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From this reading In patience, O my God, I endure my lot and fate; ✿ I will bear at will of Thee whatsoever be my state: They oppress me; they torture me; they make my life a woe ✿ Yet haply Heaven's happiness shall compensate my strait: Yea, straitened is my life by the bane and hate o' foes ✿ But Mustapha and Murtazá[132] shall ope me Heaven's gate.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In patience, O my God, I endure my lot and fate; ✿ I will bear at will of Thee whatsoever be my state: They oppress me; they torture me; they make my life a woe ✿ Yet haply Heaven's happiness shall compensate my strait: Yea, straitened is my life by the bane and hate o' foes ✿ But Mustapha and Murtazá[132] shall ope me Heaven's gate.
make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading After this the Sultan turned towards the young Prince and said, "O youth, thou hast removed one grief only to add another grief; but now, O my friend, where is she; and where is the mausoleum wherein lieth the wounded slave?"
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After this the Sultan turned towards the young Prince and said, "O youth, thou hast removed one grief only to add another grief; but now, O my friend, where is she; and where is the mausoleum wherein lieth the wounded slave?"
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading And every day at sunrise she cometh forth, and first strippeth me, and whippeth me with an hundred strokes of the leathern scourge, and I weep and shriek; but there is no power of motion in my lower limbs to keep her off me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In patience, O my God, I endure my lot and fate; ✿ I will bear at will of Thee whatsoever be my state: They oppress me; they torture me; they make my life a woe ✿ Yet haply Heaven's happiness shall compensate my strait: Yea, straitened is my life by the bane and hate o' foes ✿ But Mustapha and Murtazá[132] shall ope me Heaven's gate.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading After this the Sultan turned towards the young Prince and said, "O youth, thou hast removed one grief only to add another grief; but now, O my friend, where is she; and where is the mausoleum wherein lieth the wounded slave?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In patience, O my God, I endure my lot and fate; ✿ I will bear at will of Thee whatsoever be my state: They oppress me; they torture me; they make my life a woe ✿ Yet haply Heaven's happiness shall compensate my strait: Yea, straitened is my life by the bane and hate o' foes ✿ But Mustapha and Murtazá[132] shall ope me Heaven's gate.
banenounUS /beɪn/
something causing misery or death
From this reading In patience, O my God, I endure my lot and fate; ✿ I will bear at will of Thee whatsoever be my state: They oppress me; they torture me; they make my life a woe ✿ Yet haply Heaven's happiness shall compensate my strait: Yea, straitened is my life by the bane and hate o' foes ✿ But Mustapha and Murtazá[132] shall ope me Heaven's gate.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In patience, O my God, I endure my lot and fate; ✿ I will bear at will of Thee whatsoever be my state: They oppress me; they torture me; they make my life a woe ✿ Yet haply Heaven's happiness shall compensate my strait: Yea, straitened is my life by the bane and hate o' foes ✿ But Mustapha and Murtazá[132] shall ope me Heaven's gate.
have
From this reading In patience, O my God, I endure my lot and fate; ✿ I will bear at will of Thee whatsoever be my state: They oppress me; they torture me; they make my life a woe ✿ Yet haply Heaven's happiness shall compensate my strait: Yea, straitened is my life by the bane and hate o' foes ✿ But Mustapha and Murtazá[132] shall ope me Heaven's gate.
boiledadjectiveUS /bɔɪld/
cooked in hot water
From this reading After ending her tormenting me she visiteth the slave, bringing him wine and boiled meats.
the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
From this reading After ending her tormenting me she visiteth the slave, bringing him wine and boiled meats.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In patience, O my God, I endure my lot and fate; ✿ I will bear at will of Thee whatsoever be my state: They oppress me; they torture me; they make my life a woe ✿ Yet haply Heaven's happiness shall compensate my strait: Yea, straitened is my life by the bane and hate o' foes ✿ But Mustapha and Murtazá[132] shall ope me Heaven's gate.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In patience, O my God, I endure my lot and fate; ✿ I will bear at will of Thee whatsoever be my state: They oppress me; they torture me; they make my life a woe ✿ Yet haply Heaven's happiness shall compensate my strait: Yea, straitened is my life by the bane and hate o' foes ✿ But Mustapha and Murtazá[132] shall ope me Heaven's gate.
