adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When his mother saw him, she cried with a loud cry and swooned away for excess of joy, and they sprinkled water upon her face.
abroadadverbUS /əˈbrɔːd/
to or in a foreign country
From this reading Then all his friends and kindred came and gave him joy of his safe return, and the news was noised abroad in the land and there came to him presents from all parts.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After awhile she came to herself and embraced her son and wept with sore weeping, whilst Bulukiya wept and laughed by turns.
Al-Khizr
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From this reading When it was the Five Hundred and Thirty-third Night, She said, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that "when Bulukiya, standing at the gate of his palace, turned to take leave of Al-Khizr, he found no trace of him and entered the palace.
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 Then all his friends and kindred came and gave him joy of his safe return, and the news was noised abroad in the land and there came to him presents from all parts.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When it was the Five Hundred and Thirty-third Night, She said, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that "when Bulukiya, standing at the gate of his palace, turned to take leave of Al-Khizr, he found no trace of him and entered the palace.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When it was the Five Hundred and Thirty-third Night, She said, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that "when Bulukiya, standing at the gate of his palace, turned to take leave of Al-Khizr, he found no trace of him and entered the palace.
auspiciousadjectiveUS /ɑːˈspɪʃəs/
auguring favorable circumstances and good luck
From this reading When it was the Five Hundred and Thirty-third Night, She said, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that "when Bulukiya, standing at the gate of his palace, turned to take leave of Al-Khizr, he found no trace of him and entered the palace.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading When his mother saw him, she cried with a loud cry and swooned away for excess of joy, and they sprinkled water upon her face.
awhileadverbUS /əˈwaɪl/
for a short time
From this reading After awhile she came to herself and embraced her son and wept with sore weeping, whilst Bulukiya wept and laughed by turns.
beatverbUS /biːt/
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading Moreover, they beat the drums and blew the flutes and rejoiced mightily.
blewverbUS /bluː/
inflected form of “blow” — exhale hard
From this reading Moreover, they beat the drums and blew the flutes and rejoiced mightily.
Bulukiya
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From this reading When it was the Five Hundred and Thirty-third Night, She said, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that "when Bulukiya, standing at the gate of his palace, turned to take leave of Al-Khizr, he found no trace of him and entered the palace.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading After awhile she came to herself and embraced her son and wept with sore weeping, whilst Bulukiya wept and laughed by turns.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading After awhile she came to herself and embraced her son and wept with sore weeping, whilst Bulukiya wept and laughed by turns.
criedverbUS /kraɪd/
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading When his mother saw him, she cried with a loud cry and swooned away for excess of joy, and they sprinkled water upon her face.
cryverbUS /kraɪ/
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading When his mother saw him, she cried with a loud cry and swooned away for excess of joy, and they sprinkled water upon her face.
drumsnounUS /drʌmz/
plural of “drum” — a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end
From this reading Moreover, they beat the drums and blew the flutes and rejoiced mightily.
embracedverbUS /emˈbreɪst/
past form of “embrace” — include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
From this reading After awhile she came to herself and embraced her son and wept with sore weeping, whilst Bulukiya wept and laughed by turns.
enteredverbUS /ˈentərd/
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading When it was the Five Hundred and Thirty-third Night, She said, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that "when Bulukiya, standing at the gate of his palace, turned to take leave of Al-Khizr, he found no trace of him and entered the palace.
excessnounUS /ˈekses/
a quantity much larger than is needed
From this reading When his mother saw him, she cried with a loud cry and swooned away for excess of joy, and they sprinkled water upon her face.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading When his mother saw him, she cried with a loud cry and swooned away for excess of joy, and they sprinkled water upon her face.
