adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Thy case commit to a Heavenly Lord and thou shalt safety see; * Act kindly through thy worldly life and live repentance- free.
ActverbUS /ækt/
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading "Thy case commit to a Heavenly Lord and thou shalt safety see; * Act kindly through thy worldly life and live repentance- free.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading When it was the Eight Hundred and Thirty-fourth Night, She resumed, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that Khalifah the fisherman, after ending his song, set out with the basket upon his shoulder and ceased not faring till he entered the city of Baghdad.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Thy case commit to a Heavenly Lord and thou shalt safety see; * Act kindly through thy worldly life and live repentance- free.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And as he threaded the streets the folk knew him and cried out to him, saying, "What hast thou there, O Khalifah?"
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mate not with folk suspected, lest eke thou shouldst suspected be * And from reviling keep thy tongue lest men revile at thee!"
auspiciousadjectiveUS /ɑːˈspɪʃəs/
auguring favorable circumstances and good luck
From this reading When it was the Eight Hundred and Thirty-fourth Night, She resumed, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that Khalifah the fisherman, after ending his song, set out with the basket upon his shoulder and ceased not faring till he entered the city of Baghdad.
BaghdadnounUS /ˈbæɡdæd/
capital and largest city of Iraq; located on the Tigris River
From this reading When it was the Eight Hundred and Thirty-fourth Night, She resumed, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that Khalifah the fisherman, after ending his song, set out with the basket upon his shoulder and ceased not faring till he entered the city of Baghdad.
basketnounUS /ˈbæskət/
a container that is usually woven and has handles
From this reading When it was the Eight Hundred and Thirty-fourth Night, She resumed, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that Khalifah the fisherman, after ending his song, set out with the basket upon his shoulder and ceased not faring till he entered the city of Baghdad.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Mate not with folk suspected, lest eke thou shouldst suspected be * And from reviling keep thy tongue lest men revile at thee!"
casenounUS /keɪs/
an occurrence of something
From this reading "Thy case commit to a Heavenly Lord and thou shalt safety see; * Act kindly through thy worldly life and live repentance- free.
ceasedverbUS /siːst/
past form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading --And Shahrazad perceived the dawn of day and ceased saying her permitted say.
citynounUS /ˈsɪti/
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading When it was the Eight Hundred and Thirty-fourth Night, She resumed, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that Khalifah the fisherman, after ending his song, set out with the basket upon his shoulder and ceased not faring till he entered the city of Baghdad.
commitverbUS /kəˈmɪt/
perform an act, usually with a negative connotation
From this reading "Thy case commit to a Heavenly Lord and thou shalt safety see; * Act kindly through thy worldly life and live repentance- free.
criedverbUS /kraɪd/
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading And as he threaded the streets the folk knew him and cried out to him, saying, "What hast thou there, O Khalifah?"
dawnnounUS /dɔːn/
the first light of day
From this reading --And Shahrazad perceived the dawn of day and ceased saying her permitted say.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading --And Shahrazad perceived the dawn of day and ceased saying her permitted say.
EightadjectiveUS /eɪt/
being one more than seven
From this reading When it was the Eight Hundred and Thirty-fourth Night, She resumed, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that Khalifah the fisherman, after ending his song, set out with the basket upon his shoulder and ceased not faring till he entered the city of Baghdad.
eke
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mate not with folk suspected, lest eke thou shouldst suspected be * And from reviling keep thy tongue lest men revile at thee!"
endingnounUS /ˈendɪŋ/
the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme)
From this reading When it was the Eight Hundred and Thirty-fourth Night, She resumed, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that Khalifah the fisherman, after ending his song, set out with the basket upon his shoulder and ceased not faring till he entered the city of Baghdad.
enteredverbUS /ˈentərd/
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading When it was the Eight Hundred and Thirty-fourth Night, She resumed, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that Khalifah the fisherman, after ending his song, set out with the basket upon his shoulder and ceased not faring till he entered the city of Baghdad.
faringverbUS /ˈferiŋ/
-ing form of “fare” — proceed or get along
From this reading When it was the Eight Hundred and Thirty-fourth Night, She resumed, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that Khalifah the fisherman, after ending his song, set out with the basket upon his shoulder and ceased not faring till he entered the city of Baghdad.