a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading "The slave lieth under yon dome," quoth the young man, "and she sitteth in the chamber fronting yonder door.
cometh
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From this reading And every day at sunrise she cometh forth, and first strippeth me, and whippeth me with an hundred strokes of the leathern scourge, and I weep and shriek; but there is no power of motion in my lower limbs to keep her off me.
compensateverbUS /ˈkɑːmpənseɪt/
adjust for
From this reading In patience, O my God, I endure my lot and fate; ✿ I will bear at will of Thee whatsoever be my state: They oppress me; they torture me; they make my life a woe ✿ Yet haply Heaven's happiness shall compensate my strait: Yea, straitened is my life by the bane and hate o' foes ✿ But Mustapha and Murtazá[132] shall ope me Heaven's gate.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading And every day at sunrise she cometh forth, and first strippeth me, and whippeth me with an hundred strokes of the leathern scourge, and I weep and shriek; but there is no power of motion in my lower limbs to keep her off me.
domenounUS /doʊm/
a concave shape whose distinguishing characteristic is that the concavity faces downward
From this reading "The slave lieth under yon dome," quoth the young man, "and she sitteth in the chamber fronting yonder door.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading "The slave lieth under yon dome," quoth the young man, "and she sitteth in the chamber fronting yonder door.
endingnounUS /ˈendɪŋ/
the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme)
From this reading After ending her tormenting me she visiteth the slave, bringing him wine and boiled meats.
put up with something or somebody unpleasant
From this reading In patience, O my God, I endure my lot and fate; ✿ I will bear at will of Thee whatsoever be my state: They oppress me; they torture me; they make my life a woe ✿ Yet haply Heaven's happiness shall compensate my strait: Yea, straitened is my life by the bane and hate o' foes ✿ But Mustapha and Murtazá[132] shall ope me Heaven's gate.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading And every day at sunrise she cometh forth, and first strippeth me, and whippeth me with an hundred strokes of the leathern scourge, and I weep and shriek; but there is no power of motion in my lower limbs to keep her off me.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading In patience, O my God, I endure my lot and fate; ✿ I will bear at will of Thee whatsoever be my state: They oppress me; they torture me; they make my life a woe ✿ Yet haply Heaven's happiness shall compensate my strait: Yea, straitened is my life by the bane and hate o' foes ✿ But Mustapha and Murtazá[132] shall ope me Heaven's gate.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading And every day at sunrise she cometh forth, and first strippeth me, and whippeth me with an hundred strokes of the leathern scourge, and I weep and shriek; but there is no power of motion in my lower limbs to keep her off me.
foesnounUS /foʊz/
plural of “foe” — an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
From this reading In patience, O my God, I endure my lot and fate; ✿ I will bear at will of Thee whatsoever be my state: They oppress me; they torture me; they make my life a woe ✿ Yet haply Heaven's happiness shall compensate my strait: Yea, straitened is my life by the bane and hate o' foes ✿ But Mustapha and Murtazá[132] shall ope me Heaven's gate.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading And every day at sunrise she cometh forth, and first strippeth me, and whippeth me with an hundred strokes of the leathern scourge, and I weep and shriek; but there is no power of motion in my lower limbs to keep her off me.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading After this the Sultan turned towards the young Prince and said, "O youth, thou hast removed one grief only to add another grief; but now, O my friend, where is she; and where is the mausoleum wherein lieth the wounded slave?"
frontingverbUS /ˈfrʌntɪŋ/
-ing form of “front” — be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to
From this reading "The slave lieth under yon dome," quoth the young man, "and she sitteth in the chamber fronting yonder door.
