adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They rest heart to heart for a moment, and then Mohammed sinks down on his knees, and kisses the hem of her dress and her little feet, and she bows down to him and whispers in his ear words which he hardly understands, and yet each of them resounds in his soul like heavenly music.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They rest heart to heart for a moment, and then Mohammed sinks down on his knees, and kisses the hem of her dress and her little feet, and she bows down to him and whispers in his ear words which he hardly understands, and yet each of them resounds in his soul like heavenly music.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading You should tread on flowers only, and flutter from rose to rose as the butterfly from flower to flower.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They were not created to come in contact with the earth, and to be wounded by thorns.
bowsnounUS /baʊz/
plural of “bow” — a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
From this reading They rest heart to heart for a moment, and then Mohammed sinks down on his knees, and kisses the hem of her dress and her little feet, and she bows down to him and whispers in his ear words which he hardly understands, and yet each of them resounds in his soul like heavenly music.
butterflyverbUS /ˈbʌtərflaɪ/
flutter like a butterfly
From this reading You should tread on flowers only, and flutter from rose to rose as the butterfly from flower to flower.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They were not created to come in contact with the earth, and to be wounded by thorns.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading They were not created to come in contact with the earth, and to be wounded by thorns.
contactnounUS /ˈkɑːntækt/
close interaction
From this reading They were not created to come in contact with the earth, and to be wounded by thorns.
createdverbUS /kriˈeɪtəd/
past form of “create” — make or cause to be or to become
From this reading They were not created to come in contact with the earth, and to be wounded by thorns.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading They rest heart to heart for a moment, and then Mohammed sinks down on his knees, and kisses the hem of her dress and her little feet, and she bows down to him and whispers in his ear words which he hardly understands, and yet each of them resounds in his soul like heavenly music.
dressverbUS /dres/
put on clothes
From this reading They rest heart to heart for a moment, and then Mohammed sinks down on his knees, and kisses the hem of her dress and her little feet, and she bows down to him and whispers in his ear words which he hardly understands, and yet each of them resounds in his soul like heavenly music.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading They rest heart to heart for a moment, and then Mohammed sinks down on his knees, and kisses the hem of her dress and her little feet, and she bows down to him and whispers in his ear words which he hardly understands, and yet each of them resounds in his soul like heavenly music.
earnounUS /iːr/
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading They rest heart to heart for a moment, and then Mohammed sinks down on his knees, and kisses the hem of her dress and her little feet, and she bows down to him and whispers in his ear words which he hardly understands, and yet each of them resounds in his soul like heavenly music.
EARTHnounUS /ɜːrθ/
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading THE PARADISE UNDER THE EARTH.
feetnounUS /fiːt/
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading They rest heart to heart for a moment, and then Mohammed sinks down on his knees, and kisses the hem of her dress and her little feet, and she bows down to him and whispers in his ear words which he hardly understands, and yet each of them resounds in his soul like heavenly music.
flowernounUS /ˈflaʊər/
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading You should tread on flowers only, and flutter from rose to rose as the butterfly from flower to flower.
flowersnounUS /ˈflaʊərz/
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading You should tread on flowers only, and flutter from rose to rose as the butterfly from flower to flower.
flutterverbUS /ˈflʌtər/
move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
From this reading You should tread on flowers only, and flutter from rose to rose as the butterfly from flower to flower.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They rest heart to heart for a moment, and then Mohammed sinks down on his knees, and kisses the hem of her dress and her little feet, and she bows down to him and whispers in his ear words which he hardly understands, and yet each of them resounds in his soul like heavenly music.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading You should tread on flowers only, and flutter from rose to rose as the butterfly from flower to flower.
hardlyadverbUS /ˈhɑːrdli/
only a very short time before
From this reading They rest heart to heart for a moment, and then Mohammed sinks down on his knees, and kisses the hem of her dress and her little feet, and she bows down to him and whispers in his ear words which he hardly understands, and yet each of them resounds in his soul like heavenly music.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They rest heart to heart for a moment, and then Mohammed sinks down on his knees, and kisses the hem of her dress and her little feet, and she bows down to him and whispers in his ear words which he hardly understands, and yet each of them resounds in his soul like heavenly music.
