Chapter V · Chapter 5

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

From this reading I let this man on hire a high-walled garden, with a well in good case and trees laden with fruit; but he beat down its walls and ruined its well and ate its fruits, and now he desireth to return it to me."

cause to come to know personally

From this reading Then came her brother to him and said, "O Firouz, an thou wilt not acquaint me with the reason of thine anger against thy wife, come and plead with us before the king."

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading Then came her brother to him and said, "O Firouz, an thou wilt not acquaint me with the reason of thine anger against thy wife, come and plead with us before the king."

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Then came her brother to him and said, "O Firouz, an thou wilt not acquaint me with the reason of thine anger against thy wife, come and plead with us before the king."

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

From this reading Then came her brother to him and said, "O Firouz, an thou wilt not acquaint me with the reason of thine anger against thy wife, come and plead with us before the king."

a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance

From this reading Then came her brother to him and said, "O Firouz, an thou wilt not acquaint me with the reason of thine anger against thy wife, come and plead with us before the king."

give help or assistance; be of service

From this reading So they went to the king and found the cadi sitting with him; whereupon quoth the damsel's brother, "God assist our lord the cadi!

goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment

From this reading I let this man on hire a high-walled garden, with a well in good case and trees laden with fruit; but he beat down its walls and ruined its well and ate its fruits, and now he desireth to return it to me."

come out better in a competition, race, or conflict

From this reading I let this man on hire a high-walled garden, with a well in good case and trees laden with fruit; but he beat down its walls and ruined its well and ate its fruits, and now he desireth to return it to me."

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Then came her brother to him and said, "O Firouz, an thou wilt not acquaint me with the reason of thine anger against thy wife, come and plead with us before the king."

a male with the same parents as someone else

From this reading Then came her brother to him and said, "O Firouz, an thou wilt not acquaint me with the reason of thine anger against thy wife, come and plead with us before the king."

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading I let this man on hire a high-walled garden, with a well in good case and trees laden with fruit; but he beat down its walls and ruined its well and ate its fruits, and now he desireth to return it to me."

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

From this reading So they went to the king and found the cadi sitting with him; whereupon quoth the damsel's brother, "God assist our lord the cadi!

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Then came her brother to him and said, "O Firouz, an thou wilt not acquaint me with the reason of thine anger against thy wife, come and plead with us before the king."

an occurrence of something

From this reading I let this man on hire a high-walled garden, with a well in good case and trees laden with fruit; but he beat down its walls and ruined its well and ate its fruits, and now he desireth to return it to me."

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Then came her brother to him and said, "O Firouz, an thou wilt not acquaint me with the reason of thine anger against thy wife, come and plead with us before the king."

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

From this reading So they went to the king and found the cadi sitting with him; whereupon quoth the damsel's brother, "God assist our lord the cadi!

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

From this reading I let this man on hire a high-walled garden, with a well in good case and trees laden with fruit; but he beat down its walls and ruined its well and ate its fruits, and now he desireth to return it to me."

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Quoth he, "If ye will have me plead with you, I will do so."

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading I let this man on hire a high-walled garden, with a well in good case and trees laden with fruit; but he beat down its walls and ruined its well and ate its fruits, and now he desireth to return it to me."

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

From this reading Then came her brother to him and said, "O Firouz, an thou wilt not acquaint me with the reason of thine anger against thy wife, come and plead with us before the king."

set up or found

From this reading So they went to the king and found the cadi sitting with him; whereupon quoth the damsel's brother, "God assist our lord the cadi!

the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant

From this reading I let this man on hire a high-walled garden, with a well in good case and trees laden with fruit; but he beat down its walls and ruined its well and ate its fruits, and now he desireth to return it to me."

plural of “fruit” — the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant

From this reading I let this man on hire a high-walled garden, with a well in good case and trees laden with fruit; but he beat down its walls and ruined its well and ate its fruits, and now he desireth to return it to me."

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading I let this man on hire a high-walled garden, with a well in good case and trees laden with fruit; but he beat down its walls and ruined its well and ate its fruits, and now he desireth to return it to me."

the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions

From this reading So they went to the king and found the cadi sitting with him; whereupon quoth the damsel's brother, "God assist our lord the cadi!

