138
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From this reading The History of Gharib and His Brother Ajib (continued) 138.
139
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From this reading Otbah and Rayya 139.
140
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From this reading Hind, Daughter of Al-Nu’man, and Al-Hajjaj 140.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In Whose Hospitable Home (“The Sycamores”) I Made My Final Preparations For A Pilgrimage To Meccah and El-Medinah.
Ajib
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From this reading The History of Gharib and His Brother Ajib (continued) 138.
Al-Hajjaj
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From this reading Hind, Daughter of Al-Nu’man, and Al-Hajjaj 140.
Al-Nu'man
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From this reading Hind, Daughter of Al-Nu’man, and Al-Hajjaj 140.
AlexandrianounUS /ˌæləɡˈzændriə/
a town in Louisiana on the Red River
From this reading Translated and Annotated by Richard F. Burton I Inscribe these pages to An Old And Valued Friend, John W. Larking (Whilome of Alexandria).
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Translated and Annotated by Richard F. Burton I Inscribe these pages to An Old And Valued Friend, John W. Larking (Whilome of Alexandria).
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Translated and Annotated by Richard F. Burton I Inscribe these pages to An Old And Valued Friend, John W. Larking (Whilome of Alexandria).
AnnotatedverbUS /ˌænəˈteɪtɪd/
past form of “annotate” — add explanatory notes to or supply with critical comments
From this reading Translated and Annotated by Richard F. Burton I Inscribe these pages to An Old And Valued Friend, John W. Larking (Whilome of Alexandria).
BrothernounUS /ˈbrʌðər/
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading The History of Gharib and His Brother Ajib (continued) 138.
BurtonnounUS /ˈbɜːrtən/
English explorer who with John Speke was the first European to explore Lake Tanganyika (1821-1890)
From this reading Translated and Annotated by Richard F. Burton I Inscribe these pages to An Old And Valued Friend, John W. Larking (Whilome of Alexandria).
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Translated and Annotated by Richard F. Burton I Inscribe these pages to An Old And Valued Friend, John W. Larking (Whilome of Alexandria).
continuedadjectiveUS /kənˈtɪnjuːd/
without stop or interruption
From this reading The History of Gharib and His Brother Ajib (continued) 138.
DaughternounUS /ˈdɔːtər/
a female human offspring
From this reading Hind, Daughter of Al-Nu’man, and Al-Hajjaj 140.
El-Medinah
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From this reading In Whose Hospitable Home (“The Sycamores”) I Made My Final Preparations For A Pilgrimage To Meccah and El-Medinah.
FnounUS /ef/
a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature
From this reading Translated and Annotated by Richard F. Burton I Inscribe these pages to An Old And Valued Friend, John W. Larking (Whilome of Alexandria).
FinaladjectiveUS /ˈfaɪnəl/
occurring at or forming an end or termination
From this reading In Whose Hospitable Home (“The Sycamores”) I Made My Final Preparations For A Pilgrimage To Meccah and El-Medinah.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In Whose Hospitable Home (“The Sycamores”) I Made My Final Preparations For A Pilgrimage To Meccah and El-Medinah.
FriendnounUS /frend/
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Translated and Annotated by Richard F. Burton I Inscribe these pages to An Old And Valued Friend, John W. Larking (Whilome of Alexandria).
Gharib
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From this reading The History of Gharib and His Brother Ajib (continued) 138.
HindnounUS /haɪnd/
any of several mostly spotted fishes that resemble groupers
From this reading Hind, Daughter of Al-Nu’man, and Al-Hajjaj 140.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The History of Gharib and His Brother Ajib (continued) 138.
HistorynounUS /ˈhɪstəri/
the aggregate of past events
From this reading The History of Gharib and His Brother Ajib (continued) 138.
HomenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading In Whose Hospitable Home (“The Sycamores”) I Made My Final Preparations For A Pilgrimage To Meccah and El-Medinah.
HospitableadjectiveUS /ˈhɑːˈspɪtəbəl/
favorable to life and growth
From this reading In Whose Hospitable Home (“The Sycamores”) I Made My Final Preparations For A Pilgrimage To Meccah and El-Medinah.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Translated and Annotated by Richard F. Burton I Inscribe these pages to An Old And Valued Friend, John W. Larking (Whilome of Alexandria).