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading In patience, O my God, I endure my lot and fate; ✿ I will bear at will of Thee whatsoever be my state: They oppress me; they torture me; they make my life a woe ✿ Yet haply Heaven's happiness shall compensate my strait: Yea, straitened is my life by the bane and hate o' foes ✿ But Mustapha and Murtazá[132] shall ope me Heaven's gate.
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 In patience, O my God, I endure my lot and fate; ✿ I will bear at will of Thee whatsoever be my state: They oppress me; they torture me; they make my life a woe ✿ Yet haply Heaven's happiness shall compensate my strait: Yea, straitened is my life by the bane and hate o' foes ✿ But Mustapha and Murtazá[132] shall ope me Heaven's gate.
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading After this the Sultan turned towards the young Prince and said, "O youth, thou hast removed one grief only to add another grief; but now, O my friend, where is she; and where is the mausoleum wherein lieth the wounded slave?"
haplyadverb
by accident
From this reading In patience, O my God, I endure my lot and fate; ✿ I will bear at will of Thee whatsoever be my state: They oppress me; they torture me; they make my life a woe ✿ Yet haply Heaven's happiness shall compensate my strait: Yea, straitened is my life by the bane and hate o' foes ✿ But Mustapha and Murtazá[132] shall ope me Heaven's gate.
state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
From this reading In patience, O my God, I endure my lot and fate; ✿ I will bear at will of Thee whatsoever be my state: They oppress me; they torture me; they make my life a woe ✿ Yet haply Heaven's happiness shall compensate my strait: Yea, straitened is my life by the bane and hate o' foes ✿ But Mustapha and Murtazá[132] shall ope me Heaven's gate.
hastauxiliary verbUS /hæst/
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading After this the Sultan turned towards the young Prince and said, "O youth, thou hast removed one grief only to add another grief; but now, O my friend, where is she; and where is the mausoleum wherein lieth the wounded slave?"
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading In patience, O my God, I endure my lot and fate; ✿ I will bear at will of Thee whatsoever be my state: They oppress me; they torture me; they make my life a woe ✿ Yet haply Heaven's happiness shall compensate my strait: Yea, straitened is my life by the bane and hate o' foes ✿ But Mustapha and Murtazá[132] shall ope me Heaven's gate.
Heaven'snounUS /ˈhevənz/
possessive form of “heaven” — any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading In patience, O my God, I endure my lot and fate; ✿ I will bear at will of Thee whatsoever be my state: They oppress me; they torture me; they make my life a woe ✿ Yet haply Heaven's happiness shall compensate my strait: Yea, straitened is my life by the bane and hate o' foes ✿ But Mustapha and Murtazá[132] shall ope me Heaven's gate.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And every day at sunrise she cometh forth, and first strippeth me, and whippeth me with an hundred strokes of the leathern scourge, and I weep and shriek; but there is no power of motion in my lower limbs to keep her off me.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading After ending her tormenting me she visiteth the slave, bringing him wine and boiled meats.
ten 10s
From this reading And every day at sunrise she cometh forth, and first strippeth me, and whippeth me with an hundred strokes of the leathern scourge, and I weep and shriek; but there is no power of motion in my lower limbs to keep her off me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In patience, O my God, I endure my lot and fate; ✿ I will bear at will of Thee whatsoever be my state: They oppress me; they torture me; they make my life a woe ✿ Yet haply Heaven's happiness shall compensate my strait: Yea, straitened is my life by the bane and hate o' foes ✿ But Mustapha and Murtazá[132] shall ope me Heaven's gate.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In patience, O my God, I endure my lot and fate; ✿ I will bear at will of Thee whatsoever be my state: They oppress me; they torture me; they make my life a woe ✿ Yet haply Heaven's happiness shall compensate my strait: Yea, straitened is my life by the bane and hate o' foes ✿ But Mustapha and Murtazá[132] shall ope me Heaven's gate.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In patience, O my God, I endure my lot and fate; ✿ I will bear at will of Thee whatsoever be my state: They oppress me; they torture me; they make my life a woe ✿ Yet haply Heaven's happiness shall compensate my strait: Yea, straitened is my life by the bane and hate o' foes ✿ But Mustapha and Murtazá[132] shall ope me Heaven's gate.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading And every day at sunrise she cometh forth, and first strippeth me, and whippeth me with an hundred strokes of the leathern scourge, and I weep and shriek; but there is no power of motion in my lower limbs to keep her off me.
