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From this reading So I repaired thither, and, behold, over the grave was a tall tree, on which hung fillets of red and green and yellow stuffs.[FN#93] So I asked the people of the place, “How be this tree called?”; and they answered, “The tree of the Bride and the Bridegroom.”
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Then she sobbed a single sob and gave up the ghost.
abodenounUS /əˈboʊd/
any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
From this reading We dug one grave for them and laid them in the earth, and I returned to the dwellings of my people, where I abode seven years.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “Patient I seemed, yet Patience shown by me * Was but self-guiling till thy sight I see: Had my soul done as due my life had gone, * Had fled before mankind forestalling thee: Then, after me and thee none shall to friend * Be just, nor any soul with soul agree.”
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading Then I betook me again to Al-Hijaz and entering Al-Medinah the Illumined for pious visitation said in my mind, “By Allah, I will go again to Otbah’s tomb!”
agreeverbUS /əˈɡriː/
be in accord; be in agreement
From this reading “Patient I seemed, yet Patience shown by me * Was but self-guiling till thy sight I see: Had my soul done as due my life had gone, * Had fled before mankind forestalling thee: Then, after me and thee none shall to friend * Be just, nor any soul with soul agree.”
Al-Hijaz
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From this reading Then I betook me again to Al-Hijaz and entering Al-Medinah the Illumined for pious visitation said in my mind, “By Allah, I will go again to Otbah’s tomb!”
Al-Medinah
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From this reading Then I betook me again to Al-Hijaz and entering Al-Medinah the Illumined for pious visitation said in my mind, “By Allah, I will go again to Otbah’s tomb!”
AllahnounUS /ˈɑːlə/
Muslim name for the one and only God
From this reading Then I betook me again to Al-Hijaz and entering Al-Medinah the Illumined for pious visitation said in my mind, “By Allah, I will go again to Otbah’s tomb!”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Patient I seemed, yet Patience shown by me * Was but self-guiling till thy sight I see: Had my soul done as due my life had gone, * Had fled before mankind forestalling thee: Then, after me and thee none shall to friend * Be just, nor any soul with soul agree.”
answeredverbUS /ˈænsərd/
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading So I repaired thither, and, behold, over the grave was a tall tree, on which hung fillets of red and green and yellow stuffs.[FN#93] So I asked the people of the place, “How be this tree called?”; and they answered, “The tree of the Bride and the Bridegroom.”
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “Patient I seemed, yet Patience shown by me * Was but self-guiling till thy sight I see: Had my soul done as due my life had gone, * Had fled before mankind forestalling thee: Then, after me and thee none shall to friend * Be just, nor any soul with soul agree.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Patient I seemed, yet Patience shown by me * Was but self-guiling till thy sight I see: Had my soul done as due my life had gone, * Had fled before mankind forestalling thee: Then, after me and thee none shall to friend * Be just, nor any soul with soul agree.”
askedverbUS /æskt/
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading So I repaired thither, and, behold, over the grave was a tall tree, on which hung fillets of red and green and yellow stuffs.[FN#93] So I asked the people of the place, “How be this tree called?”; and they answered, “The tree of the Bride and the Bridegroom.”
Beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Patient I seemed, yet Patience shown by me * Was but self-guiling till thy sight I see: Had my soul done as due my life had gone, * Had fled before mankind forestalling thee: Then, after me and thee none shall to friend * Be just, nor any soul with soul agree.”
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Patient I seemed, yet Patience shown by me * Was but self-guiling till thy sight I see: Had my soul done as due my life had gone, * Had fled before mankind forestalling thee: Then, after me and thee none shall to friend * Be just, nor any soul with soul agree.”
beholdverbUS /bɪˈhoʊld/
see with attention
From this reading So I repaired thither, and, behold, over the grave was a tall tree, on which hung fillets of red and green and yellow stuffs.[FN#93] So I asked the people of the place, “How be this tree called?”; and they answered, “The tree of the Bride and the Bridegroom.”
betook
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From this reading Then I betook me again to Al-Hijaz and entering Al-Medinah the Illumined for pious visitation said in my mind, “By Allah, I will go again to Otbah’s tomb!”
