518
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From this reading Then my mother came to me and said, "I would fain know what thou didst to her, to break her heart[518] for, O my son, I questioned her at all times of the cause of her complaint, but she would tell me nothing nor let me know aught of it.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A plague on such a cousin!"
abodenounUS /əˈboʊd/
any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
From this reading Then came my father, and we laid her out and gat ready her bier and buried her; and we had recitations of the whole Koran over her tomb and we abode by her grave three days, after which we returned to our home, and I grieving for her grievously.
acquitverbUS /əˈkwɪt/
pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
From this reading Now when it was the Hundred-and-twentieth Night, She said, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that the young merchant continued to Taj al-Muluk:—So I entered the house and when my mother saw me she said, "Her death lieth heavy on thy neck and may Allah not acquit thee of her blood!
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Then came my father, and we laid her out and gat ready her bier and buried her; and we had recitations of the whole Koran over her tomb and we abode by her grave three days, after which we returned to our home, and I grieving for her grievously.
al-Muluk
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From this reading Now when it was the Hundred-and-twentieth Night, She said, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that the young merchant continued to Taj al-Muluk:—So I entered the house and when my mother saw me she said, "Her death lieth heavy on thy neck and may Allah not acquit thee of her blood!
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Then my mother came to me and said, "I would fain know what thou didst to her, to break her heart[518] for, O my son, I questioned her at all times of the cause of her complaint, but she would tell me nothing nor let me know aught of it.
AllahnounUS /ˈɑːlə/
Muslim name for the one and only God
From this reading Now when it was the Hundred-and-twentieth Night, She said, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that the young merchant continued to Taj al-Muluk:—So I entered the house and when my mother saw me she said, "Her death lieth heavy on thy neck and may Allah not acquit thee of her blood!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now when it was the Hundred-and-twentieth Night, She said, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that the young merchant continued to Taj al-Muluk:—So I entered the house and when my mother saw me she said, "Her death lieth heavy on thy neck and may Allah not acquit thee of her blood!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then my mother came to me and said, "I would fain know what thou didst to her, to break her heart[518] for, O my son, I questioned her at all times of the cause of her complaint, but she would tell me nothing nor let me know aught of it.
aughtnounUS /ɔːt/
a quantity of no importance
From this reading Then my mother came to me and said, "I would fain know what thou didst to her, to break her heart[518] for, O my son, I questioned her at all times of the cause of her complaint, but she would tell me nothing nor let me know aught of it.
auspiciousadjectiveUS /ɑːˈspɪʃəs/
auguring favorable circumstances and good luck
From this reading Now when it was the Hundred-and-twentieth Night, She said, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that the young merchant continued to Taj al-Muluk:—So I entered the house and when my mother saw me she said, "Her death lieth heavy on thy neck and may Allah not acquit thee of her blood!
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading So Allah upon thee, tell me what thou hast been doing to her that she died."
biernounUS /biːr/
a coffin along with its stand
From this reading Then came my father, and we laid her out and gat ready her bier and buried her; and we had recitations of the whole Koran over her tomb and we abode by her grave three days, after which we returned to our home, and I grieving for her grievously.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading Now when it was the Hundred-and-twentieth Night, She said, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that the young merchant continued to Taj al-Muluk:—So I entered the house and when my mother saw me she said, "Her death lieth heavy on thy neck and may Allah not acquit thee of her blood!
terminate
From this reading Then my mother came to me and said, "I would fain know what thou didst to her, to break her heart[518] for, O my son, I questioned her at all times of the cause of her complaint, but she would tell me nothing nor let me know aught of it.
placed in a grave
From this reading Then came my father, and we laid her out and gat ready her bier and buried her; and we had recitations of the whole Koran over her tomb and we abode by her grave three days, after which we returned to our home, and I grieving for her grievously.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Then my mother came to me and said, "I would fain know what thou didst to her, to break her heart[518] for, O my son, I questioned her at all times of the cause of her complaint, but she would tell me nothing nor let me know aught of it.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Then came my father, and we laid her out and gat ready her bier and buried her; and we had recitations of the whole Koran over her tomb and we abode by her grave three days, after which we returned to our home, and I grieving for her grievously.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Then came my father, and we laid her out and gat ready her bier and buried her; and we had recitations of the whole Koran over her tomb and we abode by her grave three days, after which we returned to our home, and I grieving for her grievously.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading Then my mother came to me and said, "I would fain know what thou didst to her, to break her heart[518] for, O my son, I questioned her at all times of the cause of her complaint, but she would tell me nothing nor let me know aught of it.
complaintnounUS /kəmˈpleɪnt/
an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
From this reading Then my mother came to me and said, "I would fain know what thou didst to her, to break her heart[518] for, O my son, I questioned her at all times of the cause of her complaint, but she would tell me nothing nor let me know aught of it.
without stop or interruption
From this reading Now when it was the Hundred-and-twentieth Night, She said, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that the young merchant continued to Taj al-Muluk:—So I entered the house and when my mother saw me she said, "Her death lieth heavy on thy neck and may Allah not acquit thee of her blood!