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading I let this man on hire a high-walled garden, with a well in good case and trees laden with fruit; but he beat down its walls and ruined its well and ate its fruits, and now he desireth to return it to me."

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Quoth he, "If ye will have me plead with you, I will do so."

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

From this reading Quoth he, "If ye will have me plead with you, I will do so."

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Then came her brother to him and said, "O Firouz, an thou wilt not acquaint me with the reason of thine anger against thy wife, come and plead with us before the king."

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

From this reading I let this man on hire a high-walled garden, with a well in good case and trees laden with fruit; but he beat down its walls and ruined its well and ate its fruits, and now he desireth to return it to me."

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

From this reading Then came her brother to him and said, "O Firouz, an thou wilt not acquaint me with the reason of thine anger against thy wife, come and plead with us before the king."

engage or hire for work

From this reading I let this man on hire a high-walled garden, with a well in good case and trees laden with fruit; but he beat down its walls and ruined its well and ate its fruits, and now he desireth to return it to me."

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

From this reading Quoth he, "If ye will have me plead with you, I will do so."

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Quoth he, "If ye will have me plead with you, I will do so."

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

From this reading I let this man on hire a high-walled garden, with a well in good case and trees laden with fruit; but he beat down its walls and ruined its well and ate its fruits, and now he desireth to return it to me."

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I let this man on hire a high-walled garden, with a well in good case and trees laden with fruit; but he beat down its walls and ruined its well and ate its fruits, and now he desireth to return it to me."

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading I let this man on hire a high-walled garden, with a well in good case and trees laden with fruit; but he beat down its walls and ruined its well and ate its fruits, and now he desireth to return it to me."

a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading Then came her brother to him and said, "O Firouz, an thou wilt not acquaint me with the reason of thine anger against thy wife, come and plead with us before the king."

filled with a great quantity

From this reading I let this man on hire a high-walled garden, with a well in good case and trees laden with fruit; but he beat down its walls and ruined its well and ate its fruits, and now he desireth to return it to me."

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading I let this man on hire a high-walled garden, with a well in good case and trees laden with fruit; but he beat down its walls and ruined its well and ate its fruits, and now he desireth to return it to me."

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading So they went to the king and found the cadi sitting with him; whereupon quoth the damsel's brother, "God assist our lord the cadi!

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading I let this man on hire a high-walled garden, with a well in good case and trees laden with fruit; but he beat down its walls and ruined its well and ate its fruits, and now he desireth to return it to me."

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Then came her brother to him and said, "O Firouz, an thou wilt not acquaint me with the reason of thine anger against thy wife, come and plead with us before the king."

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Then came her brother to him and said, "O Firouz, an thou wilt not acquaint me with the reason of thine anger against thy wife, come and plead with us before the king."

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading I let this man on hire a high-walled garden, with a well in good case and trees laden with fruit; but he beat down its walls and ruined its well and ate its fruits, and now he desireth to return it to me."

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 came her brother to him and said, "O Firouz, an thou wilt not acquaint me with the reason of thine anger against thy wife, come and plead with us before the king."

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Then came her brother to him and said, "O Firouz, an thou wilt not acquaint me with the reason of thine anger against thy wife, come and plead with us before the king."

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading I let this man on hire a high-walled garden, with a well in good case and trees laden with fruit; but he beat down its walls and ruined its well and ate its fruits, and now he desireth to return it to me."

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading So they went to the king and found the cadi sitting with him; whereupon quoth the damsel's brother, "God assist our lord the cadi!

appeal or request earnestly

From this reading Then came her brother to him and said, "O Firouz, an thou wilt not acquaint me with the reason of thine anger against thy wife, come and plead with us before the king."

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

From this reading Quoth he, "If ye will have me plead with you, I will do so."

a rational motive for a belief or action

From this reading Then came her brother to him and said, "O Firouz, an thou wilt not acquaint me with the reason of thine anger against thy wife, come and plead with us before the king."