BridenounUS /braɪd/
a woman who has recently been married
From this reading So I repaired thither, and, behold, over the grave was a tall tree, on which hung fillets of red and green and yellow stuffs.[FN#93] So I asked the people of the place, “How be this tree called?”; and they answered, “The tree of the Bride and the Bridegroom.”
BridegroomnounUS /ˈbraɪdɡruːm/
a man who has recently been married
From this reading So I repaired thither, and, behold, over the grave was a tall tree, on which hung fillets of red and green and yellow stuffs.[FN#93] So I asked the people of the place, “How be this tree called?”; and they answered, “The tree of the Bride and the Bridegroom.”
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Patient I seemed, yet Patience shown by me * Was but self-guiling till thy sight I see: Had my soul done as due my life had gone, * Had fled before mankind forestalling thee: Then, after me and thee none shall to friend * Be just, nor any soul with soul agree.”
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Patient I seemed, yet Patience shown by me * Was but self-guiling till thy sight I see: Had my soul done as due my life had gone, * Had fled before mankind forestalling thee: Then, after me and thee none shall to friend * Be just, nor any soul with soul agree.”
calledverbUS /kɔːld/
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading So I repaired thither, and, behold, over the grave was a tall tree, on which hung fillets of red and green and yellow stuffs.[FN#93] So I asked the people of the place, “How be this tree called?”; and they answered, “The tree of the Bride and the Bridegroom.”
doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading “Patient I seemed, yet Patience shown by me * Was but self-guiling till thy sight I see: Had my soul done as due my life had gone, * Had fled before mankind forestalling thee: Then, after me and thee none shall to friend * Be just, nor any soul with soul agree.”
dueadjectiveUS /duː/
owed and payable immediately or on demand
From this reading “Patient I seemed, yet Patience shown by me * Was but self-guiling till thy sight I see: Had my soul done as due my life had gone, * Had fled before mankind forestalling thee: Then, after me and thee none shall to friend * Be just, nor any soul with soul agree.”
dugnounUS /dʌɡ/
an udder or breast or teat
From this reading We dug one grave for them and laid them in the earth, and I returned to the dwellings of my people, where I abode seven years.
dwellingsnounUS /ˈdwelɪŋz/
plural of “dwelling” — housing that someone is living in
From this reading We dug one grave for them and laid them in the earth, and I returned to the dwellings of my people, where I abode seven years.
earthnounUS /ɜːrθ/
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading We dug one grave for them and laid them in the earth, and I returned to the dwellings of my people, where I abode seven years.
enteringnounUS /ˈentərɪŋ/
a movement into or inward
From this reading Then I betook me again to Al-Hijaz and entering Al-Medinah the Illumined for pious visitation said in my mind, “By Allah, I will go again to Otbah’s tomb!”
filletsnounUS /ˈfɪlɪts/
plural of “fillet” — a boneless steak cut from the tenderloin of beef
From this reading So I repaired thither, and, behold, over the grave was a tall tree, on which hung fillets of red and green and yellow stuffs.[FN#93] So I asked the people of the place, “How be this tree called?”; and they answered, “The tree of the Bride and the Bridegroom.”
fledverbUS /fled/
inflected form of “flee” — run away quickly
From this reading “Patient I seemed, yet Patience shown by me * Was but self-guiling till thy sight I see: Had my soul done as due my life had gone, * Had fled before mankind forestalling thee: Then, after me and thee none shall to friend * Be just, nor any soul with soul agree.”
