366
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From this reading Now when the treasurer heard these words from Amjad, he wept till his beard was wet, whilst As'ad's eyes brimmed with tears and he in turn repeated these couplets, "Fate frights us when the thing is past and gone; * Weeping is not for form or face alone[FN#366]: What ails the Nights?[FN#367] Allah blot out our sin, * And be the Nights by other hand undone!
367
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From this reading Now when the treasurer heard these words from Amjad, he wept till his beard was wet, whilst As'ad's eyes brimmed with tears and he in turn repeated these couplets, "Fate frights us when the thing is past and gone; * Weeping is not for form or face alone[FN#366]: What ails the Nights?[FN#367] Allah blot out our sin, * And be the Nights by other hand undone!
368
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From this reading Ere this Zubayr-son[FN#368] felt their spiteful hate, * Who fled for refuge to the House and Stone: Would that when Khárijah was for Amru slain[FN#369] * They had ransomed Ali with all men they own."
369
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From this reading Ere this Zubayr-son[FN#368] felt their spiteful hate, * Who fled for refuge to the House and Stone: Would that when Khárijah was for Amru slain[FN#369] * They had ransomed Ali with all men they own."
370
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From this reading Then, with cheeks stained by tears down railing he recited also these verses, "In sooth the Nights and Days are charactered * By traitor falsehood and as knaves they lie; The Desert-reek[FN#370] recalls their teeth that shine; * All horrid blackness is their K of eye: My sin anent the world which I abhor * Is sin of sword when sworders fighting hie."
371
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From this reading Then his sobs waxed louder and he said, "O thou who woo'st a World[FN#371] unworthy, learn * 'Tis house of evils, 'tis Perdition's net: A house where whoso laughs this day shall weep * The next: then perish house of fume and fret!
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "The Kings who fared before us showed * Of instances full many a show: Of great and small and high and low * How many this one road have trod!"
abhorverbUS /æbˈhɔːr/
find repugnant
From this reading Then, with cheeks stained by tears down railing he recited also these verses, "In sooth the Nights and Days are charactered * By traitor falsehood and as knaves they lie; The Desert-reek[FN#370] recalls their teeth that shine; * All horrid blackness is their K of eye: My sin anent the world which I abhor * Is sin of sword when sworders fighting hie."
ailsnounUS /eɪlz/
plural of “ail” — aromatic bulb used as seasoning
From this reading Now when the treasurer heard these words from Amjad, he wept till his beard was wet, whilst As'ad's eyes brimmed with tears and he in turn repeated these couplets, "Fate frights us when the thing is past and gone; * Weeping is not for form or face alone[FN#366]: What ails the Nights?[FN#367] Allah blot out our sin, * And be the Nights by other hand undone!
AlinounUS /ˈɑːli/
United States prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942)
From this reading Ere this Zubayr-son[FN#368] felt their spiteful hate, * Who fled for refuge to the House and Stone: Would that when Khárijah was for Amru slain[FN#369] * They had ransomed Ali with all men they own."
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Ere this Zubayr-son[FN#368] felt their spiteful hate, * Who fled for refuge to the House and Stone: Would that when Khárijah was for Amru slain[FN#369] * They had ransomed Ali with all men they own."
AllahnounUS /ˈɑːlə/
Muslim name for the one and only God
From this reading Now when the treasurer heard these words from Amjad, he wept till his beard was wet, whilst As'ad's eyes brimmed with tears and he in turn repeated these couplets, "Fate frights us when the thing is past and gone; * Weeping is not for form or face alone[FN#366]: What ails the Nights?[FN#367] Allah blot out our sin, * And be the Nights by other hand undone!
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading Now when the treasurer heard these words from Amjad, he wept till his beard was wet, whilst As'ad's eyes brimmed with tears and he in turn repeated these couplets, "Fate frights us when the thing is past and gone; * Weeping is not for form or face alone[FN#366]: What ails the Nights?[FN#367] Allah blot out our sin, * And be the Nights by other hand undone!
alsoadverbUS /ˈɔːlsoʊ/
in addition
From this reading Then, with cheeks stained by tears down railing he recited also these verses, "In sooth the Nights and Days are charactered * By traitor falsehood and as knaves they lie; The Desert-reek[FN#370] recalls their teeth that shine; * All horrid blackness is their K of eye: My sin anent the world which I abhor * Is sin of sword when sworders fighting hie."
Amjad
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From this reading Now when the treasurer heard these words from Amjad, he wept till his beard was wet, whilst As'ad's eyes brimmed with tears and he in turn repeated these couplets, "Fate frights us when the thing is past and gone; * Weeping is not for form or face alone[FN#366]: What ails the Nights?[FN#367] Allah blot out our sin, * And be the Nights by other hand undone!
Amru
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From this reading Ere this Zubayr-son[FN#368] felt their spiteful hate, * Who fled for refuge to the House and Stone: Would that when Khárijah was for Amru slain[FN#369] * They had ransomed Ali with all men they own."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "The Kings who fared before us showed * Of instances full many a show: Of great and small and high and low * How many this one road have trod!"
anent
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From this reading Then, with cheeks stained by tears down railing he recited also these verses, "In sooth the Nights and Days are charactered * By traitor falsehood and as knaves they lie; The Desert-reek[FN#370] recalls their teeth that shine; * All horrid blackness is their K of eye: My sin anent the world which I abhor * Is sin of sword when sworders fighting hie."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Then, with cheeks stained by tears down railing he recited also these verses, "In sooth the Nights and Days are charactered * By traitor falsehood and as knaves they lie; The Desert-reek[FN#370] recalls their teeth that shine; * All horrid blackness is their K of eye: My sin anent the world which I abhor * Is sin of sword when sworders fighting hie."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Then, with cheeks stained by tears down railing he recited also these verses, "In sooth the Nights and Days are charactered * By traitor falsehood and as knaves they lie; The Desert-reek[FN#370] recalls their teeth that shine; * All horrid blackness is their K of eye: My sin anent the world which I abhor * Is sin of sword when sworders fighting hie."
