used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading His jaws worked as a busy mill to which grist came unfailingly by great handfuls.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am sorry thou didst lose sight of Mustafa,” she said at length, speaking chiefly to herself.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Saïd told her something of the day’s doings, while she, vowing that he must be famished, brought some bread and dried raisins from the inner room.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His jaws worked as a busy mill to which grist came unfailingly by great handfuls.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “I am sorry thou didst lose sight of Mustafa,” she said at length, speaking chiefly to herself.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Saïd told her something of the day’s doings, while she, vowing that he must be famished, brought some bread and dried raisins from the inner room.
food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
From this reading Saïd told her something of the day’s doings, while she, vowing that he must be famished, brought some bread and dried raisins from the inner room.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Saïd told her something of the day’s doings, while she, vowing that he must be famished, brought some bread and dried raisins from the inner room.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading His jaws worked as a busy mill to which grist came unfailingly by great handfuls.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading His jaws worked as a busy mill to which grist came unfailingly by great handfuls.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading His jaws worked as a busy mill to which grist came unfailingly by great handfuls.
chieflyadverbUS /ˈtʃiːfli/
for the most part
From this reading “I am sorry thou didst lose sight of Mustafa,” she said at length, speaking chiefly to herself.
day'snounUS /deɪz/
possessive form of “day” — time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Saïd told her something of the day’s doings, while she, vowing that he must be famished, brought some bread and dried raisins from the inner room.
didstauxiliary verbUS /dɪdst/
an old form of “did”, used with “thou”
From this reading “I am sorry thou didst lose sight of Mustafa,” she said at length, speaking chiefly to herself.
doingsnounUS /ˈduːɪŋz/
manner of acting or controlling yourself
From this reading Saïd told her something of the day’s doings, while she, vowing that he must be famished, brought some bread and dried raisins from the inner room.
dotagenoun
mental infirmity as a consequence of old age; sometimes shown by foolish infatuations
From this reading Nûr wished him two healths, and, squatting on her heels, kept her painted eyes fixed on him in a kind of dotage.
driedadjectiveUS /draɪd/
not still wet
From this reading Saïd told her something of the day’s doings, while she, vowing that he must be famished, brought some bread and dried raisins from the inner room.
having escaped, especially from confinement
From this reading He was in truth pretty hungry, though the fact had escaped his mind.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Nûr wished him two healths, and, squatting on her heels, kept her painted eyes fixed on him in a kind of dotage.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading He was in truth pretty hungry, though the fact had escaped his mind.
famishedadjectiveUS /ˈfæmɪʃt/
extremely hungry
From this reading Saïd told her something of the day’s doings, while she, vowing that he must be famished, brought some bread and dried raisins from the inner room.
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading Nûr wished him two healths, and, squatting on her heels, kept her painted eyes fixed on him in a kind of dotage.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Saïd told her something of the day’s doings, while she, vowing that he must be famished, brought some bread and dried raisins from the inner room.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading His jaws worked as a busy mill to which grist came unfailingly by great handfuls.
gristnounUS /ɡrɪst/
grain intended to be or that has been ground
From this reading His jaws worked as a busy mill to which grist came unfailingly by great handfuls.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was in truth pretty hungry, though the fact had escaped his mind.
handfulsnounUS /ˈhændfʊlz/
plural of “handful” — a small number or amount
From this reading His jaws worked as a busy mill to which grist came unfailingly by great handfuls.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Saïd told her something of the day’s doings, while she, vowing that he must be famished, brought some bread and dried raisins from the inner room.
healths
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From this reading Nûr wished him two healths, and, squatting on her heels, kept her painted eyes fixed on him in a kind of dotage.
plural of “heel” — the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
From this reading Nûr wished him two healths, and, squatting on her heels, kept her painted eyes fixed on him in a kind of dotage.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Saïd told her something of the day’s doings, while she, vowing that he must be famished, brought some bread and dried raisins from the inner room.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “I am sorry thou didst lose sight of Mustafa,” she said at length, speaking chiefly to herself.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Nûr wished him two healths, and, squatting on her heels, kept her painted eyes fixed on him in a kind of dotage.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was in truth pretty hungry, though the fact had escaped his mind.
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading He was in truth pretty hungry, though the fact had escaped his mind.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I am sorry thou didst lose sight of Mustafa,” she said at length, speaking chiefly to herself.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was in truth pretty hungry, though the fact had escaped his mind.
located inward
From this reading Saïd told her something of the day’s doings, while she, vowing that he must be famished, brought some bread and dried raisins from the inner room.
jawsnounUS /dʒɔːz/
plural of “jaw” — the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth
From this reading His jaws worked as a busy mill to which grist came unfailingly by great handfuls.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading Nûr wished him two healths, and, squatting on her heels, kept her painted eyes fixed on him in a kind of dotage.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading Nûr wished him two healths, and, squatting on her heels, kept her painted eyes fixed on him in a kind of dotage.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading “I am sorry thou didst lose sight of Mustafa,” she said at length, speaking chiefly to herself.