leathern
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From this reading And every day at sunrise she cometh forth, and first strippeth me, and whippeth me with an hundred strokes of the leathern scourge, and I weep and shriek; but there is no power of motion in my lower limbs to keep her off me.
lieth
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From this reading After this the Sultan turned towards the young Prince and said, "O youth, thou hast removed one grief only to add another grief; but now, O my friend, where is she; and where is the mausoleum wherein lieth the wounded slave?"
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading In patience, O my God, I endure my lot and fate; ✿ I will bear at will of Thee whatsoever be my state: They oppress me; they torture me; they make my life a woe ✿ Yet haply Heaven's happiness shall compensate my strait: Yea, straitened is my life by the bane and hate o' foes ✿ But Mustapha and Murtazá[132] shall ope me Heaven's gate.
plural of “limb” — one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
From this reading And every day at sunrise she cometh forth, and first strippeth me, and whippeth me with an hundred strokes of the leathern scourge, and I weep and shriek; but there is no power of motion in my lower limbs to keep her off me.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading In patience, O my God, I endure my lot and fate; ✿ I will bear at will of Thee whatsoever be my state: They oppress me; they torture me; they make my life a woe ✿ Yet haply Heaven's happiness shall compensate my strait: Yea, straitened is my life by the bane and hate o' foes ✿ But Mustapha and Murtazá[132] shall ope me Heaven's gate.
move something or somebody to a lower position
From this reading And every day at sunrise she cometh forth, and first strippeth me, and whippeth me with an hundred strokes of the leathern scourge, and I weep and shriek; but there is no power of motion in my lower limbs to keep her off me.
engage in
From this reading In patience, O my God, I endure my lot and fate; ✿ I will bear at will of Thee whatsoever be my state: They oppress me; they torture me; they make my life a woe ✿ Yet haply Heaven's happiness shall compensate my strait: Yea, straitened is my life by the bane and hate o' foes ✿ But Mustapha and Murtazá[132] shall ope me Heaven's gate.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "The slave lieth under yon dome," quoth the young man, "and she sitteth in the chamber fronting yonder door.
mausoleumnounUS /ˌmɔːsəˈliːəm/
a large burial chamber, usually above ground
From this reading After this the Sultan turned towards the young Prince and said, "O youth, thou hast removed one grief only to add another grief; but now, O my friend, where is she; and where is the mausoleum wherein lieth the wounded slave?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In patience, O my God, I endure my lot and fate; ✿ I will bear at will of Thee whatsoever be my state: They oppress me; they torture me; they make my life a woe ✿ Yet haply Heaven's happiness shall compensate my strait: Yea, straitened is my life by the bane and hate o' foes ✿ But Mustapha and Murtazá[132] shall ope me Heaven's gate.
meatsnounUS /miːts/
plural of “meat” — the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
From this reading After ending her tormenting me she visiteth the slave, bringing him wine and boiled meats.
the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
From this reading And every day at sunrise she cometh forth, and first strippeth me, and whippeth me with an hundred strokes of the leathern scourge, and I weep and shriek; but there is no power of motion in my lower limbs to keep her off me.
Murtazá
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From this reading In patience, O my God, I endure my lot and fate; ✿ I will bear at will of Thee whatsoever be my state: They oppress me; they torture me; they make my life a woe ✿ Yet haply Heaven's happiness shall compensate my strait: Yea, straitened is my life by the bane and hate o' foes ✿ But Mustapha and Murtazá[132] shall ope me Heaven's gate.