As'ad's
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From this reading Now when the treasurer heard these words from Amjad, he wept till his beard was wet, whilst As'ad's eyes brimmed with tears and he in turn repeated these couplets, "Fate frights us when the thing is past and gone; * Weeping is not for form or face alone[FN#366]: What ails the Nights?[FN#367] Allah blot out our sin, * And be the Nights by other hand undone!
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Now when the treasurer heard these words from Amjad, he wept till his beard was wet, whilst As'ad's eyes brimmed with tears and he in turn repeated these couplets, "Fate frights us when the thing is past and gone; * Weeping is not for form or face alone[FN#366]: What ails the Nights?[FN#367] Allah blot out our sin, * And be the Nights by other hand undone!
beardnounUS /bɪrd/
the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
From this reading Now when the treasurer heard these words from Amjad, he wept till his beard was wet, whilst As'ad's eyes brimmed with tears and he in turn repeated these couplets, "Fate frights us when the thing is past and gone; * Weeping is not for form or face alone[FN#366]: What ails the Nights?[FN#367] Allah blot out our sin, * And be the Nights by other hand undone!
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "The Kings who fared before us showed * Of instances full many a show: Of great and small and high and low * How many this one road have trod!"
blacknessnounUS /ˈblæknəs/
the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)
From this reading Then, with cheeks stained by tears down railing he recited also these verses, "In sooth the Nights and Days are charactered * By traitor falsehood and as knaves they lie; The Desert-reek[FN#370] recalls their teeth that shine; * All horrid blackness is their K of eye: My sin anent the world which I abhor * Is sin of sword when sworders fighting hie."
blotnounUS /blɑːt/
a blemish made by dirt
From this reading Now when the treasurer heard these words from Amjad, he wept till his beard was wet, whilst As'ad's eyes brimmed with tears and he in turn repeated these couplets, "Fate frights us when the thing is past and gone; * Weeping is not for form or face alone[FN#366]: What ails the Nights?[FN#367] Allah blot out our sin, * And be the Nights by other hand undone!
brimmedverbUS /brɪmd/
inflected form of “brim” — be completely full
From this reading Now when the treasurer heard these words from Amjad, he wept till his beard was wet, whilst As'ad's eyes brimmed with tears and he in turn repeated these couplets, "Fate frights us when the thing is past and gone; * Weeping is not for form or face alone[FN#366]: What ails the Nights?[FN#367] Allah blot out our sin, * And be the Nights by other hand undone!
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Now when the treasurer heard these words from Amjad, he wept till his beard was wet, whilst As'ad's eyes brimmed with tears and he in turn repeated these couplets, "Fate frights us when the thing is past and gone; * Weeping is not for form or face alone[FN#366]: What ails the Nights?[FN#367] Allah blot out our sin, * And be the Nights by other hand undone!
charactered
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From this reading Then, with cheeks stained by tears down railing he recited also these verses, "In sooth the Nights and Days are charactered * By traitor falsehood and as knaves they lie; The Desert-reek[FN#370] recalls their teeth that shine; * All horrid blackness is their K of eye: My sin anent the world which I abhor * Is sin of sword when sworders fighting hie."
cheeksnounUS /tʃiːks/
plural of “cheek” — either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading Then, with cheeks stained by tears down railing he recited also these verses, "In sooth the Nights and Days are charactered * By traitor falsehood and as knaves they lie; The Desert-reek[FN#370] recalls their teeth that shine; * All horrid blackness is their K of eye: My sin anent the world which I abhor * Is sin of sword when sworders fighting hie."
couplets
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From this reading Now when the treasurer heard these words from Amjad, he wept till his beard was wet, whilst As'ad's eyes brimmed with tears and he in turn repeated these couplets, "Fate frights us when the thing is past and gone; * Weeping is not for form or face alone[FN#366]: What ails the Nights?[FN#367] Allah blot out our sin, * And be the Nights by other hand undone!
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Then his sobs waxed louder and he said, "O thou who woo'st a World[FN#371] unworthy, learn * 'Tis house of evils, 'tis Perdition's net: A house where whoso laughs this day shall weep * The next: then perish house of fume and fret!
DaysnounUS /deɪz/
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Then, with cheeks stained by tears down railing he recited also these verses, "In sooth the Nights and Days are charactered * By traitor falsehood and as knaves they lie; The Desert-reek[FN#370] recalls their teeth that shine; * All horrid blackness is their K of eye: My sin anent the world which I abhor * Is sin of sword when sworders fighting hie."
Desert-reek
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From this reading Then, with cheeks stained by tears down railing he recited also these verses, "In sooth the Nights and Days are charactered * By traitor falsehood and as knaves they lie; The Desert-reek[FN#370] recalls their teeth that shine; * All horrid blackness is their K of eye: My sin anent the world which I abhor * Is sin of sword when sworders fighting hie."
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Then, with cheeks stained by tears down railing he recited also these verses, "In sooth the Nights and Days are charactered * By traitor falsehood and as knaves they lie; The Desert-reek[FN#370] recalls their teeth that shine; * All horrid blackness is their K of eye: My sin anent the world which I abhor * Is sin of sword when sworders fighting hie."
EreconjunctionUS /er/
an old word for “before”
From this reading Ere this Zubayr-son[FN#368] felt their spiteful hate, * Who fled for refuge to the House and Stone: Would that when Khárijah was for Amru slain[FN#369] * They had ransomed Ali with all men they own."
evilsnounUS /ˈiːvəlz/
plural of “evil” — morally objectionable behavior
From this reading Then his sobs waxed louder and he said, "O thou who woo'st a World[FN#371] unworthy, learn * 'Tis house of evils, 'tis Perdition's net: A house where whoso laughs this day shall weep * The next: then perish house of fume and fret!
eyenounUS /aɪ/
the organ of sight
From this reading Then, with cheeks stained by tears down railing he recited also these verses, "In sooth the Nights and Days are charactered * By traitor falsehood and as knaves they lie; The Desert-reek[FN#370] recalls their teeth that shine; * All horrid blackness is their K of eye: My sin anent the world which I abhor * Is sin of sword when sworders fighting hie."
