used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _The Vizier_ O merchants, tarry yet a day Here in Bokhara! but at noon, To-morrow, come, and ye shall pay Each fortieth web of cloth to me, As the law is, and go your way.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE SICK KING IN BOKHARA _Hussein_ O most just Vizier, send away The cloth-merchants, and let them be, Them and their dues, this day! the King Is ill at ease, and calls for thee.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _The Vizier_ O merchants, tarry yet a day Here in Bokhara! but at noon, To-morrow, come, and ye shall pay Each fortieth web of cloth to me, As the law is, and go your way.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE SICK KING IN BOKHARA _Hussein_ O most just Vizier, send away The cloth-merchants, and let them be, Them and their dues, this day! the King Is ill at ease, and calls for thee.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading THE SICK KING IN BOKHARA _Hussein_ O most just Vizier, send away The cloth-merchants, and let them be, Them and their dues, this day! the King Is ill at ease, and calls for thee.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE SICK KING IN BOKHARA _Hussein_ O most just Vizier, send away The cloth-merchants, and let them be, Them and their dues, this day! the King Is ill at ease, and calls for thee.
BOKHARA
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From this reading THE SICK KING IN BOKHARA _Hussein_ O most just Vizier, send away The cloth-merchants, and let them be, Them and their dues, this day! the King Is ill at ease, and calls for thee.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _The Vizier_ O merchants, tarry yet a day Here in Bokhara! but at noon, To-morrow, come, and ye shall pay Each fortieth web of cloth to me, As the law is, and go your way.
plural of “call” — a telephone connection
From this reading THE SICK KING IN BOKHARA _Hussein_ O most just Vizier, send away The cloth-merchants, and let them be, Them and their dues, this day! the King Is ill at ease, and calls for thee.
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading _The Vizier_ O merchants, tarry yet a day Here in Bokhara! but at noon, To-morrow, come, and ye shall pay Each fortieth web of cloth to me, As the law is, and go your way.
cloth-merchants
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From this reading THE SICK KING IN BOKHARA _Hussein_ O most just Vizier, send away The cloth-merchants, and let them be, Them and their dues, this day! the King Is ill at ease, and calls for thee.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading _The Vizier_ O merchants, tarry yet a day Here in Bokhara! but at noon, To-morrow, come, and ye shall pay Each fortieth web of cloth to me, As the law is, and go your way.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading THE SICK KING IN BOKHARA _Hussein_ O most just Vizier, send away The cloth-merchants, and let them be, Them and their dues, this day! the King Is ill at ease, and calls for thee.
duesnounUS /duːz/
plural of “due” — that which is deserved or owed
From this reading THE SICK KING IN BOKHARA _Hussein_ O most just Vizier, send away The cloth-merchants, and let them be, Them and their dues, this day! the King Is ill at ease, and calls for thee.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading _The Vizier_ O merchants, tarry yet a day Here in Bokhara! but at noon, To-morrow, come, and ye shall pay Each fortieth web of cloth to me, As the law is, and go your way.
move gently or carefully
From this reading THE SICK KING IN BOKHARA _Hussein_ O most just Vizier, send away The cloth-merchants, and let them be, Them and their dues, this day! the King Is ill at ease, and calls for thee.
Ferdousi's
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From this reading Thou teller of sweet tales, thine own, Ferdousi's, and the others', lead!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE SICK KING IN BOKHARA _Hussein_ O most just Vizier, send away The cloth-merchants, and let them be, Them and their dues, this day! the King Is ill at ease, and calls for thee.
fortiethnounUS /ˈfɔːrtiɪθ/
position 40 in a countable series of things
From this reading _The Vizier_ O merchants, tarry yet a day Here in Bokhara! but at noon, To-morrow, come, and ye shall pay Each fortieth web of cloth to me, As the law is, and go your way.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading _The Vizier_ O merchants, tarry yet a day Here in Bokhara! but at noon, To-morrow, come, and ye shall pay Each fortieth web of cloth to me, As the law is, and go your way.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading _The Vizier_ O merchants, tarry yet a day Here in Bokhara! but at noon, To-morrow, come, and ye shall pay Each fortieth web of cloth to me, As the law is, and go your way.
