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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 the Lion charged down upon Mohammed, Son of the Sultan, designing to rend him in pieces, but he confronted him and unsheathing his scymitar made it glitter in the sunshine[366] and pressed him close and bashed him with brand between his eyes so that the blade came forth gleaming from between his thighs.
AllahnounUS /ˈɑːlə/
Muslim name for the one and only God
From this reading The Four Hundred and Fifty-fifth 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 The Four Hundred and Fifty-fifth 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 Four Hundred and Fifty-fifth 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!”
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading So she said to herself, “May thy hand never palsied grow nor exult over thee any foe!”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Now by doom of Destiny the daughter of the Sultan was sitting at the latticed window of her belvedere and was looking at her glass and solacing herself, when her glance fell upon the King’s son as he was smiting the Lion.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Now by doom of Destiny the daughter of the Sultan was sitting at the latticed window of her belvedere and was looking at her glass and solacing herself, when her glance fell upon the King’s son as he was smiting the Lion.
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 the Lion charged down upon Mohammed, Son of the Sultan, designing to rend him in pieces, but he confronted him and unsheathing his scymitar made it glitter in the sunshine[366] and pressed him close and bashed him with brand between his eyes so that the blade came forth gleaming from between his thighs.
bashedverbUS /bæʃt/
past form of “bash” — hit hard
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 the Lion charged down upon Mohammed, Son of the Sultan, designing to rend him in pieces, but he confronted him and unsheathing his scymitar made it glitter in the sunshine[366] and pressed him close and bashed him with brand between his eyes so that the blade came forth gleaming from between his thighs.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The Four Hundred and Fifty-fifth 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!”
belvederenounUS /ˌbelvəˈdɪr/
densely branched Eurasian plant; foliage turns purple-red in autumn
From this reading Now by doom of Destiny the daughter of the Sultan was sitting at the latticed window of her belvedere and was looking at her glass and solacing herself, when her glance fell upon the King’s son as he was smiting the Lion.
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 the Lion charged down upon Mohammed, Son of the Sultan, designing to rend him in pieces, but he confronted him and unsheathing his scymitar made it glitter in the sunshine[366] and pressed him close and bashed him with brand between his eyes so that the blade came forth gleaming from between his thighs.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
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 the Lion charged down upon Mohammed, Son of the Sultan, designing to rend him in pieces, but he confronted him and unsheathing his scymitar made it glitter in the sunshine[366] and pressed him close and bashed him with brand between his eyes so that the blade came forth gleaming from between his thighs.
bladenounUS /bleɪd/
especially a leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole
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 the Lion charged down upon Mohammed, Son of the Sultan, designing to rend him in pieces, but he confronted him and unsheathing his scymitar made it glitter in the sunshine[366] and pressed him close and bashed him with brand between his eyes so that the blade came forth gleaming from between his thighs.
brandnounUS /brænd/
a name given to a product or service
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 the Lion charged down upon Mohammed, Son of the Sultan, designing to rend him in pieces, but he confronted him and unsheathing his scymitar made it glitter in the sunshine[366] and pressed him close and bashed him with brand between his eyes so that the blade came forth gleaming from between his thighs.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
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 the Lion charged down upon Mohammed, Son of the Sultan, designing to rend him in pieces, but he confronted him and unsheathing his scymitar made it glitter in the sunshine[366] and pressed him close and bashed him with brand between his eyes so that the blade came forth gleaming from between his thighs.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Now by doom of Destiny the daughter of the Sultan was sitting at the latticed window of her belvedere and was looking at her glass and solacing herself, when her glance fell upon the King’s son as he was smiting the Lion.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
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 the Lion charged down upon Mohammed, Son of the Sultan, designing to rend him in pieces, but he confronted him and unsheathing his scymitar made it glitter in the sunshine[366] and pressed him close and bashed him with brand between his eyes so that the blade came forth gleaming from between his thighs.