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading Now when the treasurer heard these words from Amjad, he wept till his beard was wet, whilst As'ad's eyes brimmed with tears and he in turn repeated these couplets, "Fate frights us when the thing is past and gone; * Weeping is not for form or face alone[FN#366]: What ails the Nights?[FN#367] Allah blot out our sin, * And be the Nights by other hand undone!
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Now when the treasurer heard these words from Amjad, he wept till his beard was wet, whilst As'ad's eyes brimmed with tears and he in turn repeated these couplets, "Fate frights us when the thing is past and gone; * Weeping is not for form or face alone[FN#366]: What ails the Nights?[FN#367] Allah blot out our sin, * And be the Nights by other hand undone!
falsehoodnounUS /ˈfælshʊd/
a false statement
From this reading Then, with cheeks stained by tears down railing he recited also these verses, "In sooth the Nights and Days are charactered * By traitor falsehood and as knaves they lie; The Desert-reek[FN#370] recalls their teeth that shine; * All horrid blackness is their K of eye: My sin anent the world which I abhor * Is sin of sword when sworders fighting hie."
faredverbUS /ferd/
past form of “fare” — proceed or get along
From this reading "The Kings who fared before us showed * Of instances full many a show: Of great and small and high and low * How many this one road have trod!"
FatenounUS /feɪt/
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading Now when the treasurer heard these words from Amjad, he wept till his beard was wet, whilst As'ad's eyes brimmed with tears and he in turn repeated these couplets, "Fate frights us when the thing is past and gone; * Weeping is not for form or face alone[FN#366]: What ails the Nights?[FN#367] Allah blot out our sin, * And be the Nights by other hand undone!
feltverbUS /felt/
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Ere this Zubayr-son[FN#368] felt their spiteful hate, * Who fled for refuge to the House and Stone: Would that when Khárijah was for Amru slain[FN#369] * They had ransomed Ali with all men they own."
fightingnounUS /ˈfaɪtɪŋ/
the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
From this reading Then, with cheeks stained by tears down railing he recited also these verses, "In sooth the Nights and Days are charactered * By traitor falsehood and as knaves they lie; The Desert-reek[FN#370] recalls their teeth that shine; * All horrid blackness is their K of eye: My sin anent the world which I abhor * Is sin of sword when sworders fighting hie."
fledverbUS /fled/
inflected form of “flee” — run away quickly
From this reading Ere this Zubayr-son[FN#368] felt their spiteful hate, * Who fled for refuge to the House and Stone: Would that when Khárijah was for Amru slain[FN#369] * They had ransomed Ali with all men they own."
FN
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From this reading Now when the treasurer heard these words from Amjad, he wept till his beard was wet, whilst As'ad's eyes brimmed with tears and he in turn repeated these couplets, "Fate frights us when the thing is past and gone; * Weeping is not for form or face alone[FN#366]: What ails the Nights?[FN#367] Allah blot out our sin, * And be the Nights by other hand undone!
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Now when the treasurer heard these words from Amjad, he wept till his beard was wet, whilst As'ad's eyes brimmed with tears and he in turn repeated these couplets, "Fate frights us when the thing is past and gone; * Weeping is not for form or face alone[FN#366]: What ails the Nights?[FN#367] Allah blot out our sin, * And be the Nights by other hand undone!
formnounUS /fɔːrm/
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading Now when the treasurer heard these words from Amjad, he wept till his beard was wet, whilst As'ad's eyes brimmed with tears and he in turn repeated these couplets, "Fate frights us when the thing is past and gone; * Weeping is not for form or face alone[FN#366]: What ails the Nights?[FN#367] Allah blot out our sin, * And be the Nights by other hand undone!
fretverbUS /fret/
worry unnecessarily or excessively
From this reading Then his sobs waxed louder and he said, "O thou who woo'st a World[FN#371] unworthy, learn * 'Tis house of evils, 'tis Perdition's net: A house where whoso laughs this day shall weep * The next: then perish house of fume and fret!
frights
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From this reading Now when the treasurer heard these words from Amjad, he wept till his beard was wet, whilst As'ad's eyes brimmed with tears and he in turn repeated these couplets, "Fate frights us when the thing is past and gone; * Weeping is not for form or face alone[FN#366]: What ails the Nights?[FN#367] Allah blot out our sin, * And be the Nights by other hand undone!
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Now when the treasurer heard these words from Amjad, he wept till his beard was wet, whilst As'ad's eyes brimmed with tears and he in turn repeated these couplets, "Fate frights us when the thing is past and gone; * Weeping is not for form or face alone[FN#366]: What ails the Nights?[FN#367] Allah blot out our sin, * And be the Nights by other hand undone!
fulladjectiveUS /fʊl/
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading "The Kings who fared before us showed * Of instances full many a show: Of great and small and high and low * How many this one road have trod!"
fumeverbUS /fjuːm/
be mad, angry, or furious
From this reading Then his sobs waxed louder and he said, "O thou who woo'st a World[FN#371] unworthy, learn * 'Tis house of evils, 'tis Perdition's net: A house where whoso laughs this day shall weep * The next: then perish house of fume and fret!
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading Now when the treasurer heard these words from Amjad, he wept till his beard was wet, whilst As'ad's eyes brimmed with tears and he in turn repeated these couplets, "Fate frights us when the thing is past and gone; * Weeping is not for form or face alone[FN#366]: What ails the Nights?[FN#367] Allah blot out our sin, * And be the Nights by other hand undone!
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading "The Kings who fared before us showed * Of instances full many a show: Of great and small and high and low * How many this one road have trod!"
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Ere this Zubayr-son[FN#368] felt their spiteful hate, * Who fled for refuge to the House and Stone: Would that when Khárijah was for Amru slain[FN#369] * They had ransomed Ali with all men they own."
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Now when the treasurer heard these words from Amjad, he wept till his beard was wet, whilst As'ad's eyes brimmed with tears and he in turn repeated these couplets, "Fate frights us when the thing is past and gone; * Weeping is not for form or face alone[FN#366]: What ails the Nights?[FN#367] Allah blot out our sin, * And be the Nights by other hand undone!
hatenounUS /heɪt/
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading Ere this Zubayr-son[FN#368] felt their spiteful hate, * Who fled for refuge to the House and Stone: Would that when Khárijah was for Amru slain[FN#369] * They had ransomed Ali with all men they own."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "The Kings who fared before us showed * Of instances full many a show: Of great and small and high and low * How many this one road have trod!"
