Chapter VI · Chapter 6

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Forty-ninth Night, She pursued, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that the young merchant cried, "'By Allah this long while I have gone about in search of something like this!'

(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 He said, 'With all my heart; but, O my son, with me are many damsels, some whose night is ten dinars, some forty and others more.

Muslim name for the one and only God

From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Forty-ninth Night, She pursued, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that the young merchant cried, "'By Allah this long while I have gone about in search of something like this!'

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Forty-ninth Night, She pursued, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that the young merchant cried, "'By Allah this long while I have gone about in search of something like this!'

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading He said, 'With all my heart; but, O my son, with me are many damsels, some whose night is ten dinars, some forty and others more.

auguring favorable circumstances and good luck

From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Forty-ninth Night, She pursued, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that the young merchant cried, "'By Allah this long while I have gone about in search of something like this!'

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading He replied, 'What is thy need?' and I rejoined, ''Tis my desire to be thy guest to-night.'

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading He said, 'With all my heart; but, O my son, with me are many damsels, some whose night is ten dinars, some forty and others more.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Forty-ninth Night, She pursued, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that the young merchant cried, "'By Allah this long while I have gone about in search of something like this!'

pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives

From this reading Choose which thou wilt have.'

an officer in command of a military unit

From this reading So I went up to the Shaykh, O Commander of the Faithful, and saluting him said to him, 'O my lord, I need somewhat of thee!'

inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry

From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Forty-ninth Night, She pursued, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that the young merchant cried, "'By Allah this long while I have gone about in search of something like this!'

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading He said, 'With all my heart; but, O my son, with me are many damsels, some whose night is ten dinars, some forty and others more.

the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state

From this reading He replied, 'What is thy need?' and I rejoined, ''Tis my desire to be thy guest to-night.'

plural of “dinar” — 100 dinars equal 1 rial in Iran

From this reading He said, 'With all my heart; but, O my son, with me are many damsels, some whose night is ten dinars, some forty and others more.

steadfast in affection or allegiance

From this reading So I went up to the Shaykh, O Commander of the Faithful, and saluting him said to him, 'O my lord, I need somewhat of thee!'

being ten more than thirty

From this reading He said, 'With all my heart; but, O my son, with me are many damsels, some whose night is ten dinars, some forty and others more.

the ordinal number of forty-nine in counting order

From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Forty-ninth Night, She pursued, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that the young merchant cried, "'By Allah this long while I have gone about in search of something like this!'

destroyed or killed

From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Forty-ninth Night, She pursued, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that the young merchant cried, "'By Allah this long while I have gone about in search of something like this!'

a visitor to whom hospitality is extended

From this reading He replied, 'What is thy need?' and I rejoined, ''Tis my desire to be thy guest to-night.'

an old form of “has”

From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Forty-ninth Night, She pursued, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that the young merchant cried, "'By Allah this long while I have gone about in search of something like this!'

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Forty-ninth Night, She pursued, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that the young merchant cried, "'By Allah this long while I have gone about in search of something like this!'

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He replied, 'What is thy need?' and I rejoined, ''Tis my desire to be thy guest to-night.'

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading He said, 'With all my heart; but, O my son, with me are many damsels, some whose night is ten dinars, some forty and others more.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading So I went up to the Shaykh, O Commander of the Faithful, and saluting him said to him, 'O my lord, I need somewhat of thee!'

ten 10s

From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Forty-ninth Night, She pursued, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that the young merchant cried, "'By Allah this long while I have gone about in search of something like this!'

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Forty-ninth Night, She pursued, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that the young merchant cried, "'By Allah this long while I have gone about in search of something like this!'

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Forty-ninth Night, She pursued, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that the young merchant cried, "'By Allah this long while I have gone about in search of something like this!'

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading He replied, 'What is thy need?' and I rejoined, ''Tis my desire to be thy guest to-night.'

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Forty-ninth Night, She pursued, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that the young merchant cried, "'By Allah this long while I have gone about in search of something like this!'

a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Forty-ninth Night, She pursued, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that the young merchant cried, "'By Allah this long while I have gone about in search of something like this!'

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Forty-ninth Night, She pursued, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that the young merchant cried, "'By Allah this long while I have gone about in search of something like this!'

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Forty-ninth Night, She pursued, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that the young merchant cried, "'By Allah this long while I have gone about in search of something like this!'

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading So I went up to the Shaykh, O Commander of the Faithful, and saluting him said to him, 'O my lord, I need somewhat of thee!'

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading He said, 'With all my heart; but, O my son, with me are many damsels, some whose night is ten dinars, some forty and others more.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Forty-ninth Night, She pursued, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that the young merchant cried, "'By Allah this long while I have gone about in search of something like this!'

A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.

From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Forty-ninth Night, She pursued, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that the young merchant cried, "'By Allah this long while I have gone about in search of something like this!'

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading He said, 'With all my heart; but, O my son, with me are many damsels, some whose night is ten dinars, some forty and others more.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading So I went up to the Shaykh, O Commander of the Faithful, and saluting him said to him, 'O my lord, I need somewhat of thee!'

a condition requiring relief

From this reading So I went up to the Shaykh, O Commander of the Faithful, and saluting him said to him, 'O my lord, I need somewhat of thee!'

