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From this reading Footnote 347: Such an execution would be contrary to Moslem law: but people would look leniently upon the peccadillo of beheading or sacking a faithless wife.
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From this reading Footnote 348: Arab.
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From this reading Footnote 349: Arab.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Footnote 347: Such an execution would be contrary to Moslem law: but people would look leniently upon the peccadillo of beheading or sacking a faithless wife.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Footnote 347: Such an execution would be contrary to Moslem law: but people would look leniently upon the peccadillo of beheading or sacking a faithless wife.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Moreover the youth was of the blood royal and _A quoi bon être prince?_ as was said by a boy of viceroyal family in Egypt to his tutor who reproached him for unnecessarily shooting down a poor old man.
ArabnounUS /ˈærəb/
a member of a Semitic people originally from the Arabian peninsula and surrounding territories who speaks Arabic and who inhabits much of the Middle East and northern Africa
From this reading Footnote 348: Arab.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Moreover the youth was of the blood royal and _A quoi bon être prince?_ as was said by a boy of viceroyal family in Egypt to his tutor who reproached him for unnecessarily shooting down a poor old man.
associatingverbUS /əˈsoʊsieɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “associate” — make a logical or causal connection
From this reading "Shirk," partnership, evening or associating gods with God; polytheism: especially levelled at the Hindu triadism, Guebre dualism and Christian Trinitarianism.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Shirk," partnership, evening or associating gods with God; polytheism: especially levelled at the Hindu triadism, Guebre dualism and Christian Trinitarianism.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Footnote 347: Such an execution would be contrary to Moslem law: but people would look leniently upon the peccadillo of beheading or sacking a faithless wife.
beheadingnounUS /bɪˈhedɪŋ/
execution by cutting off the victim's head
From this reading Footnote 347: Such an execution would be contrary to Moslem law: but people would look leniently upon the peccadillo of beheading or sacking a faithless wife.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading Moreover the youth was of the blood royal and _A quoi bon être prince?_ as was said by a boy of viceroyal family in Egypt to his tutor who reproached him for unnecessarily shooting down a poor old man.
bon
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From this reading Moreover the youth was of the blood royal and _A quoi bon être prince?_ as was said by a boy of viceroyal family in Egypt to his tutor who reproached him for unnecessarily shooting down a poor old man.
a youthful male person
From this reading Moreover the youth was of the blood royal and _A quoi bon être prince?_ as was said by a boy of viceroyal family in Egypt to his tutor who reproached him for unnecessarily shooting down a poor old man.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Footnote 347: Such an execution would be contrary to Moslem law: but people would look leniently upon the peccadillo of beheading or sacking a faithless wife.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Moreover the youth was of the blood royal and _A quoi bon être prince?_ as was said by a boy of viceroyal family in Egypt to his tutor who reproached him for unnecessarily shooting down a poor old man.
relating to or characteristic of Christianity
From this reading "Shirk," partnership, evening or associating gods with God; polytheism: especially levelled at the Hindu triadism, Guebre dualism and Christian Trinitarianism.
very opposed in nature or character or purpose
From this reading Footnote 347: Such an execution would be contrary to Moslem law: but people would look leniently upon the peccadillo of beheading or sacking a faithless wife.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Moreover the youth was of the blood royal and _A quoi bon être prince?_ as was said by a boy of viceroyal family in Egypt to his tutor who reproached him for unnecessarily shooting down a poor old man.
dualismnounUS /ˈduːəlɪzəm/
the doctrine that reality consists of two basic opposing elements, often taken to be mind and matter (or mind and body), or good and evil
From this reading "Shirk," partnership, evening or associating gods with God; polytheism: especially levelled at the Hindu triadism, Guebre dualism and Christian Trinitarianism.
EgyptnounUS /ˈiːdʒəpt/
a republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until 1971; site of an ancient civilization that flourished from 2600 to 30 BC
From this reading Moreover the youth was of the blood royal and _A quoi bon être prince?_ as was said by a boy of viceroyal family in Egypt to his tutor who reproached him for unnecessarily shooting down a poor old man.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading "Shirk," partnership, evening or associating gods with God; polytheism: especially levelled at the Hindu triadism, Guebre dualism and Christian Trinitarianism.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading "Shirk," partnership, evening or associating gods with God; polytheism: especially levelled at the Hindu triadism, Guebre dualism and Christian Trinitarianism.
executionnounUS /ˌeksəˈkjuːʃən/
putting a condemned person to death
From this reading Footnote 347: Such an execution would be contrary to Moslem law: but people would look leniently upon the peccadillo of beheading or sacking a faithless wife.
faithlessadjective
having the character of, or characteristic of, a traitor
From this reading Footnote 347: Such an execution would be contrary to Moslem law: but people would look leniently upon the peccadillo of beheading or sacking a faithless wife.
a social unit living together
From this reading Moreover the youth was of the blood royal and _A quoi bon être prince?_ as was said by a boy of viceroyal family in Egypt to his tutor who reproached him for unnecessarily shooting down a poor old man.
a printed note placed below the text on a printed page
From this reading Footnote 347: Such an execution would be contrary to Moslem law: but people would look leniently upon the peccadillo of beheading or sacking a faithless wife.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Moreover the youth was of the blood royal and _A quoi bon être prince?_ as was said by a boy of viceroyal family in Egypt to his tutor who reproached him for unnecessarily shooting down a poor old man.