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 the Lion charged down upon Mohammed, Son of the Sultan, designing to rend him in pieces, but he confronted him and unsheathing his scymitar made it glitter in the sunshine[366] and pressed him close and bashed him with brand between his eyes so that the blade came forth gleaming from between his thighs.
chargedadjectiveUS /tʃɑːrdʒd/
of a particle or body or system; having a net amount of positive or negative electric charge
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 the Lion charged down upon Mohammed, Son of the Sultan, designing to rend him in pieces, but he confronted him and unsheathing his scymitar made it glitter in the sunshine[366] and pressed him close and bashed him with brand between his eyes so that the blade came forth gleaming from between his thighs.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
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 the Lion charged down upon Mohammed, Son of the Sultan, designing to rend him in pieces, but he confronted him and unsheathing his scymitar made it glitter in the sunshine[366] and pressed him close and bashed him with brand between his eyes so that the blade came forth gleaming from between his thighs.
confrontedverbUS /kənˈfrʌntəd/
past form of “confront” — oppose, as in hostility or a competition
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 the Lion charged down upon Mohammed, Son of the Sultan, designing to rend him in pieces, but he confronted him and unsheathing his scymitar made it glitter in the sunshine[366] and pressed him close and bashed him with brand between his eyes so that the blade came forth gleaming from between his thighs.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading The Four Hundred and Fifty-fifth 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 Now by doom of Destiny the daughter of the Sultan was sitting at the latticed window of her belvedere and was looking at her glass and solacing herself, when her glance fell upon the King’s son as he was smiting the Lion.
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 the Lion charged down upon Mohammed, Son of the Sultan, designing to rend him in pieces, but he confronted him and unsheathing his scymitar made it glitter in the sunshine[366] and pressed him close and bashed him with brand between his eyes so that the blade came forth gleaming from between his thighs.
designingnounUS /dɪˈzaɪnɪŋ/
the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan)
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 the Lion charged down upon Mohammed, Son of the Sultan, designing to rend him in pieces, but he confronted him and unsheathing his scymitar made it glitter in the sunshine[366] and pressed him close and bashed him with brand between his eyes so that the blade came forth gleaming from between his thighs.
DestinynounUS /ˈdestəni/
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading Now by doom of Destiny the daughter of the Sultan was sitting at the latticed window of her belvedere and was looking at her glass and solacing herself, when her glance fell upon the King’s son as he was smiting the Lion.
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 the Lion charged down upon Mohammed, Son of the Sultan, designing to rend him in pieces, but he confronted him and unsheathing his scymitar made it glitter in the sunshine[366] and pressed him close and bashed him with brand between his eyes so that the blade came forth gleaming from between his thighs.
doomverbUS /duːm/
decree or designate beforehand
From this reading Now by doom of Destiny the daughter of the Sultan was sitting at the latticed window of her belvedere and was looking at her glass and solacing herself, when her glance fell upon the King’s son as he was smiting the Lion.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
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 the Lion charged down upon Mohammed, Son of the Sultan, designing to rend him in pieces, but he confronted him and unsheathing his scymitar made it glitter in the sunshine[366] and pressed him close and bashed him with brand between his eyes so that the blade came forth gleaming from between his thighs.
Dunyazad
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From this reading The Four Hundred and Fifty-fifth 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!”
exultverbUS /ɪɡˈzʌlt/
feel extreme happiness or elation
From this reading So she said to herself, “May thy hand never palsied grow nor exult over thee any foe!”
opinion or judgment
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 the Lion charged down upon Mohammed, Son of the Sultan, designing to rend him in pieces, but he confronted him and unsheathing his scymitar made it glitter in the sunshine[366] and pressed him close and bashed him with brand between his eyes so that the blade came forth gleaming from between his thighs.
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 the Lion charged down upon Mohammed, Son of the Sultan, designing to rend him in pieces, but he confronted him and unsheathing his scymitar made it glitter in the sunshine[366] and pressed him close and bashed him with brand between his eyes so that the blade came forth gleaming from between his thighs.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading Now by doom of Destiny the daughter of the Sultan was sitting at the latticed window of her belvedere and was looking at her glass and solacing herself, when her glance fell upon the King’s son as he was smiting the Lion.
Fifty-fifthadjective
the ordinal number of fifty-five in counting order
From this reading The Four Hundred and Fifty-fifth 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!”
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading The Four Hundred and Fifty-fifth 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!”
foenounUS /foʊ/
an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
From this reading So she said to herself, “May thy hand never palsied grow nor exult over thee any foe!”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Four Hundred and Fifty-fifth 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 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 the Lion charged down upon Mohammed, Son of the Sultan, designing to rend him in pieces, but he confronted him and unsheathing his scymitar made it glitter in the sunshine[366] and pressed him close and bashed him with brand between his eyes so that the blade came forth gleaming from between his thighs.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading The Four Hundred and Fifty-fifth 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!”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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 the Lion charged down upon Mohammed, Son of the Sultan, designing to rend him in pieces, but he confronted him and unsheathing his scymitar made it glitter in the sunshine[366] and pressed him close and bashed him with brand between his eyes so that the blade came forth gleaming from between his thighs.
