Chapter VII

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From this reading I abode with him a year when he also died, and my share of his property amounted to eighty thousand dinars in gold according to the holy law of inheritance.[328] Thus I became passing rich and my reputation spread far and wide, for I had made me ten changes of raiment, each worth a thousand dinars.

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From this reading One day as I was sitting at home, behold, there came in to me an old woman[329] with lantern jaws and cheeks sucked in, and eyes rucked up, and eyebrows scant and scald, and head bare and bald; and teeth broken by time and mauled, and back bending and neck-nape nodding, and face blotched, and rheum running, and hair like a snake black-and-white-speckled, in complexion a very fright, even as saith the poet of the like of her:—

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

From this reading _TALE OF THE PORTRESS._ Know, O Commander of the Faithful, that I had a father who, after fulfilling his time, deceased and left me great store of wealth.

any address at which you dwell more than temporarily

From this reading I abode with him a year when he also died, and my share of his property amounted to eighty thousand dinars in gold according to the holy law of inheritance.[328] Thus I became passing rich and my reputation spread far and wide, for I had made me ten changes of raiment, each worth a thousand dinars.

(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with

From this reading I abode with him a year when he also died, and my share of his property amounted to eighty thousand dinars in gold according to the holy law of inheritance.[328] Thus I became passing rich and my reputation spread far and wide, for I had made me ten changes of raiment, each worth a thousand dinars.

later than; following

From this reading _TALE OF THE PORTRESS._ Know, O Commander of the Faithful, that I had a father who, after fulfilling his time, deceased and left me great store of wealth.

in addition

From this reading I abode with him a year when he also died, and my share of his property amounted to eighty thousand dinars in gold according to the holy law of inheritance.[328] Thus I became passing rich and my reputation spread far and wide, for I had made me ten changes of raiment, each worth a thousand dinars.

past form of “amount” — be tantamount or equivalent to

From this reading I abode with him a year when he also died, and my share of his property amounted to eighty thousand dinars in gold according to the holy law of inheritance.[328] Thus I became passing rich and my reputation spread far and wide, for I had made me ten changes of raiment, each worth a thousand dinars.

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

From this reading One day as I was sitting at home, behold, there came in to me an old woman[329] with lantern jaws and cheeks sucked in, and eyes rucked up, and eyebrows scant and scald, and head bare and bald; and teeth broken by time and mauled, and back bending and neck-nape nodding, and face blotched, and rheum running, and hair like a snake black-and-white-speckled, in complexion a very fright, even as saith the poet of the like of her:—

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

From this reading _TALE OF THE PORTRESS._ Know, O Commander of the Faithful, that I had a father who, after fulfilling his time, deceased and left me great store of wealth.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading One day as I was sitting at home, behold, there came in to me an old woman[329] with lantern jaws and cheeks sucked in, and eyes rucked up, and eyebrows scant and scald, and head bare and bald; and teeth broken by time and mauled, and back bending and neck-nape nodding, and face blotched, and rheum running, and hair like a snake black-and-white-speckled, in complexion a very fright, even as saith the poet of the like of her:—

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading One day as I was sitting at home, behold, there came in to me an old woman[329] with lantern jaws and cheeks sucked in, and eyes rucked up, and eyebrows scant and scald, and head bare and bald; and teeth broken by time and mauled, and back bending and neck-nape nodding, and face blotched, and rheum running, and hair like a snake black-and-white-speckled, in complexion a very fright, even as saith the poet of the like of her:—

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading One day as I was sitting at home, behold, there came in to me an old woman[329] with lantern jaws and cheeks sucked in, and eyes rucked up, and eyebrows scant and scald, and head bare and bald; and teeth broken by time and mauled, and back bending and neck-nape nodding, and face blotched, and rheum running, and hair like a snake black-and-white-speckled, in complexion a very fright, even as saith the poet of the like of her:—

with no effort to conceal

From this reading One day as I was sitting at home, behold, there came in to me an old woman[329] with lantern jaws and cheeks sucked in, and eyes rucked up, and eyebrows scant and scald, and head bare and bald; and teeth broken by time and mauled, and back bending and neck-nape nodding, and face blotched, and rheum running, and hair like a snake black-and-white-speckled, in complexion a very fright, even as saith the poet of the like of her:—

completely unclothed

From this reading One day as I was sitting at home, behold, there came in to me an old woman[329] with lantern jaws and cheeks sucked in, and eyes rucked up, and eyebrows scant and scald, and head bare and bald; and teeth broken by time and mauled, and back bending and neck-nape nodding, and face blotched, and rheum running, and hair like a snake black-and-white-speckled, in complexion a very fright, even as saith the poet of the like of her:—

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Ill-omened hag! unshriven be her sins ✿ Nor mercy visit her on dying bed: Thousand head-strongest he-mules would her guiles, ✿ Despite their bolting, lead with spider thread.

inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading I abode with him a year when he also died, and my share of his property amounted to eighty thousand dinars in gold according to the holy law of inheritance.[328] Thus I became passing rich and my reputation spread far and wide, for I had made me ten changes of raiment, each worth a thousand dinars.

