Chapter XV

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading So Noureddin went forth, and drunkenness had got the mastery of him, wherefore he threw himself down on [a bench before one of] the shops.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Therewithal Noureddin's life was troubled; so he arose and donned his clothes, and his host said, "Whither away this night, O my lord?"

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading But he answered, "Needs must I go;" and the host said to him, "[Go] in the safeguard of God."

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From this reading Therewithal Noureddin's life was troubled; so he arose and donned his clothes, and his host said, "Whither away this night, O my lord?"

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "Sleep till the morning," said the other, "and go not forth at the like of this hour."

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From this reading Therewithal Noureddin's life was troubled; so he arose and donned his clothes, and his host said, "Whither away this night, O my lord?"

earlier than; in front of

From this reading So Noureddin went forth, and drunkenness had got the mastery of him, wherefore he threw himself down on [a bench before one of] the shops.

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From this reading So Noureddin went forth, and drunkenness had got the mastery of him, wherefore he threw himself down on [a bench before one of] the shops.

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From this reading Quoth Noureddin, "I mean to go to my lodging, and to-morrow I will betake myself to the palace of the Commander of the Faithful and demand my slave-girl."

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But he answered, "Needs must I go;" and the host said to him, "[Go] in the safeguard of God."

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From this reading Therewithal Noureddin's life was troubled; so he arose and donned his clothes, and his host said, "Whither away this night, O my lord?"

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From this reading Quoth Noureddin, "I mean to go to my lodging, and to-morrow I will betake myself to the palace of the Commander of the Faithful and demand my slave-girl."

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From this reading Quoth Noureddin, "I mean to go to my lodging, and to-morrow I will betake myself to the palace of the Commander of the Faithful and demand my slave-girl."

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From this reading Therewithal Noureddin's life was troubled; so he arose and donned his clothes, and his host said, "Whither away this night, O my lord?"

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From this reading So Noureddin went forth, and drunkenness had got the mastery of him, wherefore he threw himself down on [a bench before one of] the shops.

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From this reading So Noureddin went forth, and drunkenness had got the mastery of him, wherefore he threw himself down on [a bench before one of] the shops.

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Quoth Noureddin, "I mean to go to my lodging, and to-morrow I will betake myself to the palace of the Commander of the Faithful and demand my slave-girl."

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From this reading "Sleep till the morning," said the other, "and go not forth at the like of this hour."

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From this reading Quoth Noureddin, "I mean to go to my lodging, and to-morrow I will betake myself to the palace of the Commander of the Faithful and demand my slave-girl."

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From this reading But he answered, "Needs must I go;" and the host said to him, "[Go] in the safeguard of God."

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From this reading So Noureddin went forth, and drunkenness had got the mastery of him, wherefore he threw himself down on [a bench before one of] the shops.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading So Noureddin went forth, and drunkenness had got the mastery of him, wherefore he threw himself down on [a bench before one of] the shops.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Therewithal Noureddin's life was troubled; so he arose and donned his clothes, and his host said, "Whither away this night, O my lord?"

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading But he answered, "Needs must I go;" and the host said to him, "[Go] in the safeguard of God."

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading So Noureddin went forth, and drunkenness had got the mastery of him, wherefore he threw himself down on [a bench before one of] the shops.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Therewithal Noureddin's life was troubled; so he arose and donned his clothes, and his host said, "Whither away this night, O my lord?"

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From this reading Therewithal Noureddin's life was troubled; so he arose and donned his clothes, and his host said, "Whither away this night, O my lord?"

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From this reading "Sleep till the morning," said the other, "and go not forth at the like of this hour."

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Quoth Noureddin, "I mean to go to my lodging, and to-morrow I will betake myself to the palace of the Commander of the Faithful and demand my slave-girl."

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading But he answered, "Needs must I go;" and the host said to him, "[Go] in the safeguard of God."

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Therewithal Noureddin's life was troubled; so he arose and donned his clothes, and his host said, "Whither away this night, O my lord?"

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From this reading "Sleep till the morning," said the other, "and go not forth at the like of this hour."

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From this reading Quoth Noureddin, "I mean to go to my lodging, and to-morrow I will betake myself to the palace of the Commander of the Faithful and demand my slave-girl."

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Therewithal Noureddin's life was troubled; so he arose and donned his clothes, and his host said, "Whither away this night, O my lord?"

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From this reading So Noureddin went forth, and drunkenness had got the mastery of him, wherefore he threw himself down on [a bench before one of] the shops.

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From this reading Quoth Noureddin, "I mean to go to my lodging, and to-morrow I will betake myself to the palace of the Commander of the Faithful and demand my slave-girl."

