used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In the country village, where everybody knows the secret thoughts of his neighbor, the feeling is no less kindly than between the members of the different churches of a Christian country town.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The Christian children play with the little Moslems in the courtyard of the mosque, and the little Moslems join their Christian comrades in their games about the holy well, and drink the holy water.
AllahnounUS /ˈɑːlə/
Muslim name for the one and only God
From this reading Allah and Elohim were originally the same name of the same God, revealed to the one through the prophet Mohammed, to the other through Christ.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE PARTING It is only in the larger of the Turkish cities, where you hardly know your next-door neighbor, and where people of the same religious faith collect in quarters, that the Moslem and the Christian cannot live in peace together.
beadsnounUS /biːdz/
several beads threaded together on a string
From this reading The Moslem peasant counts his beads; the Christian, like the Moslem, prostrates himself in prayer.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading In the country village, where everybody knows the secret thoughts of his neighbor, the feeling is no less kindly than between the members of the different churches of a Christian country town.
cannot
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From this reading THE PARTING It is only in the larger of the Turkish cities, where you hardly know your next-door neighbor, and where people of the same religious faith collect in quarters, that the Moslem and the Christian cannot live in peace together.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading The Christian children play with the little Moslems in the courtyard of the mosque, and the little Moslems join their Christian comrades in their games about the holy well, and drink the holy water.
a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)
From this reading Allah and Elohim were originally the same name of the same God, revealed to the one through the prophet Mohammed, to the other through Christ.
relating to or characteristic of Christianity
From this reading THE PARTING It is only in the larger of the Turkish cities, where you hardly know your next-door neighbor, and where people of the same religious faith collect in quarters, that the Moslem and the Christian cannot live in peace together.
churchesnounUS /ˈtʃɜːrtʃɪz/
plural of “church” — one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading In the country village, where everybody knows the secret thoughts of his neighbor, the feeling is no less kindly than between the members of the different churches of a Christian country town.
citiesnounUS /ˈsɪtiz/
plural of “city” — a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading THE PARTING It is only in the larger of the Turkish cities, where you hardly know your next-door neighbor, and where people of the same religious faith collect in quarters, that the Moslem and the Christian cannot live in peace together.
collectverbUS /kəˈlekt/
get or gather together
From this reading THE PARTING It is only in the larger of the Turkish cities, where you hardly know your next-door neighbor, and where people of the same religious faith collect in quarters, that the Moslem and the Christian cannot live in peace together.
plural of “comrade” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading The Christian children play with the little Moslems in the courtyard of the mosque, and the little Moslems join their Christian comrades in their games about the holy well, and drink the holy water.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading In the country village, where everybody knows the secret thoughts of his neighbor, the feeling is no less kindly than between the members of the different churches of a Christian country town.
countsnounUS /kaʊnts/
plural of “count” — the total number counted
From this reading The Moslem peasant counts his beads; the Christian, like the Moslem, prostrates himself in prayer.
courtyardnounUS /ˈkɔːrt.jɑːrd/
An unroofed area that is completely or partially enclosed by the walls of a house.
From this reading The Christian children play with the little Moslems in the courtyard of the mosque, and the little Moslems join their Christian comrades in their games about the holy well, and drink the holy water.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading In the country village, where everybody knows the secret thoughts of his neighbor, the feeling is no less kindly than between the members of the different churches of a Christian country town.
take in liquids
From this reading The Christian children play with the little Moslems in the courtyard of the mosque, and the little Moslems join their Christian comrades in their games about the holy well, and drink the holy water.
Elohim
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From this reading Allah and Elohim were originally the same name of the same God, revealed to the one through the prophet Mohammed, to the other through Christ.
every person
From this reading In the country village, where everybody knows the secret thoughts of his neighbor, the feeling is no less kindly than between the members of the different churches of a Christian country town.
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading THE PARTING It is only in the larger of the Turkish cities, where you hardly know your next-door neighbor, and where people of the same religious faith collect in quarters, that the Moslem and the Christian cannot live in peace together.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading In the country village, where everybody knows the secret thoughts of his neighbor, the feeling is no less kindly than between the members of the different churches of a Christian country town.
gamesnounUS /ɡeɪmz/
plural of “game” — a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading The Christian children play with the little Moslems in the courtyard of the mosque, and the little Moslems join their Christian comrades in their games about the holy well, and drink the holy water.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading Allah and Elohim were originally the same name of the same God, revealed to the one through the prophet Mohammed, to the other through Christ.
only a very short time before
From this reading THE PARTING It is only in the larger of the Turkish cities, where you hardly know your next-door neighbor, and where people of the same religious faith collect in quarters, that the Moslem and the Christian cannot live in peace together.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The Moslem peasant counts his beads; the Christian, like the Moslem, prostrates himself in prayer.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In the country village, where everybody knows the secret thoughts of his neighbor, the feeling is no less kindly than between the members of the different churches of a Christian country town.