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading Ill-omened hag! unshriven be her sins ✿ Nor mercy visit her on dying bed: Thousand head-strongest he-mules would her guiles, ✿ Despite their bolting, lead with spider thread.

see with attention

From this reading One day as I was sitting at home, behold, there came in to me an old woman[329] with lantern jaws and cheeks sucked in, and eyes rucked up, and eyebrows scant and scald, and head bare and bald; and teeth broken by time and mauled, and back bending and neck-nape nodding, and face blotched, and rheum running, and hair like a snake black-and-white-speckled, in complexion a very fright, even as saith the poet of the like of her:—

movement that causes the formation of a curve

From this reading One day as I was sitting at home, behold, there came in to me an old woman[329] with lantern jaws and cheeks sucked in, and eyes rucked up, and eyebrows scant and scald, and head bare and bald; and teeth broken by time and mauled, and back bending and neck-nape nodding, and face blotched, and rheum running, and hair like a snake black-and-white-speckled, in complexion a very fright, even as saith the poet of the like of her:—

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From this reading One day as I was sitting at home, behold, there came in to me an old woman[329] with lantern jaws and cheeks sucked in, and eyes rucked up, and eyebrows scant and scald, and head bare and bald; and teeth broken by time and mauled, and back bending and neck-nape nodding, and face blotched, and rheum running, and hair like a snake black-and-white-speckled, in complexion a very fright, even as saith the poet of the like of her:—

marked with irregularly shaped spots or blots

From this reading One day as I was sitting at home, behold, there came in to me an old woman[329] with lantern jaws and cheeks sucked in, and eyes rucked up, and eyebrows scant and scald, and head bare and bald; and teeth broken by time and mauled, and back bending and neck-nape nodding, and face blotched, and rheum running, and hair like a snake black-and-white-speckled, in complexion a very fright, even as saith the poet of the like of her:—

-ing form of “bolt” — move or jump suddenly

From this reading Ill-omened hag! unshriven be her sins ✿ Nor mercy visit her on dying bed: Thousand head-strongest he-mules would her guiles, ✿ Despite their bolting, lead with spider thread.

physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split

From this reading One day as I was sitting at home, behold, there came in to me an old woman[329] with lantern jaws and cheeks sucked in, and eyes rucked up, and eyebrows scant and scald, and head bare and bald; and teeth broken by time and mauled, and back bending and neck-nape nodding, and face blotched, and rheum running, and hair like a snake black-and-white-speckled, in complexion a very fright, even as saith the poet of the like of her:—

showing who or what does the action

From this reading One day as I was sitting at home, behold, there came in to me an old woman[329] with lantern jaws and cheeks sucked in, and eyes rucked up, and eyebrows scant and scald, and head bare and bald; and teeth broken by time and mauled, and back bending and neck-nape nodding, and face blotched, and rheum running, and hair like a snake black-and-white-speckled, in complexion a very fright, even as saith the poet of the like of her:—

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

From this reading One day as I was sitting at home, behold, there came in to me an old woman[329] with lantern jaws and cheeks sucked in, and eyes rucked up, and eyebrows scant and scald, and head bare and bald; and teeth broken by time and mauled, and back bending and neck-nape nodding, and face blotched, and rheum running, and hair like a snake black-and-white-speckled, in complexion a very fright, even as saith the poet of the like of her:—

plural of “change” — an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another

From this reading I abode with him a year when he also died, and my share of his property amounted to eighty thousand dinars in gold according to the holy law of inheritance.[328] Thus I became passing rich and my reputation spread far and wide, for I had made me ten changes of raiment, each worth a thousand dinars.

plural of “cheek” — either side of the face below the eyes

From this reading One day as I was sitting at home, behold, there came in to me an old woman[329] with lantern jaws and cheeks sucked in, and eyes rucked up, and eyebrows scant and scald, and head bare and bald; and teeth broken by time and mauled, and back bending and neck-nape nodding, and face blotched, and rheum running, and hair like a snake black-and-white-speckled, in complexion a very fright, even as saith the poet of the like of her:—

an officer in command of a military unit

From this reading _TALE OF THE PORTRESS._ Know, O Commander of the Faithful, that I had a father who, after fulfilling his time, deceased and left me great store of wealth.

the coloring of a person's face

From this reading One day as I was sitting at home, behold, there came in to me an old woman[329] with lantern jaws and cheeks sucked in, and eyes rucked up, and eyebrows scant and scald, and head bare and bald; and teeth broken by time and mauled, and back bending and neck-nape nodding, and face blotched, and rheum running, and hair like a snake black-and-white-speckled, in complexion a very fright, even as saith the poet of the like of her:—