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Forty-ninth Night, She pursued, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that the young merchant cried, "'By Allah this long while I have gone about in search of something like this!'

the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one

From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Forty-ninth Night, She pursued, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that the young merchant cried, "'By Allah this long while I have gone about in search of something like this!'

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 Forty-ninth Night, She pursued, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that the young merchant cried, "'By Allah this long while I have gone about in search of something like this!'

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Forty-ninth Night, She pursued, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that the young merchant cried, "'By Allah this long while I have gone about in search of something like this!'

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading He said, 'With all my heart; but, O my son, with me are many damsels, some whose night is ten dinars, some forty and others more.

a person who is being chased

From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Forty-ninth Night, She pursued, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that the young merchant cried, "'By Allah this long while I have gone about in search of something like this!'

past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Forty-ninth Night, She pursued, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that the young merchant cried, "'By Allah this long while I have gone about in search of something like this!'

past form of “rejoin” — join again

From this reading He replied, 'What is thy need?' and I rejoined, ''Tis my desire to be thy guest to-night.'

inflected form of “reply” — react verbally

From this reading He replied, 'What is thy need?' and I rejoined, ''Tis my desire to be thy guest to-night.'

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading So I went up to the Shaykh, O Commander of the Faithful, and saluting him said to him, 'O my lord, I need somewhat of thee!'

-ing form of “salute” — propose a toast to

From this reading So I went up to the Shaykh, O Commander of the Faithful, and saluting him said to him, 'O my lord, I need somewhat of thee!'

try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of

From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Forty-ninth Night, She pursued, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that the young merchant cried, "'By Allah this long while I have gone about in search of something like this!'

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading So I went up to the Shaykh, O Commander of the Faithful, and saluting him said to him, 'O my lord, I need somewhat of thee!'

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Forty-ninth Night, She pursued, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that the young merchant cried, "'By Allah this long while I have gone about in search of something like this!'

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So I went up to the Shaykh, O Commander of the Faithful, and saluting him said to him, 'O my lord, I need somewhat of thee!'

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading He said, 'With all my heart; but, O my son, with me are many damsels, some whose night is ten dinars, some forty and others more.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Forty-ninth Night, She pursued, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that the young merchant cried, "'By Allah this long while I have gone about in search of something like this!'

to a small degree or extent

From this reading So I went up to the Shaykh, O Commander of the Faithful, and saluting him said to him, 'O my lord, I need somewhat of thee!'

a male human offspring

From this reading He said, 'With all my heart; but, O my son, with me are many damsels, some whose night is ten dinars, some forty and others more.

the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system

From this reading He said, 'With all my heart; but, O my son, with me are many damsels, some whose night is ten dinars, some forty and others more.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Forty-ninth Night, She pursued, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that the young merchant cried, "'By Allah this long while I have gone about in search of something like this!'

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 Forty-ninth Night, She pursued, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that the young merchant cried, "'By Allah this long while I have gone about in search of something like this!'

an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person

From this reading So I went up to the Shaykh, O Commander of the Faithful, and saluting him said to him, 'O my lord, I need somewhat of thee!'

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Forty-ninth Night, She pursued, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that the young merchant cried, "'By Allah this long while I have gone about in search of something like this!'

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading Choose which thou wilt have.'

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading He replied, 'What is thy need?' and I rejoined, ''Tis my desire to be thy guest to-night.'

plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite

From this reading He replied, 'What is thy need?' and I rejoined, ''Tis my desire to be thy guest to-night.'

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading So I went up to the Shaykh, O Commander of the Faithful, and saluting him said to him, 'O my lord, I need somewhat of thee!'

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading He replied, 'What is thy need?' and I rejoined, ''Tis my desire to be thy guest to-night.'

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading So I went up to the Shaykh, O Commander of the Faithful, and saluting him said to him, 'O my lord, I need somewhat of thee!'

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 Forty-ninth Night, She pursued, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that the young merchant cried, "'By Allah this long while I have gone about in search of something like this!'

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading So I went up to the Shaykh, O Commander of the Faithful, and saluting him said to him, 'O my lord, I need somewhat of thee!'

used to ask for information about something

From this reading He replied, 'What is thy need?' and I rejoined, ''Tis my desire to be thy guest to-night.'

at the time that

From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Forty-ninth Night, She pursued, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that the young merchant cried, "'By Allah this long while I have gone about in search of something like this!'

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Choose which thou wilt have.'

during the time that

From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Forty-ninth Night, She pursued, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that the young merchant cried, "'By Allah this long while I have gone about in search of something like this!'

belonging to which person

From this reading He said, 'With all my heart; but, O my son, with me are many damsels, some whose night is ten dinars, some forty and others more.

an old form of “will”, used with “thou”

From this reading Choose which thou wilt have.'

in the company of; together with

From this reading He said, 'With all my heart; but, O my son, with me are many damsels, some whose night is ten dinars, some forty and others more.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Forty-ninth Night, She pursued, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that the young merchant cried, "'By Allah this long while I have gone about in search of something like this!'