AllahnounUS /ˈɑːlə/
Muslim name for the one and only God
From this reading The Three Hundred and Seventy-eighth Night, Dunyazad said to her, “Allah upon thee, O my sister, an thou be other than sleepy, finish for us thy tale that we may cut short the watching of this our latter night!”
in addition
From this reading It hath reached me, O auspicious King, the director, the right-guiding, lord of the rede which is benefiting and of deeds fair-seeming and worthy celebrating, that when the Sultan entered and saw the youth sitting beside his daughter he commanded him to be arrested and they arrested him; they also seized the Princess and bound her forearms to her sides with straitest bonds.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The Three Hundred and Seventy-eighth Night, Dunyazad said to her, “Allah upon thee, O my sister, an thou be other than sleepy, finish for us thy tale that we may cut short the watching of this our latter night!”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Three Hundred and Seventy-eighth Night, Dunyazad said to her, “Allah upon thee, O my sister, an thou be other than sleepy, finish for us thy tale that we may cut short the watching of this our latter night!”
arrestedverbUS /ərˈestɪd/
past form of “arrest” — take into custody
From this reading It hath reached me, O auspicious King, the director, the right-guiding, lord of the rede which is benefiting and of deeds fair-seeming and worthy celebrating, that when the Sultan entered and saw the youth sitting beside his daughter he commanded him to be arrested and they arrested him; they also seized the Princess and bound her forearms to her sides with straitest bonds.
auspiciousadjectiveUS /ɑːˈspɪʃəs/
auguring favorable circumstances and good luck
From this reading It hath reached me, O auspicious King, the director, the right-guiding, lord of the rede which is benefiting and of deeds fair-seeming and worthy celebrating, that when the Sultan entered and saw the youth sitting beside his daughter he commanded him to be arrested and they arrested him; they also seized the Princess and bound her forearms to her sides with straitest bonds.
a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria
From this reading Then the King summoned the Linkman and bade him smite off both their heads: so he took them and went down with them to the place of execution.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The Three Hundred and Seventy-eighth Night, Dunyazad said to her, “Allah upon thee, O my sister, an thou be other than sleepy, finish for us thy tale that we may cut short the watching of this our latter night!”
benefitingverbUS /ˈbenəfɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “benefit” — derive a benefit from
From this reading It hath reached me, O auspicious King, the director, the right-guiding, lord of the rede which is benefiting and of deeds fair-seeming and worthy celebrating, that when the Sultan entered and saw the youth sitting beside his daughter he commanded him to be arrested and they arrested him; they also seized the Princess and bound her forearms to her sides with straitest bonds.
next to; at the side of
From this reading It hath reached me, O auspicious King, the director, the right-guiding, lord of the rede which is benefiting and of deeds fair-seeming and worthy celebrating, that when the Sultan entered and saw the youth sitting beside his daughter he commanded him to be arrested and they arrested him; they also seized the Princess and bound her forearms to her sides with straitest bonds.
bondsnounUS /bɑːndz/
plural of “bond” — an electrical force linking atoms
From this reading It hath reached me, O auspicious King, the director, the right-guiding, lord of the rede which is benefiting and of deeds fair-seeming and worthy celebrating, that when the Sultan entered and saw the youth sitting beside his daughter he commanded him to be arrested and they arrested him; they also seized the Princess and bound her forearms to her sides with straitest bonds.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Then the King summoned the Linkman and bade him smite off both their heads: so he took them and went down with them to the place of execution.
confined by bonds
From this reading It hath reached me, O auspicious King, the director, the right-guiding, lord of the rede which is benefiting and of deeds fair-seeming and worthy celebrating, that when the Sultan entered and saw the youth sitting beside his daughter he commanded him to be arrested and they arrested him; they also seized the Princess and bound her forearms to her sides with straitest bonds.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But when the tidings reached the Kunáfáni he shut up shop without stay and delay and fled.
celebratingverbUS /ˈseləbreɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “celebrate” — behave as expected during of holidays or rites
From this reading It hath reached me, O auspicious King, the director, the right-guiding, lord of the rede which is benefiting and of deeds fair-seeming and worthy celebrating, that when the Sultan entered and saw the youth sitting beside his daughter he commanded him to be arrested and they arrested him; they also seized the Princess and bound her forearms to her sides with straitest bonds.