How
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From this reading How is it with my lord?
HusseinnounUS /huːˈseɪn/
Iraqi leader who waged war against Iran; his invasion of Kuwait led to the Gulf War (born in 1937)
From this reading THE SICK KING IN BOKHARA _Hussein_ O most just Vizier, send away The cloth-merchants, and let them be, Them and their dues, this day! the King Is ill at ease, and calls for thee.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading THE SICK KING IN BOKHARA _Hussein_ O most just Vizier, send away The cloth-merchants, and let them be, Them and their dues, this day! the King Is ill at ease, and calls for thee.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE SICK KING IN BOKHARA _Hussein_ O most just Vizier, send away The cloth-merchants, and let them be, Them and their dues, this day! the King Is ill at ease, and calls for thee.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE SICK KING IN BOKHARA _Hussein_ O most just Vizier, send away The cloth-merchants, and let them be, Them and their dues, this day! the King Is ill at ease, and calls for thee.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading How is it with my lord?
and nothing more
From this reading THE SICK KING IN BOKHARA _Hussein_ O most just Vizier, send away The cloth-merchants, and let them be, Them and their dues, this day! the King Is ill at ease, and calls for thee.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading THE SICK KING IN BOKHARA _Hussein_ O most just Vizier, send away The cloth-merchants, and let them be, Them and their dues, this day! the King Is ill at ease, and calls for thee.
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading _The Vizier_ O merchants, tarry yet a day Here in Bokhara! but at noon, To-morrow, come, and ye shall pay Each fortieth web of cloth to me, As the law is, and go your way.
take somebody somewhere
From this reading O Hussein, lead me to the King!
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading THE SICK KING IN BOKHARA _Hussein_ O most just Vizier, send away The cloth-merchants, and let them be, Them and their dues, this day! the King Is ill at ease, and calls for thee.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading How is it with my lord?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _The Vizier_ O merchants, tarry yet a day Here in Bokhara! but at noon, To-morrow, come, and ye shall pay Each fortieth web of cloth to me, As the law is, and go your way.
merchantsnounUS /ˈmɜːrtʃənts/
plural of “merchant” — a businessperson engaged in retail trade
From this reading _The Vizier_ O merchants, tarry yet a day Here in Bokhara! but at noon, To-morrow, come, and ye shall pay Each fortieth web of cloth to me, As the law is, and go your way.
used to form the superlative
From this reading THE SICK KING IN BOKHARA _Hussein_ O most just Vizier, send away The cloth-merchants, and let them be, Them and their dues, this day! the King Is ill at ease, and calls for thee.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading How is it with my lord?
the middle of the day
From this reading _The Vizier_ O merchants, tarry yet a day Here in Bokhara! but at noon, To-morrow, come, and ye shall pay Each fortieth web of cloth to me, As the law is, and go your way.
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 THE SICK KING IN BOKHARA _Hussein_ O most just Vizier, send away The cloth-merchants, and let them be, Them and their dues, this day! the King Is ill at ease, and calls for thee.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _The Vizier_ O merchants, tarry yet a day Here in Bokhara! but at noon, To-morrow, come, and ye shall pay Each fortieth web of cloth to me, As the law is, and go your way.
others
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From this reading Thou teller of sweet tales, thine own, Ferdousi's, and the others', lead!
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Thou teller of sweet tales, thine own, Ferdousi's, and the others', lead!