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 "Shirk," partnership, evening or associating gods with God; polytheism: especially levelled at the Hindu triadism, Guebre dualism and Christian Trinitarianism.
plural of “god” — 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 "Shirk," partnership, evening or associating gods with God; polytheism: especially levelled at the Hindu triadism, Guebre dualism and Christian Trinitarianism.
Guebre
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From this reading "Shirk," partnership, evening or associating gods with God; polytheism: especially levelled at the Hindu triadism, Guebre dualism and Christian Trinitarianism.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Moreover the youth was of the blood royal and _A quoi bon être prince?_ as was said by a boy of viceroyal family in Egypt to his tutor who reproached him for unnecessarily shooting down a poor old man.
HindunounUS /ˈhɪnduː/
a native or inhabitant of Hindustan or India
From this reading "Shirk," partnership, evening or associating gods with God; polytheism: especially levelled at the Hindu triadism, Guebre dualism and Christian Trinitarianism.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Moreover the youth was of the blood royal and _A quoi bon être prince?_ as was said by a boy of viceroyal family in Egypt to his tutor who reproached him for unnecessarily shooting down a poor old man.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Moreover the youth was of the blood royal and _A quoi bon être prince?_ as was said by a boy of viceroyal family in Egypt to his tutor who reproached him for unnecessarily shooting down a poor old man.
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading Footnote 347: Such an execution would be contrary to Moslem law: but people would look leniently upon the peccadillo of beheading or sacking a faithless wife.
lenientlyadverbUS /ˈliːnjəntli/
in a permissively lenient manner
From this reading Footnote 347: Such an execution would be contrary to Moslem law: but people would look leniently upon the peccadillo of beheading or sacking a faithless wife.
levelledverbUS /ˈlevəld/
inflected form of “level” — aim at
From this reading "Shirk," partnership, evening or associating gods with God; polytheism: especially levelled at the Hindu triadism, Guebre dualism and Christian Trinitarianism.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Footnote 347: Such an execution would be contrary to Moslem law: but people would look leniently upon the peccadillo of beheading or sacking a faithless wife.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Moreover the youth was of the blood royal and _A quoi bon être prince?_ as was said by a boy of viceroyal family in Egypt to his tutor who reproached him for unnecessarily shooting down a poor old man.
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading Moreover the youth was of the blood royal and _A quoi bon être prince?_ as was said by a boy of viceroyal family in Egypt to his tutor who reproached him for unnecessarily shooting down a poor old man.
MoslemnounUS /ˈmɑːzləm/
a believer in or follower of Islam
From this reading Footnote 347: Such an execution would be contrary to Moslem law: but people would look leniently upon the peccadillo of beheading or sacking a faithless wife.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Footnote 347: Such an execution would be contrary to Moslem law: but people would look leniently upon the peccadillo of beheading or sacking a faithless wife.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Moreover the youth was of the blood royal and _A quoi bon être prince?_ as was said by a boy of viceroyal family in Egypt to his tutor who reproached him for unnecessarily shooting down a poor old man.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Footnote 347: Such an execution would be contrary to Moslem law: but people would look leniently upon the peccadillo of beheading or sacking a faithless wife.
partnershipnounUS /ˈpɑːrtnərʃɪp/
the members of a business venture created by contract
From this reading "Shirk," partnership, evening or associating gods with God; polytheism: especially levelled at the Hindu triadism, Guebre dualism and Christian Trinitarianism.
peccadillonoun
a petty misdeed
From this reading Footnote 347: Such an execution would be contrary to Moslem law: but people would look leniently upon the peccadillo of beheading or sacking a faithless wife.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Footnote 347: Such an execution would be contrary to Moslem law: but people would look leniently upon the peccadillo of beheading or sacking a faithless wife.
polytheismnounUS /ˈpɑːliːθiɪzəm/
belief in multiple Gods
From this reading "Shirk," partnership, evening or associating gods with God; polytheism: especially levelled at the Hindu triadism, Guebre dualism and Christian Trinitarianism.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Moreover the youth was of the blood royal and _A quoi bon être prince?_ as was said by a boy of viceroyal family in Egypt to his tutor who reproached him for unnecessarily shooting down a poor old man.