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading I remained single for a short time and presently married one of the richest of his day.

someone who is no longer alive

From this reading _TALE OF THE PORTRESS._ Know, O Commander of the Faithful, that I had a father who, after fulfilling his time, deceased and left me great store of wealth.

although something is true; in spite of

From this reading Ill-omened hag! unshriven be her sins ✿ Nor mercy visit her on dying bed: Thousand head-strongest he-mules would her guiles, ✿ Despite their bolting, lead with spider thread.

past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading I abode with him a year when he also died, and my share of his property amounted to eighty thousand dinars in gold according to the holy law of inheritance.[328] Thus I became passing rich and my reputation spread far and wide, for I had made me ten changes of raiment, each worth a thousand dinars.

plural of “dinar” — 100 dinars equal 1 rial in Iran

From this reading I abode with him a year when he also died, and my share of his property amounted to eighty thousand dinars in gold according to the holy law of inheritance.[328] Thus I became passing rich and my reputation spread far and wide, for I had made me ten changes of raiment, each worth a thousand dinars.

in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be

From this reading Ill-omened hag! unshriven be her sins ✿ Nor mercy visit her on dying bed: Thousand head-strongest he-mules would her guiles, ✿ Despite their bolting, lead with spider thread.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading I abode with him a year when he also died, and my share of his property amounted to eighty thousand dinars in gold according to the holy law of inheritance.[328] Thus I became passing rich and my reputation spread far and wide, for I had made me ten changes of raiment, each worth a thousand dinars.

being ten more than seventy

From this reading I abode with him a year when he also died, and my share of his property amounted to eighty thousand dinars in gold according to the holy law of inheritance.[328] Thus I became passing rich and my reputation spread far and wide, for I had made me ten changes of raiment, each worth a thousand dinars.

divisible by two

From this reading One day as I was sitting at home, behold, there came in to me an old woman[329] with lantern jaws and cheeks sucked in, and eyes rucked up, and eyebrows scant and scald, and head bare and bald; and teeth broken by time and mauled, and back bending and neck-nape nodding, and face blotched, and rheum running, and hair like a snake black-and-white-speckled, in complexion a very fright, even as saith the poet of the like of her:—

plural of “eyebrow” — the arch of hair above each eye

From this reading One day as I was sitting at home, behold, there came in to me an old woman[329] with lantern jaws and cheeks sucked in, and eyes rucked up, and eyebrows scant and scald, and head bare and bald; and teeth broken by time and mauled, and back bending and neck-nape nodding, and face blotched, and rheum running, and hair like a snake black-and-white-speckled, in complexion a very fright, even as saith the poet of the like of her:—

opinion or judgment

From this reading One day as I was sitting at home, behold, there came in to me an old woman[329] with lantern jaws and cheeks sucked in, and eyes rucked up, and eyebrows scant and scald, and head bare and bald; and teeth broken by time and mauled, and back bending and neck-nape nodding, and face blotched, and rheum running, and hair like a snake black-and-white-speckled, in complexion a very fright, even as saith the poet of the like of her:—

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading One day as I was sitting at home, behold, there came in to me an old woman[329] with lantern jaws and cheeks sucked in, and eyes rucked up, and eyebrows scant and scald, and head bare and bald; and teeth broken by time and mauled, and back bending and neck-nape nodding, and face blotched, and rheum running, and hair like a snake black-and-white-speckled, in complexion a very fright, even as saith the poet of the like of her:—

steadfast in affection or allegiance

From this reading _TALE OF THE PORTRESS._ Know, O Commander of the Faithful, that I had a father who, after fulfilling his time, deceased and left me great store of wealth.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading I abode with him a year when he also died, and my share of his property amounted to eighty thousand dinars in gold according to the holy law of inheritance.[328] Thus I became passing rich and my reputation spread far and wide, for I had made me ten changes of raiment, each worth a thousand dinars.

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading _TALE OF THE PORTRESS._ Know, O Commander of the Faithful, that I had a father who, after fulfilling his time, deceased and left me great store of wealth.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading I remained single for a short time and presently married one of the richest of his day.

an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)

From this reading One day as I was sitting at home, behold, there came in to me an old woman[329] with lantern jaws and cheeks sucked in, and eyes rucked up, and eyebrows scant and scald, and head bare and bald; and teeth broken by time and mauled, and back bending and neck-nape nodding, and face blotched, and rheum running, and hair like a snake black-and-white-speckled, in complexion a very fright, even as saith the poet of the like of her:—

inflected form of “fulfil” — put in effect

From this reading _TALE OF THE PORTRESS._ Know, O Commander of the Faithful, that I had a father who, after fulfilling his time, deceased and left me great store of wealth.

coins made of gold

From this reading I abode with him a year when he also died, and my share of his property amounted to eighty thousand dinars in gold according to the holy law of inheritance.[328] Thus I became passing rich and my reputation spread far and wide, for I had made me ten changes of raiment, each worth a thousand dinars.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading _TALE OF THE PORTRESS._ Know, O Commander of the Faithful, that I had a father who, after fulfilling his time, deceased and left me great store of wealth.

plural of “guile” — shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception

From this reading Ill-omened hag! unshriven be her sins ✿ Nor mercy visit her on dying bed: Thousand head-strongest he-mules would her guiles, ✿ Despite their bolting, lead with spider thread.

