65
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From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Second Night, She resumed: It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that after Shimas had enumerated to the King the three things whereof it besitteth not the understanding to speak save after they are done, he continued, "For know, O King, that he, who speaketh of aught before its accomplishment is like the Fakir who had hung over his head the jar of clarified butter.[FN#65]" "What is the story of the Fakir," asked the King, "and what happened to him?"
66
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From this reading Answered the Wazir, "O King, they tell this tale anent The Fakir and his Jar of Butter.[FN#66] A fakir[FN#67] abode once with one of the nobles of a certain town, who made him a daily allowance of three scones and a little clarified butter and honey.
67
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From this reading Answered the Wazir, "O King, they tell this tale anent The Fakir and his Jar of Butter.[FN#66] A fakir[FN#67] abode once with one of the nobles of a certain town, who made him a daily allowance of three scones and a little clarified butter and honey.
68
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From this reading One night, as he sat on his bed, staff in hand, he fell a-musing upon the butter and the greatness of its price and said in himself, "Needs must I sell all this butter I have by me and buy with the price an ewe and take to partner therein a Fellah[FN#68] fellow who hath a ram.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Answered the Wazir, "O King, they tell this tale anent The Fakir and his Jar of Butter.[FN#66] A fakir[FN#67] abode once with one of the nobles of a certain town, who made him a daily allowance of three scones and a little clarified butter and honey.
a-musing
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From this reading One night, as he sat on his bed, staff in hand, he fell a-musing upon the butter and the greatness of its price and said in himself, "Needs must I sell all this butter I have by me and buy with the price an ewe and take to partner therein a Fellah[FN#68] fellow who hath a ram.
abodenounUS /əˈboʊd/
any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
From this reading Answered the Wazir, "O King, they tell this tale anent The Fakir and his Jar of Butter.[FN#66] A fakir[FN#67] abode once with one of the nobles of a certain town, who made him a daily allowance of three scones and a little clarified butter and honey.
accomplishmentnounUS /əˈkɑːmplɪʃmənt/
the action of accomplishing something
From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Second Night, She resumed: It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that after Shimas had enumerated to the King the three things whereof it besitteth not the understanding to speak save after they are done, he continued, "For know, O King, that he, who speaketh of aught before its accomplishment is like the Fakir who had hung over his head the jar of clarified butter.[FN#65]" "What is the story of the Fakir," asked the King, "and what happened to him?"
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Second Night, She resumed: It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that after Shimas had enumerated to the King the three things whereof it besitteth not the understanding to speak save after they are done, he continued, "For know, O King, that he, who speaketh of aught before its accomplishment is like the Fakir who had hung over his head the jar of clarified butter.[FN#65]" "What is the story of the Fakir," asked the King, "and what happened to him?"
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 Now such butter was dear in those parts and the Devotee laid all that came to him together in a jar he had, till he filled it and hung it up over his head for safe keeping.
allowancenounUS /əˈlaʊəns/
an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period)
From this reading Answered the Wazir, "O King, they tell this tale anent The Fakir and his Jar of Butter.[FN#66] A fakir[FN#67] abode once with one of the nobles of a certain town, who made him a daily allowance of three scones and a little clarified butter and honey.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading One night, as he sat on his bed, staff in hand, he fell a-musing upon the butter and the greatness of its price and said in himself, "Needs must I sell all this butter I have by me and buy with the price an ewe and take to partner therein a Fellah[FN#68] fellow who hath a ram.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Second Night, She resumed: It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that after Shimas had enumerated to the King the three things whereof it besitteth not the understanding to speak save after they are done, he continued, "For know, O King, that he, who speaketh of aught before its accomplishment is like the Fakir who had hung over his head the jar of clarified butter.[FN#65]" "What is the story of the Fakir," asked the King, "and what happened to him?"
anent
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From this reading Answered the Wazir, "O King, they tell this tale anent The Fakir and his Jar of Butter.[FN#66] A fakir[FN#67] abode once with one of the nobles of a certain town, who made him a daily allowance of three scones and a little clarified butter and honey.
AnsweredverbUS /ˈænsərd/
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading Answered the Wazir, "O King, they tell this tale anent The Fakir and his Jar of Butter.[FN#66] A fakir[FN#67] abode once with one of the nobles of a certain town, who made him a daily allowance of three scones and a little clarified butter and honey.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Second Night, She resumed: It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that after Shimas had enumerated to the King the three things whereof it besitteth not the understanding to speak save after they are done, he continued, "For know, O King, that he, who speaketh of aught before its accomplishment is like the Fakir who had hung over his head the jar of clarified butter.[FN#65]" "What is the story of the Fakir," asked the King, "and what happened to him?"
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading One night, as he sat on his bed, staff in hand, he fell a-musing upon the butter and the greatness of its price and said in himself, "Needs must I sell all this butter I have by me and buy with the price an ewe and take to partner therein a Fellah[FN#68] fellow who hath a ram.
askedverbUS /æskt/
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Second Night, She resumed: It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that after Shimas had enumerated to the King the three things whereof it besitteth not the understanding to speak save after they are done, he continued, "For know, O King, that he, who speaketh of aught before its accomplishment is like the Fakir who had hung over his head the jar of clarified butter.[FN#65]" "What is the story of the Fakir," asked the King, "and what happened to him?"
