used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There is a fountain—thou knowest it?—out yonder among the gardens, built on the pattern of a little mosque.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading There I will conceal the wealth, and afterwards I will seek thee at the house of Nûr.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading In the pavement of its recess is a loose stone covering a hole where I am used to bury trifles.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading There is a fountain—thou knowest it?—out yonder among the gardens, built on the pattern of a little mosque.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There I will conceal the wealth, and afterwards I will seek thee at the house of Nûr.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There I will conceal the wealth, and afterwards I will seek thee at the house of Nûr.
(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
From this reading There is a fountain—thou knowest it?—out yonder among the gardens, built on the pattern of a little mosque.
buryverbUS /ˈberi/
cover from sight
From this reading In the pavement of its recess is a loose stone covering a hole where I am used to bury trifles.
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading There I will conceal the wealth, and afterwards I will seek thee at the house of Nûr.
coveringnounUS /ˈkʌvərɪŋ/
a natural object that covers or envelops
From this reading In the pavement of its recess is a loose stone covering a hole where I am used to bury trifles.
start firing a weapon
From this reading Make haste, O my son!… Look, there is smoke: they set fire to the house!… The girl is pretty, and some of them might quarrel with thee for her sake.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Make haste, O my son!… Look, there is smoke: they set fire to the house!… The girl is pretty, and some of them might quarrel with thee for her sake.
fountainnounUS /ˈfaʊntən/
a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises
From this reading There is a fountain—thou knowest it?—out yonder among the gardens, built on the pattern of a little mosque.
plural of “garden” — a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading There is a fountain—thou knowest it?—out yonder among the gardens, built on the pattern of a little mosque.
a young female
From this reading Make haste, O my son!… Look, there is smoke: they set fire to the house!… The girl is pretty, and some of them might quarrel with thee for her sake.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “I go now to secure the money.
overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
From this reading Make haste, O my son!… Look, there is smoke: they set fire to the house!… The girl is pretty, and some of them might quarrel with thee for her sake.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Make haste, O my son!… Look, there is smoke: they set fire to the house!… The girl is pretty, and some of them might quarrel with thee for her sake.
an opening into or through something
From this reading In the pavement of its recess is a loose stone covering a hole where I am used to bury trifles.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading There I will conceal the wealth, and afterwards I will seek thee at the house of Nûr.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I go now to secure the money.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the pavement of its recess is a loose stone covering a hole where I am used to bury trifles.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is a fountain—thou knowest it?—out yonder among the gardens, built on the pattern of a little mosque.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There is a fountain—thou knowest it?—out yonder among the gardens, built on the pattern of a little mosque.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading In the pavement of its recess is a loose stone covering a hole where I am used to bury trifles.
knowest
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From this reading There is a fountain—thou knowest it?—out yonder among the gardens, built on the pattern of a little mosque.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading There is a fountain—thou knowest it?—out yonder among the gardens, built on the pattern of a little mosque.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Make haste, O my son!… Look, there is smoke: they set fire to the house!… The girl is pretty, and some of them might quarrel with thee for her sake.
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
From this reading In the pavement of its recess is a loose stone covering a hole where I am used to bury trifles.
engage in
From this reading Make haste, O my son!… Look, there is smoke: they set fire to the house!… The girl is pretty, and some of them might quarrel with thee for her sake.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Make haste, O my son!… Look, there is smoke: they set fire to the house!… The girl is pretty, and some of them might quarrel with thee for her sake.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading “I go now to secure the money.
mosquenounUS /mɑːsk/
(Islam) a Muslim place of worship that usually has a minaret
From this reading There is a fountain—thou knowest it?—out yonder among the gardens, built on the pattern of a little mosque.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Make haste, O my son!… Look, there is smoke: they set fire to the house!… The girl is pretty, and some of them might quarrel with thee for her sake.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “I go now to secure the money.
