used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _HISTORY OF THE BHANG-EATER AND HIS WIFE._ In the beginning of my career I owned only a single bull and poverty confused my wits.——And Shahrazad was surprised by the dawn of day and fell silent and ceased saying her permitted say.
AllahnounUS /ˈɑːlə/
Muslim name for the one and only God
From this reading Now when it was the next night and that was The Three Hundred and Ninety-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 “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Quoth she, “And where is this compared with that I would relate to you on the coming night an the Sovran suffer me to survive?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _HISTORY OF THE BHANG-EATER AND HIS WIFE._ In the beginning of my career I owned only a single bull and poverty confused my wits.——And Shahrazad was surprised by the dawn of day and fell silent and ceased saying her permitted say.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Now when it was the next night and that was The Three Hundred and Ninety-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 event consisting of the start of something
From this reading _HISTORY OF THE BHANG-EATER AND HIS WIFE._ In the beginning of my career I owned only a single bull and poverty confused my wits.——And Shahrazad was surprised by the dawn of day and fell silent and ceased saying her permitted say.
BHANG-EATER
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From this reading _HISTORY OF THE BHANG-EATER AND HIS WIFE._ In the beginning of my career I owned only a single bull and poverty confused my wits.——And Shahrazad was surprised by the dawn of day and fell silent and ceased saying her permitted say.
uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
From this reading _HISTORY OF THE BHANG-EATER AND HIS WIFE._ In the beginning of my career I owned only a single bull and poverty confused my wits.——And Shahrazad was surprised by the dawn of day and fell silent and ceased saying her permitted say.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _HISTORY OF THE BHANG-EATER AND HIS WIFE._ In the beginning of my career I owned only a single bull and poverty confused my wits.——And Shahrazad was surprised by the dawn of day and fell silent and ceased saying her permitted say.
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading _HISTORY OF THE BHANG-EATER AND HIS WIFE._ In the beginning of my career I owned only a single bull and poverty confused my wits.——And Shahrazad was surprised by the dawn of day and fell silent and ceased saying her permitted say.
past form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading _HISTORY OF THE BHANG-EATER AND HIS WIFE._ In the beginning of my career I owned only a single bull and poverty confused my wits.——And Shahrazad was surprised by the dawn of day and fell silent and ceased saying her permitted say.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Quoth she, “And where is this compared with that I would relate to you on the coming night an the Sovran suffer me to survive?”
comparedverbUS /kəmˈperd/
past form of “compare” — examine and note the similarities or differences of
From this reading Quoth she, “And where is this compared with that I would relate to you on the coming night an the Sovran suffer me to survive?”
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading _HISTORY OF THE BHANG-EATER AND HIS WIFE._ In the beginning of my career I owned only a single bull and poverty confused my wits.——And Shahrazad was surprised by the dawn of day and fell silent and ceased saying her permitted say.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading Now when it was the next night and that was The Three Hundred and Ninety-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 first light of day
From this reading _HISTORY OF THE BHANG-EATER AND HIS WIFE._ In the beginning of my career I owned only a single bull and poverty confused my wits.——And Shahrazad was surprised by the dawn of day and fell silent and ceased saying her permitted say.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading _HISTORY OF THE BHANG-EATER AND HIS WIFE._ In the beginning of my career I owned only a single bull and poverty confused my wits.——And Shahrazad was surprised by the dawn of day and fell silent and ceased saying her permitted say.
delectableadjectiveUS /dɪˈlektəbəl/
extremely pleasing to the sense of taste
From this reading Then quoth her sister Dunyazad, “How sweet and tasteful is thy tale, O sister mine, and enjoyable and delectable!”
Dunyazad
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From this reading Then quoth her sister Dunyazad, “How sweet and tasteful is thy tale, O sister mine, and enjoyable and delectable!”
enjoyableadjectiveUS /ˌenˈdʒɔɪəbəl/
affording satisfaction or pleasure
From this reading Then quoth her sister Dunyazad, “How sweet and tasteful is thy tale, O sister mine, and enjoyable and delectable!”
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading _HISTORY OF THE BHANG-EATER AND HIS WIFE._ In the beginning of my career I owned only a single bull and poverty confused my wits.——And Shahrazad was surprised by the dawn of day and fell silent and ceased saying her permitted say.
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading Now when it was the next night and that was The Three Hundred and Ninety-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!”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Now when it was the next night and that was The Three Hundred and Ninety-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!”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading She replied:——With love and good will!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading _HISTORY OF THE BHANG-EATER AND HIS WIFE._ In the beginning of my career I owned only a single bull and poverty confused my wits.——And Shahrazad was surprised by the dawn of day and fell silent and ceased saying her permitted say.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _HISTORY OF THE BHANG-EATER AND HIS WIFE._ In the beginning of my career I owned only a single bull and poverty confused my wits.——And Shahrazad was surprised by the dawn of day and fell silent and ceased saying her permitted say.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading _HISTORY OF THE BHANG-EATER AND HIS WIFE._ In the beginning of my career I owned only a single bull and poverty confused my wits.——And Shahrazad was surprised by the dawn of day and fell silent and ceased saying her permitted say.
