330
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From this reading Quoth she, "I feel an exceeding oppression in myself, as though I were sick, and I fear lest this increase upon me."[FN#330] So they answered, "We hear and obey," and donning their walking-dresses went down to the river-bank and embarked in a boat; whereupon behold, the keeper of the garden came up to Ibrahim and said to him, knowing not what had happened, "O Ibrahim, thou hast not had the luck to enjoy the sight of her, and I fear lest she have seen thee, for 'tis her wont to tarry here three days."
331
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From this reading Replied Ibrahim, "She saw me not nor I her; for she came not forth of the pavilion."[FN#331] Rejoined the keeper, "True, O my son, for, had she seen thee, we were both dead men: but abide with me till she come again next week, and thou shalt see her and take thy fill of looking at her."
332
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From this reading Replied the Prince, "O my lord, I have with me money and fear for it: I also left men behind me and I dread lest they take advantage of my absence."[FN#332] He retorted, "O my son 'tis grievous to me to part with thee;" and he embraced and farewelled him.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Quoth she, "I feel an exceeding oppression in myself, as though I were sick, and I fear lest this increase upon me."[FN#330] So they answered, "We hear and obey," and donning their walking-dresses went down to the river-bank and embarked in a boat; whereupon behold, the keeper of the garden came up to Ibrahim and said to him, knowing not what had happened, "O Ibrahim, thou hast not had the luck to enjoy the sight of her, and I fear lest she have seen thee, for 'tis her wont to tarry here three days."
abideverbUS /əˈbaɪd/
dwell
From this reading They replied, "Why should we return now, seeing that we use to abide here three days?"
absencenounUS /ˈæbsəns/
the state of being absent
From this reading Replied the Prince, "O my lord, I have with me money and fear for it: I also left men behind me and I dread lest they take advantage of my absence."[FN#332] He retorted, "O my son 'tis grievous to me to part with thee;" and he embraced and farewelled him.
advantagenounUS /ædˈvæntɪdʒ/
the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
From this reading Replied the Prince, "O my lord, I have with me money and fear for it: I also left men behind me and I dread lest they take advantage of my absence."[FN#332] He retorted, "O my son 'tis grievous to me to part with thee;" and he embraced and farewelled him.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading Replied Ibrahim, "She saw me not nor I her; for she came not forth of the pavilion."[FN#331] Rejoined the keeper, "True, O my son, for, had she seen thee, we were both dead men: but abide with me till she come again next week, and thou shalt see her and take thy fill of looking at her."
alsoadverbUS /ˈɔːlsoʊ/
in addition
From this reading Replied the Prince, "O my lord, I have with me money and fear for it: I also left men behind me and I dread lest they take advantage of my absence."[FN#332] He retorted, "O my son 'tis grievous to me to part with thee;" and he embraced and farewelled him.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Quoth she, "I feel an exceeding oppression in myself, as though I were sick, and I fear lest this increase upon me."[FN#330] So they answered, "We hear and obey," and donning their walking-dresses went down to the river-bank and embarked in a boat; whereupon behold, the keeper of the garden came up to Ibrahim and said to him, knowing not what had happened, "O Ibrahim, thou hast not had the luck to enjoy the sight of her, and I fear lest she have seen thee, for 'tis her wont to tarry here three days."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Fifty-eighth Night, She resumed, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that when the Lady Jamilah returned to her women, she said to them, "Come, let us go back to our palace."
answeredverbUS /ˈænsərd/
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading Quoth she, "I feel an exceeding oppression in myself, as though I were sick, and I fear lest this increase upon me."[FN#330] So they answered, "We hear and obey," and donning their walking-dresses went down to the river-bank and embarked in a boat; whereupon behold, the keeper of the garden came up to Ibrahim and said to him, knowing not what had happened, "O Ibrahim, thou hast not had the luck to enjoy the sight of her, and I fear lest she have seen thee, for 'tis her wont to tarry here three days."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Quoth she, "I feel an exceeding oppression in myself, as though I were sick, and I fear lest this increase upon me."[FN#330] So they answered, "We hear and obey," and donning their walking-dresses went down to the river-bank and embarked in a boat; whereupon behold, the keeper of the garden came up to Ibrahim and said to him, knowing not what had happened, "O Ibrahim, thou hast not had the luck to enjoy the sight of her, and I fear lest she have seen thee, for 'tis her wont to tarry here three days."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Replied Ibrahim, "She saw me not nor I her; for she came not forth of the pavilion."[FN#331] Rejoined the keeper, "True, O my son, for, had she seen thee, we were both dead men: but abide with me till she come again next week, and thou shalt see her and take thy fill of looking at her."
auspiciousadjectiveUS /ɑːˈspɪʃəs/
auguring favorable circumstances and good luck
From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Fifty-eighth Night, She resumed, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that when the Lady Jamilah returned to her women, she said to them, "Come, let us go back to our palace."