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading I let this man on hire a high-walled garden, with a well in good case and trees laden with fruit; but he beat down its walls and ruined its well and ate its fruits, and now he desireth to return it to me."

destroyed physically or morally

From this reading I let this man on hire a high-walled garden, with a well in good case and trees laden with fruit; but he beat down its walls and ruined its well and ate its fruits, and now he desireth to return it to me."

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading Then came her brother to him and said, "O Firouz, an thou wilt not acquaint me with the reason of thine anger against thy wife, come and plead with us before the king."

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

From this reading The cadi turned to Firouz and said to him, "What sayst thou, O youth?"

(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)

From this reading So they went to the king and found the cadi sitting with him; whereupon quoth the damsel's brother, "God assist our lord the cadi!

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Quoth he, "If ye will have me plead with you, I will do so."

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

From this reading Then came her brother to him and said, "O Firouz, an thou wilt not acquaint me with the reason of thine anger against thy wife, come and plead with us before the king."

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Then came her brother to him and said, "O Firouz, an thou wilt not acquaint me with the reason of thine anger against thy wife, come and plead with us before the king."

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading So they went to the king and found the cadi sitting with him; whereupon quoth the damsel's brother, "God assist our lord the cadi!

an old word for “yours”

From this reading Then came her brother to him and said, "O Firouz, an thou wilt not acquaint me with the reason of thine anger against thy wife, come and plead with us before the king."

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

From this reading I let this man on hire a high-walled garden, with a well in good case and trees laden with fruit; but he beat down its walls and ruined its well and ate its fruits, and now he desireth to return it to me."

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading Then came her brother to him and said, "O Firouz, an thou wilt not acquaint me with the reason of thine anger against thy wife, come and plead with us before the king."

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading Then came her brother to him and said, "O Firouz, an thou wilt not acquaint me with the reason of thine anger against thy wife, come and plead with us before the king."

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

From this reading Then came her brother to him and said, "O Firouz, an thou wilt not acquaint me with the reason of thine anger against thy wife, come and plead with us before the king."

plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading I let this man on hire a high-walled garden, with a well in good case and trees laden with fruit; but he beat down its walls and ruined its well and ate its fruits, and now he desireth to return it to me."

moved around an axis or center

From this reading The cadi turned to Firouz and said to him, "What sayst thou, O youth?"

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Then came her brother to him and said, "O Firouz, an thou wilt not acquaint me with the reason of thine anger against thy wife, come and plead with us before the king."

plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure

From this reading I let this man on hire a high-walled garden, with a well in good case and trees laden with fruit; but he beat down its walls and ruined its well and ate its fruits, and now he desireth to return it to me."

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading I let this man on hire a high-walled garden, with a well in good case and trees laden with fruit; but he beat down its walls and ruined its well and ate its fruits, and now he desireth to return it to me."

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading So they went to the king and found the cadi sitting with him; whereupon quoth the damsel's brother, "God assist our lord the cadi!

used to ask for information about something

From this reading The cadi turned to Firouz and said to him, "What sayst thou, O youth?"

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

From this reading So they went to the king and found the cadi sitting with him; whereupon quoth the damsel's brother, "God assist our lord the cadi!

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading Then came her brother to him and said, "O Firouz, an thou wilt not acquaint me with the reason of thine anger against thy wife, come and plead with us before the king."

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Quoth he, "If ye will have me plead with you, I will do so."

an old form of “will”, used with “thou”

From this reading Then came her brother to him and said, "O Firouz, an thou wilt not acquaint me with the reason of thine anger against thy wife, come and plead with us before the king."

in the company of; together with

From this reading Then came her brother to him and said, "O Firouz, an thou wilt not acquaint me with the reason of thine anger against thy wife, come and plead with us before the king."

an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person

From this reading Quoth he, "If ye will have me plead with you, I will do so."

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Quoth he, "If ye will have me plead with you, I will do so."

a young person (especially a young man or boy)

From this reading The cadi turned to Firouz and said to him, "What sayst thou, O youth?"