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Chapter V
Quoth En Numan, "What prompted thee to keep faith, the case being as thou sayest?" "O king," answered the Arab, "it was my religion." And En Numan said, "What is thy religion?" "The Christian," replied the other. Quoth the king, "Expound it unto me."
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"O king," answered the Arab, "it was my religion."”
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “Quoth En Numan, "What prompted thee to keep faith, the case being as thou sayest?"”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"The Christian," replied the other.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"The Christian," replied the other.”
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading “Quoth En Numan, "What prompted thee to keep faith, the case being as thou sayest?"”
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “Quoth En Numan, "What prompted thee to keep faith, the case being as thou sayest?"”
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “And En Numan said, "What is thy religion?"”
an old word for “to”
From this reading “Quoth the king, "Expound it unto me."”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And En Numan said, "What is thy religion?"
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "O king," answered the Arab, "it was my religion."
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From this reading "O king," answered the Arab, "it was my religion."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Quoth En Numan, "What prompted thee to keep faith, the case being as thou sayest?"
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Quoth En Numan, "What prompted thee to keep faith, the case being as thou sayest?"
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From this reading Quoth En Numan, "What prompted thee to keep faith, the case being as thou sayest?"
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From this reading "The Christian," replied the other.
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From this reading Quoth En Numan, "What prompted thee to keep faith, the case being as thou sayest?"
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From this reading Quoth the king, "Expound it unto me."
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From this reading Quoth En Numan, "What prompted thee to keep faith, the case being as thou sayest?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And En Numan said, "What is thy religion?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "O king," answered the Arab, "it was my religion."
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From this reading Quoth En Numan, "What prompted thee to keep faith, the case being as thou sayest?"
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From this reading "O king," answered the Arab, "it was my religion."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Quoth the king, "Expound it unto me."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "O king," answered the Arab, "it was my religion."
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From this reading Quoth En Numan, "What prompted thee to keep faith, the case being as thou sayest?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "O king," answered the Arab, "it was my religion."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The Christian," replied the other.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Quoth En Numan, "What prompted thee to keep faith, the case being as thou sayest?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Quoth En Numan, "What prompted thee to keep faith, the case being as thou sayest?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "O king," answered the Arab, "it was my religion."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The Christian," replied the other.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And En Numan said, "What is thy religion?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Quoth En Numan, "What prompted thee to keep faith, the case being as thou sayest?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Quoth En Numan, "What prompted thee to keep faith, the case being as thou sayest?"
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Quoth En Numan, "What prompted thee to keep faith, the case being as thou sayest?"
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Quoth En Numan, "What prompted thee to keep faith, the case being as thou sayest?"
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading And En Numan said, "What is thy religion?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Quoth En Numan, "What prompted thee to keep faith, the case being as thou sayest?"
an old word for “to”
From this reading Quoth the king, "Expound it unto me."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "O king," answered the Arab, "it was my religion."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Quoth En Numan, "What prompted thee to keep faith, the case being as thou sayest?"