FivenounUS /faɪv/
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading When it was the Five Hundred and Thirty-third Night, She said, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that "when Bulukiya, standing at the gate of his palace, turned to take leave of Al-Khizr, he found no trace of him and entered the palace.
flutesnounUS /fluːts/
plural of “flute” — a high-pitched woodwind instrument; a slender tube closed at one end with finger holes on one end and an opening near the closed end across which the breath is blown
From this reading Moreover, they beat the drums and blew the flutes and rejoiced mightily.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When his mother saw him, she cried with a loud cry and swooned away for excess of joy, and they sprinkled water upon her face.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading When it was the Five Hundred and Thirty-third Night, She said, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that "when Bulukiya, standing at the gate of his palace, turned to take leave of Al-Khizr, he found no trace of him and entered the palace.
friendsnounUS /frendz/
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Then all his friends and kindred came and gave him joy of his safe return, and the news was noised abroad in the land and there came to him presents from all parts.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Then all his friends and kindred came and gave him joy of his safe return, and the news was noised abroad in the land and there came to him presents from all parts.
gatenounUS /ɡeɪt/
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading When it was the Five Hundred and Thirty-third Night, She said, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that "when Bulukiya, standing at the gate of his palace, turned to take leave of Al-Khizr, he found no trace of him and entered the palace.
gaveverbUS /ɡeɪv/
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Then all his friends and kindred came and gave him joy of his safe return, and the news was noised abroad in the land and there came to him presents from all parts.
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading When it was the Five Hundred and Thirty-third Night, She said, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that "when Bulukiya, standing at the gate of his palace, turned to take leave of Al-Khizr, he found no trace of him and entered the palace.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When it was the Five Hundred and Thirty-third Night, She said, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that "when Bulukiya, standing at the gate of his palace, turned to take leave of Al-Khizr, he found no trace of him and entered the palace.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When his mother saw him, she cried with a loud cry and swooned away for excess of joy, and they sprinkled water upon her face.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading After awhile she came to herself and embraced her son and wept with sore weeping, whilst Bulukiya wept and laughed by turns.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When it was the Five Hundred and Thirty-third Night, She said, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that "when Bulukiya, standing at the gate of his palace, turned to take leave of Al-Khizr, he found no trace of him and entered the palace.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When it was the Five Hundred and Thirty-third Night, She said, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that "when Bulukiya, standing at the gate of his palace, turned to take leave of Al-Khizr, he found no trace of him and entered the palace.
HundrednounUS /ˈhʌndrəd/
ten 10s
From this reading When it was the Five Hundred and Thirty-third Night, She said, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that "when Bulukiya, standing at the gate of his palace, turned to take leave of Al-Khizr, he found no trace of him and entered the palace.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then all his friends and kindred came and gave him joy of his safe return, and the news was noised abroad in the land and there came to him presents from all parts.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When it was the Five Hundred and Thirty-third Night, She said, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that "when Bulukiya, standing at the gate of his palace, turned to take leave of Al-Khizr, he found no trace of him and entered the palace.
joynounUS /dʒɔɪ/
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading When his mother saw him, she cried with a loud cry and swooned away for excess of joy, and they sprinkled water upon her face.
kindredadjectiveUS /ˈkɪndrɪd/
similar in quality or character
From this reading Then all his friends and kindred came and gave him joy of his safe return, and the news was noised abroad in the land and there came to him presents from all parts.
KingnounUS /kɪŋ/
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading When it was the Five Hundred and Thirty-third Night, She said, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that "when Bulukiya, standing at the gate of his palace, turned to take leave of Al-Khizr, he found no trace of him and entered the palace.
landnounUS /lænd/
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading Then all his friends and kindred came and gave him joy of his safe return, and the news was noised abroad in the land and there came to him presents from all parts.
laughedverbUS /læft/
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading After awhile she came to herself and embraced her son and wept with sore weeping, whilst Bulukiya wept and laughed by turns.
leaveverbUS /liːv/
go away from a place
From this reading When it was the Five Hundred and Thirty-third Night, She said, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that "when Bulukiya, standing at the gate of his palace, turned to take leave of Al-Khizr, he found no trace of him and entered the palace.
loudadjectiveUS /laʊd/
characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading When his mother saw him, she cried with a loud cry and swooned away for excess of joy, and they sprinkled water upon her face.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When it was the Five Hundred and Thirty-third Night, She said, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that "when Bulukiya, standing at the gate of his palace, turned to take leave of Al-Khizr, he found no trace of him and entered the palace.
mightilyadverbUS /ˈmaɪtəli/
powerfully or vigorously
From this reading Moreover, they beat the drums and blew the flutes and rejoiced mightily.