FN
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From this reading So I repaired thither, and, behold, over the grave was a tall tree, on which hung fillets of red and green and yellow stuffs.[FN#93] So I asked the people of the place, “How be this tree called?”; and they answered, “The tree of the Bride and the Bridegroom.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We dug one grave for them and laid them in the earth, and I returned to the dwellings of my people, where I abode seven years.
forestallingnounUS /ˌfɔːrˈstɑːlɪŋ/
the act of preventing something by anticipating and disposing of it effectively
From this reading “Patient I seemed, yet Patience shown by me * Was but self-guiling till thy sight I see: Had my soul done as due my life had gone, * Had fled before mankind forestalling thee: Then, after me and thee none shall to friend * Be just, nor any soul with soul agree.”
friendnounUS /frend/
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “Patient I seemed, yet Patience shown by me * Was but self-guiling till thy sight I see: Had my soul done as due my life had gone, * Had fled before mankind forestalling thee: Then, after me and thee none shall to friend * Be just, nor any soul with soul agree.”
gaveverbUS /ɡeɪv/
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Then she sobbed a single sob and gave up the ghost.
ghostnounUS /ɡoʊst/
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading Then she sobbed a single sob and gave up the ghost.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Then I betook me again to Al-Hijaz and entering Al-Medinah the Illumined for pious visitation said in my mind, “By Allah, I will go again to Otbah’s tomb!”
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading “Patient I seemed, yet Patience shown by me * Was but self-guiling till thy sight I see: Had my soul done as due my life had gone, * Had fled before mankind forestalling thee: Then, after me and thee none shall to friend * Be just, nor any soul with soul agree.”
gravenounUS /ɡreɪv/
death of a person
From this reading We dug one grave for them and laid them in the earth, and I returned to the dwellings of my people, where I abode seven years.
greennounUS /ɡriːn/
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading So I repaired thither, and, behold, over the grave was a tall tree, on which hung fillets of red and green and yellow stuffs.[FN#93] So I asked the people of the place, “How be this tree called?”; and they answered, “The tree of the Bride and the Bridegroom.”
Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Patient I seemed, yet Patience shown by me * Was but self-guiling till thy sight I see: Had my soul done as due my life had gone, * Had fled before mankind forestalling thee: Then, after me and thee none shall to friend * Be just, nor any soul with soul agree.”
How
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From this reading So I repaired thither, and, behold, over the grave was a tall tree, on which hung fillets of red and green and yellow stuffs.[FN#93] So I asked the people of the place, “How be this tree called?”; and they answered, “The tree of the Bride and the Bridegroom.”
hungverbUS /hʌŋ/
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading So I repaired thither, and, behold, over the grave was a tall tree, on which hung fillets of red and green and yellow stuffs.[FN#93] So I asked the people of the place, “How be this tree called?”; and they answered, “The tree of the Bride and the Bridegroom.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Patient I seemed, yet Patience shown by me * Was but self-guiling till thy sight I see: Had my soul done as due my life had gone, * Had fled before mankind forestalling thee: Then, after me and thee none shall to friend * Be just, nor any soul with soul agree.”
IlluminedverbUS /ˌɪˈluːmənd/
past form of “illumine” — make lighter or brighter
From this reading Then I betook me again to Al-Hijaz and entering Al-Medinah the Illumined for pious visitation said in my mind, “By Allah, I will go again to Otbah’s tomb!”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We dug one grave for them and laid them in the earth, and I returned to the dwellings of my people, where I abode seven years.
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading “Patient I seemed, yet Patience shown by me * Was but self-guiling till thy sight I see: Had my soul done as due my life had gone, * Had fled before mankind forestalling thee: Then, after me and thee none shall to friend * Be just, nor any soul with soul agree.”
laidadjectiveUS /leɪd/
set down according to a plan
From this reading We dug one grave for them and laid them in the earth, and I returned to the dwellings of my people, where I abode seven years.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “Patient I seemed, yet Patience shown by me * Was but self-guiling till thy sight I see: Had my soul done as due my life had gone, * Had fled before mankind forestalling thee: Then, after me and thee none shall to friend * Be just, nor any soul with soul agree.”
mankindnounUS /ˈmænˈkaɪnd/
all of the living human inhabitants of the earth
From this reading “Patient I seemed, yet Patience shown by me * Was but self-guiling till thy sight I see: Had my soul done as due my life had gone, * Had fled before mankind forestalling thee: Then, after me and thee none shall to friend * Be just, nor any soul with soul agree.”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Patient I seemed, yet Patience shown by me * Was but self-guiling till thy sight I see: Had my soul done as due my life had gone, * Had fled before mankind forestalling thee: Then, after me and thee none shall to friend * Be just, nor any soul with soul agree.”