aughtnounUS /ɔːt/
a quantity of no importance
From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Second Night, She resumed: It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that after Shimas had enumerated to the King the three things whereof it besitteth not the understanding to speak save after they are done, he continued, "For know, O King, that he, who speaketh of aught before its accomplishment is like the Fakir who had hung over his head the jar of clarified butter.[FN#65]" "What is the story of the Fakir," asked the King, "and what happened to him?"
auspiciousadjectiveUS /ɑːˈspɪʃəs/
auguring favorable circumstances and good luck
From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Second Night, She resumed: It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that after Shimas had enumerated to the King the three things whereof it besitteth not the understanding to speak save after they are done, he continued, "For know, O King, that he, who speaketh of aught before its accomplishment is like the Fakir who had hung over his head the jar of clarified butter.[FN#65]" "What is the story of the Fakir," asked the King, "and what happened to him?"
bearverbUS /ber/
have
From this reading The first year she will bear a male lamb and a female and the second a female and a male and these in their turn will bear other males and other females, nor will they give over bearing females and males, till they become a great matter.
bearingnounUS /ˈberɪŋ/
relevant relation or interconnection
From this reading The first year she will bear a male lamb and a female and the second a female and a male and these in their turn will bear other males and other females, nor will they give over bearing females and males, till they become a great matter.
becomeverbUS /bɪˈkʌm/
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading The first year she will bear a male lamb and a female and the second a female and a male and these in their turn will bear other males and other females, nor will they give over bearing females and males, till they become a great matter.
bednounUS /bed/
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading One night, as he sat on his bed, staff in hand, he fell a-musing upon the butter and the greatness of its price and said in himself, "Needs must I sell all this butter I have by me and buy with the price an ewe and take to partner therein a Fellah[FN#68] fellow who hath a ram.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Second Night, She resumed: It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that after Shimas had enumerated to the King the three things whereof it besitteth not the understanding to speak save after they are done, he continued, "For know, O King, that he, who speaketh of aught before its accomplishment is like the Fakir who had hung over his head the jar of clarified butter.[FN#65]" "What is the story of the Fakir," asked the King, "and what happened to him?"
besitteth
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From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Second Night, She resumed: It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that after Shimas had enumerated to the King the three things whereof it besitteth not the understanding to speak save after they are done, he continued, "For know, O King, that he, who speaketh of aught before its accomplishment is like the Fakir who had hung over his head the jar of clarified butter.[FN#65]" "What is the story of the Fakir," asked the King, "and what happened to him?"
butternounUS /ˈbʌtər/
an edible emulsion of fat globules made by churning milk or cream; for cooking and table use
From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Second Night, She resumed: It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that after Shimas had enumerated to the King the three things whereof it besitteth not the understanding to speak save after they are done, he continued, "For know, O King, that he, who speaketh of aught before its accomplishment is like the Fakir who had hung over his head the jar of clarified butter.[FN#65]" "What is the story of the Fakir," asked the King, "and what happened to him?"
buyverbUS /baɪ/
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading One night, as he sat on his bed, staff in hand, he fell a-musing upon the butter and the greatness of its price and said in himself, "Needs must I sell all this butter I have by me and buy with the price an ewe and take to partner therein a Fellah[FN#68] fellow who hath a ram.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading One night, as he sat on his bed, staff in hand, he fell a-musing upon the butter and the greatness of its price and said in himself, "Needs must I sell all this butter I have by me and buy with the price an ewe and take to partner therein a Fellah[FN#68] fellow who hath a ram.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Now such butter was dear in those parts and the Devotee laid all that came to him together in a jar he had, till he filled it and hung it up over his head for safe keeping.
certainadjectiveUS /ˈsɜːrtən/
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading Answered the Wazir, "O King, they tell this tale anent The Fakir and his Jar of Butter.[FN#66] A fakir[FN#67] abode once with one of the nobles of a certain town, who made him a daily allowance of three scones and a little clarified butter and honey.
clarifiedverbUS /ˈklerəfaɪd/
inflected form of “clarify” — make clear and (more) comprehensible
From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Second Night, She resumed: It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that after Shimas had enumerated to the King the three things whereof it besitteth not the understanding to speak save after they are done, he continued, "For know, O King, that he, who speaketh of aught before its accomplishment is like the Fakir who had hung over his head the jar of clarified butter.[FN#65]" "What is the story of the Fakir," asked the King, "and what happened to him?"
continuedadjectiveUS /kənˈtɪnjuːd/
without stop or interruption
From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Second Night, She resumed: It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that after Shimas had enumerated to the King the three things whereof it besitteth not the understanding to speak save after they are done, he continued, "For know, O King, that he, who speaketh of aught before its accomplishment is like the Fakir who had hung over his head the jar of clarified butter.[FN#65]" "What is the story of the Fakir," asked the King, "and what happened to him?"
dailyadverbUS /ˈdeɪli/
every day; without missing a day
From this reading Answered the Wazir, "O King, they tell this tale anent The Fakir and his Jar of Butter.[FN#66] A fakir[FN#67] abode once with one of the nobles of a certain town, who made him a daily allowance of three scones and a little clarified butter and honey.
dearadjectiveUS /dɪr/
dearly loved
From this reading Now such butter was dear in those parts and the Devotee laid all that came to him together in a jar he had, till he filled it and hung it up over his head for safe keeping.