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading A plague on such a cousin!"
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Then came my father, and we laid her out and gat ready her bier and buried her; and we had recitations of the whole Koran over her tomb and we abode by her grave three days, after which we returned to our home, and I grieving for her grievously.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Now when it was the Hundred-and-twentieth Night, She said, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that the young merchant continued to Taj al-Muluk:—So I entered the house and when my mother saw me she said, "Her death lieth heavy on thy neck and may Allah not acquit thee of her blood!
didstauxiliary verbUS /dɪdst/
an old form of “did”, used with “thou”
From this reading Then my mother came to me and said, "I would fain know what thou didst to her, to break her heart[518] for, O my son, I questioned her at all times of the cause of her complaint, but she would tell me nothing nor let me know aught of it.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading So Allah upon thee, tell me what thou hast been doing to her that she died."
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading So Allah upon thee, tell me what thou hast been doing to her that she died."
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Now when it was the Hundred-and-twentieth Night, She said, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that the young merchant continued to Taj al-Muluk:—So I entered the house and when my mother saw me she said, "Her death lieth heavy on thy neck and may Allah not acquit thee of her blood!
fainadjectiveUS /feɪn/
having made preparations
From this reading Then my mother came to me and said, "I would fain know what thou didst to her, to break her heart[518] for, O my son, I questioned her at all times of the cause of her complaint, but she would tell me nothing nor let me know aught of it.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Then came my father, and we laid her out and gat ready her bier and buried her; and we had recitations of the whole Koran over her tomb and we abode by her grave three days, after which we returned to our home, and I grieving for her grievously.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Then came my father, and we laid her out and gat ready her bier and buried her; and we had recitations of the whole Koran over her tomb and we abode by her grave three days, after which we returned to our home, and I grieving for her grievously.
gatnounUS /ɡæt/
a gangster's pistol
From this reading Then came my father, and we laid her out and gat ready her bier and buried her; and we had recitations of the whole Koran over her tomb and we abode by her grave three days, after which we returned to our home, and I grieving for her grievously.
death of a person
From this reading Then came my father, and we laid her out and gat ready her bier and buried her; and we had recitations of the whole Koran over her tomb and we abode by her grave three days, after which we returned to our home, and I grieving for her grievously.
grievingadjectiveUS /ˈɡriːvɪŋ/
sorrowful through loss or deprivation
From this reading Then came my father, and we laid her out and gat ready her bier and buried her; and we had recitations of the whole Koran over her tomb and we abode by her grave three days, after which we returned to our home, and I grieving for her grievously.
grievouslyadverbUS /ˈɡriːvəsli/
in a grievous manner
From this reading Then came my father, and we laid her out and gat ready her bier and buried her; and we had recitations of the whole Koran over her tomb and we abode by her grave three days, after which we returned to our home, and I grieving for her grievously.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Then came my father, and we laid her out and gat ready her bier and buried her; and we had recitations of the whole Koran over her tomb and we abode by her grave three days, after which we returned to our home, and I grieving for her grievously.
hastauxiliary verbUS /hæst/
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading So Allah upon thee, tell me what thou hast been doing to her that she died."
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading Now when it was the Hundred-and-twentieth Night, She said, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that the young merchant continued to Taj al-Muluk:—So I entered the house and when my mother saw me she said, "Her death lieth heavy on thy neck and may Allah not acquit thee of her blood!
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Then my mother came to me and said, "I would fain know what thou didst to her, to break her heart[518] for, O my son, I questioned her at all times of the cause of her complaint, but she would tell me nothing nor let me know aught of it.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading Now when it was the Hundred-and-twentieth Night, She said, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that the young merchant continued to Taj al-Muluk:—So I entered the house and when my mother saw me she said, "Her death lieth heavy on thy neck and may Allah not acquit thee of her blood!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Now when it was the Hundred-and-twentieth Night, She said, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that the young merchant continued to Taj al-Muluk:—So I entered the house and when my mother saw me she said, "Her death lieth heavy on thy neck and may Allah not acquit thee of her blood!