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now when the treasurer heard these words from Amjad, he wept till his beard was wet, whilst As'ad's eyes brimmed with tears and he in turn repeated these couplets, "Fate frights us when the thing is past and gone; * Weeping is not for form or face alone[FN#366]: What ails the Nights?[FN#367] Allah blot out our sin, * And be the Nights by other hand undone!
heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Now when the treasurer heard these words from Amjad, he wept till his beard was wet, whilst As'ad's eyes brimmed with tears and he in turn repeated these couplets, "Fate frights us when the thing is past and gone; * Weeping is not for form or face alone[FN#366]: What ails the Nights?[FN#367] Allah blot out our sin, * And be the Nights by other hand undone!
hieverb
move hurridly
From this reading Then, with cheeks stained by tears down railing he recited also these verses, "In sooth the Nights and Days are charactered * By traitor falsehood and as knaves they lie; The Desert-reek[FN#370] recalls their teeth that shine; * All horrid blackness is their K of eye: My sin anent the world which I abhor * Is sin of sword when sworders fighting hie."
highadjectiveUS /haɪ/
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading "The Kings who fared before us showed * Of instances full many a show: Of great and small and high and low * How many this one road have trod!"
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Now when the treasurer heard these words from Amjad, he wept till his beard was wet, whilst As'ad's eyes brimmed with tears and he in turn repeated these couplets, "Fate frights us when the thing is past and gone; * Weeping is not for form or face alone[FN#366]: What ails the Nights?[FN#367] Allah blot out our sin, * And be the Nights by other hand undone!
horridadjectiveUS /ˈhɔːrəd/
exceedingly bad
From this reading Then, with cheeks stained by tears down railing he recited also these verses, "In sooth the Nights and Days are charactered * By traitor falsehood and as knaves they lie; The Desert-reek[FN#370] recalls their teeth that shine; * All horrid blackness is their K of eye: My sin anent the world which I abhor * Is sin of sword when sworders fighting hie."
HousenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Ere this Zubayr-son[FN#368] felt their spiteful hate, * Who fled for refuge to the House and Stone: Would that when Khárijah was for Amru slain[FN#369] * They had ransomed Ali with all men they own."
How
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From this reading "The Kings who fared before us showed * Of instances full many a show: Of great and small and high and low * How many this one road have trod!"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Then, with cheeks stained by tears down railing he recited also these verses, "In sooth the Nights and Days are charactered * By traitor falsehood and as knaves they lie; The Desert-reek[FN#370] recalls their teeth that shine; * All horrid blackness is their K of eye: My sin anent the world which I abhor * Is sin of sword when sworders fighting hie."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now when the treasurer heard these words from Amjad, he wept till his beard was wet, whilst As'ad's eyes brimmed with tears and he in turn repeated these couplets, "Fate frights us when the thing is past and gone; * Weeping is not for form or face alone[FN#366]: What ails the Nights?[FN#367] Allah blot out our sin, * And be the Nights by other hand undone!
instancesnounUS /ˈɪnstənsəz/
plural of “instance” — an occurrence of something
From this reading "The Kings who fared before us showed * Of instances full many a show: Of great and small and high and low * How many this one road have trod!"
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now when the treasurer heard these words from Amjad, he wept till his beard was wet, whilst As'ad's eyes brimmed with tears and he in turn repeated these couplets, "Fate frights us when the thing is past and gone; * Weeping is not for form or face alone[FN#366]: What ails the Nights?[FN#367] Allah blot out our sin, * And be the Nights by other hand undone!
KnounUS /keɪ/
the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Then, with cheeks stained by tears down railing he recited also these verses, "In sooth the Nights and Days are charactered * By traitor falsehood and as knaves they lie; The Desert-reek[FN#370] recalls their teeth that shine; * All horrid blackness is their K of eye: My sin anent the world which I abhor * Is sin of sword when sworders fighting hie."
Khárijah
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From this reading Ere this Zubayr-son[FN#368] felt their spiteful hate, * Who fled for refuge to the House and Stone: Would that when Khárijah was for Amru slain[FN#369] * They had ransomed Ali with all men they own."
KingsnounUS /kɪŋz/
plural of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading "The Kings who fared before us showed * Of instances full many a show: Of great and small and high and low * How many this one road have trod!"
knavesnounUS /neɪvz/
plural of “knave” — a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading Then, with cheeks stained by tears down railing he recited also these verses, "In sooth the Nights and Days are charactered * By traitor falsehood and as knaves they lie; The Desert-reek[FN#370] recalls their teeth that shine; * All horrid blackness is their K of eye: My sin anent the world which I abhor * Is sin of sword when sworders fighting hie."
laughsnounUS /læfs/
plural of “laugh” — the sound of laughing
From this reading Then his sobs waxed louder and he said, "O thou who woo'st a World[FN#371] unworthy, learn * 'Tis house of evils, 'tis Perdition's net: A house where whoso laughs this day shall weep * The next: then perish house of fume and fret!
learnverbUS /lɜːrn/
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading Then his sobs waxed louder and he said, "O thou who woo'st a World[FN#371] unworthy, learn * 'Tis house of evils, 'tis Perdition's net: A house where whoso laughs this day shall weep * The next: then perish house of fume and fret!
lieverbUS /laɪ/
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading Then, with cheeks stained by tears down railing he recited also these verses, "In sooth the Nights and Days are charactered * By traitor falsehood and as knaves they lie; The Desert-reek[FN#370] recalls their teeth that shine; * All horrid blackness is their K of eye: My sin anent the world which I abhor * Is sin of sword when sworders fighting hie."
louderadjectiveUS /ˈlaʊdər/
comparative of “loud” — characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading Then his sobs waxed louder and he said, "O thou who woo'st a World[FN#371] unworthy, learn * 'Tis house of evils, 'tis Perdition's net: A house where whoso laughs this day shall weep * The next: then perish house of fume and fret!
lowadjectiveUS /loʊ/
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading "The Kings who fared before us showed * Of instances full many a show: Of great and small and high and low * How many this one road have trod!"
manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading "The Kings who fared before us showed * Of instances full many a show: Of great and small and high and low * How many this one road have trod!"
