used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Frederick Baron Corvo_ _Marmaduke Pickthall_ THE DIABOLIQUES _Jules Barbey d’Aurevilly_ _OTHER TITLES IN PREPARATION_ _MARMADUKE PICKTHALL_ SAÏD THE FISHERMAN _NEW YORK_ ALFRED A. KNOPF MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA “_There were some of them who made a covenant with God: Verily, if He gives us of His abundance, we will give alms and become righteous people._”—ALCORAN.
abodenounUS /əˈboʊd/
any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
From this reading Within, it was a single room, very dirty, the abode of many aged smells; without, a squat cube with walls of stone and roof of mud sun-baked and rolled to a seemly flatness.
abundancenounUS /əˈbʌndəns/
the property of a more than adequate quantity or supply
From this reading _Frederick Baron Corvo_ _Marmaduke Pickthall_ THE DIABOLIQUES _Jules Barbey d’Aurevilly_ _OTHER TITLES IN PREPARATION_ _MARMADUKE PICKTHALL_ SAÏD THE FISHERMAN _NEW YORK_ ALFRED A. KNOPF MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA “_There were some of them who made a covenant with God: Verily, if He gives us of His abundance, we will give alms and become righteous people._”—ALCORAN.
agedadjectiveUS /eɪdʒd/
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading Within, it was a single room, very dirty, the abode of many aged smells; without, a squat cube with walls of stone and roof of mud sun-baked and rolled to a seemly flatness.
ALCORAN
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From this reading _Frederick Baron Corvo_ _Marmaduke Pickthall_ THE DIABOLIQUES _Jules Barbey d’Aurevilly_ _OTHER TITLES IN PREPARATION_ _MARMADUKE PICKTHALL_ SAÏD THE FISHERMAN _NEW YORK_ ALFRED A. KNOPF MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA “_There were some of them who made a covenant with God: Verily, if He gives us of His abundance, we will give alms and become righteous people._”—ALCORAN.
ALFREDnounUS /ˈælfrəd/
king of Wessex; defeated the Vikings and encouraged writing in English (849-899)
From this reading _Frederick Baron Corvo_ _Marmaduke Pickthall_ THE DIABOLIQUES _Jules Barbey d’Aurevilly_ _OTHER TITLES IN PREPARATION_ _MARMADUKE PICKTHALL_ SAÏD THE FISHERMAN _NEW YORK_ ALFRED A. KNOPF MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA “_There were some of them who made a covenant with God: Verily, if He gives us of His abundance, we will give alms and become righteous people._”—ALCORAN.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Hard by was a fig-tree, the nearest to the sea in all that coast.
almsnounUS /ɑːlmz/
money or goods contributed to the poor
From this reading _Frederick Baron Corvo_ _Marmaduke Pickthall_ THE DIABOLIQUES _Jules Barbey d’Aurevilly_ _OTHER TITLES IN PREPARATION_ _MARMADUKE PICKTHALL_ SAÏD THE FISHERMAN _NEW YORK_ ALFRED A. KNOPF MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA “_There were some of them who made a covenant with God: Verily, if He gives us of His abundance, we will give alms and become righteous people._”—ALCORAN.
North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
From this reading _Frederick Baron Corvo_ _Marmaduke Pickthall_ THE DIABOLIQUES _Jules Barbey d’Aurevilly_ _OTHER TITLES IN PREPARATION_ _MARMADUKE PICKTHALL_ SAÏD THE FISHERMAN _NEW YORK_ ALFRED A. KNOPF MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA “_There were some of them who made a covenant with God: Verily, if He gives us of His abundance, we will give alms and become righteous people._”—ALCORAN.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The house of Saïd the fisherman nestled among the sandhills of the seashore at a long stone’s throw from the town, in whose shadow it lay at sunset.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Frederick Baron Corvo_ _Marmaduke Pickthall_ THE DIABOLIQUES _Jules Barbey d’Aurevilly_ _OTHER TITLES IN PREPARATION_ _MARMADUKE PICKTHALL_ SAÏD THE FISHERMAN _NEW YORK_ ALFRED A. KNOPF MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA “_There were some of them who made a covenant with God: Verily, if He gives us of His abundance, we will give alms and become righteous people._”—ALCORAN.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The house of Saïd the fisherman nestled among the sandhills of the seashore at a long stone’s throw from the town, in whose shadow it lay at sunset.