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In Whose Hospitable Home (“The Sycamores”) I Made My Final Preparations For A Pilgrimage To Meccah and El-Medinah.
InscribeverbUS /ˌɪnˈskraɪb/
carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface
From this reading Translated and Annotated by Richard F. Burton I Inscribe these pages to An Old And Valued Friend, John W. Larking (Whilome of Alexandria).
JohnnounUS /dʒɑːn/
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading Translated and Annotated by Richard F. Burton I Inscribe these pages to An Old And Valued Friend, John W. Larking (Whilome of Alexandria).
Larking
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From this reading Translated and Annotated by Richard F. Burton I Inscribe these pages to An Old And Valued Friend, John W. Larking (Whilome of Alexandria).
MadeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading In Whose Hospitable Home (“The Sycamores”) I Made My Final Preparations For A Pilgrimage To Meccah and El-Medinah.
Meccah
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From this reading In Whose Hospitable Home (“The Sycamores”) I Made My Final Preparations For A Pilgrimage To Meccah and El-Medinah.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading In Whose Hospitable Home (“The Sycamores”) I Made My Final Preparations For A Pilgrimage To Meccah and El-Medinah.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Translated and Annotated by Richard F. Burton I Inscribe these pages to An Old And Valued Friend, John W. Larking (Whilome of Alexandria).
OldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Translated and Annotated by Richard F. Burton I Inscribe these pages to An Old And Valued Friend, John W. Larking (Whilome of Alexandria).
Otbah
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From this reading Otbah and Rayya 139.
pagesnounUS /ˈpeɪdʒəz/
plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading Translated and Annotated by Richard F. Burton I Inscribe these pages to An Old And Valued Friend, John W. Larking (Whilome of Alexandria).
PilgrimagenounUS /ˈpɪlɡrəmədʒ/
a journey to a sacred place
From this reading In Whose Hospitable Home (“The Sycamores”) I Made My Final Preparations For A Pilgrimage To Meccah and El-Medinah.
PreparationsnounUS /ˌprepərˈeɪʃənz/
plural of “preparation” — the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose
From this reading In Whose Hospitable Home (“The Sycamores”) I Made My Final Preparations For A Pilgrimage To Meccah and El-Medinah.
Rayya
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From this reading Otbah and Rayya 139.
Richard
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Sycamores
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From this reading In Whose Hospitable Home (“The Sycamores”) I Made My Final Preparations For A Pilgrimage To Meccah and El-Medinah.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In Whose Hospitable Home (“The Sycamores”) I Made My Final Preparations For A Pilgrimage To Meccah and El-Medinah.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Translated and Annotated by Richard F. Burton I Inscribe these pages to An Old And Valued Friend, John W. Larking (Whilome of Alexandria).
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Translated and Annotated by Richard F. Burton I Inscribe these pages to An Old And Valued Friend, John W. Larking (Whilome of Alexandria).
TranslatedverbUS /trænzˈleɪtɪd/
past form of “translate” — restate (words) from one language into another language
From this reading Translated and Annotated by Richard F. Burton I Inscribe these pages to An Old And Valued Friend, John W. Larking (Whilome of Alexandria).
ValuedadjectiveUS /ˈvæljuːd/
(usually used in combination) having value of a specified kind
From this reading Translated and Annotated by Richard F. Burton I Inscribe these pages to An Old And Valued Friend, John W. Larking (Whilome of Alexandria).
WnounUS /ˈdʌbəljuː/
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading Translated and Annotated by Richard F. Burton I Inscribe these pages to An Old And Valued Friend, John W. Larking (Whilome of Alexandria).
Whilome
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From this reading Translated and Annotated by Richard F. Burton I Inscribe these pages to An Old And Valued Friend, John W. Larking (Whilome of Alexandria).
WhosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading In Whose Hospitable Home (“The Sycamores”) I Made My Final Preparations For A Pilgrimage To Meccah and El-Medinah.