fishermannounUS /ˈfɪʃərmæn/
someone whose occupation is catching fish
From this reading When it was the Eight Hundred and Thirty-fourth Night, She resumed, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that Khalifah the fisherman, after ending his song, set out with the basket upon his shoulder and ceased not faring till he entered the city of Baghdad.
folknounUS /foʊk/
people in general (often used in the plural)
From this reading Mate not with folk suspected, lest eke thou shouldst suspected be * And from reviling keep thy tongue lest men revile at thee!"
freeverbUS /friː/
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading "Thy case commit to a Heavenly Lord and thou shalt safety see; * Act kindly through thy worldly life and live repentance- free.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Mate not with folk suspected, lest eke thou shouldst suspected be * And from reviling keep thy tongue lest men revile at thee!"
hastauxiliary verbUS /hæst/
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading And as he threaded the streets the folk knew him and cried out to him, saying, "What hast thou there, O Khalifah?"
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading When it was the Eight Hundred and Thirty-fourth Night, She resumed, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that Khalifah the fisherman, after ending his song, set out with the basket upon his shoulder and ceased not faring till he entered the city of Baghdad.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When it was the Eight Hundred and Thirty-fourth Night, She resumed, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that Khalifah the fisherman, after ending his song, set out with the basket upon his shoulder and ceased not faring till he entered the city of Baghdad.
HeavenlyadjectiveUS /ˈhevənli/
relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven
From this reading "Thy case commit to a Heavenly Lord and thou shalt safety see; * Act kindly through thy worldly life and live repentance- free.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading --And Shahrazad perceived the dawn of day and ceased saying her permitted say.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And as he threaded the streets the folk knew him and cried out to him, saying, "What hast thou there, O Khalifah?"
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When it was the Eight Hundred and Thirty-fourth Night, She resumed, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that Khalifah the fisherman, after ending his song, set out with the basket upon his shoulder and ceased not faring till he entered the city of Baghdad.
HundrednounUS /ˈhʌndrəd/
ten 10s
From this reading When it was the Eight Hundred and Thirty-fourth Night, She resumed, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that Khalifah the fisherman, after ending his song, set out with the basket upon his shoulder and ceased not faring till he entered the city of Baghdad.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When it was the Eight Hundred and Thirty-fourth Night, She resumed, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that Khalifah the fisherman, after ending his song, set out with the basket upon his shoulder and ceased not faring till he entered the city of Baghdad.
keepverbUS /kiːp/
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Mate not with folk suspected, lest eke thou shouldst suspected be * And from reviling keep thy tongue lest men revile at thee!"
Khalifahnoun
the civil and religious leader of a Muslim state considered to be a representative of Allah on earth
From this reading When it was the Eight Hundred and Thirty-fourth Night, She resumed, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that Khalifah the fisherman, after ending his song, set out with the basket upon his shoulder and ceased not faring till he entered the city of Baghdad.
kindlyadjectiveUS /ˈkaɪndli/
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading "Thy case commit to a Heavenly Lord and thou shalt safety see; * Act kindly through thy worldly life and live repentance- free.
KingnounUS /kɪŋ/
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading When it was the Eight Hundred and Thirty-fourth Night, She resumed, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that Khalifah the fisherman, after ending his song, set out with the basket upon his shoulder and ceased not faring till he entered the city of Baghdad.
knewverbUS /nuː/
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading And as he threaded the streets the folk knew him and cried out to him, saying, "What hast thou there, O Khalifah?"
lestconjunctionUS /lest/
in order that something should not happen
From this reading Mate not with folk suspected, lest eke thou shouldst suspected be * And from reviling keep thy tongue lest men revile at thee!"
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "Thy case commit to a Heavenly Lord and thou shalt safety see; * Act kindly through thy worldly life and live repentance- free.
liveverbUS /laɪv/
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading "Thy case commit to a Heavenly Lord and thou shalt safety see; * Act kindly through thy worldly life and live repentance- free.