Barbey
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From this reading _Frederick Baron Corvo_ _Marmaduke Pickthall_ THE DIABOLIQUES _Jules Barbey d’Aurevilly_ _OTHER TITLES IN PREPARATION_ _MARMADUKE PICKTHALL_ SAÏD THE FISHERMAN _NEW YORK_ ALFRED A. KNOPF MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA “_There were some of them who made a covenant with God: Verily, if He gives us of His abundance, we will give alms and become righteous people._”—ALCORAN.
a nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank
From this reading _Frederick Baron Corvo_ _Marmaduke Pickthall_ THE DIABOLIQUES _Jules Barbey d’Aurevilly_ _OTHER TITLES IN PREPARATION_ _MARMADUKE PICKTHALL_ SAÏD THE FISHERMAN _NEW YORK_ ALFRED A. KNOPF MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA “_There were some of them who made a covenant with God: Verily, if He gives us of His abundance, we will give alms and become righteous people._”—ALCORAN.
bassnounUS /bæs/
the lowest part of the musical range
From this reading Here, in a crotch of the branches, Saïd would place his mattress in the stifling summer nights and snore two deep bass notes in peace and coolness, while his wife trumpeted a treble from her couch upon the house-top.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading _Frederick Baron Corvo_ _Marmaduke Pickthall_ THE DIABOLIQUES _Jules Barbey d’Aurevilly_ _OTHER TITLES IN PREPARATION_ _MARMADUKE PICKTHALL_ SAÏD THE FISHERMAN _NEW YORK_ ALFRED A. KNOPF MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA “_There were some of them who made a covenant with God: Verily, if He gives us of His abundance, we will give alms and become righteous people._”—ALCORAN.
plural of “branch” — a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading Here, in a crotch of the branches, Saïd would place his mattress in the stifling summer nights and snore two deep bass notes in peace and coolness, while his wife trumpeted a treble from her couch upon the house-top.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Hard by was a fig-tree, the nearest to the sea in all that coast.
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading Hard by was a fig-tree, the nearest to the sea in all that coast.
coolnessnounUS /ˈkuːlnəs/
calm and unruffled self-assurance
From this reading Here, in a crotch of the branches, Saïd would place his mattress in the stifling summer nights and snore two deep bass notes in peace and coolness, while his wife trumpeted a treble from her couch upon the house-top.
Corvo
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From this reading _Frederick Baron Corvo_ _Marmaduke Pickthall_ THE DIABOLIQUES _Jules Barbey d’Aurevilly_ _OTHER TITLES IN PREPARATION_ _MARMADUKE PICKTHALL_ SAÏD THE FISHERMAN _NEW YORK_ ALFRED A. KNOPF MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA “_There were some of them who made a covenant with God: Verily, if He gives us of His abundance, we will give alms and become righteous people._”—ALCORAN.
couchnounUS /kaʊtʃ/
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading Here, in a crotch of the branches, Saïd would place his mattress in the stifling summer nights and snore two deep bass notes in peace and coolness, while his wife trumpeted a treble from her couch upon the house-top.
covenantnounUS /ˈkʌvənənt/
a signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action
From this reading _Frederick Baron Corvo_ _Marmaduke Pickthall_ THE DIABOLIQUES _Jules Barbey d’Aurevilly_ _OTHER TITLES IN PREPARATION_ _MARMADUKE PICKTHALL_ SAÏD THE FISHERMAN _NEW YORK_ ALFRED A. KNOPF MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA “_There were some of them who made a covenant with God: Verily, if He gives us of His abundance, we will give alms and become righteous people._”—ALCORAN.
crotchnounUS /krɑːtʃ/
the region of the angle formed by the junction of two branches
From this reading Here, in a crotch of the branches, Saïd would place his mattress in the stifling summer nights and snore two deep bass notes in peace and coolness, while his wife trumpeted a treble from her couch upon the house-top.
cubenounUS /kjuːb/
a hexahedron with six equal squares as faces
From this reading Within, it was a single room, very dirty, the abode of many aged smells; without, a squat cube with walls of stone and roof of mud sun-baked and rolled to a seemly flatness.
d'Aurevilly
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From this reading _Frederick Baron Corvo_ _Marmaduke Pickthall_ THE DIABOLIQUES _Jules Barbey d’Aurevilly_ _OTHER TITLES IN PREPARATION_ _MARMADUKE PICKTHALL_ SAÏD THE FISHERMAN _NEW YORK_ ALFRED A. KNOPF MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA “_There were some of them who made a covenant with God: Verily, if He gives us of His abundance, we will give alms and become righteous people._”—ALCORAN.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading Here, in a crotch of the branches, Saïd would place his mattress in the stifling summer nights and snore two deep bass notes in peace and coolness, while his wife trumpeted a treble from her couch upon the house-top.
