adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading drink a draught of streams that rail and race.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading She then disappeared for two days, when she again came and knocked at the door; so I went out to her, and lo! hunger had taken away her voice; but, after a rest she said, 'O my brother, I am worn out with want and know not what to do, for I cannot show my face to any man but to thee.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading She then disappeared for two days, when she again came and knocked at the door; so I went out to her, and lo! hunger had taken away her voice; but, after a rest she said, 'O my brother, I am worn out with want and know not what to do, for I cannot show my face to any man but to thee.
AllahnounUS /ˈɑːlə/
Muslim name for the one and only God
From this reading Say, wilt thou feed me for the love of Allah Almighty?'
AlmightynounUS /ɔːlˈmaɪti/
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading Say, wilt thou feed me for the love of Allah Almighty?'
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading She then disappeared for two days, when she again came and knocked at the door; so I went out to her, and lo! hunger had taken away her voice; but, after a rest she said, 'O my brother, I am worn out with want and know not what to do, for I cannot show my face to any man but to thee.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading drink a draught of streams that rail and race.
answeredverbUS /ˈænsərd/
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading But I answered, 'Not so, except thou yield to me thy person.'
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading She then disappeared for two days, when she again came and knocked at the door; so I went out to her, and lo! hunger had taken away her voice; but, after a rest she said, 'O my brother, I am worn out with want and know not what to do, for I cannot show my face to any man but to thee.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She then disappeared for two days, when she again came and knocked at the door; so I went out to her, and lo! hunger had taken away her voice; but, after a rest she said, 'O my brother, I am worn out with want and know not what to do, for I cannot show my face to any man but to thee.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading My flesh would tempt me by the sight of savoury food * Whose joys shall pass away and pangs maintain their place.'
brothernounUS /ˈbrʌðər/
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading She then disappeared for two days, when she again came and knocked at the door; so I went out to her, and lo! hunger had taken away her voice; but, after a rest she said, 'O my brother, I am worn out with want and know not what to do, for I cannot show my face to any man but to thee.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She then disappeared for two days, when she again came and knocked at the door; so I went out to her, and lo! hunger had taken away her voice; but, after a rest she said, 'O my brother, I am worn out with want and know not what to do, for I cannot show my face to any man but to thee.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading My flesh would tempt me by the sight of savoury food * Whose joys shall pass away and pangs maintain their place.'
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading She then disappeared for two days, when she again came and knocked at the door; so I went out to her, and lo! hunger had taken away her voice; but, after a rest she said, 'O my brother, I am worn out with want and know not what to do, for I cannot show my face to any man but to thee.
cannot
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She then disappeared for two days, when she again came and knocked at the door; so I went out to her, and lo! hunger had taken away her voice; but, after a rest she said, 'O my brother, I am worn out with want and know not what to do, for I cannot show my face to any man but to thee.
daysnounUS /deɪz/
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading She then disappeared for two days, when she again came and knocked at the door; so I went out to her, and lo! hunger had taken away her voice; but, after a rest she said, 'O my brother, I am worn out with want and know not what to do, for I cannot show my face to any man but to thee.
disappearedverbUS /ˌdɪsəˈpɪrd/
past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading She then disappeared for two days, when she again came and knocked at the door; so I went out to her, and lo! hunger had taken away her voice; but, after a rest she said, 'O my brother, I am worn out with want and know not what to do, for I cannot show my face to any man but to thee.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading She then disappeared for two days, when she again came and knocked at the door; so I went out to her, and lo! hunger had taken away her voice; but, after a rest she said, 'O my brother, I am worn out with want and know not what to do, for I cannot show my face to any man but to thee.
doornounUS /dɔːr/
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading She then disappeared for two days, when she again came and knocked at the door; so I went out to her, and lo! hunger had taken away her voice; but, after a rest she said, 'O my brother, I am worn out with want and know not what to do, for I cannot show my face to any man but to thee.
draughtnounUS /dræft/
a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg
From this reading drink a draught of streams that rail and race.
drinkverbUS /drɪŋk/
take in liquids
From this reading drink a draught of streams that rail and race.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading But I answered, 'Not so, except thou yield to me thy person.'
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading She then disappeared for two days, when she again came and knocked at the door; so I went out to her, and lo! hunger had taken away her voice; but, after a rest she said, 'O my brother, I am worn out with want and know not what to do, for I cannot show my face to any man but to thee.
feedverbUS /fiːd/
provide as food
From this reading Say, wilt thou feed me for the love of Allah Almighty?'
fleshnounUS /fleʃ/
the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat
From this reading My flesh would tempt me by the sight of savoury food * Whose joys shall pass away and pangs maintain their place.'
foodnounUS /fuːd/
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading My flesh would tempt me by the sight of savoury food * Whose joys shall pass away and pangs maintain their place.'
