adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ISHAK (Aside) As fat as a woman's, but not as nice.
Abu
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From this reading HERALD Abu Nouwas, the Caliph's jester.
Afiq
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From this reading The great calligraphist, Afiq of Diarbekir, master of the riqa and the shikasta hands: also of the Peacock style, and of painting in miniature.
alsoadverbUS /ˈɔːlsoʊ/
in addition
From this reading The great calligraphist, Afiq of Diarbekir, master of the riqa and the shikasta hands: also of the Peacock style, and of painting in miniature.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The great calligraphist, Afiq of Diarbekir, master of the riqa and the shikasta hands: also of the Peacock style, and of painting in miniature.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading HERALD The celebrated Turkoman wrestler, Yurghiz Khan, whose thighs are three cubits in circumference.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ISHAK (Aside) As fat as a woman's, but not as nice.
AsideadverbUS /əˈsaɪd/
on or to one side
From this reading ISHAK (Aside) Episodes of considerable obscenity.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading ISHAK (Aside) As fat as a woman's, but not as nice.
Caliph's
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From this reading HERALD Abu Nouwas, the Caliph's jester.
calligraphistnoun
someone skilled in penmanship
From this reading The great calligraphist, Afiq of Diarbekir, master of the riqa and the shikasta hands: also of the Peacock style, and of painting in miniature.
celebratedadjectiveUS /ˈseləbreɪtɪd/
widely known and esteemed
From this reading HERALD The celebrated Turkoman wrestler, Yurghiz Khan, whose thighs are three cubits in circumference.
circumferencenounUS /ˌsɜːrˈkʌmfrəns/
the size of something as given by the distance around it
From this reading HERALD The celebrated Turkoman wrestler, Yurghiz Khan, whose thighs are three cubits in circumference.
considerableadjectiveUS /kənˈsɪdərəbəl/
large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree
From this reading ISHAK (Aside) Episodes of considerable obscenity.
cubits
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From this reading HERALD The celebrated Turkoman wrestler, Yurghiz Khan, whose thighs are three cubits in circumference.
Diarbekir
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From this reading The great calligraphist, Afiq of Diarbekir, master of the riqa and the shikasta hands: also of the Peacock style, and of painting in miniature.
EpisodesnounUS /ˈepəsoʊdz/
plural of “episode” — a happening that is distinctive in a series of related events
From this reading ISHAK (Aside) Episodes of considerable obscenity.
fatadjectiveUS /fæt/
having an (over)abundance of flesh
From this reading ISHAK (Aside) As fat as a woman's, but not as nice.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The great calligraphist, Afiq of Diarbekir, master of the riqa and the shikasta hands: also of the Peacock style, and of painting in miniature.
handsnounUS /hændz/
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading The great calligraphist, Afiq of Diarbekir, master of the riqa and the shikasta hands: also of the Peacock style, and of painting in miniature.
HERALDverbUS /ˈherəld/
foreshadow or presage
From this reading HERALD The celebrated Turkoman wrestler, Yurghiz Khan, whose thighs are three cubits in circumference.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The great calligraphist, Afiq of Diarbekir, master of the riqa and the shikasta hands: also of the Peacock style, and of painting in miniature.
ISHAK
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From this reading ISHAK (Aside) Episodes of considerable obscenity.
jesternounUS /ˈdʒestər/
a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the Middle Ages
From this reading HERALD Abu Nouwas, the Caliph's jester.
KhannounUS /kɑːn/
a title given to rulers or other important people in Asian countries
From this reading HERALD The celebrated Turkoman wrestler, Yurghiz Khan, whose thighs are three cubits in circumference.
masternounUS /ˈmæstər/
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading The great calligraphist, Afiq of Diarbekir, master of the riqa and the shikasta hands: also of the Peacock style, and of painting in miniature.
miniaturenounUS /ˈmɪniətʃʊr/
painting or drawing included in a book (especially in illuminated medieval manuscripts)
From this reading The great calligraphist, Afiq of Diarbekir, master of the riqa and the shikasta hands: also of the Peacock style, and of painting in miniature.
niceadjectiveUS /naɪs/
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading ISHAK (Aside) As fat as a woman's, but not as nice.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ISHAK (Aside) As fat as a woman's, but not as nice.
Nouwas
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From this reading HERALD Abu Nouwas, the Caliph's jester.
obscenitynounUS /əbˈsenɪti/
the trait of behaving in an obscene manner
From this reading ISHAK (Aside) Episodes of considerable obscenity.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The great calligraphist, Afiq of Diarbekir, master of the riqa and the shikasta hands: also of the Peacock style, and of painting in miniature.
paintingnounUS /ˈpeɪntɪŋ/
graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface
From this reading The great calligraphist, Afiq of Diarbekir, master of the riqa and the shikasta hands: also of the Peacock style, and of painting in miniature.
PeacocknounUS /ˈpiːkɑːk/
European butterfly having reddish-brown wings each marked with a purple eyespot
From this reading The great calligraphist, Afiq of Diarbekir, master of the riqa and the shikasta hands: also of the Peacock style, and of painting in miniature.
riqa
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From this reading The great calligraphist, Afiq of Diarbekir, master of the riqa and the shikasta hands: also of the Peacock style, and of painting in miniature.
shikasta
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From this reading The great calligraphist, Afiq of Diarbekir, master of the riqa and the shikasta hands: also of the Peacock style, and of painting in miniature.
stylenounUS /staɪl/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The great calligraphist, Afiq of Diarbekir, master of the riqa and the shikasta hands: also of the Peacock style, and of painting in miniature.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The great calligraphist, Afiq of Diarbekir, master of the riqa and the shikasta hands: also of the Peacock style, and of painting in miniature.
thighsnounUS /θaɪz/
plural of “thigh” — the part of the leg between the hip and the knee
From this reading HERALD The celebrated Turkoman wrestler, Yurghiz Khan, whose thighs are three cubits in circumference.
threenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading HERALD The celebrated Turkoman wrestler, Yurghiz Khan, whose thighs are three cubits in circumference.
Turkomannoun
a member of a Turkic people living in Turkmenistan and neighboring areas
From this reading HERALD The celebrated Turkoman wrestler, Yurghiz Khan, whose thighs are three cubits in circumference.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading HERALD The celebrated Turkoman wrestler, Yurghiz Khan, whose thighs are three cubits in circumference.
woman'snounUS /ˈwʊmənz/
possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading ISHAK (Aside) As fat as a woman's, but not as nice.
wrestlernounUS /ˈresələr/
combatant who tries to throw opponent to the ground
From this reading HERALD The celebrated Turkoman wrestler, Yurghiz Khan, whose thighs are three cubits in circumference.
Yurghiz
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From this reading HERALD The celebrated Turkoman wrestler, Yurghiz Khan, whose thighs are three cubits in circumference.