DIABOLIQUES
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From this reading _Frederick Baron Corvo_ _Marmaduke Pickthall_ THE DIABOLIQUES _Jules Barbey d’Aurevilly_ _OTHER TITLES IN PREPARATION_ _MARMADUKE PICKTHALL_ SAÏD THE FISHERMAN _NEW YORK_ ALFRED A. KNOPF MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA “_There were some of them who made a covenant with God: Verily, if He gives us of His abundance, we will give alms and become righteous people._”—ALCORAN.
dirtyadjectiveUS /ˈdɜːrti/
soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
From this reading Within, it was a single room, very dirty, the abode of many aged smells; without, a squat cube with walls of stone and roof of mud sun-baked and rolled to a seemly flatness.
fig-tree
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From this reading Hard by was a fig-tree, the nearest to the sea in all that coast.
FISHERMANnounUS /ˈfɪʃərmæn/
someone whose occupation is catching fish
From this reading _Frederick Baron Corvo_ _Marmaduke Pickthall_ THE DIABOLIQUES _Jules Barbey d’Aurevilly_ _OTHER TITLES IN PREPARATION_ _MARMADUKE PICKTHALL_ SAÏD THE FISHERMAN _NEW YORK_ ALFRED A. KNOPF MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA “_There were some of them who made a covenant with God: Verily, if He gives us of His abundance, we will give alms and become righteous people._”—ALCORAN.
flatnessnounUS /ˈflætnəs/
the property of having two dimensions
From this reading Within, it was a single room, very dirty, the abode of many aged smells; without, a squat cube with walls of stone and roof of mud sun-baked and rolled to a seemly flatness.
FredericknounUS /ˈfredrɪk/
a town in northern Maryland to the west of Baltimore
From this reading _Frederick Baron Corvo_ _Marmaduke Pickthall_ THE DIABOLIQUES _Jules Barbey d’Aurevilly_ _OTHER TITLES IN PREPARATION_ _MARMADUKE PICKTHALL_ SAÏD THE FISHERMAN _NEW YORK_ ALFRED A. KNOPF MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA “_There were some of them who made a covenant with God: Verily, if He gives us of His abundance, we will give alms and become righteous people._”—ALCORAN.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The house of Saïd the fisherman nestled among the sandhills of the seashore at a long stone’s throw from the town, in whose shadow it lay at sunset.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading _Frederick Baron Corvo_ _Marmaduke Pickthall_ THE DIABOLIQUES _Jules Barbey d’Aurevilly_ _OTHER TITLES IN PREPARATION_ _MARMADUKE PICKTHALL_ SAÏD THE FISHERMAN _NEW YORK_ ALFRED A. KNOPF MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA “_There were some of them who made a covenant with God: Verily, if He gives us of His abundance, we will give alms and become righteous people._”—ALCORAN.
plural of “give” — the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
From this reading _Frederick Baron Corvo_ _Marmaduke Pickthall_ THE DIABOLIQUES _Jules Barbey d’Aurevilly_ _OTHER TITLES IN PREPARATION_ _MARMADUKE PICKTHALL_ SAÏD THE FISHERMAN _NEW YORK_ ALFRED A. KNOPF MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA “_There were some of them who made a covenant with God: Verily, if He gives us of His abundance, we will give alms and become righteous people._”—ALCORAN.
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 _Frederick Baron Corvo_ _Marmaduke Pickthall_ THE DIABOLIQUES _Jules Barbey d’Aurevilly_ _OTHER TITLES IN PREPARATION_ _MARMADUKE PICKTHALL_ SAÏD THE FISHERMAN _NEW YORK_ ALFRED A. KNOPF MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA “_There were some of them who made a covenant with God: Verily, if He gives us of His abundance, we will give alms and become righteous people._”—ALCORAN.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Hard by was a fig-tree, the nearest to the sea in all that coast.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Frederick Baron Corvo_ _Marmaduke Pickthall_ THE DIABOLIQUES _Jules Barbey d’Aurevilly_ _OTHER TITLES IN PREPARATION_ _MARMADUKE PICKTHALL_ SAÏD THE FISHERMAN _NEW YORK_ ALFRED A. KNOPF MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA “_There were some of them who made a covenant with God: Verily, if He gives us of His abundance, we will give alms and become righteous people._”—ALCORAN.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Here, in a crotch of the branches, Saïd would place his mattress in the stifling summer nights and snore two deep bass notes in peace and coolness, while his wife trumpeted a treble from her couch upon the house-top.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here, in a crotch of the branches, Saïd would place his mattress in the stifling summer nights and snore two deep bass notes in peace and coolness, while his wife trumpeted a treble from her couch upon the house-top.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _Frederick Baron Corvo_ _Marmaduke Pickthall_ THE DIABOLIQUES _Jules Barbey d’Aurevilly_ _OTHER TITLES IN PREPARATION_ _MARMADUKE PICKTHALL_ SAÏD THE FISHERMAN _NEW YORK_ ALFRED A. KNOPF MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA “_There were some of them who made a covenant with God: Verily, if He gives us of His abundance, we will give alms and become righteous people._”—ALCORAN.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The house of Saïd the fisherman nestled among the sandhills of the seashore at a long stone’s throw from the town, in whose shadow it lay at sunset.