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

From this reading _TALE OF THE PORTRESS._ Know, O Commander of the Faithful, that I had a father who, after fulfilling his time, deceased and left me great store of wealth.

an ugly evil-looking old woman

From this reading Ill-omened hag! unshriven be her sins ✿ Nor mercy visit her on dying bed: Thousand head-strongest he-mules would her guiles, ✿ Despite their bolting, lead with spider thread.

a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss

From this reading One day as I was sitting at home, behold, there came in to me an old woman[329] with lantern jaws and cheeks sucked in, and eyes rucked up, and eyebrows scant and scald, and head bare and bald; and teeth broken by time and mauled, and back bending and neck-nape nodding, and face blotched, and rheum running, and hair like a snake black-and-white-speckled, in complexion a very fright, even as saith the poet of the like of her:—

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

From this reading I abode with him a year when he also died, and my share of his property amounted to eighty thousand dinars in gold according to the holy law of inheritance.[328] Thus I became passing rich and my reputation spread far and wide, for I had made me ten changes of raiment, each worth a thousand dinars.

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From this reading Ill-omened hag! unshriven be her sins ✿ Nor mercy visit her on dying bed: Thousand head-strongest he-mules would her guiles, ✿ Despite their bolting, lead with spider thread.

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading One day as I was sitting at home, behold, there came in to me an old woman[329] with lantern jaws and cheeks sucked in, and eyes rucked up, and eyebrows scant and scald, and head bare and bald; and teeth broken by time and mauled, and back bending and neck-nape nodding, and face blotched, and rheum running, and hair like a snake black-and-white-speckled, in complexion a very fright, even as saith the poet of the like of her:—

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From this reading Ill-omened hag! unshriven be her sins ✿ Nor mercy visit her on dying bed: Thousand head-strongest he-mules would her guiles, ✿ Despite their bolting, lead with spider thread.

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

From this reading One day as I was sitting at home, behold, there came in to me an old woman[329] with lantern jaws and cheeks sucked in, and eyes rucked up, and eyebrows scant and scald, and head bare and bald; and teeth broken by time and mauled, and back bending and neck-nape nodding, and face blotched, and rheum running, and hair like a snake black-and-white-speckled, in complexion a very fright, even as saith the poet of the like of her:—

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

From this reading I abode with him a year when he also died, and my share of his property amounted to eighty thousand dinars in gold according to the holy law of inheritance.[328] Thus I became passing rich and my reputation spread far and wide, for I had made me ten changes of raiment, each worth a thousand dinars.

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

From this reading _TALE OF THE PORTRESS._ Know, O Commander of the Faithful, that I had a father who, after fulfilling his time, deceased and left me great store of wealth.

a sacred place of pilgrimage

From this reading I abode with him a year when he also died, and my share of his property amounted to eighty thousand dinars in gold according to the holy law of inheritance.[328] Thus I became passing rich and my reputation spread far and wide, for I had made me ten changes of raiment, each worth a thousand dinars.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading One day as I was sitting at home, behold, there came in to me an old woman[329] with lantern jaws and cheeks sucked in, and eyes rucked up, and eyebrows scant and scald, and head bare and bald; and teeth broken by time and mauled, and back bending and neck-nape nodding, and face blotched, and rheum running, and hair like a snake black-and-white-speckled, in complexion a very fright, even as saith the poet of the like of her:—

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

From this reading _TALE OF THE PORTRESS._ Know, O Commander of the Faithful, that I had a father who, after fulfilling his time, deceased and left me great store of wealth.

marked by or promising bad fortune

From this reading Ill-omened hag! unshriven be her sins ✿ Nor mercy visit her on dying bed: Thousand head-strongest he-mules would her guiles, ✿ Despite their bolting, lead with spider thread.