How
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From this reading Then quoth her sister Dunyazad, “How sweet and tasteful is thy tale, O sister mine, and enjoyable and delectable!”
ten 10s
From this reading Now when it was the next night and that was The Three Hundred and Ninety-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 or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _HISTORY OF THE BHANG-EATER AND HIS WIFE._ In the beginning of my career I owned only a single bull and poverty confused my wits.——And Shahrazad was surprised by the dawn of day and fell silent and ceased saying her permitted say.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _HISTORY OF THE BHANG-EATER AND HIS WIFE._ In the beginning of my career I owned only a single bull and poverty confused my wits.——And Shahrazad was surprised by the dawn of day and fell silent and ceased saying her permitted say.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then quoth her sister Dunyazad, “How sweet and tasteful is thy tale, O sister mine, and enjoyable and delectable!”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Now when it was the next night and that was The Three Hundred and Ninety-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!”
referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)
From this reading Now when it was the next night and that was The Three Hundred and Ninety-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 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 Now when it was the next night and that was The Three Hundred and Ninety-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 Quoth she, “And where is this compared with that I would relate to you on the coming night an the Sovran suffer me to survive?”
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Then quoth her sister Dunyazad, “How sweet and tasteful is thy tale, O sister mine, and enjoyable and delectable!”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _HISTORY OF THE BHANG-EATER AND HIS WIFE._ In the beginning of my career I owned only a single bull and poverty confused my wits.——And Shahrazad was surprised by the dawn of day and fell silent and ceased saying her permitted say.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Now when it was the next night and that was The Three Hundred and Ninety-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 Quoth she, “And where is this compared with that I would relate to you on the coming night an the Sovran suffer me to survive?”
Ninety-eighth
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From this reading Now when it was the next night and that was The Three Hundred and Ninety-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 the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now when it was the next night and that was The Three Hundred and Ninety-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 Then quoth her sister Dunyazad, “How sweet and tasteful is thy tale, O sister mine, and enjoyable and delectable!”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _HISTORY OF THE BHANG-EATER AND HIS WIFE._ In the beginning of my career I owned only a single bull and poverty confused my wits.——And Shahrazad was surprised by the dawn of day and fell silent and ceased saying her permitted say.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Quoth she, “And where is this compared with that I would relate to you on the coming night an the Sovran suffer me to survive?”
and nothing more
From this reading _HISTORY OF THE BHANG-EATER AND HIS WIFE._ In the beginning of my career I owned only a single bull and poverty confused my wits.——And Shahrazad was surprised by the dawn of day and fell silent and ceased saying her permitted say.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Now when it was the next night and that was The Three Hundred and Ninety-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 Now when it was the next night and that was The Three Hundred and Ninety-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!”
ownedadjectiveUS /oʊnd/
having an owner; often used in combination
From this reading _HISTORY OF THE BHANG-EATER AND HIS WIFE._ In the beginning of my career I owned only a single bull and poverty confused my wits.——And Shahrazad was surprised by the dawn of day and fell silent and ceased saying her permitted say.
inflected form of “permit” — consent to, give permission
From this reading _HISTORY OF THE BHANG-EATER AND HIS WIFE._ In the beginning of my career I owned only a single bull and poverty confused my wits.——And Shahrazad was surprised by the dawn of day and fell silent and ceased saying her permitted say.
the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions
From this reading _HISTORY OF THE BHANG-EATER AND HIS WIFE._ In the beginning of my career I owned only a single bull and poverty confused my wits.——And Shahrazad was surprised by the dawn of day and fell silent and ceased saying her permitted say.
quoth
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From this reading Then quoth her sister Dunyazad, “How sweet and tasteful is thy tale, O sister mine, and enjoyable and delectable!”
relateverbUS /rɪˈleɪt/
make a logical or causal connection
From this reading Quoth she, “And where is this compared with that I would relate to you on the coming night an the Sovran suffer me to survive?”
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading She replied:——With love and good will!
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Now when it was the next night and that was The Three Hundred and Ninety-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!”
express in words
From this reading _HISTORY OF THE BHANG-EATER AND HIS WIFE._ In the beginning of my career I owned only a single bull and poverty confused my wits.——And Shahrazad was surprised by the dawn of day and fell silent and ceased saying her permitted say.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading _HISTORY OF THE BHANG-EATER AND HIS WIFE._ In the beginning of my career I owned only a single bull and poverty confused my wits.——And Shahrazad was surprised by the dawn of day and fell silent and ceased saying her permitted say.