house-top
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From this reading Here, in a crotch of the branches, Saïd would place his mattress in the stifling summer nights and snore two deep bass notes in peace and coolness, while his wife trumpeted a treble from her couch upon the house-top.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading _Frederick Baron Corvo_ _Marmaduke Pickthall_ THE DIABOLIQUES _Jules Barbey d’Aurevilly_ _OTHER TITLES IN PREPARATION_ _MARMADUKE PICKTHALL_ SAÏD THE FISHERMAN _NEW YORK_ ALFRED A. KNOPF MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA “_There were some of them who made a covenant with God: Verily, if He gives us of His abundance, we will give alms and become righteous people._”—ALCORAN.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Frederick Baron Corvo_ _Marmaduke Pickthall_ THE DIABOLIQUES _Jules Barbey d’Aurevilly_ _OTHER TITLES IN PREPARATION_ _MARMADUKE PICKTHALL_ SAÏD THE FISHERMAN _NEW YORK_ ALFRED A. KNOPF MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA “_There were some of them who made a covenant with God: Verily, if He gives us of His abundance, we will give alms and become righteous people._”—ALCORAN.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The house of Saïd the fisherman nestled among the sandhills of the seashore at a long stone’s throw from the town, in whose shadow it lay at sunset.
Jules
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From this reading _Frederick Baron Corvo_ _Marmaduke Pickthall_ THE DIABOLIQUES _Jules Barbey d’Aurevilly_ _OTHER TITLES IN PREPARATION_ _MARMADUKE PICKTHALL_ SAÏD THE FISHERMAN _NEW YORK_ ALFRED A. KNOPF MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA “_There were some of them who made a covenant with God: Verily, if He gives us of His abundance, we will give alms and become righteous people._”—ALCORAN.
KNOPF
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From this reading _Frederick Baron Corvo_ _Marmaduke Pickthall_ THE DIABOLIQUES _Jules Barbey d’Aurevilly_ _OTHER TITLES IN PREPARATION_ _MARMADUKE PICKTHALL_ SAÏD THE FISHERMAN _NEW YORK_ ALFRED A. KNOPF MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA “_There were some of them who made a covenant with God: Verily, if He gives us of His abundance, we will give alms and become righteous people._”—ALCORAN.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The house of Saïd the fisherman nestled among the sandhills of the seashore at a long stone’s throw from the town, in whose shadow it lay at sunset.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading The house of Saïd the fisherman nestled among the sandhills of the seashore at a long stone’s throw from the town, in whose shadow it lay at sunset.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading _Frederick Baron Corvo_ _Marmaduke Pickthall_ THE DIABOLIQUES _Jules Barbey d’Aurevilly_ _OTHER TITLES IN PREPARATION_ _MARMADUKE PICKTHALL_ SAÏD THE FISHERMAN _NEW YORK_ ALFRED A. KNOPF MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA “_There were some of them who made a covenant with God: Verily, if He gives us of His abundance, we will give alms and become righteous people._”—ALCORAN.
MANUFACTUREDadjectiveUS /ˌmænjəˈfæktʃərd/
produced in a large-scale industrial operation
From this reading _Frederick Baron Corvo_ _Marmaduke Pickthall_ THE DIABOLIQUES _Jules Barbey d’Aurevilly_ _OTHER TITLES IN PREPARATION_ _MARMADUKE PICKTHALL_ SAÏD THE FISHERMAN _NEW YORK_ ALFRED A. KNOPF MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA “_There were some of them who made a covenant with God: Verily, if He gives us of His abundance, we will give alms and become righteous people._”—ALCORAN.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Within, it was a single room, very dirty, the abode of many aged smells; without, a squat cube with walls of stone and roof of mud sun-baked and rolled to a seemly flatness.
Marmaduke
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From this reading _Frederick Baron Corvo_ _Marmaduke Pickthall_ THE DIABOLIQUES _Jules Barbey d’Aurevilly_ _OTHER TITLES IN PREPARATION_ _MARMADUKE PICKTHALL_ SAÏD THE FISHERMAN _NEW YORK_ ALFRED A. KNOPF MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA “_There were some of them who made a covenant with God: Verily, if He gives us of His abundance, we will give alms and become righteous people._”—ALCORAN.
mattressnounUS /ˈmætrəs/
a large thick pad filled with resilient material and often incorporating coiled springs, used as a bed or part of a bed
From this reading Here, in a crotch of the branches, Saïd would place his mattress in the stifling summer nights and snore two deep bass notes in peace and coolness, while his wife trumpeted a treble from her couch upon the house-top.
water soaked soil; soft wet earth
From this reading Within, it was a single room, very dirty, the abode of many aged smells; without, a squat cube with walls of stone and roof of mud sun-baked and rolled to a seemly flatness.