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Then I betook me again to Al-Hijaz and entering Al-Medinah the Illumined for pious visitation said in my mind, “By Allah, I will go again to Otbah’s tomb!”
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Patient I seemed, yet Patience shown by me * Was but self-guiling till thy sight I see: Had my soul done as due my life had gone, * Had fled before mankind forestalling thee: Then, after me and thee none shall to friend * Be just, nor any soul with soul agree.”
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading “Patient I seemed, yet Patience shown by me * Was but self-guiling till thy sight I see: Had my soul done as due my life had gone, * Had fled before mankind forestalling thee: Then, after me and thee none shall to friend * Be just, nor any soul with soul agree.”
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading “Patient I seemed, yet Patience shown by me * Was but self-guiling till thy sight I see: Had my soul done as due my life had gone, * Had fled before mankind forestalling thee: Then, after me and thee none shall to friend * Be just, nor any soul with soul agree.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We dug one grave for them and laid them in the earth, and I returned to the dwellings of my people, where I abode seven years.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading So I repaired thither, and, behold, over the grave was a tall tree, on which hung fillets of red and green and yellow stuffs.[FN#93] So I asked the people of the place, “How be this tree called?”; and they answered, “The tree of the Bride and the Bridegroom.”
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading We dug one grave for them and laid them in the earth, and I returned to the dwellings of my people, where I abode seven years.
Otbah's
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From this reading Then I betook me again to Al-Hijaz and entering Al-Medinah the Illumined for pious visitation said in my mind, “By Allah, I will go again to Otbah’s tomb!”
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading So I repaired thither, and, behold, over the grave was a tall tree, on which hung fillets of red and green and yellow stuffs.[FN#93] So I asked the people of the place, “How be this tree called?”; and they answered, “The tree of the Bride and the Bridegroom.”
PatiencenounUS /ˈpeɪʃəns/
good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
From this reading “Patient I seemed, yet Patience shown by me * Was but self-guiling till thy sight I see: Had my soul done as due my life had gone, * Had fled before mankind forestalling thee: Then, after me and thee none shall to friend * Be just, nor any soul with soul agree.”
PatientnounUS /ˈpeɪʃənt/
a person who requires medical care
From this reading “Patient I seemed, yet Patience shown by me * Was but self-guiling till thy sight I see: Had my soul done as due my life had gone, * Had fled before mankind forestalling thee: Then, after me and thee none shall to friend * Be just, nor any soul with soul agree.”
peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading We dug one grave for them and laid them in the earth, and I returned to the dwellings of my people, where I abode seven years.
piousadjectiveUS /ˈpaɪəs/
having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity
From this reading Then I betook me again to Al-Hijaz and entering Al-Medinah the Illumined for pious visitation said in my mind, “By Allah, I will go again to Otbah’s tomb!”
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading So I repaired thither, and, behold, over the grave was a tall tree, on which hung fillets of red and green and yellow stuffs.[FN#93] So I asked the people of the place, “How be this tree called?”; and they answered, “The tree of the Bride and the Bridegroom.”
rednounUS /red/
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading So I repaired thither, and, behold, over the grave was a tall tree, on which hung fillets of red and green and yellow stuffs.[FN#93] So I asked the people of the place, “How be this tree called?”; and they answered, “The tree of the Bride and the Bridegroom.”
repairedverbUS /rɪˈperd/
past form of “repair” — restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading So I repaired thither, and, behold, over the grave was a tall tree, on which hung fillets of red and green and yellow stuffs.[FN#93] So I asked the people of the place, “How be this tree called?”; and they answered, “The tree of the Bride and the Bridegroom.”
returnedverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrnd/
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading We dug one grave for them and laid them in the earth, and I returned to the dwellings of my people, where I abode seven years.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Then I betook me again to Al-Hijaz and entering Al-Medinah the Illumined for pious visitation said in my mind, “By Allah, I will go again to Otbah’s tomb!”