Mustapha
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From this reading In patience, O my God, I endure my lot and fate; ✿ I will bear at will of Thee whatsoever be my state: They oppress me; they torture me; they make my life a woe ✿ Yet haply Heaven's happiness shall compensate my strait: Yea, straitened is my life by the bane and hate o' foes ✿ But Mustapha and Murtazá[132] shall ope me Heaven's gate.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading In patience, O my God, I endure my lot and fate; ✿ I will bear at will of Thee whatsoever be my state: They oppress me; they torture me; they make my life a woe ✿ Yet haply Heaven's happiness shall compensate my strait: Yea, straitened is my life by the bane and hate o' foes ✿ But Mustapha and Murtazá[132] shall ope me Heaven's gate.
not any; not one
From this reading And every day at sunrise she cometh forth, and first strippeth me, and whippeth me with an hundred strokes of the leathern scourge, and I weep and shriek; but there is no power of motion in my lower limbs to keep her off me.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading After this the Sultan turned towards the young Prince and said, "O youth, thou hast removed one grief only to add another grief; but now, O my friend, where is she; and where is the mausoleum wherein lieth the wounded slave?"
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 In patience, O my God, I endure my lot and fate; ✿ I will bear at will of Thee whatsoever be my state: They oppress me; they torture me; they make my life a woe ✿ Yet haply Heaven's happiness shall compensate my strait: Yea, straitened is my life by the bane and hate o' foes ✿ But Mustapha and Murtazá[132] shall ope me Heaven's gate.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In patience, O my God, I endure my lot and fate; ✿ I will bear at will of Thee whatsoever be my state: They oppress me; they torture me; they make my life a woe ✿ Yet haply Heaven's happiness shall compensate my strait: Yea, straitened is my life by the bane and hate o' foes ✿ But Mustapha and Murtazá[132] shall ope me Heaven's gate.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading And every day at sunrise she cometh forth, and first strippeth me, and whippeth me with an hundred strokes of the leathern scourge, and I weep and shriek; but there is no power of motion in my lower limbs to keep her off me.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading After this the Sultan turned towards the young Prince and said, "O youth, thou hast removed one grief only to add another grief; but now, O my friend, where is she; and where is the mausoleum wherein lieth the wounded slave?"
and nothing more
From this reading After this the Sultan turned towards the young Prince and said, "O youth, thou hast removed one grief only to add another grief; but now, O my friend, where is she; and where is the mausoleum wherein lieth the wounded slave?"
ope
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From this reading In patience, O my God, I endure my lot and fate; ✿ I will bear at will of Thee whatsoever be my state: They oppress me; they torture me; they make my life a woe ✿ Yet haply Heaven's happiness shall compensate my strait: Yea, straitened is my life by the bane and hate o' foes ✿ But Mustapha and Murtazá[132] shall ope me Heaven's gate.
oppressverbUS /əˈpres/
come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority
From this reading In patience, O my God, I endure my lot and fate; ✿ I will bear at will of Thee whatsoever be my state: They oppress me; they torture me; they make my life a woe ✿ Yet haply Heaven's happiness shall compensate my strait: Yea, straitened is my life by the bane and hate o' foes ✿ But Mustapha and Murtazá[132] shall ope me Heaven's gate.
good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
From this reading In patience, O my God, I endure my lot and fate; ✿ I will bear at will of Thee whatsoever be my state: They oppress me; they torture me; they make my life a woe ✿ Yet haply Heaven's happiness shall compensate my strait: Yea, straitened is my life by the bane and hate o' foes ✿ But Mustapha and Murtazá[132] shall ope me Heaven's gate.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading And every day at sunrise she cometh forth, and first strippeth me, and whippeth me with an hundred strokes of the leathern scourge, and I weep and shriek; but there is no power of motion in my lower limbs to keep her off me.