past form of “command” — be in command of
From this reading It hath reached me, O auspicious King, the director, the right-guiding, lord of the rede which is benefiting and of deeds fair-seeming and worthy celebrating, that when the Sultan entered and saw the youth sitting beside his daughter he commanded him to be arrested and they arrested him; they also seized the Princess and bound her forearms to her sides with straitest bonds.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading The Three Hundred and Seventy-eighth Night, Dunyazad said to her, “Allah upon thee, O my sister, an thou be other than sleepy, finish for us thy tale that we may cut short the watching of this our latter night!”
a female human offspring
From this reading It hath reached me, O auspicious King, the director, the right-guiding, lord of the rede which is benefiting and of deeds fair-seeming and worthy celebrating, that when the Sultan entered and saw the youth sitting beside his daughter he commanded him to be arrested and they arrested him; they also seized the Princess and bound her forearms to her sides with straitest bonds.
deedsnounUS /diːdz/
performance of moral or religious acts
From this reading It hath reached me, O auspicious King, the director, the right-guiding, lord of the rede which is benefiting and of deeds fair-seeming and worthy celebrating, that when the Sultan entered and saw the youth sitting beside his daughter he commanded him to be arrested and they arrested him; they also seized the Princess and bound her forearms to her sides with straitest bonds.
cause to be slowed down or delayed
From this reading But when the tidings reached the Kunáfáni he shut up shop without stay and delay and fled.
directornounUS /dərˈektər/
someone who controls resources and expenditures
From this reading It hath reached me, O auspicious King, the director, the right-guiding, lord of the rede which is benefiting and of deeds fair-seeming and worthy celebrating, that when the Sultan entered and saw the youth sitting beside his daughter he commanded him to be arrested and they arrested him; they also seized the Princess and bound her forearms to her sides with straitest bonds.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Then the King summoned the Linkman and bade him smite off both their heads: so he took them and went down with them to the place of execution.
Dunyazad
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From this reading The Three Hundred and Seventy-eighth Night, Dunyazad said to her, “Allah upon thee, O my sister, an thou be other than sleepy, finish for us thy tale that we may cut short the watching of this our latter night!”
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading It hath reached me, O auspicious King, the director, the right-guiding, lord of the rede which is benefiting and of deeds fair-seeming and worthy celebrating, that when the Sultan entered and saw the youth sitting beside his daughter he commanded him to be arrested and they arrested him; they also seized the Princess and bound her forearms to her sides with straitest bonds.
executionnounUS /ˌeksəˈkjuːʃən/
putting a condemned person to death
From this reading Then the King summoned the Linkman and bade him smite off both their heads: so he took them and went down with them to the place of execution.
fair-seeming
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From this reading It hath reached me, O auspicious King, the director, the right-guiding, lord of the rede which is benefiting and of deeds fair-seeming and worthy celebrating, that when the Sultan entered and saw the youth sitting beside his daughter he commanded him to be arrested and they arrested him; they also seized the Princess and bound her forearms to her sides with straitest bonds.
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading The Three Hundred and Seventy-eighth Night, Dunyazad said to her, “Allah upon thee, O my sister, an thou be other than sleepy, finish for us thy tale that we may cut short the watching of this our latter night!”
inflected form of “flee” — run away quickly
From this reading But when the tidings reached the Kunáfáni he shut up shop without stay and delay and fled.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Three Hundred and Seventy-eighth Night, Dunyazad said to her, “Allah upon thee, O my sister, an thou be other than sleepy, finish for us thy tale that we may cut short the watching of this our latter night!”
forearmsnounUS /fɔːˈrɑːrmz/
plural of “forearm” — the part of the superior limb between the elbow and the wrist
From this reading It hath reached me, O auspicious King, the director, the right-guiding, lord of the rede which is benefiting and of deeds fair-seeming and worthy celebrating, that when the Sultan entered and saw the youth sitting beside his daughter he commanded him to be arrested and they arrested him; they also seized the Princess and bound her forearms to her sides with straitest bonds.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading She replied:——With love and good will!
