used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They came to a little iron gate which opened towards the Tigris, went out at it, and got to the side of a little canal communicating with the river.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading At last the prince of Persia, after they had thrown water on his face, recovered his spirits.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ebn Thaher and the confident lent him their hands, and supported him on each side.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Prince, said Ebn Thaher to him, we run the risk of being destroyed, if we stay here any longer; let us therefore endeavour to save our lives.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last the prince of Persia, after they had thrown water on his face, recovered his spirits.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Prince, said Ebn Thaher to him, we run the risk of being destroyed, if we stay here any longer; let us therefore endeavour to save our lives.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading They came to a little iron gate which opened towards the Tigris, went out at it, and got to the side of a little canal communicating with the river.
canalnounUS /kəˈnæl/
(astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels; they are now believed to be an optical illusion
From this reading They came to a little iron gate which opened towards the Tigris, went out at it, and got to the side of a little canal communicating with the river.
communicatingnounUS /kəˈmjuːnəkeɪtɪŋ/
the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information
From this reading They came to a little iron gate which opened towards the Tigris, went out at it, and got to the side of a little canal communicating with the river.
confidentadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːnfədənt/
having or marked by confidence or assurance
From this reading Ebn Thaher and the confident lent him their hands, and supported him on each side.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He was so feeble that he could not rise unassisted.
spoiled or ruined or demolished
From this reading Prince, said Ebn Thaher to him, we run the risk of being destroyed, if we stay here any longer; let us therefore endeavour to save our lives.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Ebn Thaher and the confident lent him their hands, and supported him on each side.
Ebnnoun
the compass point that is one point north of due east
From this reading Prince, said Ebn Thaher to him, we run the risk of being destroyed, if we stay here any longer; let us therefore endeavour to save our lives.
endeavournounUS /ɪnˈdevər/
a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)
From this reading Prince, said Ebn Thaher to him, we run the risk of being destroyed, if we stay here any longer; let us therefore endeavour to save our lives.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading At last the prince of Persia, after they had thrown water on his face, recovered his spirits.
pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness
From this reading He was so feeble that he could not rise unassisted.
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading They came to a little iron gate which opened towards the Tigris, went out at it, and got to the side of a little canal communicating with the river.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading They came to a little iron gate which opened towards the Tigris, went out at it, and got to the side of a little canal communicating with the river.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At last the prince of Persia, after they had thrown water on his face, recovered his spirits.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Ebn Thaher and the confident lent him their hands, and supported him on each side.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was so feeble that he could not rise unassisted.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Prince, said Ebn Thaher to him, we run the risk of being destroyed, if we stay here any longer; let us therefore endeavour to save our lives.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Prince, said Ebn Thaher to him, we run the risk of being destroyed, if we stay here any longer; let us therefore endeavour to save our lives.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At last the prince of Persia, after they had thrown water on his face, recovered his spirits.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Prince, said Ebn Thaher to him, we run the risk of being destroyed, if we stay here any longer; let us therefore endeavour to save our lives.
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
From this reading They came to a little iron gate which opened towards the Tigris, went out at it, and got to the side of a little canal communicating with the river.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They came to a little iron gate which opened towards the Tigris, went out at it, and got to the side of a little canal communicating with the river.
immediately past
From this reading At last the prince of Persia, after they had thrown water on his face, recovered his spirits.
lentnounUS /lent/
a period of 40 weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday
From this reading Ebn Thaher and the confident lent him their hands, and supported him on each side.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Prince, said Ebn Thaher to him, we run the risk of being destroyed, if we stay here any longer; let us therefore endeavour to save our lives.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading They came to a little iron gate which opened towards the Tigris, went out at it, and got to the side of a little canal communicating with the river.
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Prince, said Ebn Thaher to him, we run the risk of being destroyed, if we stay here any longer; let us therefore endeavour to save our lives.
for more time
From this reading Prince, said Ebn Thaher to him, we run the risk of being destroyed, if we stay here any longer; let us therefore endeavour to save our lives.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was so feeble that he could not rise unassisted.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At last the prince of Persia, after they had thrown water on his face, recovered his spirits.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At last the prince of Persia, after they had thrown water on his face, recovered his spirits.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading They came to a little iron gate which opened towards the Tigris, went out at it, and got to the side of a little canal communicating with the river.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Prince, said Ebn Thaher to him, we run the risk of being destroyed, if we stay here any longer; let us therefore endeavour to save our lives.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading They came to a little iron gate which opened towards the Tigris, went out at it, and got to the side of a little canal communicating with the river.