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading After this the Sultan turned towards the young Prince and said, "O youth, thou hast removed one grief only to add another grief; but now, O my friend, where is she; and where is the mausoleum wherein lieth the wounded slave?"
quoth
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From this reading "The slave lieth under yon dome," quoth the young man, "and she sitteth in the chamber fronting yonder door.
separated in relationship by a given degree of descent
From this reading After this the Sultan turned towards the young Prince and said, "O youth, thou hast removed one grief only to add another grief; but now, O my friend, where is she; and where is the mausoleum wherein lieth the wounded slave?"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading After this the Sultan turned towards the young Prince and said, "O youth, thou hast removed one grief only to add another grief; but now, O my friend, where is she; and where is the mausoleum wherein lieth the wounded slave?"
scourgenounUS /skɜːrdʒ/
a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor)
From this reading And every day at sunrise she cometh forth, and first strippeth me, and whippeth me with an hundred strokes of the leathern scourge, and I weep and shriek; but there is no power of motion in my lower limbs to keep her off me.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading In patience, O my God, I endure my lot and fate; ✿ I will bear at will of Thee whatsoever be my state: They oppress me; they torture me; they make my life a woe ✿ Yet haply Heaven's happiness shall compensate my strait: Yea, straitened is my life by the bane and hate o' foes ✿ But Mustapha and Murtazá[132] shall ope me Heaven's gate.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After this the Sultan turned towards the young Prince and said, "O youth, thou hast removed one grief only to add another grief; but now, O my friend, where is she; and where is the mausoleum wherein lieth the wounded slave?"
shrieknounUS /ʃriːk/
sharp piercing cry
From this reading And every day at sunrise she cometh forth, and first strippeth me, and whippeth me with an hundred strokes of the leathern scourge, and I weep and shriek; but there is no power of motion in my lower limbs to keep her off me.
sitteth
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From this reading "The slave lieth under yon dome," quoth the young man, "and she sitteth in the chamber fronting yonder door.
a person who is owned by someone
From this reading After this the Sultan turned towards the young Prince and said, "O youth, thou hast removed one grief only to add another grief; but now, O my friend, where is she; and where is the mausoleum wherein lieth the wounded slave?"
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading In patience, O my God, I endure my lot and fate; ✿ I will bear at will of Thee whatsoever be my state: They oppress me; they torture me; they make my life a woe ✿ Yet haply Heaven's happiness shall compensate my strait: Yea, straitened is my life by the bane and hate o' foes ✿ But Mustapha and Murtazá[132] shall ope me Heaven's gate.
straitnounUS /streɪt/
a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water
From this reading In patience, O my God, I endure my lot and fate; ✿ I will bear at will of Thee whatsoever be my state: They oppress me; they torture me; they make my life a woe ✿ Yet haply Heaven's happiness shall compensate my strait: Yea, straitened is my life by the bane and hate o' foes ✿ But Mustapha and Murtazá[132] shall ope me Heaven's gate.
straitened
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From this reading In patience, O my God, I endure my lot and fate; ✿ I will bear at will of Thee whatsoever be my state: They oppress me; they torture me; they make my life a woe ✿ Yet haply Heaven's happiness shall compensate my strait: Yea, straitened is my life by the bane and hate o' foes ✿ But Mustapha and Murtazá[132] shall ope me Heaven's gate.
strippeth
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From this reading And every day at sunrise she cometh forth, and first strippeth me, and whippeth me with an hundred strokes of the leathern scourge, and I weep and shriek; but there is no power of motion in my lower limbs to keep her off me.
strokesnounUS /stroʊks/
plural of “stroke” — (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
From this reading And every day at sunrise she cometh forth, and first strippeth me, and whippeth me with an hundred strokes of the leathern scourge, and I weep and shriek; but there is no power of motion in my lower limbs to keep her off me.