LordnounUS /lɔːrd/
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading "Thy case commit to a Heavenly Lord and thou shalt safety see; * Act kindly through thy worldly life and live repentance- free.
MatenounUS /meɪt/
the officer below the master on a commercial ship
From this reading Mate not with folk suspected, lest eke thou shouldst suspected be * And from reviling keep thy tongue lest men revile at thee!"
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When it was the Eight Hundred and Thirty-fourth Night, She resumed, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that Khalifah the fisherman, after ending his song, set out with the basket upon his shoulder and ceased not faring till he entered the city of Baghdad.
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading Mate not with folk suspected, lest eke thou shouldst suspected be * And from reviling keep thy tongue lest men revile at thee!"
NightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading When it was the Eight Hundred and Thirty-fourth Night, She resumed, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that Khalifah the fisherman, after ending his song, set out with the basket upon his shoulder and ceased not faring till he entered the city of Baghdad.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mate not with folk suspected, lest eke thou shouldst suspected be * And from reviling keep thy tongue lest men revile at 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 When it was the Eight Hundred and Thirty-fourth Night, She resumed, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that Khalifah the fisherman, after ending his song, set out with the basket upon his shoulder and ceased not faring till he entered the city of Baghdad.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading --And Shahrazad perceived the dawn of day and ceased saying her permitted say.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading When it was the Eight Hundred and Thirty-fourth Night, She resumed, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that Khalifah the fisherman, after ending his song, set out with the basket upon his shoulder and ceased not faring till he entered the city of Baghdad.
perceivedadjectiveUS /pərˈsiːvd/
detected by instinct or inference rather than by recognized perceptual cues
From this reading --And Shahrazad perceived the dawn of day and ceased saying her permitted say.
permittedverbUS /pərˈmɪtɪd/
inflected form of “permit” — consent to, give permission
From this reading --And Shahrazad perceived the dawn of day and ceased saying her permitted say.
reachedverbUS /riːtʃt/
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading When it was the Eight Hundred and Thirty-fourth Night, She resumed, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that Khalifah the fisherman, after ending his song, set out with the basket upon his shoulder and ceased not faring till he entered the city of Baghdad.
repentancenounUS /rɪˈpentəns/
remorse for your past conduct
From this reading "Thy case commit to a Heavenly Lord and thou shalt safety see; * Act kindly through thy worldly life and live repentance- free.
resumedverbUS /rɪˈzuːmd/
past form of “resume” — take up or begin anew
From this reading When it was the Eight Hundred and Thirty-fourth Night, She resumed, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that Khalifah the fisherman, after ending his song, set out with the basket upon his shoulder and ceased not faring till he entered the city of Baghdad.
revileverbUS /riˈvaɪl/
spread negative information about
From this reading Mate not with folk suspected, lest eke thou shouldst suspected be * And from reviling keep thy tongue lest men revile at thee!"
reviling
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mate not with folk suspected, lest eke thou shouldst suspected be * And from reviling keep thy tongue lest men revile at thee!"
safetynounUS /ˈseɪfti/
the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions
From this reading "Thy case commit to a Heavenly Lord and thou shalt safety see; * Act kindly through thy worldly life and live repentance- free.
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading --And Shahrazad perceived the dawn of day and ceased saying her permitted say.
sayingnounUS /ˈseɪɪŋ/
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading --And Shahrazad perceived the dawn of day and ceased saying her permitted say.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Thy case commit to a Heavenly Lord and thou shalt safety see; * Act kindly through thy worldly life and live repentance- free.
setverbUS /set/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading When it was the Eight Hundred and Thirty-fourth Night, She resumed, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that Khalifah the fisherman, after ending his song, set out with the basket upon his shoulder and ceased not faring till he entered the city of Baghdad.