DevoteenounUS /ˌdevəˈtiː/
an ardent follower and admirer
From this reading Now such butter was dear in those parts and the Devotee laid all that came to him together in a jar he had, till he filled it and hung it up over his head for safe keeping.
doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Second Night, She resumed: It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that after Shimas had enumerated to the King the three things whereof it besitteth not the understanding to speak save after they are done, he continued, "For know, O King, that he, who speaketh of aught before its accomplishment is like the Fakir who had hung over his head the jar of clarified butter.[FN#65]" "What is the story of the Fakir," asked the King, "and what happened to him?"
enumeratedverbUS /ɪˈnuːməreɪtɪd/
past form of “enumerate” — specify individually
From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Second Night, She resumed: It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that after Shimas had enumerated to the King the three things whereof it besitteth not the understanding to speak save after they are done, he continued, "For know, O King, that he, who speaketh of aught before its accomplishment is like the Fakir who had hung over his head the jar of clarified butter.[FN#65]" "What is the story of the Fakir," asked the King, "and what happened to him?"
ewenounUS /juː/
a member of a people living in southern Benin and Togo and southeastern Ghana
From this reading One night, as he sat on his bed, staff in hand, he fell a-musing upon the butter and the greatness of its price and said in himself, "Needs must I sell all this butter I have by me and buy with the price an ewe and take to partner therein a Fellah[FN#68] fellow who hath a ram.
Fakirnoun
a Muslim or Hindu mendicant monk who is regarded as a holy man
From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Second Night, She resumed: It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that after Shimas had enumerated to the King the three things whereof it besitteth not the understanding to speak save after they are done, he continued, "For know, O King, that he, who speaketh of aught before its accomplishment is like the Fakir who had hung over his head the jar of clarified butter.[FN#65]" "What is the story of the Fakir," asked the King, "and what happened to him?"
fellverbUS /fel/
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading One night, as he sat on his bed, staff in hand, he fell a-musing upon the butter and the greatness of its price and said in himself, "Needs must I sell all this butter I have by me and buy with the price an ewe and take to partner therein a Fellah[FN#68] fellow who hath a ram.
Fellahnoun
an agricultural laborer in Arab countries
From this reading One night, as he sat on his bed, staff in hand, he fell a-musing upon the butter and the greatness of its price and said in himself, "Needs must I sell all this butter I have by me and buy with the price an ewe and take to partner therein a Fellah[FN#68] fellow who hath a ram.
fellownounUS /ˈfeloʊ/
a boy or man
From this reading One night, as he sat on his bed, staff in hand, he fell a-musing upon the butter and the greatness of its price and said in himself, "Needs must I sell all this butter I have by me and buy with the price an ewe and take to partner therein a Fellah[FN#68] fellow who hath a ram.
femaleadjectiveUS /ˈfiːmeɪl/
being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop
From this reading The first year she will bear a male lamb and a female and the second a female and a male and these in their turn will bear other males and other females, nor will they give over bearing females and males, till they become a great matter.
femalesnounUS /ˈfiːmeɪlz/
plural of “female” — an animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes
From this reading The first year she will bear a male lamb and a female and the second a female and a male and these in their turn will bear other males and other females, nor will they give over bearing females and males, till they become a great matter.
filledadjectiveUS /fɪld/
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading Now such butter was dear in those parts and the Devotee laid all that came to him together in a jar he had, till he filled it and hung it up over his head for safe keeping.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The first year she will bear a male lamb and a female and the second a female and a male and these in their turn will bear other males and other females, nor will they give over bearing females and males, till they become a great matter.
FN
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From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Second Night, She resumed: It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that after Shimas had enumerated to the King the three things whereof it besitteth not the understanding to speak save after they are done, he continued, "For know, O King, that he, who speaketh of aught before its accomplishment is like the Fakir who had hung over his head the jar of clarified butter.[FN#65]" "What is the story of the Fakir," asked the King, "and what happened to him?"
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Second Night, She resumed: It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that after Shimas had enumerated to the King the three things whereof it besitteth not the understanding to speak save after they are done, he continued, "For know, O King, that he, who speaketh of aught before its accomplishment is like the Fakir who had hung over his head the jar of clarified butter.[FN#65]" "What is the story of the Fakir," asked the King, "and what happened to him?"
giveverbUS /ɡɪv/
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading The first year she will bear a male lamb and a female and the second a female and a male and these in their turn will bear other males and other females, nor will they give over bearing females and males, till they become a great matter.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The first year she will bear a male lamb and a female and the second a female and a male and these in their turn will bear other males and other females, nor will they give over bearing females and males, till they become a great matter.
greatnessnounUS /ˈɡreɪtnəs/
the property possessed by something or someone of outstanding importance or eminence
From this reading One night, as he sat on his bed, staff in hand, he fell a-musing upon the butter and the greatness of its price and said in himself, "Needs must I sell all this butter I have by me and buy with the price an ewe and take to partner therein a Fellah[FN#68] fellow who hath a ram.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Second Night, She resumed: It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that after Shimas had enumerated to the King the three things whereof it besitteth not the understanding to speak save after they are done, he continued, "For know, O King, that he, who speaketh of aught before its accomplishment is like the Fakir who had hung over his head the jar of clarified butter.[FN#65]" "What is the story of the Fakir," asked the King, "and what happened to him?"
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading One night, as he sat on his bed, staff in hand, he fell a-musing upon the butter and the greatness of its price and said in himself, "Needs must I sell all this butter I have by me and buy with the price an ewe and take to partner therein a Fellah[FN#68] fellow who hath a ram.
happenedverbUS /ˈhæpənd/
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Second Night, She resumed: It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that after Shimas had enumerated to the King the three things whereof it besitteth not the understanding to speak save after they are done, he continued, "For know, O King, that he, who speaketh of aught before its accomplishment is like the Fakir who had hung over his head the jar of clarified butter.[FN#65]" "What is the story of the Fakir," asked the King, "and what happened to him?"