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Patient I seemed, yet Patience shown by me * Was but self-guiling till thy sight I see: Had my soul done as due my life had gone, * Had fled before mankind forestalling thee: Then, after me and thee none shall to friend * Be just, nor any soul with soul agree.”
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “Patient I seemed, yet Patience shown by me * Was but self-guiling till thy sight I see: Had my soul done as due my life had gone, * Had fled before mankind forestalling thee: Then, after me and thee none shall to friend * Be just, nor any soul with soul agree.”
self-guiling
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From this reading “Patient I seemed, yet Patience shown by me * Was but self-guiling till thy sight I see: Had my soul done as due my life had gone, * Had fled before mankind forestalling thee: Then, after me and thee none shall to friend * Be just, nor any soul with soul agree.”
sevennounUS /ˈsevən/
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading We dug one grave for them and laid them in the earth, and I returned to the dwellings of my people, where I abode seven years.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Patient I seemed, yet Patience shown by me * Was but self-guiling till thy sight I see: Had my soul done as due my life had gone, * Had fled before mankind forestalling thee: Then, after me and thee none shall to friend * Be just, nor any soul with soul agree.”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then she sobbed a single sob and gave up the ghost.
shownverbUS /ʃoʊn/
inflected form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading “Patient I seemed, yet Patience shown by me * Was but self-guiling till thy sight I see: Had my soul done as due my life had gone, * Had fled before mankind forestalling thee: Then, after me and thee none shall to friend * Be just, nor any soul with soul agree.”
sightnounUS /saɪt/
an instance of visual perception
From this reading “Patient I seemed, yet Patience shown by me * Was but self-guiling till thy sight I see: Had my soul done as due my life had gone, * Had fled before mankind forestalling thee: Then, after me and thee none shall to friend * Be just, nor any soul with soul agree.”
singleadjectiveUS /ˈsɪŋɡəl/
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading Then she sobbed a single sob and gave up the ghost.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So I repaired thither, and, behold, over the grave was a tall tree, on which hung fillets of red and green and yellow stuffs.[FN#93] So I asked the people of the place, “How be this tree called?”; and they answered, “The tree of the Bride and the Bridegroom.”
sobverbUS /sɑːb/
weep convulsively
From this reading Then she sobbed a single sob and gave up the ghost.
sobbedverbUS /sɑːbd/
inflected form of “sob” — weep convulsively
From this reading Then she sobbed a single sob and gave up the ghost.
soulnounUS /soʊl/
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading “Patient I seemed, yet Patience shown by me * Was but self-guiling till thy sight I see: Had my soul done as due my life had gone, * Had fled before mankind forestalling thee: Then, after me and thee none shall to friend * Be just, nor any soul with soul agree.”
stuffsnounUS /stʌfs/
plural of “stuff” — the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
From this reading So I repaired thither, and, behold, over the grave was a tall tree, on which hung fillets of red and green and yellow stuffs.[FN#93] So I asked the people of the place, “How be this tree called?”; and they answered, “The tree of the Bride and the Bridegroom.”
talladjectiveUS /tɔːl/
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading So I repaired thither, and, behold, over the grave was a tall tree, on which hung fillets of red and green and yellow stuffs.[FN#93] So I asked the people of the place, “How be this tree called?”; and they answered, “The tree of the Bride and the Bridegroom.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then she sobbed a single sob and gave up the ghost.
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading “Patient I seemed, yet Patience shown by me * Was but self-guiling till thy sight I see: Had my soul done as due my life had gone, * Had fled before mankind forestalling thee: Then, after me and thee none shall to friend * Be just, nor any soul with soul agree.”
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading We dug one grave for them and laid them in the earth, and I returned to the dwellings of my people, where I abode seven years.
ThenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “Patient I seemed, yet Patience shown by me * Was but self-guiling till thy sight I see: Had my soul done as due my life had gone, * Had fled before mankind forestalling thee: Then, after me and thee none shall to friend * Be just, nor any soul with soul agree.”
