215
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From this reading And high is my repute, for that I wounded aforetime My lord,[FN#215] whom God made best of all the treaders of the clay.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading O'er all the fragrant flowers that be I have the prefrence aye, For that I come but once a year, and but a little stay.
aforetime
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From this reading And high is my repute, for that I wounded aforetime My lord,[FN#215] whom God made best of all the treaders of the clay.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading O'er all the fragrant flowers that be I have the prefrence aye, For that I come but once a year, and but a little stay.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading O'er all the fragrant flowers that be I have the prefrence aye, For that I come but once a year, and but a little stay.
aye
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From this reading O'er all the fragrant flowers that be I have the prefrence aye, For that I come but once a year, and but a little stay.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading O'er all the fragrant flowers that be I have the prefrence aye, For that I come but once a year, and but a little stay.
bestnounUS /best/
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading And high is my repute, for that I wounded aforetime My lord,[FN#215] whom God made best of all the treaders of the clay.
bestowedverbUS /bɪˈstoʊd/
past form of “bestow” — present
From this reading And he bestowed on her that which was upon him, to wit, a dress of cloth-of-pearl, fringed with great pearls and rubies and broidered with precious stones, and a tray wherein were fifty thousand dinars.
broidered
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From this reading And he bestowed on her that which was upon him, to wit, a dress of cloth-of-pearl, fringed with great pearls and rubies and broidered with precious stones, and a tray wherein were fifty thousand dinars.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading O'er all the fragrant flowers that be I have the prefrence aye, For that I come but once a year, and but a little stay.
claynounUS /kleɪ/
a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
From this reading And high is my repute, for that I wounded aforetime My lord,[FN#215] whom God made best of all the treaders of the clay.
cloth-of-pearl
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From this reading And he bestowed on her that which was upon him, to wit, a dress of cloth-of-pearl, fringed with great pearls and rubies and broidered with precious stones, and a tray wherein were fifty thousand dinars.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading O'er all the fragrant flowers that be I have the prefrence aye, For that I come but once a year, and but a little stay.
cupnounUS /kʌp/
a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
From this reading So Es Shisban drank off the cup in his turn and said, 'Well done, O desire of hearts!'
desirenounUS /dɪˈzaɪər/
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading So Es Shisban drank off the cup in his turn and said, 'Well done, O desire of hearts!'
dinarsnounUS /ˈdaɪnərz/
plural of “dinar” — 100 dinars equal 1 rial in Iran
From this reading And he bestowed on her that which was upon him, to wit, a dress of cloth-of-pearl, fringed with great pearls and rubies and broidered with precious stones, and a tray wherein were fifty thousand dinars.
doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading So Es Shisban drank off the cup in his turn and said, 'Well done, O desire of hearts!'
drankverbUS /dræŋk/
inflected form of “drink” — take in liquids
From this reading So Es Shisban drank off the cup in his turn and said, 'Well done, O desire of hearts!'
dressverbUS /dres/
put on clothes
From this reading And he bestowed on her that which was upon him, to wit, a dress of cloth-of-pearl, fringed with great pearls and rubies and broidered with precious stones, and a tray wherein were fifty thousand dinars.
EsnounUS /es/
a radioactive transuranic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons
From this reading So Es Shisban drank off the cup in his turn and said, 'Well done, O desire of hearts!'
fellverbUS /fel/
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading Then Meimoun the Sworder took the cup and fell to gazing intently upon Tuhfeh.
fiftynounUS /ˈfɪfti/
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading And he bestowed on her that which was upon him, to wit, a dress of cloth-of-pearl, fringed with great pearls and rubies and broidered with precious stones, and a tray wherein were fifty thousand dinars.
flowersnounUS /ˈflaʊərz/
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading O'er all the fragrant flowers that be I have the prefrence aye, For that I come but once a year, and but a little stay.
FN
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From this reading And high is my repute, for that I wounded aforetime My lord,[FN#215] whom God made best of all the treaders of the clay.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading O'er all the fragrant flowers that be I have the prefrence aye, For that I come but once a year, and but a little stay.
fragrantadjectiveUS /ˈfreɪɡrənt/
pleasant-smelling
From this reading O'er all the fragrant flowers that be I have the prefrence aye, For that I come but once a year, and but a little stay.
fringedadjective
surrounded as with a border or fringe; sometimes used in combination
From this reading And he bestowed on her that which was upon him, to wit, a dress of cloth-of-pearl, fringed with great pearls and rubies and broidered with precious stones, and a tray wherein were fifty thousand dinars.
gazingverbUS /ˈɡeɪzɪŋ/
-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Then Meimoun the Sworder took the cup and fell to gazing intently upon Tuhfeh.