(superlative of “near” or “close”) within the shortest distance
From this reading Hard by was a fig-tree, the nearest to the sea in all that coast.
nestledadjectiveUS /ˈnesəld/
drawn or pressed close to someone or something for or as if for affection or protection
From this reading The house of Saïd the fisherman nestled among the sandhills of the seashore at a long stone’s throw from the town, in whose shadow it lay at sunset.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading _Frederick Baron Corvo_ _Marmaduke Pickthall_ THE DIABOLIQUES _Jules Barbey d’Aurevilly_ _OTHER TITLES IN PREPARATION_ _MARMADUKE PICKTHALL_ SAÏD THE FISHERMAN _NEW YORK_ ALFRED A. KNOPF MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA “_There were some of them who made a covenant with God: Verily, if He gives us of His abundance, we will give alms and become righteous people._”—ALCORAN.
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading Here, in a crotch of the branches, Saïd would place his mattress in the stifling summer nights and snore two deep bass notes in peace and coolness, while his wife trumpeted a treble from her couch upon the house-top.
plural of “note” — a brief written record
From this reading Here, in a crotch of the branches, Saïd would place his mattress in the stifling summer nights and snore two deep bass notes in peace and coolness, while his wife trumpeted a treble from her couch upon the house-top.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Frederick Baron Corvo_ _Marmaduke Pickthall_ THE DIABOLIQUES _Jules Barbey d’Aurevilly_ _OTHER TITLES IN PREPARATION_ _MARMADUKE PICKTHALL_ SAÏD THE FISHERMAN _NEW YORK_ ALFRED A. KNOPF MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA “_There were some of them who made a covenant with God: Verily, if He gives us of His abundance, we will give alms and become righteous people._”—ALCORAN.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading _Frederick Baron Corvo_ _Marmaduke Pickthall_ THE DIABOLIQUES _Jules Barbey d’Aurevilly_ _OTHER TITLES IN PREPARATION_ _MARMADUKE PICKTHALL_ SAÏD THE FISHERMAN _NEW YORK_ ALFRED A. KNOPF MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA “_There were some of them who made a covenant with God: Verily, if He gives us of His abundance, we will give alms and become righteous people._”—ALCORAN.
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading Here, in a crotch of the branches, Saïd would place his mattress in the stifling summer nights and snore two deep bass notes in peace and coolness, while his wife trumpeted a treble from her couch upon the house-top.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading _Frederick Baron Corvo_ _Marmaduke Pickthall_ THE DIABOLIQUES _Jules Barbey d’Aurevilly_ _OTHER TITLES IN PREPARATION_ _MARMADUKE PICKTHALL_ SAÏD THE FISHERMAN _NEW YORK_ ALFRED A. KNOPF MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA “_There were some of them who made a covenant with God: Verily, if He gives us of His abundance, we will give alms and become righteous people._”—ALCORAN.
Pickthall
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From this reading _Frederick Baron Corvo_ _Marmaduke Pickthall_ THE DIABOLIQUES _Jules Barbey d’Aurevilly_ _OTHER TITLES IN PREPARATION_ _MARMADUKE PICKTHALL_ SAÏD THE FISHERMAN _NEW YORK_ ALFRED A. KNOPF MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA “_There were some of them who made a covenant with God: Verily, if He gives us of His abundance, we will give alms and become righteous people._”—ALCORAN.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Here, in a crotch of the branches, Saïd would place his mattress in the stifling summer nights and snore two deep bass notes in peace and coolness, while his wife trumpeted a treble from her couch upon the house-top.
PREPARATIONnounUS /ˌprepərˈeɪʃən/
the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose
From this reading _Frederick Baron Corvo_ _Marmaduke Pickthall_ THE DIABOLIQUES _Jules Barbey d’Aurevilly_ _OTHER TITLES IN PREPARATION_ _MARMADUKE PICKTHALL_ SAÏD THE FISHERMAN _NEW YORK_ ALFRED A. KNOPF MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA “_There were some of them who made a covenant with God: Verily, if He gives us of His abundance, we will give alms and become righteous people._”—ALCORAN.
righteousadjectiveUS /ˈraɪtʃəs/
characterized by or proceeding from accepted standards of morality or justice
From this reading _Frederick Baron Corvo_ _Marmaduke Pickthall_ THE DIABOLIQUES _Jules Barbey d’Aurevilly_ _OTHER TITLES IN PREPARATION_ _MARMADUKE PICKTHALL_ SAÏD THE FISHERMAN _NEW YORK_ ALFRED A. KNOPF MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA “_There were some of them who made a covenant with God: Verily, if He gives us of His abundance, we will give alms and become righteous people._”—ALCORAN.