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading It hath reached me, O auspicious King, the director, the right-guiding, lord of the rede which is benefiting and of deeds fair-seeming and worthy celebrating, that when the Sultan entered and saw the youth sitting beside his daughter he commanded him to be arrested and they arrested him; they also seized the Princess and bound her forearms to her sides with straitest bonds.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It hath reached me, O auspicious King, the director, the right-guiding, lord of the rede which is benefiting and of deeds fair-seeming and worthy celebrating, that when the Sultan entered and saw the youth sitting beside his daughter he commanded him to be arrested and they arrested him; they also seized the Princess and bound her forearms to her sides with straitest bonds.
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Then the King summoned the Linkman and bade him smite off both their heads: so he took them and went down with them to the place of execution.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The Three Hundred and Seventy-eighth Night, Dunyazad said to her, “Allah upon thee, O my sister, an thou be other than sleepy, finish for us thy tale that we may cut short the watching of this our latter night!”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It hath reached me, O auspicious King, the director, the right-guiding, lord of the rede which is benefiting and of deeds fair-seeming and worthy celebrating, that when the Sultan entered and saw the youth sitting beside his daughter he commanded him to be arrested and they arrested him; they also seized the Princess and bound her forearms to her sides with straitest bonds.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It hath reached me, O auspicious King, the director, the right-guiding, lord of the rede which is benefiting and of deeds fair-seeming and worthy celebrating, that when the Sultan entered and saw the youth sitting beside his daughter he commanded him to be arrested and they arrested him; they also seized the Princess and bound her forearms to her sides with straitest bonds.
ten 10s
From this reading The Three Hundred and Seventy-eighth Night, Dunyazad said to her, “Allah upon thee, O my sister, an thou be other than sleepy, finish for us thy tale that we may cut short the watching of this our latter night!”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It hath reached me, O auspicious King, the director, the right-guiding, lord of the rede which is benefiting and of deeds fair-seeming and worthy celebrating, that when the Sultan entered and saw the youth sitting beside his daughter he commanded him to be arrested and they arrested him; they also seized the Princess and bound her forearms to her sides with straitest bonds.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It hath reached me, O auspicious King, the director, the right-guiding, lord of the rede which is benefiting and of deeds fair-seeming and worthy celebrating, that when the Sultan entered and saw the youth sitting beside his daughter he commanded him to be arrested and they arrested him; they also seized the Princess and bound her forearms to her sides with straitest bonds.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading It hath reached me, O auspicious King, the director, the right-guiding, lord of the rede which is benefiting and of deeds fair-seeming and worthy celebrating, that when the Sultan entered and saw the youth sitting beside his daughter he commanded him to be arrested and they arrested him; they also seized the Princess and bound her forearms to her sides with straitest bonds.
Kunáfáni
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From this reading But when the tidings reached the Kunáfáni he shut up shop without stay and delay and fled.
referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)
From this reading The Three Hundred and Seventy-eighth Night, Dunyazad said to her, “Allah upon thee, O my sister, an thou be other than sleepy, finish for us thy tale that we may cut short the watching of this our latter night!”
Linkmannoun
(formerly) an attendant hired to carry a torch for pedestrians in dark streets
From this reading Then the King summoned the Linkman and bade him smite off both their heads: so he took them and went down with them to the place of execution.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading It hath reached me, O auspicious King, the director, the right-guiding, lord of the rede which is benefiting and of deeds fair-seeming and worthy celebrating, that when the Sultan entered and saw the youth sitting beside his daughter he commanded him to be arrested and they arrested him; they also seized the Princess and bound her forearms to her sides with straitest bonds.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading She replied:——With love and good will!
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The Three Hundred and Seventy-eighth Night, Dunyazad said to her, “Allah upon thee, O my sister, an thou be other than sleepy, finish for us thy tale that we may cut short the watching of this our latter night!”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It hath reached me, O auspicious King, the director, the right-guiding, lord of the rede which is benefiting and of deeds fair-seeming and worthy celebrating, that when the Sultan entered and saw the youth sitting beside his daughter he commanded him to be arrested and they arrested him; they also seized the Princess and bound her forearms to her sides with straitest bonds.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The Three Hundred and Seventy-eighth Night, Dunyazad said to her, “Allah upon thee, O my sister, an thou be other than sleepy, finish for us thy tale that we may cut short the watching of this our latter night!”