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading Now by doom of Destiny the daughter of the Sultan was sitting at the latticed window of her belvedere and was looking at her glass and solacing herself, when her glance fell upon the King’s son as he was smiting the Lion.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading Now by doom of Destiny the daughter of the Sultan was sitting at the latticed window of her belvedere and was looking at her glass and solacing herself, when her glance fell upon the King’s son as he was smiting the Lion.
gleamingnounUS /ˈɡliːmɪŋ/
a flash of light (especially reflected light)
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 the Lion charged down upon Mohammed, Son of the Sultan, designing to rend him in pieces, but he confronted him and unsheathing his scymitar made it glitter in the sunshine[366] and pressed him close and bashed him with brand between his eyes so that the blade came forth gleaming from between his thighs.
glitternounUS /ˈɡlɪtər/
the quality of shining with a bright reflected light
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 the Lion charged down upon Mohammed, Son of the Sultan, designing to rend him in pieces, but he confronted him and unsheathing his scymitar made it glitter in the sunshine[366] and pressed him close and bashed him with brand between his eyes so that the blade came forth gleaming from between his thighs.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading She replied:——With love and good will!
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading So she said to herself, “May thy hand never palsied grow nor exult over thee any foe!”
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading So she said to herself, “May thy hand never palsied grow nor exult over thee any foe!”
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 the Lion charged down upon Mohammed, Son of the Sultan, designing to rend him in pieces, but he confronted him and unsheathing his scymitar made it glitter in the sunshine[366] and pressed him close and bashed him with brand between his eyes so that the blade came forth gleaming from between his thighs.
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 the Lion charged down upon Mohammed, Son of the Sultan, designing to rend him in pieces, but he confronted him and unsheathing his scymitar made it glitter in the sunshine[366] and pressed him close and bashed him with brand between his eyes so that the blade came forth gleaming from between his thighs.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The Four Hundred and Fifty-fifth 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 when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Now by doom of Destiny the daughter of the Sultan was sitting at the latticed window of her belvedere and was looking at her glass and solacing herself, when her glance fell upon the King’s son as he was smiting the Lion.
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 the Lion charged down upon Mohammed, Son of the Sultan, designing to rend him in pieces, but he confronted him and unsheathing his scymitar made it glitter in the sunshine[366] and pressed him close and bashed him with brand between his eyes so that the blade came forth gleaming from between his thighs.
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 the Lion charged down upon Mohammed, Son of the Sultan, designing to rend him in pieces, but he confronted him and unsheathing his scymitar made it glitter in the sunshine[366] and pressed him close and bashed him with brand between his eyes so that the blade came forth gleaming from between his thighs.
ten 10s
From this reading The Four Hundred and Fifty-fifth 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!”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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 the Lion charged down upon Mohammed, Son of the Sultan, designing to rend him in pieces, but he confronted him and unsheathing his scymitar made it glitter in the sunshine[366] and pressed him close and bashed him with brand between his eyes so that the blade came forth gleaming from between his thighs.
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 the Lion charged down upon Mohammed, Son of the Sultan, designing to rend him in pieces, but he confronted him and unsheathing his scymitar made it glitter in the sunshine[366] and pressed him close and bashed him with brand between his eyes so that the blade came forth gleaming from between his thighs.
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 the Lion charged down upon Mohammed, Son of the Sultan, designing to rend him in pieces, but he confronted him and unsheathing his scymitar made it glitter in the sunshine[366] and pressed him close and bashed him with brand between his eyes so that the blade came forth gleaming from between his thighs.
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 the Lion charged down upon Mohammed, Son of the Sultan, designing to rend him in pieces, but he confronted him and unsheathing his scymitar made it glitter in the sunshine[366] and pressed him close and bashed him with brand between his eyes so that the blade came forth gleaming from between his thighs.
King'snounUS /kɪŋz/
possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading Now by doom of Destiny the daughter of the Sultan was sitting at the latticed window of her belvedere and was looking at her glass and solacing herself, when her glance fell upon the King’s son as he was smiting the Lion.
referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)
From this reading The Four Hundred and Fifty-fifth 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!”
latticedadjective
having a pattern of fretwork or latticework
From this reading Now by doom of Destiny the daughter of the Sultan was sitting at the latticed window of her belvedere and was looking at her glass and solacing herself, when her glance fell upon the King’s son as he was smiting the Lion.
large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
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 the Lion charged down upon Mohammed, Son of the Sultan, designing to rend him in pieces, but he confronted him and unsheathing his scymitar made it glitter in the sunshine[366] and pressed him close and bashed him with brand between his eyes so that the blade came forth gleaming from between his thighs.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Now by doom of Destiny the daughter of the Sultan was sitting at the latticed window of her belvedere and was looking at her glass and solacing herself, when her glance fell upon the King’s son as he was smiting the Lion.