MoreoveradverbUS /mɔːˈroʊvər/
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading Moreover, they beat the drums and blew the flutes and rejoiced mightily.
mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading When his mother saw him, she cried with a loud cry and swooned away for excess of joy, and they sprinkled water upon her face.
newsnounUS /nuːz/
information about recent and important events
From this reading Then all his friends and kindred came and gave him joy of his safe return, and the news was noised abroad in the land and there came to him presents from all parts.
NightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading When it was the Five Hundred and Thirty-third Night, She said, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that "when Bulukiya, standing at the gate of his palace, turned to take leave of Al-Khizr, he found no trace of him and entered the palace.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading When it was the Five Hundred and Thirty-third Night, She said, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that "when Bulukiya, standing at the gate of his palace, turned to take leave of Al-Khizr, he found no trace of him and entered the palace.
noised
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then all his friends and kindred came and gave him joy of his safe return, and the news was noised abroad in the land and there came to him presents from all parts.
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 When it was the Five Hundred and Thirty-third Night, She said, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that "when Bulukiya, standing at the gate of his palace, turned to take leave of Al-Khizr, he found no trace of him and entered the palace.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When it was the Five Hundred and Thirty-third Night, She said, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that "when Bulukiya, standing at the gate of his palace, turned to take leave of Al-Khizr, he found no trace of him and entered the palace.
palacenounUS /ˈpæləs/
a large and stately mansion
From this reading When it was the Five Hundred and Thirty-third Night, She said, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that "when Bulukiya, standing at the gate of his palace, turned to take leave of Al-Khizr, he found no trace of him and entered the palace.
partsnounUS /pɑːrts/
the local environment
From this reading Then all his friends and kindred came and gave him joy of his safe return, and the news was noised abroad in the land and there came to him presents from all parts.
presentsnounUS /ˈprezənts/
plural of “present” — the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech
From this reading Then all his friends and kindred came and gave him joy of his safe return, and the news was noised abroad in the land and there came to him presents from all parts.
reachedverbUS /riːtʃt/
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading When it was the Five Hundred and Thirty-third Night, She said, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that "when Bulukiya, standing at the gate of his palace, turned to take leave of Al-Khizr, he found no trace of him and entered the palace.
rejoicedverbUS /rɪˈdʒɔɪst/
past form of “rejoice” — feel happiness or joy
From this reading Moreover, they beat the drums and blew the flutes and rejoiced mightily.
returnverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrn/
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Then all his friends and kindred came and gave him joy of his safe return, and the news was noised abroad in the land and there came to him presents from all parts.
safeadjectiveUS /seɪf/
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading Then all his friends and kindred came and gave him joy of his safe return, and the news was noised abroad in the land and there came to him presents from all parts.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading When it was the Five Hundred and Thirty-third Night, She said, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that "when Bulukiya, standing at the gate of his palace, turned to take leave of Al-Khizr, he found no trace of him and entered the palace.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading When his mother saw him, she cried with a loud cry and swooned away for excess of joy, and they sprinkled water upon her face.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When it was the Five Hundred and Thirty-third Night, She said, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that "when Bulukiya, standing at the gate of his palace, turned to take leave of Al-Khizr, he found no trace of him and entered the palace.
sonnounUS /sʌn/
a male human offspring
From this reading After awhile she came to herself and embraced her son and wept with sore weeping, whilst Bulukiya wept and laughed by turns.
soreadjectiveUS /sɔːr/
hurting
From this reading After awhile she came to herself and embraced her son and wept with sore weeping, whilst Bulukiya wept and laughed by turns.