Shahrazad
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --And Shahrazad perceived the dawn of day and ceased saying her permitted say.
shaltmodal verbUS /ʃælt/
an old form of “shall”, used with “thou”
From this reading "Thy case commit to a Heavenly Lord and thou shalt safety see; * Act kindly through thy worldly life and live repentance- free.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When it was the Eight Hundred and Thirty-fourth Night, She resumed, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that Khalifah the fisherman, after ending his song, set out with the basket upon his shoulder and ceased not faring till he entered the city of Baghdad.
shoulderverbUS /ˈʃoʊldər/
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading When it was the Eight Hundred and Thirty-fourth Night, She resumed, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that Khalifah the fisherman, after ending his song, set out with the basket upon his shoulder and ceased not faring till he entered the city of Baghdad.
shouldstmodal verbUS /ʃʊdst/
an old form of “should”, used with “thou”
From this reading Mate not with folk suspected, lest eke thou shouldst suspected be * And from reviling keep thy tongue lest men revile at thee!"
songnounUS /sɔːŋ/
a short musical composition with words
From this reading When it was the Eight Hundred and Thirty-fourth Night, She resumed, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that Khalifah the fisherman, after ending his song, set out with the basket upon his shoulder and ceased not faring till he entered the city of Baghdad.
streetsnounUS /striːts/
plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading And as he threaded the streets the folk knew him and cried out to him, saying, "What hast thou there, O Khalifah?"
suspectedadjectiveUS /səˈspektɪd/
believed likely
From this reading Mate not with folk suspected, lest eke thou shouldst suspected be * And from reviling keep thy tongue lest men revile at thee!"
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When it was the Eight Hundred and Thirty-fourth Night, She resumed, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that Khalifah the fisherman, after ending his song, set out with the basket upon his shoulder and ceased not faring till he entered the city of Baghdad.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading --And Shahrazad perceived the dawn of day and ceased saying her permitted say.
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Mate not with folk suspected, lest eke thou shouldst suspected be * And from reviling keep thy tongue lest men revile at thee!"
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading And as he threaded the streets the folk knew him and cried out to him, saying, "What hast thou there, O Khalifah?"
Thirty-fourthadjective
the ordinal number of thirty-four in counting order
From this reading When it was the Eight Hundred and Thirty-fourth Night, She resumed, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that Khalifah the fisherman, after ending his song, set out with the basket upon his shoulder and ceased not faring till he entered the city of Baghdad.
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "Thy case commit to a Heavenly Lord and thou shalt safety see; * Act kindly through thy worldly life and live repentance- free.
threadedadjectiveUS /ˈθredɪd/
(of bolts or screws) having screw threads
From this reading And as he threaded the streets the folk knew him and cried out to him, saying, "What hast thou there, O Khalifah?"
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading "Thy case commit to a Heavenly Lord and thou shalt safety see; * Act kindly through thy worldly life and live repentance- free.
ThydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading "Thy case commit to a Heavenly Lord and thou shalt safety see; * Act kindly through thy worldly life and live repentance- free.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading When it was the Eight Hundred and Thirty-fourth Night, She resumed, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that Khalifah the fisherman, after ending his song, set out with the basket upon his shoulder and ceased not faring till he entered the city of Baghdad.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Thy case commit to a Heavenly Lord and thou shalt safety see; * Act kindly through thy worldly life and live repentance- free.
tonguenounUS /tʌŋ/
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading Mate not with folk suspected, lest eke thou shouldst suspected be * And from reviling keep thy tongue lest men revile at thee!"
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading When it was the Eight Hundred and Thirty-fourth Night, She resumed, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that Khalifah the fisherman, after ending his song, set out with the basket upon his shoulder and ceased not faring till he entered the city of Baghdad.
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 Eight Hundred and Thirty-fourth Night, She resumed, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that Khalifah the fisherman, after ending his song, set out with the basket upon his shoulder and ceased not faring till he entered the city of Baghdad.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And as he threaded the streets the folk knew him and cried out to him, saying, "What hast thou there, O Khalifah?"
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When it was the Eight Hundred and Thirty-fourth Night, She resumed, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that Khalifah the fisherman, after ending his song, set out with the basket upon his shoulder and ceased not faring till he entered the city of Baghdad.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mate not with folk suspected, lest eke thou shouldst suspected be * And from reviling keep thy tongue lest men revile at thee!"
worldlyadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːrldli/
characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world
From this reading "Thy case commit to a Heavenly Lord and thou shalt safety see; * Act kindly through thy worldly life and live repentance- free.