SultannounUS /ˈsʌl.tən/
A noble monarch or supreme sovereign ruler of an Islamic country or empire.
From this reading After this the Sultan turned towards the young Prince and said, "O youth, thou hast removed one grief only to add another grief; but now, O my friend, where is she; and where is the mausoleum wherein lieth the wounded slave?"
sunrisenounUS /ˈsʌnraɪz/
the first light of day
From this reading And every day at sunrise she cometh forth, and first strippeth me, and whippeth me with an hundred strokes of the leathern scourge, and I weep and shriek; but there is no power of motion in my lower limbs to keep her off me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In patience, O my God, I endure my lot and fate; ✿ I will bear at will of Thee whatsoever be my state: They oppress me; they torture me; they make my life a woe ✿ Yet haply Heaven's happiness shall compensate my strait: Yea, straitened is my life by the bane and hate o' foes ✿ But Mustapha and Murtazá[132] shall ope me Heaven's gate.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading In patience, O my God, I endure my lot and fate; ✿ I will bear at will of Thee whatsoever be my state: They oppress me; they torture me; they make my life a woe ✿ Yet haply Heaven's happiness shall compensate my strait: Yea, straitened is my life by the bane and hate o' foes ✿ But Mustapha and Murtazá[132] shall ope me Heaven's gate.
in or at that place or location
From this reading And every day at sunrise she cometh forth, and first strippeth me, and whippeth me with an hundred strokes of the leathern scourge, and I weep and shriek; but there is no power of motion in my lower limbs to keep her off me.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In patience, O my God, I endure my lot and fate; ✿ I will bear at will of Thee whatsoever be my state: They oppress me; they torture me; they make my life a woe ✿ Yet haply Heaven's happiness shall compensate my strait: Yea, straitened is my life by the bane and hate o' foes ✿ But Mustapha and Murtazá[132] shall ope me Heaven's gate.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading After this the Sultan turned towards the young Prince and said, "O youth, thou hast removed one grief only to add another grief; but now, O my friend, where is she; and where is the mausoleum wherein lieth the wounded slave?"
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading After this the Sultan turned towards the young Prince and said, "O youth, thou hast removed one grief only to add another grief; but now, O my friend, where is she; and where is the mausoleum wherein lieth the wounded slave?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After this the Sultan turned towards the young Prince and said, "O youth, thou hast removed one grief only to add another grief; but now, O my friend, where is she; and where is the mausoleum wherein lieth the wounded slave?"
tormentingverbUS /ˈtɔːrmentɪŋ/
-ing form of “torment” — torment emotionally or mentally
From this reading After ending her tormenting me she visiteth the slave, bringing him wine and boiled meats.
tortureverbUS /ˈtɔːrtʃər/
torment emotionally or mentally
From this reading In patience, O my God, I endure my lot and fate; ✿ I will bear at will of Thee whatsoever be my state: They oppress me; they torture me; they make my life a woe ✿ Yet haply Heaven's happiness shall compensate my strait: Yea, straitened is my life by the bane and hate o' foes ✿ But Mustapha and Murtazá[132] shall ope me Heaven's gate.
in the direction of
From this reading After this the Sultan turned towards the young Prince and said, "O youth, thou hast removed one grief only to add another grief; but now, O my friend, where is she; and where is the mausoleum wherein lieth the wounded slave?"
moved around an axis or center
From this reading After this the Sultan turned towards the young Prince and said, "O youth, thou hast removed one grief only to add another grief; but now, O my friend, where is she; and where is the mausoleum wherein lieth the wounded slave?"