a sacred place of pilgrimage
From this reading The Christian children play with the little Moslems in the courtyard of the mosque, and the little Moslems join their Christian comrades in their games about the holy well, and drink the holy water.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE PARTING It is only in the larger of the Turkish cities, where you hardly know your next-door neighbor, and where people of the same religious faith collect in quarters, that the Moslem and the Christian cannot live in peace together.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE PARTING It is only in the larger of the Turkish cities, where you hardly know your next-door neighbor, and where people of the same religious faith collect in quarters, that the Moslem and the Christian cannot live in peace together.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE PARTING It is only in the larger of the Turkish cities, where you hardly know your next-door neighbor, and where people of the same religious faith collect in quarters, that the Moslem and the Christian cannot live in peace together.
become part of; become a member of a group or organization
From this reading The Christian children play with the little Moslems in the courtyard of the mosque, and the little Moslems join their Christian comrades in their games about the holy well, and drink the holy water.
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading In the country village, where everybody knows the secret thoughts of his neighbor, the feeling is no less kindly than between the members of the different churches of a Christian country town.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading THE PARTING It is only in the larger of the Turkish cities, where you hardly know your next-door neighbor, and where people of the same religious faith collect in quarters, that the Moslem and the Christian cannot live in peace together.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading In the country village, where everybody knows the secret thoughts of his neighbor, the feeling is no less kindly than between the members of the different churches of a Christian country town.
large or big relative to something else
From this reading THE PARTING It is only in the larger of the Turkish cities, where you hardly know your next-door neighbor, and where people of the same religious faith collect in quarters, that the Moslem and the Christian cannot live in peace together.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading In the country village, where everybody knows the secret thoughts of his neighbor, the feeling is no less kindly than between the members of the different churches of a Christian country town.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The Moslem peasant counts his beads; the Christian, like the Moslem, prostrates himself in prayer.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The Christian children play with the little Moslems in the courtyard of the mosque, and the little Moslems join their Christian comrades in their games about the holy well, and drink the holy water.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading THE PARTING It is only in the larger of the Turkish cities, where you hardly know your next-door neighbor, and where people of the same religious faith collect in quarters, that the Moslem and the Christian cannot live in peace together.
plural of “member” — one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)
From this reading In the country village, where everybody knows the secret thoughts of his neighbor, the feeling is no less kindly than between the members of the different churches of a Christian country town.
MohammednounUS /moʊˈhæmɪd/
the Arab prophet who, according to Islam, was the last messenger of Allah (570-632)
From this reading Allah and Elohim were originally the same name of the same God, revealed to the one through the prophet Mohammed, to the other through Christ.
MoslemnounUS /ˈmɑːzləm/
a believer in or follower of Islam
From this reading THE PARTING It is only in the larger of the Turkish cities, where you hardly know your next-door neighbor, and where people of the same religious faith collect in quarters, that the Moslem and the Christian cannot live in peace together.
MoslemsnounUS /ˈmɑːzləmz/
plural of “moslem” — a believer in or follower of Islam
From this reading The Christian children play with the little Moslems in the courtyard of the mosque, and the little Moslems join their Christian comrades in their games about the holy well, and drink the holy water.
mosquenounUS /mɑːsk/
(Islam) a Muslim place of worship that usually has a minaret
From this reading The Christian children play with the little Moslems in the courtyard of the mosque, and the little Moslems join their Christian comrades in their games about the holy well, and drink the holy water.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Allah and Elohim were originally the same name of the same God, revealed to the one through the prophet Mohammed, to the other through Christ.
neighbornounUS /ˈneɪbər/
a person who lives (or is located) near another
From this reading THE PARTING It is only in the larger of the Turkish cities, where you hardly know your next-door neighbor, and where people of the same religious faith collect in quarters, that the Moslem and the Christian cannot live in peace together.
next-door
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE PARTING It is only in the larger of the Turkish cities, where you hardly know your next-door neighbor, and where people of the same religious faith collect in quarters, that the Moslem and the Christian cannot live in peace together.
not any; not one
From this reading In the country village, where everybody knows the secret thoughts of his neighbor, the feeling is no less kindly than between the members of the different churches of a Christian country town.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PARTING It is only in the larger of the Turkish cities, where you hardly know your next-door neighbor, and where people of the same religious faith collect in quarters, that the Moslem and the Christian cannot live in peace together.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Allah and Elohim were originally the same name of the same God, revealed to the one through the prophet Mohammed, to the other through Christ.
and nothing more
From this reading THE PARTING It is only in the larger of the Turkish cities, where you hardly know your next-door neighbor, and where people of the same religious faith collect in quarters, that the Moslem and the Christian cannot live in peace together.
originallyadverbUS /ərˈɪdʒənəli/
in an original manner
From this reading Allah and Elohim were originally the same name of the same God, revealed to the one through the prophet Mohammed, to the other through Christ.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Allah and Elohim were originally the same name of the same God, revealed to the one through the prophet Mohammed, to the other through Christ.
the act of departing politely
From this reading THE PARTING It is only in the larger of the Turkish cities, where you hardly know your next-door neighbor, and where people of the same religious faith collect in quarters, that the Moslem and the Christian cannot live in peace together.