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading They rest heart to heart for a moment, and then Mohammed sinks down on his knees, and kisses the hem of her dress and her little feet, and she bows down to him and whispers in his ear words which he hardly understands, and yet each of them resounds in his soul like heavenly music.
heavenlyadjectiveUS /ˈhevənli/
relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven
From this reading They rest heart to heart for a moment, and then Mohammed sinks down on his knees, and kisses the hem of her dress and her little feet, and she bows down to him and whispers in his ear words which he hardly understands, and yet each of them resounds in his soul like heavenly music.
hemnounUS /hem/
the edge of a piece of cloth; especially the finished edge that has been doubled under and stitched down
From this reading They rest heart to heart for a moment, and then Mohammed sinks down on his knees, and kisses the hem of her dress and her little feet, and she bows down to him and whispers in his ear words which he hardly understands, and yet each of them resounds in his soul like heavenly music.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading They rest heart to heart for a moment, and then Mohammed sinks down on his knees, and kisses the hem of her dress and her little feet, and she bows down to him and whispers in his ear words which he hardly understands, and yet each of them resounds in his soul like heavenly music.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They rest heart to heart for a moment, and then Mohammed sinks down on his knees, and kisses the hem of her dress and her little feet, and she bows down to him and whispers in his ear words which he hardly understands, and yet each of them resounds in his soul like heavenly music.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They rest heart to heart for a moment, and then Mohammed sinks down on his knees, and kisses the hem of her dress and her little feet, and she bows down to him and whispers in his ear words which he hardly understands, and yet each of them resounds in his soul like heavenly music.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They rest heart to heart for a moment, and then Mohammed sinks down on his knees, and kisses the hem of her dress and her little feet, and she bows down to him and whispers in his ear words which he hardly understands, and yet each of them resounds in his soul like heavenly music.
kissesnounUS /ˈkɪsəz/
plural of “kiss” — the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading They rest heart to heart for a moment, and then Mohammed sinks down on his knees, and kisses the hem of her dress and her little feet, and she bows down to him and whispers in his ear words which he hardly understands, and yet each of them resounds in his soul like heavenly music.
kneesnounUS /niːz/
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading They rest heart to heart for a moment, and then Mohammed sinks down on his knees, and kisses the hem of her dress and her little feet, and she bows down to him and whispers in his ear words which he hardly understands, and yet each of them resounds in his soul like heavenly music.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading They rest heart to heart for a moment, and then Mohammed sinks down on his knees, and kisses the hem of her dress and her little feet, and she bows down to him and whispers in his ear words which he hardly understands, and yet each of them resounds in his soul like heavenly music.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading They rest heart to heart for a moment, and then Mohammed sinks down on his knees, and kisses the hem of her dress and her little feet, and she bows down to him and whispers in his ear words which he hardly understands, and yet each of them resounds in his soul like heavenly music.
MohammednounUS /moʊˈhæmɪd/
the Arab prophet who, according to Islam, was the last messenger of Allah (570-632)
From this reading They rest heart to heart for a moment, and then Mohammed sinks down on his knees, and kisses the hem of her dress and her little feet, and she bows down to him and whispers in his ear words which he hardly understands, and yet each of them resounds in his soul like heavenly music.
momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/
a particular point in time
From this reading They rest heart to heart for a moment, and then Mohammed sinks down on his knees, and kisses the hem of her dress and her little feet, and she bows down to him and whispers in his ear words which he hardly understands, and yet each of them resounds in his soul like heavenly music.
musicnounUS /ˈmjuːzɪk/
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading They rest heart to heart for a moment, and then Mohammed sinks down on his knees, and kisses the hem of her dress and her little feet, and she bows down to him and whispers in his ear words which he hardly understands, and yet each of them resounds in his soul like heavenly music.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They were not created to come in contact with the earth, and to be wounded by thorns.
OnounUS /oʊ/
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "O these little feet!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They rest heart to heart for a moment, and then Mohammed sinks down on his knees, and kisses the hem of her dress and her little feet, and she bows down to him and whispers in his ear words which he hardly understands, and yet each of them resounds in his soul like heavenly music.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They rest heart to heart for a moment, and then Mohammed sinks down on his knees, and kisses the hem of her dress and her little feet, and she bows down to him and whispers in his ear words which he hardly understands, and yet each of them resounds in his soul like heavenly music.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading You should tread on flowers only, and flutter from rose to rose as the butterfly from flower to flower.