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She then disappeared for two days, when she again came and knocked at the door; so I went out to her, and lo! hunger had taken away her voice; but, after a rest she said, 'O my brother, I am worn out with want and know not what to do, for I cannot show my face to any man but to thee.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She then disappeared for two days, when she again came and knocked at the door; so I went out to her, and lo! hunger had taken away her voice; but, after a rest she said, 'O my brother, I am worn out with want and know not what to do, for I cannot show my face to any man but to thee.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She then disappeared for two days, when she again came and knocked at the door; so I went out to her, and lo! hunger had taken away her voice; but, after a rest she said, 'O my brother, I am worn out with want and know not what to do, for I cannot show my face to any man but to thee.
hungernounUS /ˈhʌŋɡər/
a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation
From this reading She then disappeared for two days, when she again came and knocked at the door; so I went out to her, and lo! hunger had taken away her voice; but, after a rest she said, 'O my brother, I am worn out with want and know not what to do, for I cannot show my face to any man but to thee.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading She then disappeared for two days, when she again came and knocked at the door; so I went out to her, and lo! hunger had taken away her voice; but, after a rest she said, 'O my brother, I am worn out with want and know not what to do, for I cannot show my face to any man but to thee.
joysnounUS /dʒɔɪz/
plural of “joy” — the emotion of great happiness
From this reading My flesh would tempt me by the sight of savoury food * Whose joys shall pass away and pangs maintain their place.'
knockedverbUS /nɑːkt/
past form of “knock” — deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading She then disappeared for two days, when she again came and knocked at the door; so I went out to her, and lo! hunger had taken away her voice; but, after a rest she said, 'O my brother, I am worn out with want and know not what to do, for I cannot show my face to any man but to thee.
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading She then disappeared for two days, when she again came and knocked at the door; so I went out to her, and lo! hunger had taken away her voice; but, after a rest she said, 'O my brother, I am worn out with want and know not what to do, for I cannot show my face to any man but to thee.
lo
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She then disappeared for two days, when she again came and knocked at the door; so I went out to her, and lo! hunger had taken away her voice; but, after a rest she said, 'O my brother, I am worn out with want and know not what to do, for I cannot show my face to any man but to thee.
lovenounUS /lʌv/
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Say, wilt thou feed me for the love of Allah Almighty?'
maintainverbUS /meɪnˈteɪn/
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading My flesh would tempt me by the sight of savoury food * Whose joys shall pass away and pangs maintain their place.'
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading She then disappeared for two days, when she again came and knocked at the door; so I went out to her, and lo! hunger had taken away her voice; but, after a rest she said, 'O my brother, I am worn out with want and know not what to do, for I cannot show my face to any man but to thee.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My flesh would tempt me by the sight of savoury food * Whose joys shall pass away and pangs maintain their place.'
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My flesh would tempt me by the sight of savoury food * Whose joys shall pass away and pangs maintain their place.'
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She then disappeared for two days, when she again came and knocked at the door; so I went out to her, and lo! hunger had taken away her voice; but, after a rest she said, 'O my brother, I am worn out with want and know not what to do, for I cannot show my face to any man but to thee.
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 She then disappeared for two days, when she again came and knocked at the door; so I went out to her, and lo! hunger had taken away her voice; but, after a rest she said, 'O my brother, I am worn out with want and know not what to do, for I cannot show my face to any man but to thee.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading drink a draught of streams that rail and race.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She then disappeared for two days, when she again came and knocked at the door; so I went out to her, and lo! hunger had taken away her voice; but, after a rest she said, 'O my brother, I am worn out with want and know not what to do, for I cannot show my face to any man but to thee.
pangsnounUS /pæŋz/
plural of “pang” — a sudden sharp feeling
From this reading My flesh would tempt me by the sight of savoury food * Whose joys shall pass away and pangs maintain their place.'
passverbUS /pæs/
go across or through
From this reading My flesh would tempt me by the sight of savoury food * Whose joys shall pass away and pangs maintain their place.'
personnounUS /ˈpɜːrsən/
a human being
From this reading But I answered, 'Not so, except thou yield to me thy person.'
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading My flesh would tempt me by the sight of savoury food * Whose joys shall pass away and pangs maintain their place.'
racenounUS /reɪs/
any competition
From this reading drink a draught of streams that rail and race.
railnounUS /reɪl/
a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
From this reading drink a draught of streams that rail and race.
restverbUS /rest/
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading She then disappeared for two days, when she again came and knocked at the door; so I went out to her, and lo! hunger had taken away her voice; but, after a rest she said, 'O my brother, I am worn out with want and know not what to do, for I cannot show my face to any man but to thee.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading She then disappeared for two days, when she again came and knocked at the door; so I went out to her, and lo! hunger had taken away her voice; but, after a rest she said, 'O my brother, I am worn out with want and know not what to do, for I cannot show my face to any man but to thee.
savouryadjective
morally wholesome or acceptable
From this reading My flesh would tempt me by the sight of savoury food * Whose joys shall pass away and pangs maintain their place.'
SayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading Say, wilt thou feed me for the love of Allah Almighty?'
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading My flesh would tempt me by the sight of savoury food * Whose joys shall pass away and pangs maintain their place.'