Shahrazad
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From this reading _HISTORY OF THE BHANG-EATER AND HIS WIFE._ In the beginning of my career I owned only a single bull and poverty confused my wits.——And Shahrazad was surprised by the dawn of day and fell silent and ceased saying her permitted say.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Quoth she, “And where is this compared with that I would relate to you on the coming night an the Sovran suffer me to survive?”
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading Now when it was the next night and that was The Three Hundred and Ninety-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!”
marked by absence of sound
From this reading _HISTORY OF THE BHANG-EATER AND HIS WIFE._ In the beginning of my career I owned only a single bull and poverty confused my wits.——And Shahrazad was surprised by the dawn of day and fell silent and ceased saying her permitted say.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading _HISTORY OF THE BHANG-EATER AND HIS WIFE._ In the beginning of my career I owned only a single bull and poverty confused my wits.——And Shahrazad was surprised by the dawn of day and fell silent and ceased saying her permitted say.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading Then quoth her sister Dunyazad, “How sweet and tasteful is thy tale, O sister mine, and enjoyable and delectable!”
sleepyadjectiveUS /ˈsliːpi/
ready to fall asleep
From this reading Now when it was the next night and that was The Three Hundred and Ninety-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!”
Sovran
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From this reading Quoth she, “And where is this compared with that I would relate to you on the coming night an the Sovran suffer me to survive?”
undergo or be subjected to
From this reading Quoth she, “And where is this compared with that I would relate to you on the coming night an the Sovran suffer me to survive?”
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading _HISTORY OF THE BHANG-EATER AND HIS WIFE._ In the beginning of my career I owned only a single bull and poverty confused my wits.——And Shahrazad was surprised by the dawn of day and fell silent and ceased saying her permitted say.
surviveverbUS /sərˈvaɪv/
continue to live and avoid dying
From this reading Quoth she, “And where is this compared with that I would relate to you on the coming night an the Sovran suffer me to survive?”
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading Then quoth her sister Dunyazad, “How sweet and tasteful is thy tale, O sister mine, and enjoyable and delectable!”
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 Then quoth her sister Dunyazad, “How sweet and tasteful is thy tale, O sister mine, and enjoyable and delectable!”
tastefuladjectiveUS /ˈteɪstfəl/
having or showing or conforming to good taste
From this reading Then quoth her sister Dunyazad, “How sweet and tasteful is thy tale, O sister mine, and enjoyable and delectable!”
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Now when it was the next night and that was The Three Hundred and Ninety-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 Quoth she, “And where is this compared with that I would relate to you on the coming night an the Sovran suffer me to survive?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _HISTORY OF THE BHANG-EATER AND HIS WIFE._ In the beginning of my career I owned only a single bull and poverty confused my wits.——And Shahrazad was surprised by the dawn of day and fell silent and ceased saying her permitted say.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Now when it was the next night and that was The Three Hundred and Ninety-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!”
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then quoth her sister Dunyazad, “How sweet and tasteful is thy tale, O sister mine, and enjoyable and delectable!”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Quoth she, “And where is this compared with that I would relate to you on the coming night an the Sovran suffer me to survive?”
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Now when it was the next night and that was The Three Hundred and Ninety-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 Now when it was the next night and that was The Three Hundred and Ninety-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 Then quoth her sister Dunyazad, “How sweet and tasteful is thy tale, O sister mine, and enjoyable and delectable!”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Quoth she, “And where is this compared with that I would relate to you on the coming night an the Sovran suffer me to survive?”
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Now when it was the next night and that was The Three Hundred and Ninety-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 Now when it was the next night and that was The Three Hundred and Ninety-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!”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _HISTORY OF THE BHANG-EATER AND HIS WIFE._ In the beginning of my career I owned only a single bull and poverty confused my wits.——And Shahrazad was surprised by the dawn of day and fell silent and ceased saying her permitted say.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading Now when it was the next night and that was The Three Hundred and Ninety-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 Now when it was the next night and that was The Three Hundred and Ninety-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!”
at the time that
From this reading Now when it was the next night and that was The Three Hundred and Ninety-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 or at the place that
From this reading Quoth she, “And where is this compared with that I would relate to you on the coming night an the Sovran suffer me to survive?”
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading _HISTORY OF THE BHANG-EATER AND HIS WIFE._ In the beginning of my career I owned only a single bull and poverty confused my wits.——And Shahrazad was surprised by the dawn of day and fell silent and ceased saying her permitted say.
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 Quoth she, “And where is this compared with that I would relate to you on the coming night an the Sovran suffer me to survive?”
witsnounUS /wɪts/
the basic human power of intelligent thought and perception
From this reading _HISTORY OF THE BHANG-EATER AND HIS WIFE._ In the beginning of my career I owned only a single bull and poverty confused my wits.——And Shahrazad was surprised by the dawn of day and fell silent and ceased saying her permitted say.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Quoth she, “And where is this compared with that I would relate to you on the coming night an the Sovran suffer me to survive?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Quoth she, “And where is this compared with that I would relate to you on the coming night an the Sovran suffer me to survive?”