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Second Night, She resumed: It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that after Shimas had enumerated to the King the three things whereof it besitteth not the understanding to speak save after they are done, he continued, "For know, O King, that he, who speaketh of aught before its accomplishment is like the Fakir who had hung over his head the jar of clarified butter.[FN#65]" "What is the story of the Fakir," asked the King, "and what happened to him?"
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading One night, as he sat on his bed, staff in hand, he fell a-musing upon the butter and the greatness of its price and said in himself, "Needs must I sell all this butter I have by me and buy with the price an ewe and take to partner therein a Fellah[FN#68] fellow who hath a ram.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Second Night, She resumed: It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that after Shimas had enumerated to the King the three things whereof it besitteth not the understanding to speak save after they are done, he continued, "For know, O King, that he, who speaketh of aught before its accomplishment is like the Fakir who had hung over his head the jar of clarified butter.[FN#65]" "What is the story of the Fakir," asked the King, "and what happened to him?"
headnounUS /hed/
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Second Night, She resumed: It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that after Shimas had enumerated to the King the three things whereof it besitteth not the understanding to speak save after they are done, he continued, "For know, O King, that he, who speaketh of aught before its accomplishment is like the Fakir who had hung over his head the jar of clarified butter.[FN#65]" "What is the story of the Fakir," asked the King, "and what happened to him?"
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Second Night, She resumed: It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that after Shimas had enumerated to the King the three things whereof it besitteth not the understanding to speak save after they are done, he continued, "For know, O King, that he, who speaketh of aught before its accomplishment is like the Fakir who had hung over his head the jar of clarified butter.[FN#65]" "What is the story of the Fakir," asked the King, "and what happened to him?"
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading One night, as he sat on his bed, staff in hand, he fell a-musing upon the butter and the greatness of its price and said in himself, "Needs must I sell all this butter I have by me and buy with the price an ewe and take to partner therein a Fellah[FN#68] fellow who hath a ram.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Second Night, She resumed: It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that after Shimas had enumerated to the King the three things whereof it besitteth not the understanding to speak save after they are done, he continued, "For know, O King, that he, who speaketh of aught before its accomplishment is like the Fakir who had hung over his head the jar of clarified butter.[FN#65]" "What is the story of the Fakir," asked the King, "and what happened to him?"
honeynounUS /ˈhʌni/
a sweet yellow liquid produced by bees
From this reading Answered the Wazir, "O King, they tell this tale anent The Fakir and his Jar of Butter.[FN#66] A fakir[FN#67] abode once with one of the nobles of a certain town, who made him a daily allowance of three scones and a little clarified butter and honey.
HundrednounUS /ˈhʌndrəd/
ten 10s
From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Second Night, She resumed: It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that after Shimas had enumerated to the King the three things whereof it besitteth not the understanding to speak save after they are done, he continued, "For know, O King, that he, who speaketh of aught before its accomplishment is like the Fakir who had hung over his head the jar of clarified butter.[FN#65]" "What is the story of the Fakir," asked the King, "and what happened to him?"
hungverbUS /hʌŋ/
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Second Night, She resumed: It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that after Shimas had enumerated to the King the three things whereof it besitteth not the understanding to speak save after they are done, he continued, "For know, O King, that he, who speaketh of aught before its accomplishment is like the Fakir who had hung over his head the jar of clarified butter.[FN#65]" "What is the story of the Fakir," asked the King, "and what happened to him?"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading One night, as he sat on his bed, staff in hand, he fell a-musing upon the butter and the greatness of its price and said in himself, "Needs must I sell all this butter I have by me and buy with the price an ewe and take to partner therein a Fellah[FN#68] fellow who hath a ram.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now such butter was dear in those parts and the Devotee laid all that came to him together in a jar he had, till he filled it and hung it up over his head for safe keeping.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Second Night, She resumed: It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that after Shimas had enumerated to the King the three things whereof it besitteth not the understanding to speak save after they are done, he continued, "For know, O King, that he, who speaketh of aught before its accomplishment is like the Fakir who had hung over his head the jar of clarified butter.[FN#65]" "What is the story of the Fakir," asked the King, "and what happened to him?"
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Second Night, She resumed: It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that after Shimas had enumerated to the King the three things whereof it besitteth not the understanding to speak save after they are done, he continued, "For know, O King, that he, who speaketh of aught before its accomplishment is like the Fakir who had hung over his head the jar of clarified butter.[FN#65]" "What is the story of the Fakir," asked the King, "and what happened to him?"
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Second Night, She resumed: It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that after Shimas had enumerated to the King the three things whereof it besitteth not the understanding to speak save after they are done, he continued, "For know, O King, that he, who speaketh of aught before its accomplishment is like the Fakir who had hung over his head the jar of clarified butter.[FN#65]" "What is the story of the Fakir," asked the King, "and what happened to him?"
jarverbUS /dʒɑːr/
be incompatible; be or come into conflict
From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Second Night, She resumed: It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that after Shimas had enumerated to the King the three things whereof it besitteth not the understanding to speak save after they are done, he continued, "For know, O King, that he, who speaketh of aught before its accomplishment is like the Fakir who had hung over his head the jar of clarified butter.[FN#65]" "What is the story of the Fakir," asked the King, "and what happened to him?"
keepingnounUS /ˈkiːpɪŋ/
conformity or harmony
From this reading Now such butter was dear in those parts and the Devotee laid all that came to him together in a jar he had, till he filled it and hung it up over his head for safe keeping.
