93
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From this reading Tow'rds El Akil my journey I take; to visit him, The wastes in praise and safety I traverse, without fear, And all the desert spaces devour, whilst to my rede, Or if in sport or earnest,[FN#93] still Aamir giveth ear.
Aamir
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From this reading Now there was between Baghdad and Akil's abiding-place forty days' journey; so El Abbas settled himself on the back of his courser and his servant Aamir mounted also and they fared forth on their way.
Abbas
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From this reading Now there was between Baghdad and Akil's abiding-place forty days' journey; so El Abbas settled himself on the back of his courser and his servant Aamir mounted also and they fared forth on their way.
abiding-place
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From this reading Now there was between Baghdad and Akil's abiding-place forty days' journey; so El Abbas settled himself on the back of his courser and his servant Aamir mounted also and they fared forth on their way.
Akil
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From this reading So saying, he took leave of the woman and her husband and set out, intending for Akil, his father's brother's son.
Akil's
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From this reading Now there was between Baghdad and Akil's abiding-place forty days' journey; so El Abbas settled himself on the back of his courser and his servant Aamir mounted also and they fared forth on their way.
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 Tow'rds El Akil my journey I take; to visit him, The wastes in praise and safety I traverse, without fear, And all the desert spaces devour, whilst to my rede, Or if in sport or earnest,[FN#93] still Aamir giveth ear.
alsoadverbUS /ˈɔːlsoʊ/
in addition
From this reading Now there was between Baghdad and Akil's abiding-place forty days' journey; so El Abbas settled himself on the back of his courser and his servant Aamir mounted also and they fared forth on their way.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am the champion-slayer, the warrior without peer; My foes I slay, destroying the hosts, when I appear.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So saying, he took leave of the woman and her husband and set out, intending for Akil, his father's brother's son.
appearverbUS /əˈpɪr/
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading I am the champion-slayer, the warrior without peer; My foes I slay, destroying the hosts, when I appear.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Now there was between Baghdad and Akil's abiding-place forty days' journey; so El Abbas settled himself on the back of his courser and his servant Aamir mounted also and they fared forth on their way.
BaghdadnounUS /ˈbæɡdæd/
capital and largest city of Iraq; located on the Tigris River
From this reading Now there was between Baghdad and Akil's abiding-place forty days' journey; so El Abbas settled himself on the back of his courser and his servant Aamir mounted also and they fared forth on their way.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Now there was between Baghdad and Akil's abiding-place forty days' journey; so El Abbas settled himself on the back of his courser and his servant Aamir mounted also and they fared forth on their way.
brother'snounUS /ˈbrʌðərz/
possessive form of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading So saying, he took leave of the woman and her husband and set out, intending for Akil, his father's brother's son.
champion-slayer
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From this reading I am the champion-slayer, the warrior without peer; My foes I slay, destroying the hosts, when I appear.
coursernounUS /ˈkɔːrsər/
a huntsman who hunts small animals with fast dogs that use sight rather than scent to follow their prey
From this reading Now there was between Baghdad and Akil's abiding-place forty days' journey; so El Abbas settled himself on the back of his courser and his servant Aamir mounted also and they fared forth on their way.
daysnounUS /deɪz/
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Now there was between Baghdad and Akil's abiding-place forty days' journey; so El Abbas settled himself on the back of his courser and his servant Aamir mounted also and they fared forth on their way.
desertverbUS /ˈdezərt/
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading Tow'rds El Akil my journey I take; to visit him, The wastes in praise and safety I traverse, without fear, And all the desert spaces devour, whilst to my rede, Or if in sport or earnest,[FN#93] still Aamir giveth ear.
destroyingverbUS /dɪˈstrɔɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “destroy” — do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
From this reading I am the champion-slayer, the warrior without peer; My foes I slay, destroying the hosts, when I appear.
devourverbUS /dɪˈvaʊər/
destroy completely
From this reading Tow'rds El Akil my journey I take; to visit him, The wastes in praise and safety I traverse, without fear, And all the desert spaces devour, whilst to my rede, Or if in sport or earnest,[FN#93] still Aamir giveth ear.
earnounUS /iːr/
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading Tow'rds El Akil my journey I take; to visit him, The wastes in praise and safety I traverse, without fear, And all the desert spaces devour, whilst to my rede, Or if in sport or earnest,[FN#93] still Aamir giveth ear.
earnestadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrnɪst/
characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions
From this reading Tow'rds El Akil my journey I take; to visit him, The wastes in praise and safety I traverse, without fear, And all the desert spaces devour, whilst to my rede, Or if in sport or earnest,[FN#93] still Aamir giveth ear.