PARADISEnounUS /ˈperədaɪs/
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading THE PARADISE UNDER THE EARTH.
resounds
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From this reading They rest heart to heart for a moment, and then Mohammed sinks down on his knees, and kisses the hem of her dress and her little feet, and she bows down to him and whispers in his ear words which he hardly understands, and yet each of them resounds in his soul like heavenly music.
restverbUS /rest/
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading They rest heart to heart for a moment, and then Mohammed sinks down on his knees, and kisses the hem of her dress and her little feet, and she bows down to him and whispers in his ear words which he hardly understands, and yet each of them resounds in his soul like heavenly music.
rosenounUS /roʊz/
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading You should tread on flowers only, and flutter from rose to rose as the butterfly from flower to flower.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They rest heart to heart for a moment, and then Mohammed sinks down on his knees, and kisses the hem of her dress and her little feet, and she bows down to him and whispers in his ear words which he hardly understands, and yet each of them resounds in his soul like heavenly music.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading You should tread on flowers only, and flutter from rose to rose as the butterfly from flower to flower.
sinksnounUS /sɪŋks/
plural of “sink” — plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe
From this reading They rest heart to heart for a moment, and then Mohammed sinks down on his knees, and kisses the hem of her dress and her little feet, and she bows down to him and whispers in his ear words which he hardly understands, and yet each of them resounds in his soul like heavenly music.
soulnounUS /soʊl/
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading They rest heart to heart for a moment, and then Mohammed sinks down on his knees, and kisses the hem of her dress and her little feet, and she bows down to him and whispers in his ear words which he hardly understands, and yet each of them resounds in his soul like heavenly music.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PARADISE UNDER THE EARTH.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They rest heart to heart for a moment, and then Mohammed sinks down on his knees, and kisses the hem of her dress and her little feet, and she bows down to him and whispers in his ear words which he hardly understands, and yet each of them resounds in his soul like heavenly music.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading They rest heart to heart for a moment, and then Mohammed sinks down on his knees, and kisses the hem of her dress and her little feet, and she bows down to him and whispers in his ear words which he hardly understands, and yet each of them resounds in his soul like heavenly music.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "O these little feet!
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They rest heart to heart for a moment, and then Mohammed sinks down on his knees, and kisses the hem of her dress and her little feet, and she bows down to him and whispers in his ear words which he hardly understands, and yet each of them resounds in his soul like heavenly music.
thornsnounUS /θɔːrnz/
plural of “thorn” — something that causes irritation and annoyance
From this reading They were not created to come in contact with the earth, and to be wounded by thorns.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They rest heart to heart for a moment, and then Mohammed sinks down on his knees, and kisses the hem of her dress and her little feet, and she bows down to him and whispers in his ear words which he hardly understands, and yet each of them resounds in his soul like heavenly music.
treadverbUS /tred/
put down or press the foot, place the foot
From this reading You should tread on flowers only, and flutter from rose to rose as the butterfly from flower to flower.
UNDERprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading THE PARADISE UNDER THE EARTH.
understandsverbUS /ˌʌndərˈstændz/
third-person singular of “understand” — know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading They rest heart to heart for a moment, and then Mohammed sinks down on his knees, and kisses the hem of her dress and her little feet, and she bows down to him and whispers in his ear words which he hardly understands, and yet each of them resounds in his soul like heavenly music.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were not created to come in contact with the earth, and to be wounded by thorns.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They rest heart to heart for a moment, and then Mohammed sinks down on his knees, and kisses the hem of her dress and her little feet, and she bows down to him and whispers in his ear words which he hardly understands, and yet each of them resounds in his soul like heavenly music.
whispersnounUS /ˈwɪspərz/
plural of “whisper” — speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading They rest heart to heart for a moment, and then Mohammed sinks down on his knees, and kisses the hem of her dress and her little feet, and she bows down to him and whispers in his ear words which he hardly understands, and yet each of them resounds in his soul like heavenly music.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They were not created to come in contact with the earth, and to be wounded by thorns.
wordsnounUS /wɜːrdz/
the words that are spoken
From this reading They rest heart to heart for a moment, and then Mohammed sinks down on his knees, and kisses the hem of her dress and her little feet, and she bows down to him and whispers in his ear words which he hardly understands, and yet each of them resounds in his soul like heavenly music.
woundednounUS /ˈwuːndɪd/
people who are wounded
From this reading They were not created to come in contact with the earth, and to be wounded by thorns.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading They rest heart to heart for a moment, and then Mohammed sinks down on his knees, and kisses the hem of her dress and her little feet, and she bows down to him and whispers in his ear words which he hardly understands, and yet each of them resounds in his soul like heavenly music.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You should tread on flowers only, and flutter from rose to rose as the butterfly from flower to flower.