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading Within, it was a single room, very dirty, the abode of many aged smells; without, a squat cube with walls of stone and roof of mud sun-baked and rolled to a seemly flatness.
a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
From this reading Within, it was a single room, very dirty, the abode of many aged smells; without, a squat cube with walls of stone and roof of mud sun-baked and rolled to a seemly flatness.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Within, it was a single room, very dirty, the abode of many aged smells; without, a squat cube with walls of stone and roof of mud sun-baked and rolled to a seemly flatness.
sandhills
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From this reading The house of Saïd the fisherman nestled among the sandhills of the seashore at a long stone’s throw from the town, in whose shadow it lay at sunset.
SAÏD
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From this reading _Frederick Baron Corvo_ _Marmaduke Pickthall_ THE DIABOLIQUES _Jules Barbey d’Aurevilly_ _OTHER TITLES IN PREPARATION_ _MARMADUKE PICKTHALL_ SAÏD THE FISHERMAN _NEW YORK_ ALFRED A. KNOPF MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA “_There were some of them who made a covenant with God: Verily, if He gives us of His abundance, we will give alms and become righteous people._”—ALCORAN.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading Hard by was a fig-tree, the nearest to the sea in all that coast.
seashorenounUS /ˈsiːʃɔːr/
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading The house of Saïd the fisherman nestled among the sandhills of the seashore at a long stone’s throw from the town, in whose shadow it lay at sunset.
seemlyadjective
according with custom or propriety
From this reading Within, it was a single room, very dirty, the abode of many aged smells; without, a squat cube with walls of stone and roof of mud sun-baked and rolled to a seemly flatness.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading The house of Saïd the fisherman nestled among the sandhills of the seashore at a long stone’s throw from the town, in whose shadow it lay at sunset.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading Within, it was a single room, very dirty, the abode of many aged smells; without, a squat cube with walls of stone and roof of mud sun-baked and rolled to a seemly flatness.
smellsnounUS /smelz/
plural of “smell” — the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading Within, it was a single room, very dirty, the abode of many aged smells; without, a squat cube with walls of stone and roof of mud sun-baked and rolled to a seemly flatness.
snoreverbUS /snɔːr/
breathe noisily during one's sleep
From this reading Here, in a crotch of the branches, Saïd would place his mattress in the stifling summer nights and snore two deep bass notes in peace and coolness, while his wife trumpeted a treble from her couch upon the house-top.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading _Frederick Baron Corvo_ _Marmaduke Pickthall_ THE DIABOLIQUES _Jules Barbey d’Aurevilly_ _OTHER TITLES IN PREPARATION_ _MARMADUKE PICKTHALL_ SAÏD THE FISHERMAN _NEW YORK_ ALFRED A. KNOPF MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA “_There were some of them who made a covenant with God: Verily, if He gives us of His abundance, we will give alms and become righteous people._”—ALCORAN.
squatverbUS /skwɑːt/
sit on one's heels
From this reading Within, it was a single room, very dirty, the abode of many aged smells; without, a squat cube with walls of stone and roof of mud sun-baked and rolled to a seemly flatness.
plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading _Frederick Baron Corvo_ _Marmaduke Pickthall_ THE DIABOLIQUES _Jules Barbey d’Aurevilly_ _OTHER TITLES IN PREPARATION_ _MARMADUKE PICKTHALL_ SAÏD THE FISHERMAN _NEW YORK_ ALFRED A. KNOPF MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA “_There were some of them who made a covenant with God: Verily, if He gives us of His abundance, we will give alms and become righteous people._”—ALCORAN.
stiflingnounUS /ˈstaɪflɪŋ/
forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority
From this reading Here, in a crotch of the branches, Saïd would place his mattress in the stifling summer nights and snore two deep bass notes in peace and coolness, while his wife trumpeted a treble from her couch upon the house-top.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Within, it was a single room, very dirty, the abode of many aged smells; without, a squat cube with walls of stone and roof of mud sun-baked and rolled to a seemly flatness.
stone'snounUS /stoʊnz/
possessive form of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading The house of Saïd the fisherman nestled among the sandhills of the seashore at a long stone’s throw from the town, in whose shadow it lay at sunset.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading Here, in a crotch of the branches, Saïd would place his mattress in the stifling summer nights and snore two deep bass notes in peace and coolness, while his wife trumpeted a treble from her couch upon the house-top.
sun-baked
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From this reading Within, it was a single room, very dirty, the abode of many aged smells; without, a squat cube with walls of stone and roof of mud sun-baked and rolled to a seemly flatness.