sprinkledverbUS /ˈsprɪŋkəld/
past form of “sprinkle” — distribute loosely
From this reading When his mother saw him, she cried with a loud cry and swooned away for excess of joy, and they sprinkled water upon her face.
standingadjectiveUS /ˈstændɪŋ/
having a supporting base
From this reading When it was the Five Hundred and Thirty-third Night, She said, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that "when Bulukiya, standing at the gate of his palace, turned to take leave of Al-Khizr, he found no trace of him and entered the palace.
swoonedverbUS /swuːnd/
past form of “swoon” — pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
From this reading When his mother saw him, she cried with a loud cry and swooned away for excess of joy, and they sprinkled water upon her face.
takeverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading When it was the Five Hundred and Thirty-third Night, She said, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that "when Bulukiya, standing at the gate of his palace, turned to take leave of Al-Khizr, he found no trace of him and entered the palace.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When it was the Five Hundred and Thirty-third Night, She said, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that "when Bulukiya, standing at the gate of his palace, turned to take leave of Al-Khizr, he found no trace of him and entered the palace.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When it was the Five Hundred and Thirty-third Night, She said, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that "when Bulukiya, standing at the gate of his palace, turned to take leave of Al-Khizr, he found no trace of him and entered the palace.
ThenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then all his friends and kindred came and gave him joy of his safe return, and the news was noised abroad in the land and there came to him presents from all parts.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading Then all his friends and kindred came and gave him joy of his safe return, and the news was noised abroad in the land and there came to him presents from all parts.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When his mother saw him, she cried with a loud cry and swooned away for excess of joy, and they sprinkled water upon her face.
Thirty-thirdadjective
the ordinal number of thirty-three in counting order
From this reading When it was the Five Hundred and Thirty-third Night, She said, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that "when Bulukiya, standing at the gate of his palace, turned to take leave of Al-Khizr, he found no trace of him and entered the palace.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When it was the Five Hundred and Thirty-third Night, She said, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that "when Bulukiya, standing at the gate of his palace, turned to take leave of Al-Khizr, he found no trace of him and entered the palace.
tracenounUS /treɪs/
a just detectable amount
From this reading When it was the Five Hundred and Thirty-third Night, She said, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that "when Bulukiya, standing at the gate of his palace, turned to take leave of Al-Khizr, he found no trace of him and entered the palace.
turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/
moved around an axis or center
From this reading When it was the Five Hundred and Thirty-third Night, She said, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that "when Bulukiya, standing at the gate of his palace, turned to take leave of Al-Khizr, he found no trace of him and entered the palace.
turnsnounUS /tɜːrnz/
plural of “turn” — a circular segment of a curve
From this reading After awhile she came to herself and embraced her son and wept with sore weeping, whilst Bulukiya wept and laughed by turns.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading When his mother saw him, she cried with a loud cry and swooned away for excess of joy, and they sprinkled water upon her face.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When it was the Five Hundred and Thirty-third Night, She said, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that "when Bulukiya, standing at the gate of his palace, turned to take leave of Al-Khizr, he found no trace of him and entered the palace.
waternounUS /ˈwɔːtər/
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading When his mother saw him, she cried with a loud cry and swooned away for excess of joy, and they sprinkled water upon her face.
weepingadjectiveUS /ˈwiːpɪŋ/
showing sorrow
From this reading After awhile she came to herself and embraced her son and wept with sore weeping, whilst Bulukiya wept and laughed by turns.
weptverbUS /wept/
inflected form of “weep” — shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
From this reading After awhile she came to herself and embraced her son and wept with sore weeping, whilst Bulukiya wept and laughed by turns.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When it was the Five Hundred and Thirty-third Night, She said, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that "when Bulukiya, standing at the gate of his palace, turned to take leave of Al-Khizr, he found no trace of him and entered the palace.
whilstconjunctionUS /waɪlst/
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading After awhile she came to herself and embraced her son and wept with sore weeping, whilst Bulukiya wept and laughed by turns.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When his mother saw him, she cried with a loud cry and swooned away for excess of joy, and they sprinkled water upon her face.