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 the Lion charged down upon Mohammed, Son of the Sultan, designing to rend him in pieces, but he confronted him and unsheathing his scymitar made it glitter in the sunshine[366] and pressed him close and bashed him with brand between his eyes so that the blade came forth gleaming from between his thighs.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading She replied:——With love and good will!
produced by a manufacturing process
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 the Lion charged down upon Mohammed, Son of the Sultan, designing to rend him in pieces, but he confronted him and unsheathing his scymitar made it glitter in the sunshine[366] and pressed him close and bashed him with brand between his eyes so that the blade came forth gleaming from between his thighs.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The Four Hundred and Fifty-fifth 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 the Lion charged down upon Mohammed, Son of the Sultan, designing to rend him in pieces, but he confronted him and unsheathing his scymitar made it glitter in the sunshine[366] and pressed him close and bashed him with brand between his eyes so that the blade came forth gleaming from between his thighs.
MohammednounUS /moʊˈhæmɪd/
the Arab prophet who, according to Islam, was the last messenger of Allah (570-632)
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 the Lion charged down upon Mohammed, Son of the Sultan, designing to rend him in pieces, but he confronted him and unsheathing his scymitar made it glitter in the sunshine[366] and pressed him close and bashed him with brand between his eyes so that the blade came forth gleaming from between his thighs.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The Four Hundred and Fifty-fifth 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!”
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading So she said to herself, “May thy hand never palsied grow nor exult over thee any foe!”
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The Four Hundred and Fifty-fifth 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!”
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading So she said to herself, “May thy hand never palsied grow nor exult over thee any foe!”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now by doom of Destiny the daughter of the Sultan was sitting at the latticed window of her belvedere and was looking at her glass and solacing herself, when her glance fell upon the King’s son as he was smiting the Lion.
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 Four Hundred and Fifty-fifth 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 Four Hundred and Fifty-fifth 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!”
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The Four Hundred and Fifty-fifth 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 Four Hundred and Fifty-fifth 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!”
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading So she said to herself, “May thy hand never palsied grow nor exult over thee any foe!”
palsiedadjective
affected with palsy or uncontrollable tremor
From this reading So she said to herself, “May thy hand never palsied grow nor exult over thee any foe!”
plural of “piece” — a separate part of a whole
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 the Lion charged down upon Mohammed, Son of the Sultan, designing to rend him in pieces, but he confronted him and unsheathing his scymitar made it glitter in the sunshine[366] and pressed him close and bashed him with brand between his eyes so that the blade came forth gleaming from between his thighs.
compacted by ironing
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 the Lion charged down upon Mohammed, Son of the Sultan, designing to rend him in pieces, but he confronted him and unsheathing his scymitar made it glitter in the sunshine[366] and pressed him close and bashed him with brand between his eyes so that the blade came forth gleaming from between his thighs.
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 the Lion charged down upon Mohammed, Son of the Sultan, designing to rend him in pieces, but he confronted him and unsheathing his scymitar made it glitter in the sunshine[366] and pressed him close and bashed him with brand between his eyes so that the blade came forth gleaming from between his thighs.
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 the Lion charged down upon Mohammed, Son of the Sultan, designing to rend him in pieces, but he confronted him and unsheathing his scymitar made it glitter in the sunshine[366] and pressed him close and bashed him with brand between his eyes so that the blade came forth gleaming from between his thighs.
rendverb
tear or be torn violently
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 the Lion charged down upon Mohammed, Son of the Sultan, designing to rend him in pieces, but he confronted him and unsheathing his scymitar made it glitter in the sunshine[366] and pressed him close and bashed him with brand between his eyes so that the blade came forth gleaming from between his thighs.
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 the Lion charged down upon Mohammed, Son of the Sultan, designing to rend him in pieces, but he confronted him and unsheathing his scymitar made it glitter in the sunshine[366] and pressed him close and bashed him with brand between his eyes so that the blade came forth gleaming from between his thighs.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading The Four Hundred and Fifty-fifth 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!”
scymitar
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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 the Lion charged down upon Mohammed, Son of the Sultan, designing to rend him in pieces, but he confronted him and unsheathing his scymitar made it glitter in the sunshine[366] and pressed him close and bashed him with brand between his eyes so that the blade came forth gleaming from between his thighs.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She replied:——With love and good will!