ElnounUS /el/
angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)
From this reading Now there was between Baghdad and Akil's abiding-place forty days' journey; so El Abbas settled himself on the back of his courser and his servant Aamir mounted also and they fared forth on their way.
faredverbUS /ferd/
past form of “fare” — proceed or get along
From this reading Now there was between Baghdad and Akil's abiding-place forty days' journey; so El Abbas settled himself on the back of his courser and his servant Aamir mounted also and they fared forth on their way.
father'snounUS /ˈfɑːðərz/
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading So saying, he took leave of the woman and her husband and set out, intending for Akil, his father's brother's son.
fearverbUS /fɪr/
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading Tow'rds El Akil my journey I take; to visit him, The wastes in praise and safety I traverse, without fear, And all the desert spaces devour, whilst to my rede, Or if in sport or earnest,[FN#93] still Aamir giveth ear.
FN
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From this reading Tow'rds El Akil my journey I take; to visit him, The wastes in praise and safety I traverse, without fear, And all the desert spaces devour, whilst to my rede, Or if in sport or earnest,[FN#93] still Aamir giveth ear.
foesnounUS /foʊz/
plural of “foe” — an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
From this reading I am the champion-slayer, the warrior without peer; My foes I slay, destroying the hosts, when I appear.
followingadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːloʊɪŋ/
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading Presently, El Abbas turned right and left and recited the following verses:
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading So saying, he took leave of the woman and her husband and set out, intending for Akil, his father's brother's son.
forthadverbUS /fɔːrθ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Now there was between Baghdad and Akil's abiding-place forty days' journey; so El Abbas settled himself on the back of his courser and his servant Aamir mounted also and they fared forth on their way.
fortyadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrti/
being ten more than thirty
From this reading Now there was between Baghdad and Akil's abiding-place forty days' journey; so El Abbas settled himself on the back of his courser and his servant Aamir mounted also and they fared forth on their way.
giveth
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From this reading Tow'rds El Akil my journey I take; to visit him, The wastes in praise and safety I traverse, without fear, And all the desert spaces devour, whilst to my rede, Or if in sport or earnest,[FN#93] still Aamir giveth ear.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So saying, he took leave of the woman and her husband and set out, intending for Akil, his father's brother's son.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading So saying, he took leave of the woman and her husband and set out, intending for Akil, his father's brother's son.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Tow'rds El Akil my journey I take; to visit him, The wastes in praise and safety I traverse, without fear, And all the desert spaces devour, whilst to my rede, Or if in sport or earnest,[FN#93] still Aamir giveth ear.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Now there was between Baghdad and Akil's abiding-place forty days' journey; so El Abbas settled himself on the back of his courser and his servant Aamir mounted also and they fared forth on their way.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading So saying, he took leave of the woman and her husband and set out, intending for Akil, his father's brother's son.
hostsnounUS /hoʊsts/
plural of “host” — a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there
From this reading I am the champion-slayer, the warrior without peer; My foes I slay, destroying the hosts, when I appear.
husbandnounUS /ˈhʌzbənd/
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading So saying, he took leave of the woman and her husband and set out, intending for Akil, his father's brother's son.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am the champion-slayer, the warrior without peer; My foes I slay, destroying the hosts, when I appear.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Tow'rds El Akil my journey I take; to visit him, The wastes in praise and safety I traverse, without fear, And all the desert spaces devour, whilst to my rede, Or if in sport or earnest,[FN#93] still Aamir giveth ear.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Tow'rds El Akil my journey I take; to visit him, The wastes in praise and safety I traverse, without fear, And all the desert spaces devour, whilst to my rede, Or if in sport or earnest,[FN#93] still Aamir giveth ear.
intendingverbUS /ˌɪnˈtendɪŋ/
-ing form of “intend” — have in mind as a purpose
From this reading So saying, he took leave of the woman and her husband and set out, intending for Akil, his father's brother's son.