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading Ere this Zubayr-son[FN#368] felt their spiteful hate, * Who fled for refuge to the House and Stone: Would that when Khárijah was for Amru slain[FN#369] * They had ransomed Ali with all men they own."
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Then, with cheeks stained by tears down railing he recited also these verses, "In sooth the Nights and Days are charactered * By traitor falsehood and as knaves they lie; The Desert-reek[FN#370] recalls their teeth that shine; * All horrid blackness is their K of eye: My sin anent the world which I abhor * Is sin of sword when sworders fighting hie."
netnounUS /net/
a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
From this reading Then his sobs waxed louder and he said, "O thou who woo'st a World[FN#371] unworthy, learn * 'Tis house of evils, 'tis Perdition's net: A house where whoso laughs this day shall weep * The next: then perish house of fume and fret!
nextadjectiveUS /nekst/
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Then his sobs waxed louder and he said, "O thou who woo'st a World[FN#371] unworthy, learn * 'Tis house of evils, 'tis Perdition's net: A house where whoso laughs this day shall weep * The next: then perish house of fume and fret!
NightsnounUS /naɪts/
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading Now when the treasurer heard these words from Amjad, he wept till his beard was wet, whilst As'ad's eyes brimmed with tears and he in turn repeated these couplets, "Fate frights us when the thing is past and gone; * Weeping is not for form or face alone[FN#366]: What ails the Nights?[FN#367] Allah blot out our sin, * And be the Nights by other hand undone!
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Now when the treasurer heard these words from Amjad, he wept till his beard was wet, whilst As'ad's eyes brimmed with tears and he in turn repeated these couplets, "Fate frights us when the thing is past and gone; * Weeping is not for form or face alone[FN#366]: What ails the Nights?[FN#367] Allah blot out our sin, * And be the Nights by other hand undone!
NowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now when the treasurer heard these words from Amjad, he wept till his beard was wet, whilst As'ad's eyes brimmed with tears and he in turn repeated these couplets, "Fate frights us when the thing is past and gone; * Weeping is not for form or face alone[FN#366]: What ails the Nights?[FN#367] Allah blot out our sin, * And be the Nights by other hand undone!
OnounUS /oʊ/
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 Then his sobs waxed louder and he said, "O thou who woo'st a World[FN#371] unworthy, learn * 'Tis house of evils, 'tis Perdition's net: A house where whoso laughs this day shall weep * The next: then perish house of fume and fret!
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "The Kings who fared before us showed * Of instances full many a show: Of great and small and high and low * How many this one road have trod!"
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "The Kings who fared before us showed * Of instances full many a show: Of great and small and high and low * How many this one road have trod!"
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Now when the treasurer heard these words from Amjad, he wept till his beard was wet, whilst As'ad's eyes brimmed with tears and he in turn repeated these couplets, "Fate frights us when the thing is past and gone; * Weeping is not for form or face alone[FN#366]: What ails the Nights?[FN#367] Allah blot out our sin, * And be the Nights by other hand undone!
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Now when the treasurer heard these words from Amjad, he wept till his beard was wet, whilst As'ad's eyes brimmed with tears and he in turn repeated these couplets, "Fate frights us when the thing is past and gone; * Weeping is not for form or face alone[FN#366]: What ails the Nights?[FN#367] Allah blot out our sin, * And be the Nights by other hand undone!
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Now when the treasurer heard these words from Amjad, he wept till his beard was wet, whilst As'ad's eyes brimmed with tears and he in turn repeated these couplets, "Fate frights us when the thing is past and gone; * Weeping is not for form or face alone[FN#366]: What ails the Nights?[FN#367] Allah blot out our sin, * And be the Nights by other hand undone!
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Now when the treasurer heard these words from Amjad, he wept till his beard was wet, whilst As'ad's eyes brimmed with tears and he in turn repeated these couplets, "Fate frights us when the thing is past and gone; * Weeping is not for form or face alone[FN#366]: What ails the Nights?[FN#367] Allah blot out our sin, * And be the Nights by other hand undone!
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Ere this Zubayr-son[FN#368] felt their spiteful hate, * Who fled for refuge to the House and Stone: Would that when Khárijah was for Amru slain[FN#369] * They had ransomed Ali with all men they own."
pastnounUS /pæst/
the time that has elapsed
From this reading Now when the treasurer heard these words from Amjad, he wept till his beard was wet, whilst As'ad's eyes brimmed with tears and he in turn repeated these couplets, "Fate frights us when the thing is past and gone; * Weeping is not for form or face alone[FN#366]: What ails the Nights?[FN#367] Allah blot out our sin, * And be the Nights by other hand undone!
Perdition's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then his sobs waxed louder and he said, "O thou who woo'st a World[FN#371] unworthy, learn * 'Tis house of evils, 'tis Perdition's net: A house where whoso laughs this day shall weep * The next: then perish house of fume and fret!
perishverbUS /ˈperɪʃ/
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Then his sobs waxed louder and he said, "O thou who woo'st a World[FN#371] unworthy, learn * 'Tis house of evils, 'tis Perdition's net: A house where whoso laughs this day shall weep * The next: then perish house of fume and fret!
railingnounUS /ˈreɪlɪŋ/
a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
From this reading Then, with cheeks stained by tears down railing he recited also these verses, "In sooth the Nights and Days are charactered * By traitor falsehood and as knaves they lie; The Desert-reek[FN#370] recalls their teeth that shine; * All horrid blackness is their K of eye: My sin anent the world which I abhor * Is sin of sword when sworders fighting hie."
ransomedadjective
saved from the bondage of sin
From this reading Ere this Zubayr-son[FN#368] felt their spiteful hate, * Who fled for refuge to the House and Stone: Would that when Khárijah was for Amru slain[FN#369] * They had ransomed Ali with all men they own."