KingnounUS /kɪŋ/
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Second Night, She resumed: It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that after Shimas had enumerated to the King the three things whereof it besitteth not the understanding to speak save after they are done, he continued, "For know, O King, that he, who speaketh of aught before its accomplishment is like the Fakir who had hung over his head the jar of clarified butter.[FN#65]" "What is the story of the Fakir," asked the King, "and what happened to him?"
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Second Night, She resumed: It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that after Shimas had enumerated to the King the three things whereof it besitteth not the understanding to speak save after they are done, he continued, "For know, O King, that he, who speaketh of aught before its accomplishment is like the Fakir who had hung over his head the jar of clarified butter.[FN#65]" "What is the story of the Fakir," asked the King, "and what happened to him?"
laidadjectiveUS /leɪd/
set down according to a plan
From this reading Now such butter was dear in those parts and the Devotee laid all that came to him together in a jar he had, till he filled it and hung it up over his head for safe keeping.
lambnounUS /læm/
young sheep
From this reading The first year she will bear a male lamb and a female and the second a female and a male and these in their turn will bear other males and other females, nor will they give over bearing females and males, till they become a great matter.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Second Night, She resumed: It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that after Shimas had enumerated to the King the three things whereof it besitteth not the understanding to speak save after they are done, he continued, "For know, O King, that he, who speaketh of aught before its accomplishment is like the Fakir who had hung over his head the jar of clarified butter.[FN#65]" "What is the story of the Fakir," asked the King, "and what happened to him?"
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Answered the Wazir, "O King, they tell this tale anent The Fakir and his Jar of Butter.[FN#66] A fakir[FN#67] abode once with one of the nobles of a certain town, who made him a daily allowance of three scones and a little clarified butter and honey.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Answered the Wazir, "O King, they tell this tale anent The Fakir and his Jar of Butter.[FN#66] A fakir[FN#67] abode once with one of the nobles of a certain town, who made him a daily allowance of three scones and a little clarified butter and honey.
malenounUS /meɪl/
an animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes
From this reading The first year she will bear a male lamb and a female and the second a female and a male and these in their turn will bear other males and other females, nor will they give over bearing females and males, till they become a great matter.
malesnounUS /meɪlz/
plural of “male” — an animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes
From this reading The first year she will bear a male lamb and a female and the second a female and a male and these in their turn will bear other males and other females, nor will they give over bearing females and males, till they become a great matter.
matternounUS /ˈmætər/
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading The first year she will bear a male lamb and a female and the second a female and a male and these in their turn will bear other males and other females, nor will they give over bearing females and males, till they become a great matter.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Second Night, She resumed: It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that after Shimas had enumerated to the King the three things whereof it besitteth not the understanding to speak save after they are done, he continued, "For know, O King, that he, who speaketh of aught before its accomplishment is like the Fakir who had hung over his head the jar of clarified butter.[FN#65]" "What is the story of the Fakir," asked the King, "and what happened to him?"
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading One night, as he sat on his bed, staff in hand, he fell a-musing upon the butter and the greatness of its price and said in himself, "Needs must I sell all this butter I have by me and buy with the price an ewe and take to partner therein a Fellah[FN#68] fellow who hath a ram.
NeedsadverbUS /niːdz/
in such a manner as could not be otherwise
From this reading One night, as he sat on his bed, staff in hand, he fell a-musing upon the butter and the greatness of its price and said in himself, "Needs must I sell all this butter I have by me and buy with the price an ewe and take to partner therein a Fellah[FN#68] fellow who hath a ram.
NightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Second Night, She resumed: It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that after Shimas had enumerated to the King the three things whereof it besitteth not the understanding to speak save after they are done, he continued, "For know, O King, that he, who speaketh of aught before its accomplishment is like the Fakir who had hung over his head the jar of clarified butter.[FN#65]" "What is the story of the Fakir," asked the King, "and what happened to him?"
NinenounUS /naɪn/
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Second Night, She resumed: It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that after Shimas had enumerated to the King the three things whereof it besitteth not the understanding to speak save after they are done, he continued, "For know, O King, that he, who speaketh of aught before its accomplishment is like the Fakir who had hung over his head the jar of clarified butter.[FN#65]" "What is the story of the Fakir," asked the King, "and what happened to him?"
noblesnounUS /ˈnoʊbəlz/
plural of “noble” — a titled peer of the realm
From this reading Answered the Wazir, "O King, they tell this tale anent The Fakir and his Jar of Butter.[FN#66] A fakir[FN#67] abode once with one of the nobles of a certain town, who made him a daily allowance of three scones and a little clarified butter and honey.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading The first year she will bear a male lamb and a female and the second a female and a male and these in their turn will bear other males and other females, nor will they give over bearing females and males, till they become a great matter.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Second Night, She resumed: It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that after Shimas had enumerated to the King the three things whereof it besitteth not the understanding to speak save after they are done, he continued, "For know, O King, that he, who speaketh of aught before its accomplishment is like the Fakir who had hung over his head the jar of clarified butter.[FN#65]" "What is the story of the Fakir," asked the King, "and what happened to him?"
NowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now such butter was dear in those parts and the Devotee laid all that came to him together in a jar he had, till he filled it and hung it up over his head for safe keeping.