journeyverbUS /ˈdʒɜːrni/
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading Now there was between Baghdad and Akil's abiding-place forty days' journey; so El Abbas settled himself on the back of his courser and his servant Aamir mounted also and they fared forth on their way.
leaveverbUS /liːv/
go away from a place
From this reading So saying, he took leave of the woman and her husband and set out, intending for Akil, his father's brother's son.
leftnounUS /left/
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Presently, El Abbas turned right and left and recited the following verses:
mountedadjectiveUS /ˈmaʊntəd/
assembled for use; especially by being attached to a support
From this reading Now there was between Baghdad and Akil's abiding-place forty days' journey; so El Abbas settled himself on the back of his courser and his servant Aamir mounted also and they fared forth on their way.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I am the champion-slayer, the warrior without peer; My foes I slay, destroying the hosts, when I appear.
NowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now there was between Baghdad and Akil's abiding-place forty days' journey; so El Abbas settled himself on the back of his courser and his servant Aamir mounted also and they fared forth on their way.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So saying, he took leave of the woman and her husband and set out, intending for Akil, his father's brother's son.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Now there was between Baghdad and Akil's abiding-place forty days' journey; so El Abbas settled himself on the back of his courser and his servant Aamir mounted also and they fared forth on their way.
OrconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Tow'rds El Akil my journey I take; to visit him, The wastes in praise and safety I traverse, without fear, And all the desert spaces devour, whilst to my rede, Or if in sport or earnest,[FN#93] still Aamir giveth ear.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading So saying, he took leave of the woman and her husband and set out, intending for Akil, his father's brother's son.
peernounUS /pɪr/
a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
From this reading I am the champion-slayer, the warrior without peer; My foes I slay, destroying the hosts, when I appear.
praisenounUS /preɪz/
an expression of approval and commendation
From this reading Tow'rds El Akil my journey I take; to visit him, The wastes in praise and safety I traverse, without fear, And all the desert spaces devour, whilst to my rede, Or if in sport or earnest,[FN#93] still Aamir giveth ear.
PresentlyadverbUS /ˈprezəntli/
in the near future
From this reading Presently, El Abbas turned right and left and recited the following verses:
recitedverbUS /rəˈsaɪtɪd/
past form of “recite” — recite in elocution
From this reading Presently, El Abbas turned right and left and recited the following verses:
redeverb
give an interpretation or explanation to
From this reading Tow'rds El Akil my journey I take; to visit him, The wastes in praise and safety I traverse, without fear, And all the desert spaces devour, whilst to my rede, Or if in sport or earnest,[FN#93] still Aamir giveth ear.
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading Presently, El Abbas turned right and left and recited the following verses:
safetynounUS /ˈseɪfti/
the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions
From this reading Tow'rds El Akil my journey I take; to visit him, The wastes in praise and safety I traverse, without fear, And all the desert spaces devour, whilst to my rede, Or if in sport or earnest,[FN#93] still Aamir giveth ear.
sayingnounUS /ˈseɪɪŋ/
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading So saying, he took leave of the woman and her husband and set out, intending for Akil, his father's brother's son.
servantnounUS /ˈsɜːrvənt/
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading Now there was between Baghdad and Akil's abiding-place forty days' journey; so El Abbas settled himself on the back of his courser and his servant Aamir mounted also and they fared forth on their way.
setverbUS /set/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading So saying, he took leave of the woman and her husband and set out, intending for Akil, his father's brother's son.
settledadjectiveUS /ˈsetəld/
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading Now there was between Baghdad and Akil's abiding-place forty days' journey; so El Abbas settled himself on the back of his courser and his servant Aamir mounted also and they fared forth on their way.
slayverbUS /sleɪ/
kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading I am the champion-slayer, the warrior without peer; My foes I slay, destroying the hosts, when I appear.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So saying, he took leave of the woman and her husband and set out, intending for Akil, his father's brother's son.
sonnounUS /sʌn/
a male human offspring
From this reading So saying, he took leave of the woman and her husband and set out, intending for Akil, his father's brother's son.
spacesnounUS /ˈspeɪsəz/
plural of “space” — the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading Tow'rds El Akil my journey I take; to visit him, The wastes in praise and safety I traverse, without fear, And all the desert spaces devour, whilst to my rede, Or if in sport or earnest,[FN#93] still Aamir giveth ear.
sportnounUS /spɔːrt/
an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
From this reading Tow'rds El Akil my journey I take; to visit him, The wastes in praise and safety I traverse, without fear, And all the desert spaces devour, whilst to my rede, Or if in sport or earnest,[FN#93] still Aamir giveth ear.