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Then came my father, and we laid her out and gat ready her bier and buried her; and we had recitations of the whole Koran over her tomb and we abode by her grave three days, after which we returned to our home, and I grieving for her grievously.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Now when it was the Hundred-and-twentieth Night, She said, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that the young merchant continued to Taj al-Muluk:—So I entered the house and when my mother saw me she said, "Her death lieth heavy on thy neck and may Allah not acquit thee of her blood!
Hundred-and-twentiethadjective
the ordinal number of one hundred twenty in counting order
From this reading Now when it was the Hundred-and-twentieth Night, She said, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that the young merchant continued to Taj al-Muluk:—So I entered the house and when my mother saw me she said, "Her death lieth heavy on thy neck and may Allah not acquit thee of her blood!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Now when it was the Hundred-and-twentieth Night, She said, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that the young merchant continued to Taj al-Muluk:—So I entered the house and when my mother saw me she said, "Her death lieth heavy on thy neck and may Allah not acquit thee of her blood!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Now when it was the Hundred-and-twentieth Night, She said, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that the young merchant continued to Taj al-Muluk:—So I entered the house and when my mother saw me she said, "Her death lieth heavy on thy neck and may Allah not acquit thee of her blood!
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading Now when it was the Hundred-and-twentieth Night, She said, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that the young merchant continued to Taj al-Muluk:—So I entered the house and when my mother saw me she said, "Her death lieth heavy on thy neck and may Allah not acquit thee of her blood!
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Then my mother came to me and said, "I would fain know what thou didst to her, to break her heart[518] for, O my son, I questioned her at all times of the cause of her complaint, but she would tell me nothing nor let me know aught of it.
KorannounUS /kɔːˈrɑːn/
the sacred writings of Islam revealed by God to the prophet Muhammad during his life at Mecca and Medina
From this reading Then came my father, and we laid her out and gat ready her bier and buried her; and we had recitations of the whole Koran over her tomb and we abode by her grave three days, after which we returned to our home, and I grieving for her grievously.
set down according to a plan
From this reading Then came my father, and we laid her out and gat ready her bier and buried her; and we had recitations of the whole Koran over her tomb and we abode by her grave three days, after which we returned to our home, and I grieving for her grievously.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Then my mother came to me and said, "I would fain know what thou didst to her, to break her heart[518] for, O my son, I questioned her at all times of the cause of her complaint, but she would tell me nothing nor let me know aught of it.
lieth
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From this reading Now when it was the Hundred-and-twentieth Night, She said, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that the young merchant continued to Taj al-Muluk:—So I entered the house and when my mother saw me she said, "Her death lieth heavy on thy neck and may Allah not acquit thee of her blood!
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Now when it was the Hundred-and-twentieth Night, She said, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that the young merchant continued to Taj al-Muluk:—So I entered the house and when my mother saw me she said, "Her death lieth heavy on thy neck and may Allah not acquit thee of her blood!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now when it was the Hundred-and-twentieth Night, She said, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that the young merchant continued to Taj al-Muluk:—So I entered the house and when my mother saw me she said, "Her death lieth heavy on thy neck and may Allah not acquit thee of her blood!
merchantnounUS /ˈmɜːr.tʃənt/
A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.
From this reading Now when it was the Hundred-and-twentieth Night, She said, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that the young merchant continued to Taj al-Muluk:—So I entered the house and when my mother saw me she said, "Her death lieth heavy on thy neck and may Allah not acquit thee of her blood!
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Now when it was the Hundred-and-twentieth Night, She said, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that the young merchant continued to Taj al-Muluk:—So I entered the house and when my mother saw me she said, "Her death lieth heavy on thy neck and may Allah not acquit thee of her blood!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Now when it was the Hundred-and-twentieth Night, She said, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that the young merchant continued to Taj al-Muluk:—So I entered the house and when my mother saw me she said, "Her death lieth heavy on thy neck and may Allah not acquit thee of her blood!
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading Now when it was the Hundred-and-twentieth Night, She said, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that the young merchant continued to Taj al-Muluk:—So I entered the house and when my mother saw me she said, "Her death lieth heavy on thy neck and may Allah not acquit thee of her blood!
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Now when it was the Hundred-and-twentieth Night, She said, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that the young merchant continued to Taj al-Muluk:—So I entered the house and when my mother saw me she said, "Her death lieth heavy on thy neck and may Allah not acquit thee of her blood!