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She then disappeared for two days, when she again came and knocked at the door; so I went out to her, and lo! hunger had taken away her voice; but, after a rest she said, 'O my brother, I am worn out with want and know not what to do, for I cannot show my face to any man but to thee.
showverbUS /ʃoʊ/
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading She then disappeared for two days, when she again came and knocked at the door; so I went out to her, and lo! hunger had taken away her voice; but, after a rest she said, 'O my brother, I am worn out with want and know not what to do, for I cannot show my face to any man but to thee.
sightnounUS /saɪt/
an instance of visual perception
From this reading My flesh would tempt me by the sight of savoury food * Whose joys shall pass away and pangs maintain their place.'
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She then disappeared for two days, when she again came and knocked at the door; so I went out to her, and lo! hunger had taken away her voice; but, after a rest she said, 'O my brother, I am worn out with want and know not what to do, for I cannot show my face to any man but to thee.
streamsnounUS /striːmz/
plural of “stream” — a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading drink a draught of streams that rail and race.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading She then disappeared for two days, when she again came and knocked at the door; so I went out to her, and lo! hunger had taken away her voice; but, after a rest she said, 'O my brother, I am worn out with want and know not what to do, for I cannot show my face to any man but to thee.
temptverbUS /tempt/
dispose or incline or entice to
From this reading My flesh would tempt me by the sight of savoury food * Whose joys shall pass away and pangs maintain their place.'
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading drink a draught of streams that rail and race.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My flesh would tempt me by the sight of savoury food * Whose joys shall pass away and pangs maintain their place.'
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading She then disappeared for two days, when she again came and knocked at the door; so I went out to her, and lo! hunger had taken away her voice; but, after a rest she said, 'O my brother, I am worn out with want and know not what to do, for I cannot show my face to any man but to thee.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading My flesh would tempt me by the sight of savoury food * Whose joys shall pass away and pangs maintain their place.'
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading She then disappeared for two days, when she again came and knocked at the door; so I went out to her, and lo! hunger had taken away her voice; but, after a rest she said, 'O my brother, I am worn out with want and know not what to do, for I cannot show my face to any man but to thee.
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Say, wilt thou feed me for the love of Allah Almighty?'
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading But I answered, 'Not so, except thou yield to me thy person.'
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She then disappeared for two days, when she again came and knocked at the door; so I went out to her, and lo! hunger had taken away her voice; but, after a rest she said, 'O my brother, I am worn out with want and know not what to do, for I cannot show my face to any man but to thee.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading She then disappeared for two days, when she again came and knocked at the door; so I went out to her, and lo! hunger had taken away her voice; but, after a rest she said, 'O my brother, I am worn out with want and know not what to do, for I cannot show my face to any man but to thee.
voicenounUS /vɔɪs/
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading She then disappeared for two days, when she again came and knocked at the door; so I went out to her, and lo! hunger had taken away her voice; but, after a rest she said, 'O my brother, I am worn out with want and know not what to do, for I cannot show my face to any man but to thee.
wantverbUS /wɑːnt/
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading She then disappeared for two days, when she again came and knocked at the door; so I went out to her, and lo! hunger had taken away her voice; but, after a rest she said, 'O my brother, I am worn out with want and know not what to do, for I cannot show my face to any man but to thee.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading She then disappeared for two days, when she again came and knocked at the door; so I went out to her, and lo! hunger had taken away her voice; but, after a rest she said, 'O my brother, I am worn out with want and know not what to do, for I cannot show my face to any man but to thee.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She then disappeared for two days, when she again came and knocked at the door; so I went out to her, and lo! hunger had taken away her voice; but, after a rest she said, 'O my brother, I am worn out with want and know not what to do, for I cannot show my face to any man but to thee.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She then disappeared for two days, when she again came and knocked at the door; so I went out to her, and lo! hunger had taken away her voice; but, after a rest she said, 'O my brother, I am worn out with want and know not what to do, for I cannot show my face to any man but to thee.
WhosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading My flesh would tempt me by the sight of savoury food * Whose joys shall pass away and pangs maintain their place.'
wiltmodal verbUS /wɪlt/
an old form of “will”, used with “thou”
From this reading Say, wilt thou feed me for the love of Allah Almighty?'
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She then disappeared for two days, when she again came and knocked at the door; so I went out to her, and lo! hunger had taken away her voice; but, after a rest she said, 'O my brother, I am worn out with want and know not what to do, for I cannot show my face to any man but to thee.
wornverbUS /wɔːrn/
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading She then disappeared for two days, when she again came and knocked at the door; so I went out to her, and lo! hunger had taken away her voice; but, after a rest she said, 'O my brother, I am worn out with want and know not what to do, for I cannot show my face to any man but to thee.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading My flesh would tempt me by the sight of savoury food * Whose joys shall pass away and pangs maintain their place.'
yieldverbUS /jiːld/
be the cause or source of
From this reading But I answered, 'Not so, except thou yield to me thy person.'