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Fifty-eighth Night, She resumed, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that when the Lady Jamilah returned to her women, she said to them, "Come, let us go back to our palace."
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Replied the Prince, "O my lord, I have with me money and fear for it: I also left men behind me and I dread lest they take advantage of my absence."[FN#332] He retorted, "O my son 'tis grievous to me to part with thee;" and he embraced and farewelled him.
beholdverbUS /bɪˈhoʊld/
see with attention
From this reading Quoth she, "I feel an exceeding oppression in myself, as though I were sick, and I fear lest this increase upon me."[FN#330] So they answered, "We hear and obey," and donning their walking-dresses went down to the river-bank and embarked in a boat; whereupon behold, the keeper of the garden came up to Ibrahim and said to him, knowing not what had happened, "O Ibrahim, thou hast not had the luck to enjoy the sight of her, and I fear lest she have seen thee, for 'tis her wont to tarry here three days."
boatnounUS /boʊt/
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading Quoth she, "I feel an exceeding oppression in myself, as though I were sick, and I fear lest this increase upon me."[FN#330] So they answered, "We hear and obey," and donning their walking-dresses went down to the river-bank and embarked in a boat; whereupon behold, the keeper of the garden came up to Ibrahim and said to him, knowing not what had happened, "O Ibrahim, thou hast not had the luck to enjoy the sight of her, and I fear lest she have seen thee, for 'tis her wont to tarry here three days."
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Replied Ibrahim, "She saw me not nor I her; for she came not forth of the pavilion."[FN#331] Rejoined the keeper, "True, O my son, for, had she seen thee, we were both dead men: but abide with me till she come again next week, and thou shalt see her and take thy fill of looking at her."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Replied Ibrahim, "She saw me not nor I her; for she came not forth of the pavilion."[FN#331] Rejoined the keeper, "True, O my son, for, had she seen thee, we were both dead men: but abide with me till she come again next week, and thou shalt see her and take thy fill of looking at her."
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Quoth she, "I feel an exceeding oppression in myself, as though I were sick, and I fear lest this increase upon me."[FN#330] So they answered, "We hear and obey," and donning their walking-dresses went down to the river-bank and embarked in a boat; whereupon behold, the keeper of the garden came up to Ibrahim and said to him, knowing not what had happened, "O Ibrahim, thou hast not had the luck to enjoy the sight of her, and I fear lest she have seen thee, for 'tis her wont to tarry here three days."
ComeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Fifty-eighth Night, She resumed, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that when the Lady Jamilah returned to her women, she said to them, "Come, let us go back to our palace."
daysnounUS /deɪz/
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading They replied, "Why should we return now, seeing that we use to abide here three days?"
deadadjectiveUS /ded/
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Replied Ibrahim, "She saw me not nor I her; for she came not forth of the pavilion."[FN#331] Rejoined the keeper, "True, O my son, for, had she seen thee, we were both dead men: but abide with me till she come again next week, and thou shalt see her and take thy fill of looking at her."
donningverbUS /ˈdɑːnɪŋ/
inflected form of “don” — put clothing on one's body
From this reading Quoth she, "I feel an exceeding oppression in myself, as though I were sick, and I fear lest this increase upon me."[FN#330] So they answered, "We hear and obey," and donning their walking-dresses went down to the river-bank and embarked in a boat; whereupon behold, the keeper of the garden came up to Ibrahim and said to him, knowing not what had happened, "O Ibrahim, thou hast not had the luck to enjoy the sight of her, and I fear lest she have seen thee, for 'tis her wont to tarry here three days."