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So I repaired thither, and, behold, over the grave was a tall tree, on which hung fillets of red and green and yellow stuffs.[FN#93] So I asked the people of the place, “How be this tree called?”; and they answered, “The tree of the Bride and the Bridegroom.”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading So I repaired thither, and, behold, over the grave was a tall tree, on which hung fillets of red and green and yellow stuffs.[FN#93] So I asked the people of the place, “How be this tree called?”; and they answered, “The tree of the Bride and the Bridegroom.”
thitheradverbUS /ˈðɪθɜːr/
an old word meaning “to that place”
From this reading So I repaired thither, and, behold, over the grave was a tall tree, on which hung fillets of red and green and yellow stuffs.[FN#93] So I asked the people of the place, “How be this tree called?”; and they answered, “The tree of the Bride and the Bridegroom.”
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “Patient I seemed, yet Patience shown by me * Was but self-guiling till thy sight I see: Had my soul done as due my life had gone, * Had fled before mankind forestalling thee: Then, after me and thee none shall to friend * Be just, nor any soul with soul agree.”
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading “Patient I seemed, yet Patience shown by me * Was but self-guiling till thy sight I see: Had my soul done as due my life had gone, * Had fled before mankind forestalling thee: Then, after me and thee none shall to friend * Be just, nor any soul with soul agree.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Patient I seemed, yet Patience shown by me * Was but self-guiling till thy sight I see: Had my soul done as due my life had gone, * Had fled before mankind forestalling thee: Then, after me and thee none shall to friend * Be just, nor any soul with soul agree.”
tombnounUS /tuːm/
a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)
From this reading Then I betook me again to Al-Hijaz and entering Al-Medinah the Illumined for pious visitation said in my mind, “By Allah, I will go again to Otbah’s tomb!”
treenounUS /triː/
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading So I repaired thither, and, behold, over the grave was a tall tree, on which hung fillets of red and green and yellow stuffs.[FN#93] So I asked the people of the place, “How be this tree called?”; and they answered, “The tree of the Bride and the Bridegroom.”
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Then she sobbed a single sob and gave up the ghost.
visitationnounUS /ˌvɪzɪˈteɪʃən/
an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event
From this reading Then I betook me again to Al-Hijaz and entering Al-Medinah the Illumined for pious visitation said in my mind, “By Allah, I will go again to Otbah’s tomb!”
Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Patient I seemed, yet Patience shown by me * Was but self-guiling till thy sight I see: Had my soul done as due my life had gone, * Had fled before mankind forestalling thee: Then, after me and thee none shall to friend * Be just, nor any soul with soul agree.”
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We dug one grave for them and laid them in the earth, and I returned to the dwellings of my people, where I abode seven years.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading We dug one grave for them and laid them in the earth, and I returned to the dwellings of my people, where I abode seven years.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading So I repaired thither, and, behold, over the grave was a tall tree, on which hung fillets of red and green and yellow stuffs.[FN#93] So I asked the people of the place, “How be this tree called?”; and they answered, “The tree of the Bride and the Bridegroom.”
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Then I betook me again to Al-Hijaz and entering Al-Medinah the Illumined for pious visitation said in my mind, “By Allah, I will go again to Otbah’s tomb!”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Patient I seemed, yet Patience shown by me * Was but self-guiling till thy sight I see: Had my soul done as due my life had gone, * Had fled before mankind forestalling thee: Then, after me and thee none shall to friend * Be just, nor any soul with soul agree.”
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading We dug one grave for them and laid them in the earth, and I returned to the dwellings of my people, where I abode seven years.
yellowadjectiveUS /ˈjeloʊ/
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading So I repaired thither, and, behold, over the grave was a tall tree, on which hung fillets of red and green and yellow stuffs.[FN#93] So I asked the people of the place, “How be this tree called?”; and they answered, “The tree of the Bride and the Bridegroom.”
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading “Patient I seemed, yet Patience shown by me * Was but self-guiling till thy sight I see: Had my soul done as due my life had gone, * Had fled before mankind forestalling thee: Then, after me and thee none shall to friend * Be just, nor any soul with soul agree.”