the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
From this reading The house of Saïd the fisherman nestled among the sandhills of the seashore at a long stone’s throw from the town, in whose shadow it lay at sunset.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Hard by was a fig-tree, the nearest to the sea in all that coast.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Frederick Baron Corvo_ _Marmaduke Pickthall_ THE DIABOLIQUES _Jules Barbey d’Aurevilly_ _OTHER TITLES IN PREPARATION_ _MARMADUKE PICKTHALL_ SAÏD THE FISHERMAN _NEW YORK_ ALFRED A. KNOPF MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA “_There were some of them who made a covenant with God: Verily, if He gives us of His abundance, we will give alms and become righteous people._”—ALCORAN.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading _Frederick Baron Corvo_ _Marmaduke Pickthall_ THE DIABOLIQUES _Jules Barbey d’Aurevilly_ _OTHER TITLES IN PREPARATION_ _MARMADUKE PICKTHALL_ SAÏD THE FISHERMAN _NEW YORK_ ALFRED A. KNOPF MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA “_There were some of them who made a covenant with God: Verily, if He gives us of His abundance, we will give alms and become righteous people._”—ALCORAN.
in or at that place or location
From this reading _Frederick Baron Corvo_ _Marmaduke Pickthall_ THE DIABOLIQUES _Jules Barbey d’Aurevilly_ _OTHER TITLES IN PREPARATION_ _MARMADUKE PICKTHALL_ SAÏD THE FISHERMAN _NEW YORK_ ALFRED A. KNOPF MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA “_There were some of them who made a covenant with God: Verily, if He gives us of His abundance, we will give alms and become righteous people._”—ALCORAN.
propel through the air
From this reading The house of Saïd the fisherman nestled among the sandhills of the seashore at a long stone’s throw from the town, in whose shadow it lay at sunset.
TITLESnounUS /ˈtaɪtəlz/
plural of “title” — a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with
From this reading _Frederick Baron Corvo_ _Marmaduke Pickthall_ THE DIABOLIQUES _Jules Barbey d’Aurevilly_ _OTHER TITLES IN PREPARATION_ _MARMADUKE PICKTHALL_ SAÏD THE FISHERMAN _NEW YORK_ ALFRED A. KNOPF MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA “_There were some of them who made a covenant with God: Verily, if He gives us of His abundance, we will give alms and become righteous people._”—ALCORAN.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Within, it was a single room, very dirty, the abode of many aged smells; without, a squat cube with walls of stone and roof of mud sun-baked and rolled to a seemly flatness.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading The house of Saïd the fisherman nestled among the sandhills of the seashore at a long stone’s throw from the town, in whose shadow it lay at sunset.
trebleadjectiveUS /ˈtrebəl/
having or denoting a high range
From this reading Here, in a crotch of the branches, Saïd would place his mattress in the stifling summer nights and snore two deep bass notes in peace and coolness, while his wife trumpeted a treble from her couch upon the house-top.
trumpetedverbUS /ˈtrʌmpətɪd/
past form of “trumpet” — proclaim on, or as if on, a trumpet
From this reading Here, in a crotch of the branches, Saïd would place his mattress in the stifling summer nights and snore two deep bass notes in peace and coolness, while his wife trumpeted a treble from her couch upon the house-top.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Here, in a crotch of the branches, Saïd would place his mattress in the stifling summer nights and snore two deep bass notes in peace and coolness, while his wife trumpeted a treble from her couch upon the house-top.
UNITEDadjectiveUS /juːˈnaɪtɪd/
characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity
From this reading _Frederick Baron Corvo_ _Marmaduke Pickthall_ THE DIABOLIQUES _Jules Barbey d’Aurevilly_ _OTHER TITLES IN PREPARATION_ _MARMADUKE PICKTHALL_ SAÏD THE FISHERMAN _NEW YORK_ ALFRED A. KNOPF MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA “_There were some of them who made a covenant with God: Verily, if He gives us of His abundance, we will give alms and become righteous people._”—ALCORAN.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Here, in a crotch of the branches, Saïd would place his mattress in the stifling summer nights and snore two deep bass notes in peace and coolness, while his wife trumpeted a treble from her couch upon the house-top.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Frederick Baron Corvo_ _Marmaduke Pickthall_ THE DIABOLIQUES _Jules Barbey d’Aurevilly_ _OTHER TITLES IN PREPARATION_ _MARMADUKE PICKTHALL_ SAÏD THE FISHERMAN _NEW YORK_ ALFRED A. KNOPF MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA “_There were some of them who made a covenant with God: Verily, if He gives us of His abundance, we will give alms and become righteous people._”—ALCORAN.