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The Three Hundred and Seventy-eighth Night, Dunyazad said to her, “Allah upon thee, O my sister, an thou be other than sleepy, finish for us thy tale that we may cut short the watching of this our latter night!”
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 Three Hundred and Seventy-eighth Night, Dunyazad said to her, “Allah upon thee, O my sister, an thou be other than sleepy, finish for us thy tale that we may cut short the watching of this our latter night!”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Three Hundred and Seventy-eighth Night, Dunyazad said to her, “Allah upon thee, O my sister, an thou be other than sleepy, finish for us thy tale that we may cut short the watching of this our latter night!”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Then the King summoned the Linkman and bade him smite off both their heads: so he took them and went down with them to the place of execution.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The Three Hundred and Seventy-eighth Night, Dunyazad said to her, “Allah upon thee, O my sister, an thou be other than sleepy, finish for us thy tale that we may cut short the watching of this our latter night!”
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The Three Hundred and Seventy-eighth Night, Dunyazad said to her, “Allah upon thee, O my sister, an thou be other than sleepy, finish for us thy tale that we may cut short the watching of this our latter night!”
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Then the King summoned the Linkman and bade him smite off both their heads: so he took them and went down with them to the place of execution.
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading It hath reached me, O auspicious King, the director, the right-guiding, lord of the rede which is benefiting and of deeds fair-seeming and worthy celebrating, that when the Sultan entered and saw the youth sitting beside his daughter he commanded him to be arrested and they arrested him; they also seized the Princess and bound her forearms to her sides with straitest bonds.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading It hath reached me, O auspicious King, the director, the right-guiding, lord of the rede which is benefiting and of deeds fair-seeming and worthy celebrating, that when the Sultan entered and saw the youth sitting beside his daughter he commanded him to be arrested and they arrested him; they also seized the Princess and bound her forearms to her sides with straitest bonds.
redeverb
give an interpretation or explanation to
From this reading It hath reached me, O auspicious King, the director, the right-guiding, lord of the rede which is benefiting and of deeds fair-seeming and worthy celebrating, that when the Sultan entered and saw the youth sitting beside his daughter he commanded him to be arrested and they arrested him; they also seized the Princess and bound her forearms to her sides with straitest bonds.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading She replied:——With love and good will!
right-guiding
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From this reading It hath reached me, O auspicious King, the director, the right-guiding, lord of the rede which is benefiting and of deeds fair-seeming and worthy celebrating, that when the Sultan entered and saw the youth sitting beside his daughter he commanded him to be arrested and they arrested him; they also seized the Princess and bound her forearms to her sides with straitest bonds.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading The Three Hundred and Seventy-eighth Night, Dunyazad said to her, “Allah upon thee, O my sister, an thou be other than sleepy, finish for us thy tale that we may cut short the watching of this our latter night!”
cut with a saw
From this reading It hath reached me, O auspicious King, the director, the right-guiding, lord of the rede which is benefiting and of deeds fair-seeming and worthy celebrating, that when the Sultan entered and saw the youth sitting beside his daughter he commanded him to be arrested and they arrested him; they also seized the Princess and bound her forearms to her sides with straitest bonds.
past form of “seize” — take hold of; grab
From this reading It hath reached me, O auspicious King, the director, the right-guiding, lord of the rede which is benefiting and of deeds fair-seeming and worthy celebrating, that when the Sultan entered and saw the youth sitting beside his daughter he commanded him to be arrested and they arrested him; they also seized the Princess and bound her forearms to her sides with straitest bonds.
Seventy-eighth
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From this reading The Three Hundred and Seventy-eighth Night, Dunyazad said to her, “Allah upon thee, O my sister, an thou be other than sleepy, finish for us thy tale that we may cut short the watching of this our latter night!”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She replied:——With love and good will!
do one's shopping
From this reading But when the tidings reached the Kunáfáni he shut up shop without stay and delay and fled.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading The Three Hundred and Seventy-eighth Night, Dunyazad said to her, “Allah upon thee, O my sister, an thou be other than sleepy, finish for us thy tale that we may cut short the watching of this our latter night!”