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Quoth she, "I feel an exceeding oppression in myself, as though I were sick, and I fear lest this increase upon me."[FN#330] So they answered, "We hear and obey," and donning their walking-dresses went down to the river-bank and embarked in a boat; whereupon behold, the keeper of the garden came up to Ibrahim and said to him, knowing not what had happened, "O Ibrahim, thou hast not had the luck to enjoy the sight of her, and I fear lest she have seen thee, for 'tis her wont to tarry here three days."
dreadnounUS /dred/
fearful expectation or anticipation
From this reading Replied the Prince, "O my lord, I have with me money and fear for it: I also left men behind me and I dread lest they take advantage of my absence."[FN#332] He retorted, "O my son 'tis grievous to me to part with thee;" and he embraced and farewelled him.
embarkedverbUS /emˈbɑːrkt/
past form of “embark” — go on board
From this reading Quoth she, "I feel an exceeding oppression in myself, as though I were sick, and I fear lest this increase upon me."[FN#330] So they answered, "We hear and obey," and donning their walking-dresses went down to the river-bank and embarked in a boat; whereupon behold, the keeper of the garden came up to Ibrahim and said to him, knowing not what had happened, "O Ibrahim, thou hast not had the luck to enjoy the sight of her, and I fear lest she have seen thee, for 'tis her wont to tarry here three days."
embracedverbUS /emˈbreɪst/
past form of “embrace” — include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
From this reading Replied the Prince, "O my lord, I have with me money and fear for it: I also left men behind me and I dread lest they take advantage of my absence."[FN#332] He retorted, "O my son 'tis grievous to me to part with thee;" and he embraced and farewelled him.
enjoyverbUS /ˌenˈdʒɔɪ/
derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
From this reading Quoth she, "I feel an exceeding oppression in myself, as though I were sick, and I fear lest this increase upon me."[FN#330] So they answered, "We hear and obey," and donning their walking-dresses went down to the river-bank and embarked in a boat; whereupon behold, the keeper of the garden came up to Ibrahim and said to him, knowing not what had happened, "O Ibrahim, thou hast not had the luck to enjoy the sight of her, and I fear lest she have seen thee, for 'tis her wont to tarry here three days."
exceedingadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsiːdɪŋ/
far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree
From this reading Quoth she, "I feel an exceeding oppression in myself, as though I were sick, and I fear lest this increase upon me."[FN#330] So they answered, "We hear and obey," and donning their walking-dresses went down to the river-bank and embarked in a boat; whereupon behold, the keeper of the garden came up to Ibrahim and said to him, knowing not what had happened, "O Ibrahim, thou hast not had the luck to enjoy the sight of her, and I fear lest she have seen thee, for 'tis her wont to tarry here three days."
farewelled
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From this reading Replied the Prince, "O my lord, I have with me money and fear for it: I also left men behind me and I dread lest they take advantage of my absence."[FN#332] He retorted, "O my son 'tis grievous to me to part with thee;" and he embraced and farewelled him.
fearverbUS /fɪr/
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading Quoth she, "I feel an exceeding oppression in myself, as though I were sick, and I fear lest this increase upon me."[FN#330] So they answered, "We hear and obey," and donning their walking-dresses went down to the river-bank and embarked in a boat; whereupon behold, the keeper of the garden came up to Ibrahim and said to him, knowing not what had happened, "O Ibrahim, thou hast not had the luck to enjoy the sight of her, and I fear lest she have seen thee, for 'tis her wont to tarry here three days."
feelverbUS /fiːl/
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading Quoth she, "I feel an exceeding oppression in myself, as though I were sick, and I fear lest this increase upon me."[FN#330] So they answered, "We hear and obey," and donning their walking-dresses went down to the river-bank and embarked in a boat; whereupon behold, the keeper of the garden came up to Ibrahim and said to him, knowing not what had happened, "O Ibrahim, thou hast not had the luck to enjoy the sight of her, and I fear lest she have seen thee, for 'tis her wont to tarry here three days."
Fifty-eighth
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From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Fifty-eighth Night, She resumed, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that when the Lady Jamilah returned to her women, she said to them, "Come, let us go back to our palace."
fillverbUS /fɪl/
make full, also in a metaphorical sense
From this reading Replied Ibrahim, "She saw me not nor I her; for she came not forth of the pavilion."[FN#331] Rejoined the keeper, "True, O my son, for, had she seen thee, we were both dead men: but abide with me till she come again next week, and thou shalt see her and take thy fill of looking at her."