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Then my mother came to me and said, "I would fain know what thou didst to her, to break her heart[518] for, O my son, I questioned her at all times of the cause of her complaint, but she would tell me nothing nor let me know aught of it.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Now when it was the Hundred-and-twentieth Night, She said, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that the young merchant continued to Taj al-Muluk:—So I entered the house and when my mother saw me she said, "Her death lieth heavy on thy neck and may Allah not acquit thee of her blood!
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Then my mother came to me and said, "I would fain know what thou didst to her, to break her heart[518] for, O my son, I questioned her at all times of the cause of her complaint, but she would tell me nothing nor let me know aught of it.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now when it was the Hundred-and-twentieth Night, She said, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that the young merchant continued to Taj al-Muluk:—So I entered the house and when my mother saw me she said, "Her death lieth heavy on thy neck and may Allah not acquit thee of her blood!
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 Now when it was the Hundred-and-twentieth Night, She said, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that the young merchant continued to Taj al-Muluk:—So I entered the house and when my mother saw me she said, "Her death lieth heavy on thy neck and may Allah not acquit thee of her blood!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Now when it was the Hundred-and-twentieth Night, She said, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that the young merchant continued to Taj al-Muluk:—So I entered the house and when my mother saw me she said, "Her death lieth heavy on thy neck and may Allah not acquit thee of her blood!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Now when it was the Hundred-and-twentieth Night, She said, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that the young merchant continued to Taj al-Muluk:—So I entered the house and when my mother saw me she said, "Her death lieth heavy on thy neck and may Allah not acquit thee of her blood!
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Then came my father, and we laid her out and gat ready her bier and buried her; and we had recitations of the whole Koran over her tomb and we abode by her grave three days, after which we returned to our home, and I grieving for her grievously.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Then came my father, and we laid her out and gat ready her bier and buried her; and we had recitations of the whole Koran over her tomb and we abode by her grave three days, after which we returned to our home, and I grieving for her grievously.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Then came my father, and we laid her out and gat ready her bier and buried her; and we had recitations of the whole Koran over her tomb and we abode by her grave three days, after which we returned to our home, and I grieving for her grievously.
plagueverbUS /pleɪɡ/
cause to suffer a blight
From this reading A plague on such a cousin!"
past form of “question” — challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading Then my mother came to me and said, "I would fain know what thou didst to her, to break her heart[518] for, O my son, I questioned her at all times of the cause of her complaint, but she would tell me nothing nor let me know aught of it.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading Now when it was the Hundred-and-twentieth Night, She said, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that the young merchant continued to Taj al-Muluk:—So I entered the house and when my mother saw me she said, "Her death lieth heavy on thy neck and may Allah not acquit thee of her blood!
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading Then came my father, and we laid her out and gat ready her bier and buried her; and we had recitations of the whole Koran over her tomb and we abode by her grave three days, after which we returned to our home, and I grieving for her grievously.
recitationsnounUS /ˌresɪˈteɪʃənz/
plural of “recitation” — written matter that is recited from memory
From this reading Then came my father, and we laid her out and gat ready her bier and buried her; and we had recitations of the whole Koran over her tomb and we abode by her grave three days, after which we returned to our home, and I grieving for her grievously.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Then came my father, and we laid her out and gat ready her bier and buried her; and we had recitations of the whole Koran over her tomb and we abode by her grave three days, after which we returned to our home, and I grieving for her grievously.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Now when it was the Hundred-and-twentieth Night, She said, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that the young merchant continued to Taj al-Muluk:—So I entered the house and when my mother saw me she said, "Her death lieth heavy on thy neck and may Allah not acquit thee of her blood!
cut with a saw
From this reading Now when it was the Hundred-and-twentieth Night, She said, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that the young merchant continued to Taj al-Muluk:—So I entered the house and when my mother saw me she said, "Her death lieth heavy on thy neck and may Allah not acquit thee of her blood!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now when it was the Hundred-and-twentieth Night, She said, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that the young merchant continued to Taj al-Muluk:—So I entered the house and when my mother saw me she said, "Her death lieth heavy on thy neck and may Allah not acquit thee of her blood!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Now when it was the Hundred-and-twentieth Night, She said, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that the young merchant continued to Taj al-Muluk:—So I entered the house and when my mother saw me she said, "Her death lieth heavy on thy neck and may Allah not acquit thee of her blood!
a male human offspring
From this reading Then my mother came to me and said, "I would fain know what thou didst to her, to break her heart[518] for, O my son, I questioned her at all times of the cause of her complaint, but she would tell me nothing nor let me know aught of it.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading A plague on such a cousin!"