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading _The Vizier_ O merchants, tarry yet a day Here in Bokhara! but at noon, To-morrow, come, and ye shall pay Each fortieth web of cloth to me, As the law is, and go your way.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading THE SICK KING IN BOKHARA _Hussein_ O most just Vizier, send away The cloth-merchants, and let them be, Them and their dues, this day! the King Is ill at ease, and calls for thee.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading _The Vizier_ O merchants, tarry yet a day Here in Bokhara! but at noon, To-morrow, come, and ye shall pay Each fortieth web of cloth to me, As the law is, and go your way.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading THE SICK KING IN BOKHARA _Hussein_ O most just Vizier, send away The cloth-merchants, and let them be, Them and their dues, this day! the King Is ill at ease, and calls for thee.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading Thou teller of sweet tales, thine own, Ferdousi's, and the others', lead!
plural of “tale” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Thou teller of sweet tales, thine own, Ferdousi's, and the others', lead!
tarryverbUS /ˈteri/
be about
From this reading _The Vizier_ O merchants, tarry yet a day Here in Bokhara! but at noon, To-morrow, come, and ye shall pay Each fortieth web of cloth to me, As the law is, and go your way.
tellernounUS /ˈtelər/
United States physicist (born in Hungary) who worked on the first atom bomb and the first hydrogen bomb (1908-2003)
From this reading Thou teller of sweet tales, thine own, Ferdousi's, and the others', lead!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SICK KING IN BOKHARA _Hussein_ O most just Vizier, send away The cloth-merchants, and let them be, Them and their dues, this day! the King Is ill at ease, and calls for thee.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading THE SICK KING IN BOKHARA _Hussein_ O most just Vizier, send away The cloth-merchants, and let them be, Them and their dues, this day! the King Is ill at ease, and calls for thee.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE SICK KING IN BOKHARA _Hussein_ O most just Vizier, send away The cloth-merchants, and let them be, Them and their dues, this day! the King Is ill at ease, and calls for thee.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading THE SICK KING IN BOKHARA _Hussein_ O most just Vizier, send away The cloth-merchants, and let them be, Them and their dues, this day! the King Is ill at ease, and calls for thee.
an old word for “yours”
From this reading Thou teller of sweet tales, thine own, Ferdousi's, and the others', lead!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE SICK KING IN BOKHARA _Hussein_ O most just Vizier, send away The cloth-merchants, and let them be, Them and their dues, this day! the King Is ill at ease, and calls for thee.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Thou teller of sweet tales, thine own, Ferdousi's, and the others', lead!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _The Vizier_ O merchants, tarry yet a day Here in Bokhara! but at noon, To-morrow, come, and ye shall pay Each fortieth web of cloth to me, As the law is, and go your way.
To-morrow
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From this reading _The Vizier_ O merchants, tarry yet a day Here in Bokhara! but at noon, To-morrow, come, and ye shall pay Each fortieth web of cloth to me, As the law is, and go your way.
ViziernounUS /vɪˈzɪər/
A high-ranking political advisor or minister to the sovereign monarch.
From this reading THE SICK KING IN BOKHARA _Hussein_ O most just Vizier, send away The cloth-merchants, and let them be, Them and their dues, this day! the King Is ill at ease, and calls for thee.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading _The Vizier_ O merchants, tarry yet a day Here in Bokhara! but at noon, To-morrow, come, and ye shall pay Each fortieth web of cloth to me, As the law is, and go your way.
webnounUS /web/
an intricate network suggesting something that was formed by weaving or interweaving
From this reading _The Vizier_ O merchants, tarry yet a day Here in Bokhara! but at noon, To-morrow, come, and ye shall pay Each fortieth web of cloth to me, As the law is, and go your way.
in the company of; together with
From this reading How is it with my lord?
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading _The Vizier_ O merchants, tarry yet a day Here in Bokhara! but at noon, To-morrow, come, and ye shall pay Each fortieth web of cloth to me, As the law is, and go your way.
but in spite of that
From this reading _The Vizier_ O merchants, tarry yet a day Here in Bokhara! but at noon, To-morrow, come, and ye shall pay Each fortieth web of cloth to me, As the law is, and go your way.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _The Vizier_ O merchants, tarry yet a day Here in Bokhara! but at noon, To-morrow, come, and ye shall pay Each fortieth web of cloth to me, As the law is, and go your way.