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading Moreover the youth was of the blood royal and _A quoi bon être prince?_ as was said by a boy of viceroyal family in Egypt to his tutor who reproached him for unnecessarily shooting down a poor old man.
quoi
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From this reading Moreover the youth was of the blood royal and _A quoi bon être prince?_ as was said by a boy of viceroyal family in Egypt to his tutor who reproached him for unnecessarily shooting down a poor old man.
reproached
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From this reading Moreover the youth was of the blood royal and _A quoi bon être prince?_ as was said by a boy of viceroyal family in Egypt to his tutor who reproached him for unnecessarily shooting down a poor old man.
royaladjectiveUS /ˈrɔɪəl/
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
From this reading Moreover the youth was of the blood royal and _A quoi bon être prince?_ as was said by a boy of viceroyal family in Egypt to his tutor who reproached him for unnecessarily shooting down a poor old man.
sackingnounUS /ˈsækɪŋ/
coarse fabric used for bags or sacks
From this reading Footnote 347: Such an execution would be contrary to Moslem law: but people would look leniently upon the peccadillo of beheading or sacking a faithless wife.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Moreover the youth was of the blood royal and _A quoi bon être prince?_ as was said by a boy of viceroyal family in Egypt to his tutor who reproached him for unnecessarily shooting down a poor old man.
ShirkverbUS /ʃɜːrk/
avoid (one's assigned duties)
From this reading "Shirk," partnership, evening or associating gods with God; polytheism: especially levelled at the Hindu triadism, Guebre dualism and Christian Trinitarianism.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading Moreover the youth was of the blood royal and _A quoi bon être prince?_ as was said by a boy of viceroyal family in Egypt to his tutor who reproached him for unnecessarily shooting down a poor old man.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Footnote 347: Such an execution would be contrary to Moslem law: but people would look leniently upon the peccadillo of beheading or sacking a faithless wife.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Footnote 347: Such an execution would be contrary to Moslem law: but people would look leniently upon the peccadillo of beheading or sacking a faithless wife.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Footnote 347: Such an execution would be contrary to Moslem law: but people would look leniently upon the peccadillo of beheading or sacking a faithless wife.
triadism
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From this reading "Shirk," partnership, evening or associating gods with God; polytheism: especially levelled at the Hindu triadism, Guebre dualism and Christian Trinitarianism.
Trinitarianismnoun
Christian doctrine stressing belief in the Trinity
From this reading "Shirk," partnership, evening or associating gods with God; polytheism: especially levelled at the Hindu triadism, Guebre dualism and Christian Trinitarianism.
tutorverbUS /ˈtuːtər/
be a tutor to someone; give individual instruction
From this reading Moreover the youth was of the blood royal and _A quoi bon être prince?_ as was said by a boy of viceroyal family in Egypt to his tutor who reproached him for unnecessarily shooting down a poor old man.
unnecessarilyadverbUS /ənˈnesəserəli/
in an unnecessary manner
From this reading Moreover the youth was of the blood royal and _A quoi bon être prince?_ as was said by a boy of viceroyal family in Egypt to his tutor who reproached him for unnecessarily shooting down a poor old man.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Footnote 347: Such an execution would be contrary to Moslem law: but people would look leniently upon the peccadillo of beheading or sacking a faithless wife.
viceroyal
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From this reading Moreover the youth was of the blood royal and _A quoi bon être prince?_ as was said by a boy of viceroyal family in Egypt to his tutor who reproached him for unnecessarily shooting down a poor old man.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Moreover the youth was of the blood royal and _A quoi bon être prince?_ as was said by a boy of viceroyal family in Egypt to his tutor who reproached him for unnecessarily shooting down a poor old man.
which person or people
From this reading Moreover the youth was of the blood royal and _A quoi bon être prince?_ as was said by a boy of viceroyal family in Egypt to his tutor who reproached him for unnecessarily shooting down a poor old man.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading Footnote 347: Such an execution would be contrary to Moslem law: but people would look leniently upon the peccadillo of beheading or sacking a faithless wife.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Shirk," partnership, evening or associating gods with God; polytheism: especially levelled at the Hindu triadism, Guebre dualism and Christian Trinitarianism.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Footnote 347: Such an execution would be contrary to Moslem law: but people would look leniently upon the peccadillo of beheading or sacking a faithless wife.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading Moreover the youth was of the blood royal and _A quoi bon être prince?_ as was said by a boy of viceroyal family in Egypt to his tutor who reproached him for unnecessarily shooting down a poor old man.
être
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From this reading Moreover the youth was of the blood royal and _A quoi bon être prince?_ as was said by a boy of viceroyal family in Egypt to his tutor who reproached him for unnecessarily shooting down a poor old man.