recallsnounUS /ˈriːkɔːlz/
plural of “recall” — a request by the manufacturer of a defective product to return the product (as for replacement or repair)
From this reading Then, with cheeks stained by tears down railing he recited also these verses, "In sooth the Nights and Days are charactered * By traitor falsehood and as knaves they lie; The Desert-reek[FN#370] recalls their teeth that shine; * All horrid blackness is their K of eye: My sin anent the world which I abhor * Is sin of sword when sworders fighting hie."
recitedverbUS /rəˈsaɪtɪd/
past form of “recite” — recite in elocution
From this reading Then, with cheeks stained by tears down railing he recited also these verses, "In sooth the Nights and Days are charactered * By traitor falsehood and as knaves they lie; The Desert-reek[FN#370] recalls their teeth that shine; * All horrid blackness is their K of eye: My sin anent the world which I abhor * Is sin of sword when sworders fighting hie."
refugenounUS /ˈrefjuːdʒ/
a safe place
From this reading Ere this Zubayr-son[FN#368] felt their spiteful hate, * Who fled for refuge to the House and Stone: Would that when Khárijah was for Amru slain[FN#369] * They had ransomed Ali with all men they own."
repeatedadjectiveUS /rɪˈpiːtɪd/
recurring again and again
From this reading Now when the treasurer heard these words from Amjad, he wept till his beard was wet, whilst As'ad's eyes brimmed with tears and he in turn repeated these couplets, "Fate frights us when the thing is past and gone; * Weeping is not for form or face alone[FN#366]: What ails the Nights?[FN#367] Allah blot out our sin, * And be the Nights by other hand undone!
roadnounUS /roʊd/
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading "The Kings who fared before us showed * Of instances full many a show: Of great and small and high and low * How many this one road have trod!"
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Then his sobs waxed louder and he said, "O thou who woo'st a World[FN#371] unworthy, learn * 'Tis house of evils, 'tis Perdition's net: A house where whoso laughs this day shall weep * The next: then perish house of fume and fret!
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Then his sobs waxed louder and he said, "O thou who woo'st a World[FN#371] unworthy, learn * 'Tis house of evils, 'tis Perdition's net: A house where whoso laughs this day shall weep * The next: then perish house of fume and fret!
shineverbUS /ʃaɪn/
be bright by reflecting or casting light
From this reading Then, with cheeks stained by tears down railing he recited also these verses, "In sooth the Nights and Days are charactered * By traitor falsehood and as knaves they lie; The Desert-reek[FN#370] recalls their teeth that shine; * All horrid blackness is their K of eye: My sin anent the world which I abhor * Is sin of sword when sworders fighting hie."
showverbUS /ʃoʊ/
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading "The Kings who fared before us showed * Of instances full many a show: Of great and small and high and low * How many this one road have trod!"
showedverbUS /ʃoʊd/
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading "The Kings who fared before us showed * Of instances full many a show: Of great and small and high and low * How many this one road have trod!"
sinnounUS /sɪn/
estrangement from god
From this reading Now when the treasurer heard these words from Amjad, he wept till his beard was wet, whilst As'ad's eyes brimmed with tears and he in turn repeated these couplets, "Fate frights us when the thing is past and gone; * Weeping is not for form or face alone[FN#366]: What ails the Nights?[FN#367] Allah blot out our sin, * And be the Nights by other hand undone!
slainnounUS /sleɪn/
people who have been slain (as in battle)
From this reading Ere this Zubayr-son[FN#368] felt their spiteful hate, * Who fled for refuge to the House and Stone: Would that when Khárijah was for Amru slain[FN#369] * They had ransomed Ali with all men they own."
smalladjectiveUS /smɔːl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "The Kings who fared before us showed * Of instances full many a show: Of great and small and high and low * How many this one road have trod!"
sobsnounUS /sɑːbz/
plural of “sob” — a dyspneic condition
From this reading Then his sobs waxed louder and he said, "O thou who woo'st a World[FN#371] unworthy, learn * 'Tis house of evils, 'tis Perdition's net: A house where whoso laughs this day shall weep * The next: then perish house of fume and fret!
soothnoun
truth or reality
From this reading Then, with cheeks stained by tears down railing he recited also these verses, "In sooth the Nights and Days are charactered * By traitor falsehood and as knaves they lie; The Desert-reek[FN#370] recalls their teeth that shine; * All horrid blackness is their K of eye: My sin anent the world which I abhor * Is sin of sword when sworders fighting hie."
spitefuladjectiveUS /ˈspaɪtfəl/
showing malicious ill will and a desire to hurt; motivated by spite
From this reading Ere this Zubayr-son[FN#368] felt their spiteful hate, * Who fled for refuge to the House and Stone: Would that when Khárijah was for Amru slain[FN#369] * They had ransomed Ali with all men they own."
stainedadjectiveUS /steɪnd/
marked or dyed or discolored with foreign matter
From this reading Then, with cheeks stained by tears down railing he recited also these verses, "In sooth the Nights and Days are charactered * By traitor falsehood and as knaves they lie; The Desert-reek[FN#370] recalls their teeth that shine; * All horrid blackness is their K of eye: My sin anent the world which I abhor * Is sin of sword when sworders fighting hie."
StonenounUS /stoʊn/
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Ere this Zubayr-son[FN#368] felt their spiteful hate, * Who fled for refuge to the House and Stone: Would that when Khárijah was for Amru slain[FN#369] * They had ransomed Ali with all men they own."
swordnounUS /sɔːrd/
a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
From this reading Then, with cheeks stained by tears down railing he recited also these verses, "In sooth the Nights and Days are charactered * By traitor falsehood and as knaves they lie; The Desert-reek[FN#370] recalls their teeth that shine; * All horrid blackness is their K of eye: My sin anent the world which I abhor * Is sin of sword when sworders fighting hie."
sworders
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then, with cheeks stained by tears down railing he recited also these verses, "In sooth the Nights and Days are charactered * By traitor falsehood and as knaves they lie; The Desert-reek[FN#370] recalls their teeth that shine; * All horrid blackness is their K of eye: My sin anent the world which I abhor * Is sin of sword when sworders fighting hie."
tearsnounUS /terz/
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading Now when the treasurer heard these words from Amjad, he wept till his beard was wet, whilst As'ad's eyes brimmed with tears and he in turn repeated these couplets, "Fate frights us when the thing is past and gone; * Weeping is not for form or face alone[FN#366]: What ails the Nights?[FN#367] Allah blot out our sin, * And be the Nights by other hand undone!
teethnounUS /tiːθ/
the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
From this reading Then, with cheeks stained by tears down railing he recited also these verses, "In sooth the Nights and Days are charactered * By traitor falsehood and as knaves they lie; The Desert-reek[FN#370] recalls their teeth that shine; * All horrid blackness is their K of eye: My sin anent the world which I abhor * Is sin of sword when sworders fighting hie."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Ere this Zubayr-son[FN#368] felt their spiteful hate, * Who fled for refuge to the House and Stone: Would that when Khárijah was for Amru slain[FN#369] * They had ransomed Ali with all men they own."