GodnounUS /ɡɑːd/
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 And high is my repute, for that I wounded aforetime My lord,[FN#215] whom God made best of all the treaders of the clay.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading And he bestowed on her that which was upon him, to wit, a dress of cloth-of-pearl, fringed with great pearls and rubies and broidered with precious stones, and a tray wherein were fifty thousand dinars.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading O'er all the fragrant flowers that be I have the prefrence aye, For that I come but once a year, and but a little stay.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And he bestowed on her that which was upon him, to wit, a dress of cloth-of-pearl, fringed with great pearls and rubies and broidered with precious stones, and a tray wherein were fifty thousand dinars.
heartsnounUS /hɑːrts/
a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades
From this reading So Es Shisban drank off the cup in his turn and said, 'Well done, O desire of hearts!'
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And he bestowed on her that which was upon him, to wit, a dress of cloth-of-pearl, fringed with great pearls and rubies and broidered with precious stones, and a tray wherein were fifty thousand dinars.
highadjectiveUS /haɪ/
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading And high is my repute, for that I wounded aforetime My lord,[FN#215] whom God made best of all the treaders of the clay.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And he bestowed on her that which was upon him, to wit, a dress of cloth-of-pearl, fringed with great pearls and rubies and broidered with precious stones, and a tray wherein were fifty thousand dinars.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading So Es Shisban drank off the cup in his turn and said, 'Well done, O desire of hearts!'
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading O'er all the fragrant flowers that be I have the prefrence aye, For that I come but once a year, and but a little stay.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So Es Shisban drank off the cup in his turn and said, 'Well done, O desire of hearts!'
intentlyadverbUS /ˌɪnˈtentli/
with strained or eager attention
From this reading Then Meimoun the Sworder took the cup and fell to gazing intently upon Tuhfeh.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And high is my repute, for that I wounded aforetime My lord,[FN#215] whom God made best of all the treaders of the clay.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading O'er all the fragrant flowers that be I have the prefrence aye, For that I come but once a year, and but a little stay.
lordnounUS /lɔːrd/
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading And high is my repute, for that I wounded aforetime My lord,[FN#215] whom God made best of all the treaders of the clay.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading And high is my repute, for that I wounded aforetime My lord,[FN#215] whom God made best of all the treaders of the clay.
Meimoun
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From this reading Then Meimoun the Sworder took the cup and fell to gazing intently upon Tuhfeh.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And high is my repute, for that I wounded aforetime My lord,[FN#215] whom God made best of all the treaders of the clay.
OnounUS /oʊ/
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 So Es Shisban drank off the cup in his turn and said, 'Well done, O desire of hearts!'
O'eradverb
throughout a period of time
From this reading O'er all the fragrant flowers that be I have the prefrence aye, For that I come but once a year, and but a little stay.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And high is my repute, for that I wounded aforetime My lord,[FN#215] whom God made best of all the treaders of the clay.
offadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading So Es Shisban drank off the cup in his turn and said, 'Well done, O desire of hearts!'
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And he bestowed on her that which was upon him, to wit, a dress of cloth-of-pearl, fringed with great pearls and rubies and broidered with precious stones, and a tray wherein were fifty thousand dinars.
onceadverbUS /wʌns/
on one occasion
From this reading O'er all the fragrant flowers that be I have the prefrence aye, For that I come but once a year, and but a little stay.
pearlsnounUS /pɜːrlz/
plural of “pearl” — a smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel
From this reading And he bestowed on her that which was upon him, to wit, a dress of cloth-of-pearl, fringed with great pearls and rubies and broidered with precious stones, and a tray wherein were fifty thousand dinars.
preciousadjectiveUS /ˈpreʃəs/
characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for
From this reading And he bestowed on her that which was upon him, to wit, a dress of cloth-of-pearl, fringed with great pearls and rubies and broidered with precious stones, and a tray wherein were fifty thousand dinars.
prefrence
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From this reading O'er all the fragrant flowers that be I have the prefrence aye, For that I come but once a year, and but a little stay.
reputenounUS /riˈpjuːt/
the state of being held in high esteem and honor
From this reading And high is my repute, for that I wounded aforetime My lord,[FN#215] whom God made best of all the treaders of the clay.
rubiesnounUS /ˈruːbiz/
plural of “ruby” — a transparent piece of ruby that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
From this reading And he bestowed on her that which was upon him, to wit, a dress of cloth-of-pearl, fringed with great pearls and rubies and broidered with precious stones, and a tray wherein were fifty thousand dinars.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading So Es Shisban drank off the cup in his turn and said, 'Well done, O desire of hearts!'