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading THE PARTING It is only in the larger of the Turkish cities, where you hardly know your next-door neighbor, and where people of the same religious faith collect in quarters, that the Moslem and the Christian cannot live in peace together.
peasantnounUS /ˈpezənt/
a country person
From this reading The Moslem peasant counts his beads; the Christian, like the Moslem, prostrates himself in prayer.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading THE PARTING It is only in the larger of the Turkish cities, where you hardly know your next-door neighbor, and where people of the same religious faith collect in quarters, that the Moslem and the Christian cannot live in peace together.
participate in games or sport
From this reading The Christian children play with the little Moslems in the courtyard of the mosque, and the little Moslems join their Christian comrades in their games about the holy well, and drink the holy water.
the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
From this reading The Moslem peasant counts his beads; the Christian, like the Moslem, prostrates himself in prayer.
prophetnounUS /ˈprɑːfət/
an authoritative person who divines the future
From this reading Allah and Elohim were originally the same name of the same God, revealed to the one through the prophet Mohammed, to the other through Christ.
prostrates
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From this reading The Moslem peasant counts his beads; the Christian, like the Moslem, prostrates himself in prayer.
housing available for people to live in
From this reading THE PARTING It is only in the larger of the Turkish cities, where you hardly know your next-door neighbor, and where people of the same religious faith collect in quarters, that the Moslem and the Christian cannot live in peace together.
concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church
From this reading THE PARTING It is only in the larger of the Turkish cities, where you hardly know your next-door neighbor, and where people of the same religious faith collect in quarters, that the Moslem and the Christian cannot live in peace together.
past form of “reveal” — make visible
From this reading Allah and Elohim were originally the same name of the same God, revealed to the one through the prophet Mohammed, to the other through Christ.
Identical; not different.
From this reading THE PARTING It is only in the larger of the Turkish cities, where you hardly know your next-door neighbor, and where people of the same religious faith collect in quarters, that the Moslem and the Christian cannot live in peace together.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading In the country village, where everybody knows the secret thoughts of his neighbor, the feeling is no less kindly than between the members of the different churches of a Christian country town.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading In the country village, where everybody knows the secret thoughts of his neighbor, the feeling is no less kindly than between the members of the different churches of a Christian country town.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE PARTING It is only in the larger of the Turkish cities, where you hardly know your next-door neighbor, and where people of the same religious faith collect in quarters, that the Moslem and the Christian cannot live in peace together.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PARTING It is only in the larger of the Turkish cities, where you hardly know your next-door neighbor, and where people of the same religious faith collect in quarters, that the Moslem and the Christian cannot live in peace together.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Christian children play with the little Moslems in the courtyard of the mosque, and the little Moslems join their Christian comrades in their games about the holy well, and drink the holy water.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading In the country village, where everybody knows the secret thoughts of his neighbor, the feeling is no less kindly than between the members of the different churches of a Christian country town.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Allah and Elohim were originally the same name of the same God, revealed to the one through the prophet Mohammed, to the other through Christ.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Allah and Elohim were originally the same name of the same God, revealed to the one through the prophet Mohammed, to the other through Christ.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading THE PARTING It is only in the larger of the Turkish cities, where you hardly know your next-door neighbor, and where people of the same religious faith collect in quarters, that the Moslem and the Christian cannot live in peace together.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading In the country village, where everybody knows the secret thoughts of his neighbor, the feeling is no less kindly than between the members of the different churches of a Christian country town.
TurkishadjectiveUS /ˈtɜːrkɪʃ/
of or relating to or characteristic of Turkey or its people or language
From this reading THE PARTING It is only in the larger of the Turkish cities, where you hardly know your next-door neighbor, and where people of the same religious faith collect in quarters, that the Moslem and the Christian cannot live in peace together.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading In the country village, where everybody knows the secret thoughts of his neighbor, the feeling is no less kindly than between the members of the different churches of a Christian country town.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading The Christian children play with the little Moslems in the courtyard of the mosque, and the little Moslems join their Christian comrades in their games about the holy well, and drink the holy water.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading The Christian children play with the little Moslems in the courtyard of the mosque, and the little Moslems join their Christian comrades in their games about the holy well, and drink the holy water.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Allah and Elohim were originally the same name of the same God, revealed to the one through the prophet Mohammed, to the other through Christ.
in or at the place that
From this reading THE PARTING It is only in the larger of the Turkish cities, where you hardly know your next-door neighbor, and where people of the same religious faith collect in quarters, that the Moslem and the Christian cannot live in peace together.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Christian children play with the little Moslems in the courtyard of the mosque, and the little Moslems join their Christian comrades in their games about the holy well, and drink the holy water.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE PARTING It is only in the larger of the Turkish cities, where you hardly know your next-door neighbor, and where people of the same religious faith collect in quarters, that the Moslem and the Christian cannot live in peace together.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE PARTING It is only in the larger of the Turkish cities, where you hardly know your next-door neighbor, and where people of the same religious faith collect in quarters, that the Moslem and the Christian cannot live in peace together.