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading Tow'rds El Akil my journey I take; to visit him, The wastes in praise and safety I traverse, without fear, And all the desert spaces devour, whilst to my rede, Or if in sport or earnest,[FN#93] still Aamir giveth ear.
takeverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading Tow'rds El Akil my journey I take; to visit him, The wastes in praise and safety I traverse, without fear, And all the desert spaces devour, whilst to my rede, Or if in sport or earnest,[FN#93] still Aamir giveth ear.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So saying, he took leave of the woman and her husband and set out, intending for Akil, his father's brother's son.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Now there was between Baghdad and Akil's abiding-place forty days' journey; so El Abbas settled himself on the back of his courser and his servant Aamir mounted also and they fared forth on their way.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading Now there was between Baghdad and Akil's abiding-place forty days' journey; so El Abbas settled himself on the back of his courser and his servant Aamir mounted also and they fared forth on their way.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now there was between Baghdad and Akil's abiding-place forty days' journey; so El Abbas settled himself on the back of his courser and his servant Aamir mounted also and they fared forth on their way.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Tow'rds El Akil my journey I take; to visit him, The wastes in praise and safety I traverse, without fear, And all the desert spaces devour, whilst to my rede, Or if in sport or earnest,[FN#93] still Aamir giveth ear.
tookverbUS /tʊk/
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading So saying, he took leave of the woman and her husband and set out, intending for Akil, his father's brother's son.
Tow'rds
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From this reading Tow'rds El Akil my journey I take; to visit him, The wastes in praise and safety I traverse, without fear, And all the desert spaces devour, whilst to my rede, Or if in sport or earnest,[FN#93] still Aamir giveth ear.
traverseverbUS /ˈtrævərs/
travel across or pass over
From this reading Tow'rds El Akil my journey I take; to visit him, The wastes in praise and safety I traverse, without fear, And all the desert spaces devour, whilst to my rede, Or if in sport or earnest,[FN#93] still Aamir giveth ear.
turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Presently, El Abbas turned right and left and recited the following verses:
versesnounUS /ˈvɜːrsəz/
plural of “verse” — literature in metrical form
From this reading Presently, El Abbas turned right and left and recited the following verses:
visitverbUS /ˈvɪzɪt/
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading Tow'rds El Akil my journey I take; to visit him, The wastes in praise and safety I traverse, without fear, And all the desert spaces devour, whilst to my rede, Or if in sport or earnest,[FN#93] still Aamir giveth ear.
warriornounUS /ˈwɔːriər/
someone engaged in or experienced in warfare
From this reading I am the champion-slayer, the warrior without peer; My foes I slay, destroying the hosts, when I appear.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now there was between Baghdad and Akil's abiding-place forty days' journey; so El Abbas settled himself on the back of his courser and his servant Aamir mounted also and they fared forth on their way.
wastesnounUS /weɪsts/
plural of “waste” — any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
From this reading Tow'rds El Akil my journey I take; to visit him, The wastes in praise and safety I traverse, without fear, And all the desert spaces devour, whilst to my rede, Or if in sport or earnest,[FN#93] still Aamir giveth ear.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Now there was between Baghdad and Akil's abiding-place forty days' journey; so El Abbas settled himself on the back of his courser and his servant Aamir mounted also and they fared forth on their way.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I am the champion-slayer, the warrior without peer; My foes I slay, destroying the hosts, when I appear.
whilstconjunctionUS /waɪlst/
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading Tow'rds El Akil my journey I take; to visit him, The wastes in praise and safety I traverse, without fear, And all the desert spaces devour, whilst to my rede, Or if in sport or earnest,[FN#93] still Aamir giveth ear.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading I am the champion-slayer, the warrior without peer; My foes I slay, destroying the hosts, when I appear.
womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading So saying, he took leave of the woman and her husband and set out, intending for Akil, his father's brother's son.