Verilyadverb
in truth; certainly
From this reading _Frederick Baron Corvo_ _Marmaduke Pickthall_ THE DIABOLIQUES _Jules Barbey d’Aurevilly_ _OTHER TITLES IN PREPARATION_ _MARMADUKE PICKTHALL_ SAÏD THE FISHERMAN _NEW YORK_ ALFRED A. KNOPF MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA “_There were some of them who made a covenant with God: Verily, if He gives us of His abundance, we will give alms and become righteous people._”—ALCORAN.
precisely as stated
From this reading Within, it was a single room, very dirty, the abode of many aged smells; without, a squat cube with walls of stone and roof of mud sun-baked and rolled to a seemly flatness.
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading Within, it was a single room, very dirty, the abode of many aged smells; without, a squat cube with walls of stone and roof of mud sun-baked and rolled to a seemly flatness.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Within, it was a single room, very dirty, the abode of many aged smells; without, a squat cube with walls of stone and roof of mud sun-baked and rolled to a seemly flatness.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading _Frederick Baron Corvo_ _Marmaduke Pickthall_ THE DIABOLIQUES _Jules Barbey d’Aurevilly_ _OTHER TITLES IN PREPARATION_ _MARMADUKE PICKTHALL_ SAÏD THE FISHERMAN _NEW YORK_ ALFRED A. KNOPF MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA “_There were some of them who made a covenant with God: Verily, if He gives us of His abundance, we will give alms and become righteous people._”—ALCORAN.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _Frederick Baron Corvo_ _Marmaduke Pickthall_ THE DIABOLIQUES _Jules Barbey d’Aurevilly_ _OTHER TITLES IN PREPARATION_ _MARMADUKE PICKTHALL_ SAÏD THE FISHERMAN _NEW YORK_ ALFRED A. KNOPF MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA “_There were some of them who made a covenant with God: Verily, if He gives us of His abundance, we will give alms and become righteous people._”—ALCORAN.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Here, in a crotch of the branches, Saïd would place his mattress in the stifling summer nights and snore two deep bass notes in peace and coolness, while his wife trumpeted a treble from her couch upon the house-top.
which person or people
From this reading _Frederick Baron Corvo_ _Marmaduke Pickthall_ THE DIABOLIQUES _Jules Barbey d’Aurevilly_ _OTHER TITLES IN PREPARATION_ _MARMADUKE PICKTHALL_ SAÏD THE FISHERMAN _NEW YORK_ ALFRED A. KNOPF MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA “_There were some of them who made a covenant with God: Verily, if He gives us of His abundance, we will give alms and become righteous people._”—ALCORAN.
belonging to which person
From this reading The house of Saïd the fisherman nestled among the sandhills of the seashore at a long stone’s throw from the town, in whose shadow it lay at sunset.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading Here, in a crotch of the branches, Saïd would place his mattress in the stifling summer nights and snore two deep bass notes in peace and coolness, while his wife trumpeted a treble from her couch upon the house-top.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading _Frederick Baron Corvo_ _Marmaduke Pickthall_ THE DIABOLIQUES _Jules Barbey d’Aurevilly_ _OTHER TITLES IN PREPARATION_ _MARMADUKE PICKTHALL_ SAÏD THE FISHERMAN _NEW YORK_ ALFRED A. KNOPF MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA “_There were some of them who made a covenant with God: Verily, if He gives us of His abundance, we will give alms and become righteous people._”—ALCORAN.
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Frederick Baron Corvo_ _Marmaduke Pickthall_ THE DIABOLIQUES _Jules Barbey d’Aurevilly_ _OTHER TITLES IN PREPARATION_ _MARMADUKE PICKTHALL_ SAÏD THE FISHERMAN _NEW YORK_ ALFRED A. KNOPF MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA “_There were some of them who made a covenant with God: Verily, if He gives us of His abundance, we will give alms and become righteous people._”—ALCORAN.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Within, it was a single room, very dirty, the abode of many aged smells; without, a squat cube with walls of stone and roof of mud sun-baked and rolled to a seemly flatness.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Within, it was a single room, very dirty, the abode of many aged smells; without, a squat cube with walls of stone and roof of mud sun-baked and rolled to a seemly flatness.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Here, in a crotch of the branches, Saïd would place his mattress in the stifling summer nights and snore two deep bass notes in peace and coolness, while his wife trumpeted a treble from her couch upon the house-top.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading _Frederick Baron Corvo_ _Marmaduke Pickthall_ THE DIABOLIQUES _Jules Barbey d’Aurevilly_ _OTHER TITLES IN PREPARATION_ _MARMADUKE PICKTHALL_ SAÏD THE FISHERMAN _NEW YORK_ ALFRED A. KNOPF MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA “_There were some of them who made a covenant with God: Verily, if He gives us of His abundance, we will give alms and become righteous people._”—ALCORAN.