Shisban
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From this reading So Es Shisban drank off the cup in his turn and said, 'Well done, O desire of hearts!'
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So Es Shisban drank off the cup in his turn and said, 'Well done, O desire of hearts!'
stayverbUS /steɪ/
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading O'er all the fragrant flowers that be I have the prefrence aye, For that I come but once a year, and but a little stay.
stonesnounUS /stoʊnz/
plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading And he bestowed on her that which was upon him, to wit, a dress of cloth-of-pearl, fringed with great pearls and rubies and broidered with precious stones, and a tray wherein were fifty thousand dinars.
Sworder
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From this reading Then Meimoun the Sworder took the cup and fell to gazing intently upon Tuhfeh.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading O'er all the fragrant flowers that be I have the prefrence aye, For that I come but once a year, and but a little stay.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading O'er all the fragrant flowers that be I have the prefrence aye, For that I come but once a year, and but a little stay.
ThenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then Meimoun the Sworder took the cup and fell to gazing intently upon Tuhfeh.
thousandnounUS /ˈθaʊzənd/
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading And he bestowed on her that which was upon him, to wit, a dress of cloth-of-pearl, fringed with great pearls and rubies and broidered with precious stones, and a tray wherein were fifty thousand dinars.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And he bestowed on her that which was upon him, to wit, a dress of cloth-of-pearl, fringed with great pearls and rubies and broidered with precious stones, and a tray wherein were fifty thousand dinars.
tookverbUS /tʊk/
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Then Meimoun the Sworder took the cup and fell to gazing intently upon Tuhfeh.
traynounUS /treɪ/
an open receptacle for holding or displaying or serving articles or food
From this reading And he bestowed on her that which was upon him, to wit, a dress of cloth-of-pearl, fringed with great pearls and rubies and broidered with precious stones, and a tray wherein were fifty thousand dinars.
treaders
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From this reading And high is my repute, for that I wounded aforetime My lord,[FN#215] whom God made best of all the treaders of the clay.
Tuhfeh
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From this reading Then Meimoun the Sworder took the cup and fell to gazing intently upon Tuhfeh.
turnverbUS /tɜːrn/
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading So Es Shisban drank off the cup in his turn and said, 'Well done, O desire of hearts!'
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading And he bestowed on her that which was upon him, to wit, a dress of cloth-of-pearl, fringed with great pearls and rubies and broidered with precious stones, and a tray wherein were fifty thousand dinars.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And he bestowed on her that which was upon him, to wit, a dress of cloth-of-pearl, fringed with great pearls and rubies and broidered with precious stones, and a tray wherein were fifty thousand dinars.
WelladverbUS /wel/
(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 So Es Shisban drank off the cup in his turn and said, 'Well done, O desire of hearts!'
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And he bestowed on her that which was upon him, to wit, a dress of cloth-of-pearl, fringed with great pearls and rubies and broidered with precious stones, and a tray wherein were fifty thousand dinars.
wherein
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From this reading And he bestowed on her that which was upon him, to wit, a dress of cloth-of-pearl, fringed with great pearls and rubies and broidered with precious stones, and a tray wherein were fifty thousand dinars.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And he bestowed on her that which was upon him, to wit, a dress of cloth-of-pearl, fringed with great pearls and rubies and broidered with precious stones, and a tray wherein were fifty thousand dinars.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And high is my repute, for that I wounded aforetime My lord,[FN#215] whom God made best of all the treaders of the clay.
witnounUS /wɪt/
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
From this reading And he bestowed on her that which was upon him, to wit, a dress of cloth-of-pearl, fringed with great pearls and rubies and broidered with precious stones, and a tray wherein were fifty thousand dinars.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And he bestowed on her that which was upon him, to wit, a dress of cloth-of-pearl, fringed with great pearls and rubies and broidered with precious stones, and a tray wherein were fifty thousand dinars.
woundednounUS /ˈwuːndɪd/
people who are wounded
From this reading And high is my repute, for that I wounded aforetime My lord,[FN#215] whom God made best of all the treaders of the clay.
yearnounUS /jɪr/
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading O'er all the fragrant flowers that be I have the prefrence aye, For that I come but once a year, and but a little stay.