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

From this reading I abode with him a year when he also died, and my share of his property amounted to eighty thousand dinars in gold according to the holy law of inheritance.[328] Thus I became passing rich and my reputation spread far and wide, for I had made me ten changes of raiment, each worth a thousand dinars.

hereditary succession to a title or an office or property

From this reading I abode with him a year when he also died, and my share of his property amounted to eighty thousand dinars in gold according to the holy law of inheritance.[328] Thus I became passing rich and my reputation spread far and wide, for I had made me ten changes of raiment, each worth a thousand dinars.

plural of “jaw” — the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth

From this reading One day as I was sitting at home, behold, there came in to me an old woman[329] with lantern jaws and cheeks sucked in, and eyes rucked up, and eyebrows scant and scald, and head bare and bald; and teeth broken by time and mauled, and back bending and neck-nape nodding, and face blotched, and rheum running, and hair like a snake black-and-white-speckled, in complexion a very fright, even as saith the poet of the like of her:—

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading _TALE OF THE PORTRESS._ Know, O Commander of the Faithful, that I had a father who, after fulfilling his time, deceased and left me great store of wealth.

light in a transparent protective case

From this reading One day as I was sitting at home, behold, there came in to me an old woman[329] with lantern jaws and cheeks sucked in, and eyes rucked up, and eyebrows scant and scald, and head bare and bald; and teeth broken by time and mauled, and back bending and neck-nape nodding, and face blotched, and rheum running, and hair like a snake black-and-white-speckled, in complexion a very fright, even as saith the poet of the like of her:—

the collection of rules imposed by authority

From this reading I abode with him a year when he also died, and my share of his property amounted to eighty thousand dinars in gold according to the holy law of inheritance.[328] Thus I became passing rich and my reputation spread far and wide, for I had made me ten changes of raiment, each worth a thousand dinars.

take somebody somewhere

From this reading Ill-omened hag! unshriven be her sins ✿ Nor mercy visit her on dying bed: Thousand head-strongest he-mules would her guiles, ✿ Despite their bolting, lead with spider thread.

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 _TALE OF THE PORTRESS._ Know, O Commander of the Faithful, that I had a father who, after fulfilling his time, deceased and left me great store of wealth.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading One day as I was sitting at home, behold, there came in to me an old woman[329] with lantern jaws and cheeks sucked in, and eyes rucked up, and eyebrows scant and scald, and head bare and bald; and teeth broken by time and mauled, and back bending and neck-nape nodding, and face blotched, and rheum running, and hair like a snake black-and-white-speckled, in complexion a very fright, even as saith the poet of the like of her:—

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading I abode with him a year when he also died, and my share of his property amounted to eighty thousand dinars in gold according to the holy law of inheritance.[328] Thus I became passing rich and my reputation spread far and wide, for I had made me ten changes of raiment, each worth a thousand dinars.

joined in matrimony

From this reading I remained single for a short time and presently married one of the richest of his day.

past form of “maul” — split (wood) with a maul and wedges

From this reading One day as I was sitting at home, behold, there came in to me an old woman[329] with lantern jaws and cheeks sucked in, and eyes rucked up, and eyebrows scant and scald, and head bare and bald; and teeth broken by time and mauled, and back bending and neck-nape nodding, and face blotched, and rheum running, and hair like a snake black-and-white-speckled, in complexion a very fright, even as saith the poet of the like of her:—

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

From this reading _TALE OF THE PORTRESS._ Know, O Commander of the Faithful, that I had a father who, after fulfilling his time, deceased and left me great store of wealth.

leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice

From this reading Ill-omened hag! unshriven be her sins ✿ Nor mercy visit her on dying bed: Thousand head-strongest he-mules would her guiles, ✿ Despite their bolting, lead with spider thread.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I abode with him a year when he also died, and my share of his property amounted to eighty thousand dinars in gold according to the holy law of inheritance.[328] Thus I became passing rich and my reputation spread far and wide, for I had made me ten changes of raiment, each worth a thousand dinars.

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

From this reading One day as I was sitting at home, behold, there came in to me an old woman[329] with lantern jaws and cheeks sucked in, and eyes rucked up, and eyebrows scant and scald, and head bare and bald; and teeth broken by time and mauled, and back bending and neck-nape nodding, and face blotched, and rheum running, and hair like a snake black-and-white-speckled, in complexion a very fright, even as saith the poet of the like of her:—

having branches or flower heads that bend downward

From this reading One day as I was sitting at home, behold, there came in to me an old woman[329] with lantern jaws and cheeks sucked in, and eyes rucked up, and eyebrows scant and scald, and head bare and bald; and teeth broken by time and mauled, and back bending and neck-nape nodding, and face blotched, and rheum running, and hair like a snake black-and-white-speckled, in complexion a very fright, even as saith the poet of the like of her:—

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading Ill-omened hag! unshriven be her sins ✿ Nor mercy visit her on dying bed: Thousand head-strongest he-mules would her guiles, ✿ Despite their bolting, lead with spider thread.

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 _TALE OF THE PORTRESS._ Know, O Commander of the Faithful, that I had a father who, after fulfilling his time, deceased and left me great store of wealth.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _TALE OF THE PORTRESS._ Know, O Commander of the Faithful, that I had a father who, after fulfilling his time, deceased and left me great store of wealth.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading One day as I was sitting at home, behold, there came in to me an old woman[329] with lantern jaws and cheeks sucked in, and eyes rucked up, and eyebrows scant and scald, and head bare and bald; and teeth broken by time and mauled, and back bending and neck-nape nodding, and face blotched, and rheum running, and hair like a snake black-and-white-speckled, in complexion a very fright, even as saith the poet of the like of her:—

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Ill-omened hag! unshriven be her sins ✿ Nor mercy visit her on dying bed: Thousand head-strongest he-mules would her guiles, ✿ Despite their bolting, lead with spider thread.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading I remained single for a short time and presently married one of the richest of his day.