Nûr
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From this reading There I will conceal the wealth, and afterwards I will seek thee at the house of Nûr.
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 Make haste, O my son!… Look, there is smoke: they set fire to the house!… The girl is pretty, and some of them might quarrel with thee for her sake.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There is a fountain—thou knowest it?—out yonder among the gardens, built on the pattern of a little mosque.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There is a fountain—thou knowest it?—out yonder among the gardens, built on the pattern of a little mosque.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading There is a fountain—thou knowest it?—out yonder among the gardens, built on the pattern of a little mosque.
patternnounUS /ˈpætərn/
a perceptual structure
From this reading There is a fountain—thou knowest it?—out yonder among the gardens, built on the pattern of a little mosque.
pavementnounUS /ˈpeɪvmənt/
the paved surface of a thoroughfare
From this reading In the pavement of its recess is a loose stone covering a hole where I am used to bury trifles.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading Make haste, O my son!… Look, there is smoke: they set fire to the house!… The girl is pretty, and some of them might quarrel with thee for her sake.
an angry dispute
From this reading Make haste, O my son!… Look, there is smoke: they set fire to the house!… The girl is pretty, and some of them might quarrel with thee for her sake.
recessverbUS /rɪˈses/
put into a recess
From this reading In the pavement of its recess is a loose stone covering a hole where I am used to bury trifles.
a reason for wanting something done
From this reading Make haste, O my son!… Look, there is smoke: they set fire to the house!… The girl is pretty, and some of them might quarrel with thee for her sake.
get by special effort
From this reading “I go now to secure the money.
try to get or reach
From this reading There I will conceal the wealth, and afterwards I will seek thee at the house of Nûr.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Make haste, O my son!… Look, there is smoke: they set fire to the house!… The girl is pretty, and some of them might quarrel with thee for her sake.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading Make haste, O my son!… Look, there is smoke: they set fire to the house!… The girl is pretty, and some of them might quarrel with thee for her sake.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Make haste, O my son!… Look, there is smoke: they set fire to the house!… The girl is pretty, and some of them might quarrel with thee for her sake.
a male human offspring
From this reading Make haste, O my son!… Look, there is smoke: they set fire to the house!… The girl is pretty, and some of them might quarrel with thee for her sake.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading In the pavement of its recess is a loose stone covering a hole where I am used to bury trifles.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I go now to secure the money.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading There I will conceal the wealth, and afterwards I will seek thee at the house of Nûr.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Make haste, O my son!… Look, there is smoke: they set fire to the house!… The girl is pretty, and some of them might quarrel with thee for her sake.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There is a fountain—thou knowest it?—out yonder among the gardens, built on the pattern of a little mosque.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Make haste, O my son!… Look, there is smoke: they set fire to the house!… The girl is pretty, and some of them might quarrel with thee for her sake.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading There is a fountain—thou knowest it?—out yonder among the gardens, built on the pattern of a little mosque.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I go now to secure the money.
triflesnounUS /ˈtraɪfəlz/
plural of “trifle” — a cold pudding made of layers of sponge cake spread with fruit or jelly; may be decorated with nuts, cream, or chocolate
From this reading In the pavement of its recess is a loose stone covering a hole where I am used to bury trifles.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading In the pavement of its recess is a loose stone covering a hole where I am used to bury trifles.
the state of being rich and affluent; having a plentiful supply of material goods and money
From this reading There I will conceal the wealth, and afterwards I will seek thee at the house of Nûr.
in or at the place that
From this reading In the pavement of its recess is a loose stone covering a hole where I am used to bury trifles.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading There I will conceal the wealth, and afterwards I will seek thee at the house of Nûr.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Make haste, O my son!… Look, there is smoke: they set fire to the house!… The girl is pretty, and some of them might quarrel with thee for her sake.
distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)
From this reading There is a fountain—thou knowest it?—out yonder among the gardens, built on the pattern of a little mosque.