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The Kings who fared before us showed * Of instances full many a show: Of great and small and high and low * How many this one road have trod!"
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Ere this Zubayr-son[FN#368] felt their spiteful hate, * Who fled for refuge to the House and Stone: Would that when Khárijah was for Amru slain[FN#369] * They had ransomed Ali with all men they own."
ThenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then, with cheeks stained by tears down railing he recited also these verses, "In sooth the Nights and Days are charactered * By traitor falsehood and as knaves they lie; The Desert-reek[FN#370] recalls their teeth that shine; * All horrid blackness is their K of eye: My sin anent the world which I abhor * Is sin of sword when sworders fighting hie."
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Now when the treasurer heard these words from Amjad, he wept till his beard was wet, whilst As'ad's eyes brimmed with tears and he in turn repeated these couplets, "Fate frights us when the thing is past and gone; * Weeping is not for form or face alone[FN#366]: What ails the Nights?[FN#367] Allah blot out our sin, * And be the Nights by other hand undone!
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ere this Zubayr-son[FN#368] felt their spiteful hate, * Who fled for refuge to the House and Stone: Would that when Khárijah was for Amru slain[FN#369] * They had ransomed Ali with all men they own."
thingnounUS /θɪŋ/
a special situation
From this reading Now when the treasurer heard these words from Amjad, he wept till his beard was wet, whilst As'ad's eyes brimmed with tears and he in turn repeated these couplets, "Fate frights us when the thing is past and gone; * Weeping is not for form or face alone[FN#366]: What ails the Nights?[FN#367] Allah blot out our sin, * And be the Nights by other hand undone!
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "The Kings who fared before us showed * Of instances full many a show: Of great and small and high and low * How many this one road have trod!"
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Then his sobs waxed louder and he said, "O thou who woo'st a World[FN#371] unworthy, learn * 'Tis house of evils, 'tis Perdition's net: A house where whoso laughs this day shall weep * The next: then perish house of fume and fret!
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Now when the treasurer heard these words from Amjad, he wept till his beard was wet, whilst As'ad's eyes brimmed with tears and he in turn repeated these couplets, "Fate frights us when the thing is past and gone; * Weeping is not for form or face alone[FN#366]: What ails the Nights?[FN#367] Allah blot out our sin, * And be the Nights by other hand undone!
TisnounUS /tɪz/
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading Then his sobs waxed louder and he said, "O thou who woo'st a World[FN#371] unworthy, learn * 'Tis house of evils, 'tis Perdition's net: A house where whoso laughs this day shall weep * The next: then perish house of fume and fret!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ere this Zubayr-son[FN#368] felt their spiteful hate, * Who fled for refuge to the House and Stone: Would that when Khárijah was for Amru slain[FN#369] * They had ransomed Ali with all men they own."
traitornounUS /ˈtreɪtər/
someone who betrays his country by committing treason
From this reading Then, with cheeks stained by tears down railing he recited also these verses, "In sooth the Nights and Days are charactered * By traitor falsehood and as knaves they lie; The Desert-reek[FN#370] recalls their teeth that shine; * All horrid blackness is their K of eye: My sin anent the world which I abhor * Is sin of sword when sworders fighting hie."
treasurernounUS /ˈtreʒərər/
an officer charged with receiving and disbursing funds
From this reading Now when the treasurer heard these words from Amjad, he wept till his beard was wet, whilst As'ad's eyes brimmed with tears and he in turn repeated these couplets, "Fate frights us when the thing is past and gone; * Weeping is not for form or face alone[FN#366]: What ails the Nights?[FN#367] Allah blot out our sin, * And be the Nights by other hand undone!
trodverbUS /trɑːd/
inflected form of “tread” — put down or press the foot, place the foot
From this reading "The Kings who fared before us showed * Of instances full many a show: Of great and small and high and low * How many this one road have trod!"
turnverbUS /tɜːrn/
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading Now when the treasurer heard these words from Amjad, he wept till his beard was wet, whilst As'ad's eyes brimmed with tears and he in turn repeated these couplets, "Fate frights us when the thing is past and gone; * Weeping is not for form or face alone[FN#366]: What ails the Nights?[FN#367] Allah blot out our sin, * And be the Nights by other hand undone!
undoneadjectiveUS /ənˈdʌn/
not done
From this reading Now when the treasurer heard these words from Amjad, he wept till his beard was wet, whilst As'ad's eyes brimmed with tears and he in turn repeated these couplets, "Fate frights us when the thing is past and gone; * Weeping is not for form or face alone[FN#366]: What ails the Nights?[FN#367] Allah blot out our sin, * And be the Nights by other hand undone!
unworthyadjectiveUS /ənˈwɜːrði/
lacking in value or merit
From this reading Then his sobs waxed louder and he said, "O thou who woo'st a World[FN#371] unworthy, learn * 'Tis house of evils, 'tis Perdition's net: A house where whoso laughs this day shall weep * The next: then perish house of fume and fret!