(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate

From this reading I abode with him a year when he also died, and my share of his property amounted to eighty thousand dinars in gold according to the holy law of inheritance.[328] Thus I became passing rich and my reputation spread far and wide, for I had made me ten changes of raiment, each worth a thousand dinars.

a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)

From this reading One day as I was sitting at home, behold, there came in to me an old woman[329] with lantern jaws and cheeks sucked in, and eyes rucked up, and eyebrows scant and scald, and head bare and bald; and teeth broken by time and mauled, and back bending and neck-nape nodding, and face blotched, and rheum running, and hair like a snake black-and-white-speckled, in complexion a very fright, even as saith the poet of the like of her:—

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From this reading _TALE OF THE PORTRESS._ Know, O Commander of the Faithful, that I had a father who, after fulfilling his time, deceased and left me great store of wealth.

in the near future

From this reading I remained single for a short time and presently married one of the richest of his day.

something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone

From this reading I abode with him a year when he also died, and my share of his property amounted to eighty thousand dinars in gold according to the holy law of inheritance.[328] Thus I became passing rich and my reputation spread far and wide, for I had made me ten changes of raiment, each worth a thousand dinars.

especially fine or decorative clothing

From this reading I abode with him a year when he also died, and my share of his property amounted to eighty thousand dinars in gold according to the holy law of inheritance.[328] Thus I became passing rich and my reputation spread far and wide, for I had made me ten changes of raiment, each worth a thousand dinars.

past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading I remained single for a short time and presently married one of the richest of his day.

the state of being held in high esteem and honor

From this reading I abode with him a year when he also died, and my share of his property amounted to eighty thousand dinars in gold according to the holy law of inheritance.[328] Thus I became passing rich and my reputation spread far and wide, for I had made me ten changes of raiment, each worth a thousand dinars.

a watery discharge from the mucous membranes (especially from the eyes or nose)

From this reading One day as I was sitting at home, behold, there came in to me an old woman[329] with lantern jaws and cheeks sucked in, and eyes rucked up, and eyebrows scant and scald, and head bare and bald; and teeth broken by time and mauled, and back bending and neck-nape nodding, and face blotched, and rheum running, and hair like a snake black-and-white-speckled, in complexion a very fright, even as saith the poet of the like of her:—

possessing material wealth

From this reading I abode with him a year when he also died, and my share of his property amounted to eighty thousand dinars in gold according to the holy law of inheritance.[328] Thus I became passing rich and my reputation spread far and wide, for I had made me ten changes of raiment, each worth a thousand dinars.

superlative of “rich” — possessing material wealth

From this reading I remained single for a short time and presently married one of the richest of his day.

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From this reading One day as I was sitting at home, behold, there came in to me an old woman[329] with lantern jaws and cheeks sucked in, and eyes rucked up, and eyebrows scant and scald, and head bare and bald; and teeth broken by time and mauled, and back bending and neck-nape nodding, and face blotched, and rheum running, and hair like a snake black-and-white-speckled, in complexion a very fright, even as saith the poet of the like of her:—

(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream

From this reading One day as I was sitting at home, behold, there came in to me an old woman[329] with lantern jaws and cheeks sucked in, and eyes rucked up, and eyebrows scant and scald, and head bare and bald; and teeth broken by time and mauled, and back bending and neck-nape nodding, and face blotched, and rheum running, and hair like a snake black-and-white-speckled, in complexion a very fright, even as saith the poet of the like of her:—

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From this reading One day as I was sitting at home, behold, there came in to me an old woman[329] with lantern jaws and cheeks sucked in, and eyes rucked up, and eyebrows scant and scald, and head bare and bald; and teeth broken by time and mauled, and back bending and neck-nape nodding, and face blotched, and rheum running, and hair like a snake black-and-white-speckled, in complexion a very fright, even as saith the poet of the like of her:—

subject to harsh criticism

From this reading One day as I was sitting at home, behold, there came in to me an old woman[329] with lantern jaws and cheeks sucked in, and eyes rucked up, and eyebrows scant and scald, and head bare and bald; and teeth broken by time and mauled, and back bending and neck-nape nodding, and face blotched, and rheum running, and hair like a snake black-and-white-speckled, in complexion a very fright, even as saith the poet of the like of her:—

less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so

From this reading One day as I was sitting at home, behold, there came in to me an old woman[329] with lantern jaws and cheeks sucked in, and eyes rucked up, and eyebrows scant and scald, and head bare and bald; and teeth broken by time and mauled, and back bending and neck-nape nodding, and face blotched, and rheum running, and hair like a snake black-and-white-speckled, in complexion a very fright, even as saith the poet of the like of her:—

have in common

From this reading I abode with him a year when he also died, and my share of his property amounted to eighty thousand dinars in gold according to the holy law of inheritance.[328] Thus I became passing rich and my reputation spread far and wide, for I had made me ten changes of raiment, each worth a thousand dinars.

primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

From this reading I remained single for a short time and presently married one of the richest of his day.

being or characteristic of a single thing or person

From this reading I remained single for a short time and presently married one of the richest of his day.

plural of “sin” — estrangement from god

From this reading Ill-omened hag! unshriven be her sins ✿ Nor mercy visit her on dying bed: Thousand head-strongest he-mules would her guiles, ✿ Despite their bolting, lead with spider thread.

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

From this reading One day as I was sitting at home, behold, there came in to me an old woman[329] with lantern jaws and cheeks sucked in, and eyes rucked up, and eyebrows scant and scald, and head bare and bald; and teeth broken by time and mauled, and back bending and neck-nape nodding, and face blotched, and rheum running, and hair like a snake black-and-white-speckled, in complexion a very fright, even as saith the poet of the like of her:—

limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous

From this reading One day as I was sitting at home, behold, there came in to me an old woman[329] with lantern jaws and cheeks sucked in, and eyes rucked up, and eyebrows scant and scald, and head bare and bald; and teeth broken by time and mauled, and back bending and neck-nape nodding, and face blotched, and rheum running, and hair like a snake black-and-white-speckled, in complexion a very fright, even as saith the poet of the like of her:—

predatory arachnid with eight legs, two poison fangs, two feelers, and usually two silk-spinning organs at the back end of the body; they spin silk to make cocoons for eggs or traps for prey

From this reading Ill-omened hag! unshriven be her sins ✿ Nor mercy visit her on dying bed: Thousand head-strongest he-mules would her guiles, ✿ Despite their bolting, lead with spider thread.

distribute or disperse widely

From this reading I abode with him a year when he also died, and my share of his property amounted to eighty thousand dinars in gold according to the holy law of inheritance.[328] Thus I became passing rich and my reputation spread far and wide, for I had made me ten changes of raiment, each worth a thousand dinars.

a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services

From this reading _TALE OF THE PORTRESS._ Know, O Commander of the Faithful, that I had a father who, after fulfilling his time, deceased and left me great store of wealth.

past form of “suck” — draw into the mouth by creating a practical vacuum in the mouth

From this reading One day as I was sitting at home, behold, there came in to me an old woman[329] with lantern jaws and cheeks sucked in, and eyes rucked up, and eyebrows scant and scald, and head bare and bald; and teeth broken by time and mauled, and back bending and neck-nape nodding, and face blotched, and rheum running, and hair like a snake black-and-white-speckled, in complexion a very fright, even as saith the poet of the like of her:—

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading _TALE OF THE PORTRESS._ Know, O Commander of the Faithful, that I had a father who, after fulfilling his time, deceased and left me great store of wealth.

the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal

From this reading One day as I was sitting at home, behold, there came in to me an old woman[329] with lantern jaws and cheeks sucked in, and eyes rucked up, and eyebrows scant and scald, and head bare and bald; and teeth broken by time and mauled, and back bending and neck-nape nodding, and face blotched, and rheum running, and hair like a snake black-and-white-speckled, in complexion a very fright, even as saith the poet of the like of her:—

the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system

From this reading I abode with him a year when he also died, and my share of his property amounted to eighty thousand dinars in gold according to the holy law of inheritance.[328] Thus I became passing rich and my reputation spread far and wide, for I had made me ten changes of raiment, each worth a thousand dinars.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading _TALE OF THE PORTRESS._ Know, O Commander of the Faithful, that I had a father who, after fulfilling his time, deceased and left me great store of wealth.

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

From this reading _TALE OF THE PORTRESS._ Know, O Commander of the Faithful, that I had a father who, after fulfilling his time, deceased and left me great store of wealth.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Ill-omened hag! unshriven be her sins ✿ Nor mercy visit her on dying bed: Thousand head-strongest he-mules would her guiles, ✿ Despite their bolting, lead with spider thread.

in or at that place or location

From this reading One day as I was sitting at home, behold, there came in to me an old woman[329] with lantern jaws and cheeks sucked in, and eyes rucked up, and eyebrows scant and scald, and head bare and bald; and teeth broken by time and mauled, and back bending and neck-nape nodding, and face blotched, and rheum running, and hair like a snake black-and-white-speckled, in complexion a very fright, even as saith the poet of the like of her:—

the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

From this reading I abode with him a year when he also died, and my share of his property amounted to eighty thousand dinars in gold according to the holy law of inheritance.[328] Thus I became passing rich and my reputation spread far and wide, for I had made me ten changes of raiment, each worth a thousand dinars.

to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course

From this reading Ill-omened hag! unshriven be her sins ✿ Nor mercy visit her on dying bed: Thousand head-strongest he-mules would her guiles, ✿ Despite their bolting, lead with spider thread.