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading “I am sorry thou didst lose sight of Mustafa,” she said at length, speaking chiefly to herself.
millverbUS /mɪl/
move about in a confused manner
From this reading His jaws worked as a busy mill to which grist came unfailingly by great handfuls.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading He was in truth pretty hungry, though the fact had escaped his mind.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Saïd told her something of the day’s doings, while she, vowing that he must be famished, brought some bread and dried raisins from the inner room.
Mustafa
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From this reading “I am sorry thou didst lose sight of Mustafa,” she said at length, speaking chiefly to herself.
Nûr
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From this reading Nûr wished him two healths, and, squatting on her heels, kept her painted eyes fixed on him in a kind of dotage.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Saïd told her something of the day’s doings, while she, vowing that he must be famished, brought some bread and dried raisins from the inner room.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Nûr wished him two healths, and, squatting on her heels, kept her painted eyes fixed on him in a kind of dotage.
coated with paint
From this reading Nûr wished him two healths, and, squatting on her heels, kept her painted eyes fixed on him in a kind of dotage.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading He was in truth pretty hungry, though the fact had escaped his mind.
raisinsnounUS /ˈreɪzənz/
plural of “raisin” — dried grape
From this reading Saïd told her something of the day’s doings, while she, vowing that he must be famished, brought some bread and dried raisins from the inner room.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Saïd told her something of the day’s doings, while she, vowing that he must be famished, brought some bread and dried raisins from the inner room.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I am sorry thou didst lose sight of Mustafa,” she said at length, speaking chiefly to herself.
Saïd
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From this reading Saïd told her something of the day’s doings, while she, vowing that he must be famished, brought some bread and dried raisins from the inner room.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Saïd told her something of the day’s doings, while she, vowing that he must be famished, brought some bread and dried raisins from the inner room.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading “I am sorry thou didst lose sight of Mustafa,” she said at length, speaking chiefly to herself.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Saïd told her something of the day’s doings, while she, vowing that he must be famished, brought some bread and dried raisins from the inner room.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Saïd told her something of the day’s doings, while she, vowing that he must be famished, brought some bread and dried raisins from the inner room.
sorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading “I am sorry thou didst lose sight of Mustafa,” she said at length, speaking chiefly to herself.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading “I am sorry thou didst lose sight of Mustafa,” she said at length, speaking chiefly to herself.
squattingnounUS /ˈskwɑːtɪŋ/
exercising by repeatedly assuming a crouching position with the knees bent; strengthens the leg muscles
From this reading Nûr wished him two healths, and, squatting on her heels, kept her painted eyes fixed on him in a kind of dotage.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Saïd told her something of the day’s doings, while she, vowing that he must be famished, brought some bread and dried raisins from the inner room.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Saïd told her something of the day’s doings, while she, vowing that he must be famished, brought some bread and dried raisins from the inner room.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “I am sorry thou didst lose sight of Mustafa,” she said at length, speaking chiefly to herself.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He was in truth pretty hungry, though the fact had escaped his mind.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His jaws worked as a busy mill to which grist came unfailingly by great handfuls.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Saïd told her something of the day’s doings, while she, vowing that he must be famished, brought some bread and dried raisins from the inner room.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading He was in truth pretty hungry, though the fact had escaped his mind.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Nûr wished him two healths, and, squatting on her heels, kept her painted eyes fixed on him in a kind of dotage.
unfailinglyadverbUS /ənˈfeɪlɪŋli/
without fail
From this reading His jaws worked as a busy mill to which grist came unfailingly by great handfuls.
vowingverbUS /ˈvaʊɪŋ/
-ing form of “vow” — make a vow; promise
From this reading Saïd told her something of the day’s doings, while she, vowing that he must be famished, brought some bread and dried raisins from the inner room.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was in truth pretty hungry, though the fact had escaped his mind.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading His jaws worked as a busy mill to which grist came unfailingly by great handfuls.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Saïd told her something of the day’s doings, while she, vowing that he must be famished, brought some bread and dried raisins from the inner room.
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading Nûr wished him two healths, and, squatting on her heels, kept her painted eyes fixed on him in a kind of dotage.
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading His jaws worked as a busy mill to which grist came unfailingly by great handfuls.
