meadows of Gold_, with its one hundred and thirty-two chapters, dedicated to "the most illustrious Kings," he describes the various lands through which he has travelled, giving us at the same time a good deal of incorrect information about lands he has never seen.
traveller
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From this reading One cannot but look with admiration on the energetic Arab traveller, when one remembers the labour of travel even in the tenth century.
TRAVELLERS
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From this reading TRAVELLERS TO THE EAST But if the Sindbad saga is based on the stories of Mohammedan travellers and sum up Arab adventure by sea in the tenth century, we must turn to another Arab--Massoudy by name--for land travel of the same period.
turn
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From this reading TRAVELLERS TO THE EAST But if the Sindbad saga is based on the stories of Mohammedan travellers and sum up Arab adventure by sea in the tenth century, we must turn to another Arab--Massoudy by name--for land travel of the same period.
up
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From this reading TRAVELLERS TO THE EAST But if the Sindbad saga is based on the stories of Mohammedan travellers and sum up Arab adventure by sea in the tenth century, we must turn to another Arab--Massoudy by name--for land travel of the same period.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In his famous _Meadows of Gold_, with its one hundred and thirty-two chapters, dedicated to "the most illustrious Kings," he describes the various lands through which he has travelled, giving us at the same time a good deal of incorrect information about lands he has never seen.
various
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From this reading In his famous _Meadows of Gold_, with its one hundred and thirty-two chapters, dedicated to "the most illustrious Kings," he describes the various lands through which he has travelled, giving us at the same time a good deal of incorrect information about lands he has never seen.
very
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From this reading Massoudy left his home at Bagdad very young and seems to have penetrated into every Mohammedan country from Spain to farther India.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading TRAVELLERS TO THE EAST But if the Sindbad saga is based on the stories of Mohammedan travellers and sum up Arab adventure by sea in the tenth century, we must turn to another Arab--Massoudy by name--for land travel of the same period.
west
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From this reading "I have gone so far towards the setting sun That I have lost all remembrance of the east, And my course has taken me so far towards the rising sun That I have forgotten the very name of west."
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading One cannot but look with admiration on the energetic Arab traveller, when one remembers the labour of travel even in the tenth century.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In his famous _Meadows of Gold_, with its one hundred and thirty-two chapters, dedicated to "the most illustrious Kings," he describes the various lands through which he has travelled, giving us at the same time a good deal of incorrect information about lands he has never seen.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In his famous _Meadows of Gold_, with its one hundred and thirty-two chapters, dedicated to "the most illustrious Kings," he describes the various lands through which he has travelled, giving us at the same time a good deal of incorrect information about lands he has never seen.
young
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From this reading Massoudy left his home at Bagdad very young and seems to have penetrated into every Mohammedan country from Spain to farther India.