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 Nine Hundred and Second Night, She resumed: It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that after Shimas had enumerated to the King the three things whereof it besitteth not the understanding to speak save after they are done, he continued, "For know, O King, that he, who speaketh of aught before its accomplishment is like the Fakir who had hung over his head the jar of clarified butter.[FN#65]" "What is the story of the Fakir," asked the King, "and what happened to him?"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Second Night, She resumed: It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that after Shimas had enumerated to the King the three things whereof it besitteth not the understanding to speak save after they are done, he continued, "For know, O King, that he, who speaketh of aught before its accomplishment is like the Fakir who had hung over his head the jar of clarified butter.[FN#65]" "What is the story of the Fakir," asked the King, "and what happened to him?"
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading One night, as he sat on his bed, staff in hand, he fell a-musing upon the butter and the greatness of its price and said in himself, "Needs must I sell all this butter I have by me and buy with the price an ewe and take to partner therein a Fellah[FN#68] fellow who hath a ram.
onceadverbUS /wʌns/
on one occasion
From this reading Answered the Wazir, "O King, they tell this tale anent The Fakir and his Jar of Butter.[FN#66] A fakir[FN#67] abode once with one of the nobles of a certain town, who made him a daily allowance of three scones and a little clarified butter and honey.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Answered the Wazir, "O King, they tell this tale anent The Fakir and his Jar of Butter.[FN#66] A fakir[FN#67] abode once with one of the nobles of a certain town, who made him a daily allowance of three scones and a little clarified butter and honey.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The first year she will bear a male lamb and a female and the second a female and a male and these in their turn will bear other males and other females, nor will they give over bearing females and males, till they become a great matter.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Second Night, She resumed: It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that after Shimas had enumerated to the King the three things whereof it besitteth not the understanding to speak save after they are done, he continued, "For know, O King, that he, who speaketh of aught before its accomplishment is like the Fakir who had hung over his head the jar of clarified butter.[FN#65]" "What is the story of the Fakir," asked the King, "and what happened to him?"
partnernounUS /ˈpɑːrtnər/
a person's partner in marriage
From this reading One night, as he sat on his bed, staff in hand, he fell a-musing upon the butter and the greatness of its price and said in himself, "Needs must I sell all this butter I have by me and buy with the price an ewe and take to partner therein a Fellah[FN#68] fellow who hath a ram.
partsnounUS /pɑːrts/
the local environment
From this reading Now such butter was dear in those parts and the Devotee laid all that came to him together in a jar he had, till he filled it and hung it up over his head for safe keeping.
pricenounUS /praɪs/
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
From this reading One night, as he sat on his bed, staff in hand, he fell a-musing upon the butter and the greatness of its price and said in himself, "Needs must I sell all this butter I have by me and buy with the price an ewe and take to partner therein a Fellah[FN#68] fellow who hath a ram.
ramverbUS /ræm/
strike or drive against with a heavy impact
From this reading One night, as he sat on his bed, staff in hand, he fell a-musing upon the butter and the greatness of its price and said in himself, "Needs must I sell all this butter I have by me and buy with the price an ewe and take to partner therein a Fellah[FN#68] fellow who hath a ram.
reachedverbUS /riːtʃt/
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Second Night, She resumed: It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that after Shimas had enumerated to the King the three things whereof it besitteth not the understanding to speak save after they are done, he continued, "For know, O King, that he, who speaketh of aught before its accomplishment is like the Fakir who had hung over his head the jar of clarified butter.[FN#65]" "What is the story of the Fakir," asked the King, "and what happened to him?"
resumedverbUS /rɪˈzuːmd/
past form of “resume” — take up or begin anew
From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Second Night, She resumed: It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that after Shimas had enumerated to the King the three things whereof it besitteth not the understanding to speak save after they are done, he continued, "For know, O King, that he, who speaketh of aught before its accomplishment is like the Fakir who had hung over his head the jar of clarified butter.[FN#65]" "What is the story of the Fakir," asked the King, "and what happened to him?"
safeadjectiveUS /seɪf/
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading Now such butter was dear in those parts and the Devotee laid all that came to him together in a jar he had, till he filled it and hung it up over his head for safe keeping.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading One night, as he sat on his bed, staff in hand, he fell a-musing upon the butter and the greatness of its price and said in himself, "Needs must I sell all this butter I have by me and buy with the price an ewe and take to partner therein a Fellah[FN#68] fellow who hath a ram.
satnounUS /sæt/
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading One night, as he sat on his bed, staff in hand, he fell a-musing upon the butter and the greatness of its price and said in himself, "Needs must I sell all this butter I have by me and buy with the price an ewe and take to partner therein a Fellah[FN#68] fellow who hath a ram.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Second Night, She resumed: It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that after Shimas had enumerated to the King the three things whereof it besitteth not the understanding to speak save after they are done, he continued, "For know, O King, that he, who speaketh of aught before its accomplishment is like the Fakir who had hung over his head the jar of clarified butter.[FN#65]" "What is the story of the Fakir," asked the King, "and what happened to him?"
sconesnounUS /skoʊnz/
plural of “scone” — small biscuit (rich with cream and eggs) cut into diamonds or sticks and baked in an oven or (especially originally) on a griddle
From this reading Answered the Wazir, "O King, they tell this tale anent The Fakir and his Jar of Butter.[FN#66] A fakir[FN#67] abode once with one of the nobles of a certain town, who made him a daily allowance of three scones and a little clarified butter and honey.