Taj
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now when it was the Hundred-and-twentieth Night, She said, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that the young merchant continued to Taj al-Muluk:—So I entered the house and when my mother saw me she said, "Her death lieth heavy on thy neck and may Allah not acquit thee of her blood!
express in words
From this reading Then my mother came to me and said, "I would fain know what thou didst to her, to break her heart[518] for, O my son, I questioned her at all times of the cause of her complaint, but she would tell me nothing nor let me know aught of it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now when it was the Hundred-and-twentieth Night, She said, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that the young merchant continued to Taj al-Muluk:—So I entered the house and when my mother saw me she said, "Her death lieth heavy on thy neck and may Allah not acquit thee of her blood!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Now when it was the Hundred-and-twentieth Night, She said, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that the young merchant continued to Taj al-Muluk:—So I entered the house and when my mother saw me she said, "Her death lieth heavy on thy neck and may Allah not acquit thee of her blood!
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Now when it was the Hundred-and-twentieth Night, She said, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that the young merchant continued to Taj al-Muluk:—So I entered the house and when my mother saw me she said, "Her death lieth heavy on thy neck and may Allah not acquit thee of her blood!
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then came my father, and we laid her out and gat ready her bier and buried her; and we had recitations of the whole Koran over her tomb and we abode by her grave three days, after which we returned to our home, and I grieving for her grievously.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Then my mother came to me and said, "I would fain know what thou didst to her, to break her heart[518] for, O my son, I questioned her at all times of the cause of her complaint, but she would tell me nothing nor let me know aught of it.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Then came my father, and we laid her out and gat ready her bier and buried her; and we had recitations of the whole Koran over her tomb and we abode by her grave three days, after which we returned to our home, and I grieving for her grievously.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Now when it was the Hundred-and-twentieth Night, She said, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that the young merchant continued to Taj al-Muluk:—So I entered the house and when my mother saw me she said, "Her death lieth heavy on thy neck and may Allah not acquit thee of her blood!
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading Then my mother came to me and said, "I would fain know what thou didst to her, to break her heart[518] for, O my son, I questioned her at all times of the cause of her complaint, but she would tell me nothing nor let me know aught of it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now when it was the Hundred-and-twentieth Night, She said, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that the young merchant continued to Taj al-Muluk:—So I entered the house and when my mother saw me she said, "Her death lieth heavy on thy neck and may Allah not acquit thee of her blood!
tombnounUS /tuːm/
a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)
From this reading Then came my father, and we laid her out and gat ready her bier and buried her; and we had recitations of the whole Koran over her tomb and we abode by her grave three days, after which we returned to our home, and I grieving for her grievously.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading So Allah upon thee, tell me what thou hast been doing to her that she died."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now when it was the Hundred-and-twentieth Night, She said, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that the young merchant continued to Taj al-Muluk:—So I entered the house and when my mother saw me she said, "Her death lieth heavy on thy neck and may Allah not acquit thee of her blood!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Then came my father, and we laid her out and gat ready her bier and buried her; and we had recitations of the whole Koran over her tomb and we abode by her grave three days, after which we returned to our home, and I grieving for her grievously.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Then my mother came to me and said, "I would fain know what thou didst to her, to break her heart[518] for, O my son, I questioned her at all times of the cause of her complaint, but she would tell me nothing nor let me know aught of it.
at the time that
From this reading Now when it was the Hundred-and-twentieth Night, She said, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that the young merchant continued to Taj al-Muluk:—So I entered the house and when my mother saw me she said, "Her death lieth heavy on thy neck and may Allah not acquit thee of her blood!
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Then came my father, and we laid her out and gat ready her bier and buried her; and we had recitations of the whole Koran over her tomb and we abode by her grave three days, after which we returned to our home, and I grieving for her grievously.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading Then came my father, and we laid her out and gat ready her bier and buried her; and we had recitations of the whole Koran over her tomb and we abode by her grave three days, after which we returned to our home, and I grieving for her grievously.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Then my mother came to me and said, "I would fain know what thou didst to her, to break her heart[518] for, O my son, I questioned her at all times of the cause of her complaint, but she would tell me nothing nor let me know aught of it.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Now when it was the Hundred-and-twentieth Night, She said, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that the young merchant continued to Taj al-Muluk:—So I entered the house and when my mother saw me she said, "Her death lieth heavy on thy neck and may Allah not acquit thee of her blood!