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading But when the tidings reached the Kunáfáni he shut up shop without stay and delay and fled.
plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading It hath reached me, O auspicious King, the director, the right-guiding, lord of the rede which is benefiting and of deeds fair-seeming and worthy celebrating, that when the Sultan entered and saw the youth sitting beside his daughter he commanded him to be arrested and they arrested him; they also seized the Princess and bound her forearms to her sides with straitest bonds.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading The Three Hundred and Seventy-eighth Night, Dunyazad said to her, “Allah upon thee, O my sister, an thou be other than sleepy, finish for us thy tale that we may cut short the watching of this our latter night!”
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading It hath reached me, O auspicious King, the director, the right-guiding, lord of the rede which is benefiting and of deeds fair-seeming and worthy celebrating, that when the Sultan entered and saw the youth sitting beside his daughter he commanded him to be arrested and they arrested him; they also seized the Princess and bound her forearms to her sides with straitest bonds.
sleepyadjectiveUS /ˈsliːpi/
ready to fall asleep
From this reading The Three Hundred and Seventy-eighth Night, Dunyazad said to her, “Allah upon thee, O my sister, an thou be other than sleepy, finish for us thy tale that we may cut short the watching of this our latter night!”
smiteverb
inflict a heavy blow on, with the hand, a tool, or a weapon
From this reading Then the King summoned the Linkman and bade him smite off both their heads: so he took them and went down with them to the place of execution.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Then the King summoned the Linkman and bade him smite off both their heads: so he took them and went down with them to the place of execution.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading But when the tidings reached the Kunáfáni he shut up shop without stay and delay and fled.
straitest
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From this reading It hath reached me, O auspicious King, the director, the right-guiding, lord of the rede which is benefiting and of deeds fair-seeming and worthy celebrating, that when the Sultan entered and saw the youth sitting beside his daughter he commanded him to be arrested and they arrested him; they also seized the Princess and bound her forearms to her sides with straitest bonds.
SultannounUS /ˈsʌl.tən/
A noble monarch or supreme sovereign ruler of an Islamic country or empire.
From this reading It hath reached me, O auspicious King, the director, the right-guiding, lord of the rede which is benefiting and of deeds fair-seeming and worthy celebrating, that when the Sultan entered and saw the youth sitting beside his daughter he commanded him to be arrested and they arrested him; they also seized the Princess and bound her forearms to her sides with straitest bonds.
summonedverbUS /ˈsʌmənd/
past form of “summon” — call in an official matter, such as to attend court
From this reading Then the King summoned the Linkman and bade him smite off both their heads: so he took them and went down with them to the place of execution.
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 The Three Hundred and Seventy-eighth Night, Dunyazad said to her, “Allah upon thee, O my sister, an thou be other than sleepy, finish for us thy tale that we may cut short the watching of this our latter night!”
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The Three Hundred and Seventy-eighth Night, Dunyazad said to her, “Allah upon thee, O my sister, an thou be other than sleepy, finish for us thy tale that we may cut short the watching of this our latter night!”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Three Hundred and Seventy-eighth Night, Dunyazad said to her, “Allah upon thee, O my sister, an thou be other than sleepy, finish for us thy tale that we may cut short the watching of this our latter night!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Three Hundred and Seventy-eighth Night, Dunyazad said to her, “Allah upon thee, O my sister, an thou be other than sleepy, finish for us thy tale that we may cut short the watching of this our latter night!”
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading The Three Hundred and Seventy-eighth Night, Dunyazad said to her, “Allah upon thee, O my sister, an thou be other than sleepy, finish for us thy tale that we may cut short the watching of this our latter night!”