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading The Four Hundred and Fifty-fifth 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 person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading The Four Hundred and Fifty-fifth 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 Now by doom of Destiny the daughter of the Sultan was sitting at the latticed window of her belvedere and was looking at her glass and solacing herself, when her glance fell upon the King’s son as he was smiting the Lion.
sleepyadjectiveUS /ˈsliːpi/
ready to fall asleep
From this reading The Four Hundred and Fifty-fifth 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!”
smiting
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From this reading Now by doom of Destiny the daughter of the Sultan was sitting at the latticed window of her belvedere and was looking at her glass and solacing herself, when her glance fell upon the King’s son as he was smiting the Lion.
for that reason; with the result 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 the Lion charged down upon Mohammed, Son of the Sultan, designing to rend him in pieces, but he confronted him and unsheathing his scymitar made it glitter in the sunshine[366] and pressed him close and bashed him with brand between his eyes so that the blade came forth gleaming from between his thighs.
solacing
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From this reading Now by doom of Destiny the daughter of the Sultan was sitting at the latticed window of her belvedere and was looking at her glass and solacing herself, when her glance fell upon the King’s son as he was smiting the Lion.
a male 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 the Lion charged down upon Mohammed, Son of the Sultan, designing to rend him in pieces, but he confronted him and unsheathing his scymitar made it glitter in the sunshine[366] and pressed him close and bashed him with brand between his eyes so that the blade came forth gleaming from between his thighs.
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 the Lion charged down upon Mohammed, Son of the Sultan, designing to rend him in pieces, but he confronted him and unsheathing his scymitar made it glitter in the sunshine[366] and pressed him close and bashed him with brand between his eyes so that the blade came forth gleaming from between his thighs.
the rays of the sun
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 the Lion charged down upon Mohammed, Son of the Sultan, designing to rend him in pieces, but he confronted him and unsheathing his scymitar made it glitter in the sunshine[366] and pressed him close and bashed him with brand between his eyes so that the blade came forth gleaming from between his thighs.
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 Four Hundred and Fifty-fifth 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 Four Hundred and Fifty-fifth 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 Four Hundred and Fifty-fifth 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 Four Hundred and Fifty-fifth 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 Four Hundred and Fifty-fifth 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!”
thighsnounUS /θaɪz/
plural of “thigh” — the part of the leg between the hip and the knee
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 the Lion charged down upon Mohammed, Son of the Sultan, designing to rend him in pieces, but he confronted him and unsheathing his scymitar made it glitter in the sunshine[366] and pressed him close and bashed him with brand between his eyes so that the blade came forth gleaming from between his thighs.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The Four Hundred and Fifty-fifth 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 Four Hundred and Fifty-fifth 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 Four Hundred and Fifty-fifth 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 the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Four Hundred and Fifty-fifth 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!”
unsheathing
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
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 the Lion charged down upon Mohammed, Son of the Sultan, designing to rend him in pieces, but he confronted him and unsheathing his scymitar made it glitter in the sunshine[366] and pressed him close and bashed him with brand between his eyes so that the blade came forth gleaming from between his thighs.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The Four Hundred and Fifty-fifth 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 Four Hundred and Fifty-fifth 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 Now by doom of Destiny the daughter of the Sultan was sitting at the latticed window of her belvedere and was looking at her glass and solacing herself, when her glance fell upon the King’s son as he was smiting the Lion.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading The Four Hundred and Fifty-fifth 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 Four Hundred and Fifty-fifth 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 by doom of Destiny the daughter of the Sultan was sitting at the latticed window of her belvedere and was looking at her glass and solacing herself, when her glance fell upon the King’s son as he was smiting the Lion.
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 the Lion charged down upon Mohammed, Son of the Sultan, designing to rend him in pieces, but he confronted him and unsheathing his scymitar made it glitter in the sunshine[366] and pressed him close and bashed him with brand between his eyes so that the blade came forth gleaming from between his thighs.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading She replied:——With love and good will!
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading Now by doom of Destiny the daughter of the Sultan was sitting at the latticed window of her belvedere and was looking at her glass and solacing herself, when her glance fell upon the King’s son as he was smiting the Lion.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She replied:——With love and good will!
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 the Lion charged down upon Mohammed, Son of the Sultan, designing to rend him in pieces, but he confronted him and unsheathing his scymitar made it glitter in the sunshine[366] and pressed him close and bashed him with brand between his eyes so that the blade came forth gleaming from between his thighs.