PersianounUS /ˈpɜːrʒə/
an empire in southern Asia created by Cyrus the Great in the 6th century BC and destroyed by Alexander the Great in the 4th century BC
From this reading At last the prince of Persia, after they had thrown water on his face, recovered his spirits.
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading At last the prince of Persia, after they had thrown water on his face, recovered his spirits.
freed from illness or injury
From this reading At last the prince of Persia, after they had thrown water on his face, recovered his spirits.
move upward
From this reading He was so feeble that he could not rise unassisted.
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading Prince, said Ebn Thaher to him, we run the risk of being destroyed, if we stay here any longer; let us therefore endeavour to save our lives.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading They came to a little iron gate which opened towards the Tigris, went out at it, and got to the side of a little canal communicating with the river.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Prince, said Ebn Thaher to him, we run the risk of being destroyed, if we stay here any longer; let us therefore endeavour to save our lives.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Prince, said Ebn Thaher to him, we run the risk of being destroyed, if we stay here any longer; let us therefore endeavour to save our lives.
except for; apart from
From this reading Prince, said Ebn Thaher to him, we run the risk of being destroyed, if we stay here any longer; let us therefore endeavour to save our lives.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Ebn Thaher and the confident lent him their hands, and supported him on each side.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He was so feeble that he could not rise unassisted.
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading At last the prince of Persia, after they had thrown water on his face, recovered his spirits.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Prince, said Ebn Thaher to him, we run the risk of being destroyed, if we stay here any longer; let us therefore endeavour to save our lives.
supportedadjectiveUS /səˈpɔːrtɪd/
sustained or maintained by aid (as distinct from physical support)
From this reading Ebn Thaher and the confident lent him their hands, and supported him on each side.
Thaher
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From this reading Prince, said Ebn Thaher to him, we run the risk of being destroyed, if we stay here any longer; let us therefore endeavour to save our lives.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was so feeble that he could not rise unassisted.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At last the prince of Persia, after they had thrown water on his face, recovered his spirits.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Ebn Thaher and the confident lent him their hands, and supported him on each side.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Prince, said Ebn Thaher to him, we run the risk of being destroyed, if we stay here any longer; let us therefore endeavour to save our lives.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At last the prince of Persia, after they had thrown water on his face, recovered his spirits.
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading At last the prince of Persia, after they had thrown water on his face, recovered his spirits.
TigrisnounUS /ˈtaɪɡrəs/
an Asian river; a tributary of the Euphrates River
From this reading They came to a little iron gate which opened towards the Tigris, went out at it, and got to the side of a little canal communicating with the river.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Prince, said Ebn Thaher to him, we run the risk of being destroyed, if we stay here any longer; let us therefore endeavour to save our lives.
in the direction of
From this reading They came to a little iron gate which opened towards the Tigris, went out at it, and got to the side of a little canal communicating with the river.
unassistedadjectiveUS /ˌʌnəˈsɪstɪd/
unsupported by other people
From this reading He was so feeble that he could not rise unassisted.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Prince, said Ebn Thaher to him, we run the risk of being destroyed, if we stay here any longer; let us therefore endeavour to save our lives.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was so feeble that he could not rise unassisted.
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 At last the prince of Persia, after they had thrown water on his face, recovered his spirits.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Prince, said Ebn Thaher to him, we run the risk of being destroyed, if we stay here any longer; let us therefore endeavour to save our lives.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading They came to a little iron gate which opened towards the Tigris, went out at it, and got to the side of a little canal communicating with the river.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They came to a little iron gate which opened towards the Tigris, went out at it, and got to the side of a little canal communicating with the river.
in the company of; together with
From this reading They came to a little iron gate which opened towards the Tigris, went out at it, and got to the side of a little canal communicating with the river.