(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result

From this reading I abode with him a year when he also died, and my share of his property amounted to eighty thousand dinars in gold according to the holy law of inheritance.[328] Thus I became passing rich and my reputation spread far and wide, for I had made me ten changes of raiment, each worth a thousand dinars.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading _TALE OF THE PORTRESS._ Know, O Commander of the Faithful, that I had a father who, after fulfilling his time, deceased and left me great store of wealth.

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

From this reading I abode with him a year when he also died, and my share of his property amounted to eighty thousand dinars in gold according to the holy law of inheritance.[328] Thus I became passing rich and my reputation spread far and wide, for I had made me ten changes of raiment, each worth a thousand dinars.

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From this reading Ill-omened hag! unshriven be her sins ✿ Nor mercy visit her on dying bed: Thousand head-strongest he-mules would her guiles, ✿ Despite their bolting, lead with spider thread.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading One day as I was sitting at home, behold, there came in to me an old woman[329] with lantern jaws and cheeks sucked in, and eyes rucked up, and eyebrows scant and scald, and head bare and bald; and teeth broken by time and mauled, and back bending and neck-nape nodding, and face blotched, and rheum running, and hair like a snake black-and-white-speckled, in complexion a very fright, even as saith the poet of the like of her:—

precisely as stated

From this reading One day as I was sitting at home, behold, there came in to me an old woman[329] with lantern jaws and cheeks sucked in, and eyes rucked up, and eyebrows scant and scald, and head bare and bald; and teeth broken by time and mauled, and back bending and neck-nape nodding, and face blotched, and rheum running, and hair like a snake black-and-white-speckled, in complexion a very fright, even as saith the poet of the like of her:—

go to see a place, as for entertainment

From this reading Ill-omened hag! unshriven be her sins ✿ Nor mercy visit her on dying bed: Thousand head-strongest he-mules would her guiles, ✿ Despite their bolting, lead with spider thread.

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

From this reading One day as I was sitting at home, behold, there came in to me an old woman[329] with lantern jaws and cheeks sucked in, and eyes rucked up, and eyebrows scant and scald, and head bare and bald; and teeth broken by time and mauled, and back bending and neck-nape nodding, and face blotched, and rheum running, and hair like a snake black-and-white-speckled, in complexion a very fright, even as saith the poet of the like of her:—

the state of being rich and affluent; having a plentiful supply of material goods and money

From this reading _TALE OF THE PORTRESS._ Know, O Commander of the Faithful, that I had a father who, after fulfilling his time, deceased and left me great store of wealth.

at the time that

From this reading I abode with him a year when he also died, and my share of his property amounted to eighty thousand dinars in gold according to the holy law of inheritance.[328] Thus I became passing rich and my reputation spread far and wide, for I had made me ten changes of raiment, each worth a thousand dinars.

which person or people

From this reading _TALE OF THE PORTRESS._ Know, O Commander of the Faithful, that I had a father who, after fulfilling his time, deceased and left me great store of wealth.

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading I abode with him a year when he also died, and my share of his property amounted to eighty thousand dinars in gold according to the holy law of inheritance.[328] Thus I became passing rich and my reputation spread far and wide, for I had made me ten changes of raiment, each worth a thousand dinars.

in the company of; together with

From this reading I abode with him a year when he also died, and my share of his property amounted to eighty thousand dinars in gold according to the holy law of inheritance.[328] Thus I became passing rich and my reputation spread far and wide, for I had made me ten changes of raiment, each worth a thousand dinars.

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading One day as I was sitting at home, behold, there came in to me an old woman[329] with lantern jaws and cheeks sucked in, and eyes rucked up, and eyebrows scant and scald, and head bare and bald; and teeth broken by time and mauled, and back bending and neck-nape nodding, and face blotched, and rheum running, and hair like a snake black-and-white-speckled, in complexion a very fright, even as saith the poet of the like of her:—

an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value

From this reading I abode with him a year when he also died, and my share of his property amounted to eighty thousand dinars in gold according to the holy law of inheritance.[328] Thus I became passing rich and my reputation spread far and wide, for I had made me ten changes of raiment, each worth a thousand dinars.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Ill-omened hag! unshriven be her sins ✿ Nor mercy visit her on dying bed: Thousand head-strongest he-mules would her guiles, ✿ Despite their bolting, lead with spider thread.

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading I abode with him a year when he also died, and my share of his property amounted to eighty thousand dinars in gold according to the holy law of inheritance.[328] Thus I became passing rich and my reputation spread far and wide, for I had made me ten changes of raiment, each worth a thousand dinars.