SecondnounUS /ˈsekənd/
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Second Night, She resumed: It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that after Shimas had enumerated to the King the three things whereof it besitteth not the understanding to speak save after they are done, he continued, "For know, O King, that he, who speaketh of aught before its accomplishment is like the Fakir who had hung over his head the jar of clarified butter.[FN#65]" "What is the story of the Fakir," asked the King, "and what happened to him?"
sellverbUS /sel/
exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent
From this reading One night, as he sat on his bed, staff in hand, he fell a-musing upon the butter and the greatness of its price and said in himself, "Needs must I sell all this butter I have by me and buy with the price an ewe and take to partner therein a Fellah[FN#68] fellow who hath a ram.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Second Night, She resumed: It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that after Shimas had enumerated to the King the three things whereof it besitteth not the understanding to speak save after they are done, he continued, "For know, O King, that he, who speaketh of aught before its accomplishment is like the Fakir who had hung over his head the jar of clarified butter.[FN#65]" "What is the story of the Fakir," asked the King, "and what happened to him?"
Shimas
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From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Second Night, She resumed: It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that after Shimas had enumerated to the King the three things whereof it besitteth not the understanding to speak save after they are done, he continued, "For know, O King, that he, who speaketh of aught before its accomplishment is like the Fakir who had hung over his head the jar of clarified butter.[FN#65]" "What is the story of the Fakir," asked the King, "and what happened to him?"
speakverbUS /spiːk/
express in speech
From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Second Night, She resumed: It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that after Shimas had enumerated to the King the three things whereof it besitteth not the understanding to speak save after they are done, he continued, "For know, O King, that he, who speaketh of aught before its accomplishment is like the Fakir who had hung over his head the jar of clarified butter.[FN#65]" "What is the story of the Fakir," asked the King, "and what happened to him?"
speaketh
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From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Second Night, She resumed: It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that after Shimas had enumerated to the King the three things whereof it besitteth not the understanding to speak save after they are done, he continued, "For know, O King, that he, who speaketh of aught before its accomplishment is like the Fakir who had hung over his head the jar of clarified butter.[FN#65]" "What is the story of the Fakir," asked the King, "and what happened to him?"
staffnounUS /stæf/
personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task
From this reading One night, as he sat on his bed, staff in hand, he fell a-musing upon the butter and the greatness of its price and said in himself, "Needs must I sell all this butter I have by me and buy with the price an ewe and take to partner therein a Fellah[FN#68] fellow who hath a ram.
storynounUS /ˈstɔːri/
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Second Night, She resumed: It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that after Shimas had enumerated to the King the three things whereof it besitteth not the understanding to speak save after they are done, he continued, "For know, O King, that he, who speaketh of aught before its accomplishment is like the Fakir who had hung over his head the jar of clarified butter.[FN#65]" "What is the story of the Fakir," asked the King, "and what happened to him?"
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Now such butter was dear in those parts and the Devotee laid all that came to him together in a jar he had, till he filled it and hung it up over his head for safe keeping.
takeverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading One night, as he sat on his bed, staff in hand, he fell a-musing upon the butter and the greatness of its price and said in himself, "Needs must I sell all this butter I have by me and buy with the price an ewe and take to partner therein a Fellah[FN#68] fellow who hath a ram.
talenounUS /teɪl/
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Answered the Wazir, "O King, they tell this tale anent The Fakir and his Jar of Butter.[FN#66] A fakir[FN#67] abode once with one of the nobles of a certain town, who made him a daily allowance of three scones and a little clarified butter and honey.
tellverbUS /tel/
express in words
From this reading Answered the Wazir, "O King, they tell this tale anent The Fakir and his Jar of Butter.[FN#66] A fakir[FN#67] abode once with one of the nobles of a certain town, who made him a daily allowance of three scones and a little clarified butter and honey.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Second Night, She resumed: It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that after Shimas had enumerated to the King the three things whereof it besitteth not the understanding to speak save after they are done, he continued, "For know, O King, that he, who speaketh of aught before its accomplishment is like the Fakir who had hung over his head the jar of clarified butter.[FN#65]" "What is the story of the Fakir," asked the King, "and what happened to him?"
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 Nine Hundred and Second Night, She resumed: It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that after Shimas had enumerated to the King the three things whereof it besitteth not the understanding to speak save after they are done, he continued, "For know, O King, that he, who speaketh of aught before its accomplishment is like the Fakir who had hung over his head the jar of clarified butter.[FN#65]" "What is the story of the Fakir," asked the King, "and what happened to him?"
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The first year she will bear a male lamb and a female and the second a female and a male and these in their turn will bear other males and other females, nor will they give over bearing females and males, till they become a great matter.
thereinadverbUS /ðeˈrɪn/
(formal) in or into that thing or place
From this reading One night, as he sat on his bed, staff in hand, he fell a-musing upon the butter and the greatness of its price and said in himself, "Needs must I sell all this butter I have by me and buy with the price an ewe and take to partner therein a Fellah[FN#68] fellow who hath a ram.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The first year she will bear a male lamb and a female and the second a female and a male and these in their turn will bear other males and other females, nor will they give over bearing females and males, till they become a great matter.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Second Night, She resumed: It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that after Shimas had enumerated to the King the three things whereof it besitteth not the understanding to speak save after they are done, he continued, "For know, O King, that he, who speaketh of aught before its accomplishment is like the Fakir who had hung over his head the jar of clarified butter.[FN#65]" "What is the story of the Fakir," asked the King, "and what happened to him?"
thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Second Night, She resumed: It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that after Shimas had enumerated to the King the three things whereof it besitteth not the understanding to speak save after they are done, he continued, "For know, O King, that he, who speaketh of aught before its accomplishment is like the Fakir who had hung over his head the jar of clarified butter.[FN#65]" "What is the story of the Fakir," asked the King, "and what happened to him?"