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Then the King summoned the Linkman and bade him smite off both their heads: so he took them and went down with them to the place of execution.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Then the King summoned the Linkman and bade him smite off both their heads: so he took them and went down with them to the place of execution.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then the King summoned the Linkman and bade him smite off both their heads: so he took them and went down with them to the place of execution.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It hath reached me, O auspicious King, the director, the right-guiding, lord of the rede which is benefiting and of deeds fair-seeming and worthy celebrating, that when the Sultan entered and saw the youth sitting beside his daughter he commanded him to be arrested and they arrested him; they also seized the Princess and bound her forearms to her sides with straitest bonds.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The Three Hundred and Seventy-eighth Night, Dunyazad said to her, “Allah upon thee, O my sister, an thou be other than sleepy, finish for us thy tale that we may cut short the watching of this our latter night!”
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading The Three Hundred and Seventy-eighth Night, Dunyazad said to her, “Allah upon thee, O my sister, an thou be other than sleepy, finish for us thy tale that we may cut short the watching of this our latter night!”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading The Three Hundred and Seventy-eighth Night, Dunyazad said to her, “Allah upon thee, O my sister, an thou be other than sleepy, finish for us thy tale that we may cut short the watching of this our latter night!”
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading The Three Hundred and Seventy-eighth Night, Dunyazad said to her, “Allah upon thee, O my sister, an thou be other than sleepy, finish for us thy tale that we may cut short the watching of this our latter night!”
tidingsnounUS /ˈtaɪdɪŋz/
information about recent and important events
From this reading But when the tidings reached the Kunáfáni he shut up shop without stay and delay and fled.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Three Hundred and Seventy-eighth Night, Dunyazad said to her, “Allah upon thee, O my sister, an thou be other than sleepy, finish for us thy tale that we may cut short the watching of this our latter night!”
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Then the King summoned the Linkman and bade him smite off both their heads: so he took them and went down with them to the place of execution.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading But when the tidings reached the Kunáfáni he shut up shop without stay and delay and fled.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The Three Hundred and Seventy-eighth Night, Dunyazad said to her, “Allah upon thee, O my sister, an thou be other than sleepy, finish for us thy tale that we may cut short the watching of this our latter night!”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Three Hundred and Seventy-eighth Night, Dunyazad said to her, “Allah upon thee, O my sister, an thou be other than sleepy, finish for us thy tale that we may cut short the watching of this our latter night!”
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading The Three Hundred and Seventy-eighth Night, Dunyazad said to her, “Allah upon thee, O my sister, an thou be other than sleepy, finish for us thy tale that we may cut short the watching of this our latter night!”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The Three Hundred and Seventy-eighth Night, Dunyazad said to her, “Allah upon thee, O my sister, an thou be other than sleepy, finish for us thy tale that we may cut short the watching of this our latter night!”
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Then the King summoned the Linkman and bade him smite off both their heads: so he took them and went down with them to the place of execution.
at the time that
From this reading It hath reached me, O auspicious King, the director, the right-guiding, lord of the rede which is benefiting and of deeds fair-seeming and worthy celebrating, that when the Sultan entered and saw the youth sitting beside his daughter he commanded him to be arrested and they arrested him; they also seized the Princess and bound her forearms to her sides with straitest bonds.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It hath reached me, O auspicious King, the director, the right-guiding, lord of the rede which is benefiting and of deeds fair-seeming and worthy celebrating, that when the Sultan entered and saw the youth sitting beside his daughter he commanded him to be arrested and they arrested him; they also seized the Princess and bound her forearms to her sides with straitest bonds.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading She replied:——With love and good will!
in the company of; together with
From this reading She replied:——With love and good will!
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading But when the tidings reached the Kunáfáni he shut up shop without stay and delay and fled.
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading It hath reached me, O auspicious King, the director, the right-guiding, lord of the rede which is benefiting and of deeds fair-seeming and worthy celebrating, that when the Sultan entered and saw the youth sitting beside his daughter he commanded him to be arrested and they arrested him; they also seized the Princess and bound her forearms to her sides with straitest bonds.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading It hath reached me, O auspicious King, the director, the right-guiding, lord of the rede which is benefiting and of deeds fair-seeming and worthy celebrating, that when the Sultan entered and saw the youth sitting beside his daughter he commanded him to be arrested and they arrested him; they also seized the Princess and bound her forearms to her sides with straitest bonds.