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "The Kings who fared before us showed * Of instances full many a show: Of great and small and high and low * How many this one road have trod!"
versesnounUS /ˈvɜːrsəz/
plural of “verse” — literature in metrical form
From this reading Then, with cheeks stained by tears down railing he recited also these verses, "In sooth the Nights and Days are charactered * By traitor falsehood and as knaves they lie; The Desert-reek[FN#370] recalls their teeth that shine; * All horrid blackness is their K of eye: My sin anent the world which I abhor * Is sin of sword when sworders fighting hie."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now when the treasurer heard these words from Amjad, he wept till his beard was wet, whilst As'ad's eyes brimmed with tears and he in turn repeated these couplets, "Fate frights us when the thing is past and gone; * Weeping is not for form or face alone[FN#366]: What ails the Nights?[FN#367] Allah blot out our sin, * And be the Nights by other hand undone!
waxedadjectiveUS /wækst/
treated with wax
From this reading Then his sobs waxed louder and he said, "O thou who woo'st a World[FN#371] unworthy, learn * 'Tis house of evils, 'tis Perdition's net: A house where whoso laughs this day shall weep * The next: then perish house of fume and fret!
weepverbUS /wiːp/
shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
From this reading Then his sobs waxed louder and he said, "O thou who woo'st a World[FN#371] unworthy, learn * 'Tis house of evils, 'tis Perdition's net: A house where whoso laughs this day shall weep * The next: then perish house of fume and fret!
WeepingadjectiveUS /ˈwiːpɪŋ/
showing sorrow
From this reading Now when the treasurer heard these words from Amjad, he wept till his beard was wet, whilst As'ad's eyes brimmed with tears and he in turn repeated these couplets, "Fate frights us when the thing is past and gone; * Weeping is not for form or face alone[FN#366]: What ails the Nights?[FN#367] Allah blot out our sin, * And be the Nights by other hand undone!
weptverbUS /wept/
inflected form of “weep” — shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
From this reading Now when the treasurer heard these words from Amjad, he wept till his beard was wet, whilst As'ad's eyes brimmed with tears and he in turn repeated these couplets, "Fate frights us when the thing is past and gone; * Weeping is not for form or face alone[FN#366]: What ails the Nights?[FN#367] Allah blot out our sin, * And be the Nights by other hand undone!
wetadjectiveUS /wet/
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading Now when the treasurer heard these words from Amjad, he wept till his beard was wet, whilst As'ad's eyes brimmed with tears and he in turn repeated these couplets, "Fate frights us when the thing is past and gone; * Weeping is not for form or face alone[FN#366]: What ails the Nights?[FN#367] Allah blot out our sin, * And be the Nights by other hand undone!
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Now when the treasurer heard these words from Amjad, he wept till his beard was wet, whilst As'ad's eyes brimmed with tears and he in turn repeated these couplets, "Fate frights us when the thing is past and gone; * Weeping is not for form or face alone[FN#366]: What ails the Nights?[FN#367] Allah blot out our sin, * And be the Nights by other hand undone!
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Now when the treasurer heard these words from Amjad, he wept till his beard was wet, whilst As'ad's eyes brimmed with tears and he in turn repeated these couplets, "Fate frights us when the thing is past and gone; * Weeping is not for form or face alone[FN#366]: What ails the Nights?[FN#367] Allah blot out our sin, * And be the Nights by other hand undone!
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Then his sobs waxed louder and he said, "O thou who woo'st a World[FN#371] unworthy, learn * 'Tis house of evils, 'tis Perdition's net: A house where whoso laughs this day shall weep * The next: then perish house of fume and fret!
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Then, with cheeks stained by tears down railing he recited also these verses, "In sooth the Nights and Days are charactered * By traitor falsehood and as knaves they lie; The Desert-reek[FN#370] recalls their teeth that shine; * All horrid blackness is their K of eye: My sin anent the world which I abhor * Is sin of sword when sworders fighting hie."
whilstconjunctionUS /waɪlst/
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading Now when the treasurer heard these words from Amjad, he wept till his beard was wet, whilst As'ad's eyes brimmed with tears and he in turn repeated these couplets, "Fate frights us when the thing is past and gone; * Weeping is not for form or face alone[FN#366]: What ails the Nights?[FN#367] Allah blot out our sin, * And be the Nights by other hand undone!
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "The Kings who fared before us showed * Of instances full many a show: Of great and small and high and low * How many this one road have trod!"
whoso
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From this reading Then his sobs waxed louder and he said, "O thou who woo'st a World[FN#371] unworthy, learn * 'Tis house of evils, 'tis Perdition's net: A house where whoso laughs this day shall weep * The next: then perish house of fume and fret!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Now when the treasurer heard these words from Amjad, he wept till his beard was wet, whilst As'ad's eyes brimmed with tears and he in turn repeated these couplets, "Fate frights us when the thing is past and gone; * Weeping is not for form or face alone[FN#366]: What ails the Nights?[FN#367] Allah blot out our sin, * And be the Nights by other hand undone!
woo'st
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From this reading Then his sobs waxed louder and he said, "O thou who woo'st a World[FN#371] unworthy, learn * 'Tis house of evils, 'tis Perdition's net: A house where whoso laughs this day shall weep * The next: then perish house of fume and fret!
wordsnounUS /wɜːrdz/
the words that are spoken
From this reading Now when the treasurer heard these words from Amjad, he wept till his beard was wet, whilst As'ad's eyes brimmed with tears and he in turn repeated these couplets, "Fate frights us when the thing is past and gone; * Weeping is not for form or face alone[FN#366]: What ails the Nights?[FN#367] Allah blot out our sin, * And be the Nights by other hand undone!
worldnounUS /wɜːrld/
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Then, with cheeks stained by tears down railing he recited also these verses, "In sooth the Nights and Days are charactered * By traitor falsehood and as knaves they lie; The Desert-reek[FN#370] recalls their teeth that shine; * All horrid blackness is their K of eye: My sin anent the world which I abhor * Is sin of sword when sworders fighting hie."
Wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Ere this Zubayr-son[FN#368] felt their spiteful hate, * Who fled for refuge to the House and Stone: Would that when Khárijah was for Amru slain[FN#369] * They had ransomed Ali with all men they own."
Zubayr-son
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From this reading Ere this Zubayr-son[FN#368] felt their spiteful hate, * Who fled for refuge to the House and Stone: Would that when Khárijah was for Amru slain[FN#369] * They had ransomed Ali with all men they own."