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Answered the Wazir, "O King, they tell this tale anent The Fakir and his Jar of Butter.[FN#66] A fakir[FN#67] abode once with one of the nobles of a certain town, who made him a daily allowance of three scones and a little clarified butter and honey.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Now such butter was dear in those parts and the Devotee laid all that came to him together in a jar he had, till he filled it and hung it up over his head for safe keeping.
threenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Second Night, She resumed: It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that after Shimas had enumerated to the King the three things whereof it besitteth not the understanding to speak save after they are done, he continued, "For know, O King, that he, who speaketh of aught before its accomplishment is like the Fakir who had hung over his head the jar of clarified butter.[FN#65]" "What is the story of the Fakir," asked the King, "and what happened to him?"
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Now such butter was dear in those parts and the Devotee laid all that came to him together in a jar he had, till he filled it and hung it up over his head for safe keeping.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Second Night, She resumed: It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that after Shimas had enumerated to the King the three things whereof it besitteth not the understanding to speak save after they are done, he continued, "For know, O King, that he, who speaketh of aught before its accomplishment is like the Fakir who had hung over his head the jar of clarified butter.[FN#65]" "What is the story of the Fakir," asked the King, "and what happened to him?"
togetheradverbUS /təˈɡeðər/
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Now such butter was dear in those parts and the Devotee laid all that came to him together in a jar he had, till he filled it and hung it up over his head for safe keeping.
townnounUS /taʊn/
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Answered the Wazir, "O King, they tell this tale anent The Fakir and his Jar of Butter.[FN#66] A fakir[FN#67] abode once with one of the nobles of a certain town, who made him a daily allowance of three scones and a little clarified butter and honey.
turnverbUS /tɜːrn/
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading The first year she will bear a male lamb and a female and the second a female and a male and these in their turn will bear other males and other females, nor will they give over bearing females and males, till they become a great matter.
understandingnounUS /ˌʌndərˈstændɪŋ/
the cognitive condition of someone who understands
From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Second Night, She resumed: It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that after Shimas had enumerated to the King the three things whereof it besitteth not the understanding to speak save after they are done, he continued, "For know, O King, that he, who speaketh of aught before its accomplishment is like the Fakir who had hung over his head the jar of clarified butter.[FN#65]" "What is the story of the Fakir," asked the King, "and what happened to him?"
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Now such butter was dear in those parts and the Devotee laid all that came to him together in a jar he had, till he filled it and hung it up over his head for safe keeping.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading One night, as he sat on his bed, staff in hand, he fell a-musing upon the butter and the greatness of its price and said in himself, "Needs must I sell all this butter I have by me and buy with the price an ewe and take to partner therein a Fellah[FN#68] fellow who hath a ram.
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 Nine Hundred and Second Night, She resumed: It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that after Shimas had enumerated to the King the three things whereof it besitteth not the understanding to speak save after they are done, he continued, "For know, O King, that he, who speaketh of aught before its accomplishment is like the Fakir who had hung over his head the jar of clarified butter.[FN#65]" "What is the story of the Fakir," asked the King, "and what happened to him?"
Wazir
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From this reading Answered the Wazir, "O King, they tell this tale anent The Fakir and his Jar of Butter.[FN#66] A fakir[FN#67] abode once with one of the nobles of a certain town, who made him a daily allowance of three scones and a little clarified butter and honey.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Second Night, She resumed: It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that after Shimas had enumerated to the King the three things whereof it besitteth not the understanding to speak save after they are done, he continued, "For know, O King, that he, who speaketh of aught before its accomplishment is like the Fakir who had hung over his head the jar of clarified butter.[FN#65]" "What is the story of the Fakir," asked the King, "and what happened to him?"
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Second Night, She resumed: It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that after Shimas had enumerated to the King the three things whereof it besitteth not the understanding to speak save after they are done, he continued, "For know, O King, that he, who speaketh of aught before its accomplishment is like the Fakir who had hung over his head the jar of clarified butter.[FN#65]" "What is the story of the Fakir," asked the King, "and what happened to him?"
whereof
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From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Second Night, She resumed: It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that after Shimas had enumerated to the King the three things whereof it besitteth not the understanding to speak save after they are done, he continued, "For know, O King, that he, who speaketh of aught before its accomplishment is like the Fakir who had hung over his head the jar of clarified butter.[FN#65]" "What is the story of the Fakir," asked the King, "and what happened to him?"
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Second Night, She resumed: It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that after Shimas had enumerated to the King the three things whereof it besitteth not the understanding to speak save after they are done, he continued, "For know, O King, that he, who speaketh of aught before its accomplishment is like the Fakir who had hung over his head the jar of clarified butter.[FN#65]" "What is the story of the Fakir," asked the King, "and what happened to him?"
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The first year she will bear a male lamb and a female and the second a female and a male and these in their turn will bear other males and other females, nor will they give over bearing females and males, till they become a great matter.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Answered the Wazir, "O King, they tell this tale anent The Fakir and his Jar of Butter.[FN#66] A fakir[FN#67] abode once with one of the nobles of a certain town, who made him a daily allowance of three scones and a little clarified butter and honey.
yearnounUS /jɪr/
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading The first year she will bear a male lamb and a female and the second a female and a male and these in their turn will bear other males and other females, nor will they give over bearing females and males, till they become a great matter.