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading "The slave lieth under yon dome," quoth the young man, "and she sitteth in the chamber fronting yonder door.
visiteth
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From this reading After ending her tormenting me she visiteth the slave, bringing him wine and boiled meats.
weepverbUS /wiːp/
shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
From this reading And every day at sunrise she cometh forth, and first strippeth me, and whippeth me with an hundred strokes of the leathern scourge, and I weep and shriek; but there is no power of motion in my lower limbs to keep her off me.
whatsoeveradjectiveUS /ˌwʌtsoʊˈevər/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading In patience, O my God, I endure my lot and fate; ✿ I will bear at will of Thee whatsoever be my state: They oppress me; they torture me; they make my life a woe ✿ Yet haply Heaven's happiness shall compensate my strait: Yea, straitened is my life by the bane and hate o' foes ✿ But Mustapha and Murtazá[132] shall ope me Heaven's gate.
in or at the place that
From this reading After this the Sultan turned towards the young Prince and said, "O youth, thou hast removed one grief only to add another grief; but now, O my friend, where is she; and where is the mausoleum wherein lieth the wounded slave?"
wherein
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After this the Sultan turned towards the young Prince and said, "O youth, thou hast removed one grief only to add another grief; but now, O my friend, where is she; and where is the mausoleum wherein lieth the wounded slave?"
whippeth
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From this reading And every day at sunrise she cometh forth, and first strippeth me, and whippeth me with an hundred strokes of the leathern scourge, and I weep and shriek; but there is no power of motion in my lower limbs to keep her off me.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading In patience, O my God, I endure my lot and fate; ✿ I will bear at will of Thee whatsoever be my state: They oppress me; they torture me; they make my life a woe ✿ Yet haply Heaven's happiness shall compensate my strait: Yea, straitened is my life by the bane and hate o' foes ✿ But Mustapha and Murtazá[132] shall ope me Heaven's gate.
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
From this reading After ending her tormenting me she visiteth the slave, bringing him wine and boiled meats.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And every day at sunrise she cometh forth, and first strippeth me, and whippeth me with an hundred strokes of the leathern scourge, and I weep and shriek; but there is no power of motion in my lower limbs to keep her off me.
woenounUS /woʊ/
misery resulting from affliction
From this reading In patience, O my God, I endure my lot and fate; ✿ I will bear at will of Thee whatsoever be my state: They oppress me; they torture me; they make my life a woe ✿ Yet haply Heaven's happiness shall compensate my strait: Yea, straitened is my life by the bane and hate o' foes ✿ But Mustapha and Murtazá[132] shall ope me Heaven's gate.
people who are wounded
From this reading After this the Sultan turned towards the young Prince and said, "O youth, thou hast removed one grief only to add another grief; but now, O my friend, where is she; and where is the mausoleum wherein lieth the wounded slave?"
YeaexclamationUS /jeɪ/
an old word for “yes”
From this reading In patience, O my God, I endure my lot and fate; ✿ I will bear at will of Thee whatsoever be my state: They oppress me; they torture me; they make my life a woe ✿ Yet haply Heaven's happiness shall compensate my strait: Yea, straitened is my life by the bane and hate o' foes ✿ But Mustapha and Murtazá[132] shall ope me Heaven's gate.
but in spite of that
From this reading In patience, O my God, I endure my lot and fate; ✿ I will bear at will of Thee whatsoever be my state: They oppress me; they torture me; they make my life a woe ✿ Yet haply Heaven's happiness shall compensate my strait: Yea, straitened is my life by the bane and hate o' foes ✿ But Mustapha and Murtazá[132] shall ope me Heaven's gate.
yonadjectiveUS /jɑːn/
distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)
From this reading "The slave lieth under yon dome," quoth the young man, "and she sitteth in the chamber fronting yonder door.
distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)
From this reading "The slave lieth under yon dome," quoth the young man, "and she sitteth in the chamber fronting yonder door.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading After this the Sultan turned towards the young Prince and said, "O youth, thou hast removed one grief only to add another grief; but now, O my friend, where is she; and where is the mausoleum wherein lieth the wounded slave?"
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading After this the Sultan turned towards the young Prince and said, "O youth, thou hast removed one grief only to add another grief; but now, O my friend, where is she; and where is the mausoleum wherein lieth the wounded slave?"