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Sleep till the morning," said the other, "and go not forth at the like of this hour."

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading But he answered, "Needs must I go;" and the host said to him, "[Go] in the safeguard of God."

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Therewithal Noureddin's life was troubled; so he arose and donned his clothes, and his host said, "Whither away this night, O my lord?"

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading Quoth Noureddin, "I mean to go to my lodging, and to-morrow I will betake myself to the palace of the Commander of the Faithful and demand my slave-girl."

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From this reading But he answered, "Needs must I go;" and the host said to him, "[Go] in the safeguard of God."

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Therewithal Noureddin's life was troubled; so he arose and donned his clothes, and his host said, "Whither away this night, O my lord?"

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "Sleep till the morning," said the other, "and go not forth at the like of this hour."

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From this reading Quoth Noureddin, "I mean to go to my lodging, and to-morrow I will betake myself to the palace of the Commander of the Faithful and demand my slave-girl."

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Therewithal Noureddin's life was troubled; so he arose and donned his clothes, and his host said, "Whither away this night, O my lord?"

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From this reading Therewithal Noureddin's life was troubled; so he arose and donned his clothes, and his host said, "Whither away this night, O my lord?"

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Quoth Noureddin, "I mean to go to my lodging, and to-morrow I will betake myself to the palace of the Commander of the Faithful and demand my slave-girl."

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading So Noureddin went forth, and drunkenness had got the mastery of him, wherefore he threw himself down on [a bench before one of] the shops.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading So Noureddin went forth, and drunkenness had got the mastery of him, wherefore he threw himself down on [a bench before one of] the shops.

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From this reading "Sleep till the morning," said the other, "and go not forth at the like of this hour."

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Quoth Noureddin, "I mean to go to my lodging, and to-morrow I will betake myself to the palace of the Commander of the Faithful and demand my slave-girl."

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Quoth Noureddin, "I mean to go to my lodging, and to-morrow I will betake myself to the palace of the Commander of the Faithful and demand my slave-girl."

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading But he answered, "Needs must I go;" and the host said to him, "[Go] in the safeguard of God."

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Therewithal Noureddin's life was troubled; so he arose and donned his clothes, and his host said, "Whither away this night, O my lord?"

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading So Noureddin went forth, and drunkenness had got the mastery of him, wherefore he threw himself down on [a bench before one of] the shops.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Quoth Noureddin, "I mean to go to my lodging, and to-morrow I will betake myself to the palace of the Commander of the Faithful and demand my slave-girl."

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Sleep till the morning," said the other, "and go not forth at the like of this hour."

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Therewithal Noureddin's life was troubled; so he arose and donned his clothes, and his host said, "Whither away this night, O my lord?"

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Quoth Noureddin, "I mean to go to my lodging, and to-morrow I will betake myself to the palace of the Commander of the Faithful and demand my slave-girl."

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From this reading Therewithal Noureddin's life was troubled; so he arose and donned his clothes, and his host said, "Whither away this night, O my lord?"

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Therewithal Noureddin's life was troubled; so he arose and donned his clothes, and his host said, "Whither away this night, O my lord?"

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From this reading So Noureddin went forth, and drunkenness had got the mastery of him, wherefore he threw himself down on [a bench before one of] the shops.

up to a particular time

From this reading "Sleep till the morning," said the other, "and go not forth at the like of this hour."

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Quoth Noureddin, "I mean to go to my lodging, and to-morrow I will betake myself to the palace of the Commander of the Faithful and demand my slave-girl."

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From this reading Quoth Noureddin, "I mean to go to my lodging, and to-morrow I will betake myself to the palace of the Commander of the Faithful and demand my slave-girl."

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Therewithal Noureddin's life was troubled; so he arose and donned his clothes, and his host said, "Whither away this night, O my lord?"

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Therewithal Noureddin's life was troubled; so he arose and donned his clothes, and his host said, "Whither away this night, O my lord?"

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading So Noureddin went forth, and drunkenness had got the mastery of him, wherefore he threw himself down on [a bench before one of] the shops.

an old word meaning “why” or “for that reason”

From this reading So Noureddin went forth, and drunkenness had got the mastery of him, wherefore he threw himself down on [a bench before one of] the shops.

an old word meaning “to where”

From this reading Therewithal Noureddin's life was troubled; so he arose and donned his clothes, and his host said, "Whither away this night, O my lord?"

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Quoth Noureddin, "I mean to go to my lodging, and to-morrow I will betake myself to the palace of the Commander of the Faithful and demand my slave-girl."