FN
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From this reading Quoth she, "I feel an exceeding oppression in myself, as though I were sick, and I fear lest this increase upon me."[FN#330] So they answered, "We hear and obey," and donning their walking-dresses went down to the river-bank and embarked in a boat; whereupon behold, the keeper of the garden came up to Ibrahim and said to him, knowing not what had happened, "O Ibrahim, thou hast not had the luck to enjoy the sight of her, and I fear lest she have seen thee, for 'tis her wont to tarry here three days."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Quoth she, "I feel an exceeding oppression in myself, as though I were sick, and I fear lest this increase upon me."[FN#330] So they answered, "We hear and obey," and donning their walking-dresses went down to the river-bank and embarked in a boat; whereupon behold, the keeper of the garden came up to Ibrahim and said to him, knowing not what had happened, "O Ibrahim, thou hast not had the luck to enjoy the sight of her, and I fear lest she have seen thee, for 'tis her wont to tarry here three days."
forthadverbUS /fɔːrθ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Replied Ibrahim, "She saw me not nor I her; for she came not forth of the pavilion."[FN#331] Rejoined the keeper, "True, O my son, for, had she seen thee, we were both dead men: but abide with me till she come again next week, and thou shalt see her and take thy fill of looking at her."
gardennounUS /ˈɡɑːrdən/
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading Quoth she, "I feel an exceeding oppression in myself, as though I were sick, and I fear lest this increase upon me."[FN#330] So they answered, "We hear and obey," and donning their walking-dresses went down to the river-bank and embarked in a boat; whereupon behold, the keeper of the garden came up to Ibrahim and said to him, knowing not what had happened, "O Ibrahim, thou hast not had the luck to enjoy the sight of her, and I fear lest she have seen thee, for 'tis her wont to tarry here three days."
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Fifty-eighth Night, She resumed, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that when the Lady Jamilah returned to her women, she said to them, "Come, let us go back to our palace."
grievousadjectiveUS /ˈɡriːvəs/
causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm
From this reading Replied the Prince, "O my lord, I have with me money and fear for it: I also left men behind me and I dread lest they take advantage of my absence."[FN#332] He retorted, "O my son 'tis grievous to me to part with thee;" and he embraced and farewelled him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Quoth she, "I feel an exceeding oppression in myself, as though I were sick, and I fear lest this increase upon me."[FN#330] So they answered, "We hear and obey," and donning their walking-dresses went down to the river-bank and embarked in a boat; whereupon behold, the keeper of the garden came up to Ibrahim and said to him, knowing not what had happened, "O Ibrahim, thou hast not had the luck to enjoy the sight of her, and I fear lest she have seen thee, for 'tis her wont to tarry here three days."
happenedverbUS /ˈhæpənd/
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading Quoth she, "I feel an exceeding oppression in myself, as though I were sick, and I fear lest this increase upon me."[FN#330] So they answered, "We hear and obey," and donning their walking-dresses went down to the river-bank and embarked in a boat; whereupon behold, the keeper of the garden came up to Ibrahim and said to him, knowing not what had happened, "O Ibrahim, thou hast not had the luck to enjoy the sight of her, and I fear lest she have seen thee, for 'tis her wont to tarry here three days."
hastauxiliary verbUS /hæst/
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading Quoth she, "I feel an exceeding oppression in myself, as though I were sick, and I fear lest this increase upon me."[FN#330] So they answered, "We hear and obey," and donning their walking-dresses went down to the river-bank and embarked in a boat; whereupon behold, the keeper of the garden came up to Ibrahim and said to him, knowing not what had happened, "O Ibrahim, thou hast not had the luck to enjoy the sight of her, and I fear lest she have seen thee, for 'tis her wont to tarry here three days."
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Fifty-eighth Night, She resumed, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that when the Lady Jamilah returned to her women, she said to them, "Come, let us go back to our palace."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Quoth she, "I feel an exceeding oppression in myself, as though I were sick, and I fear lest this increase upon me."[FN#330] So they answered, "We hear and obey," and donning their walking-dresses went down to the river-bank and embarked in a boat; whereupon behold, the keeper of the garden came up to Ibrahim and said to him, knowing not what had happened, "O Ibrahim, thou hast not had the luck to enjoy the sight of her, and I fear lest she have seen thee, for 'tis her wont to tarry here three days."
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Replied the Prince, "O my lord, I have with me money and fear for it: I also left men behind me and I dread lest they take advantage of my absence."[FN#332] He retorted, "O my son 'tis grievous to me to part with thee;" and he embraced and farewelled him.
hearverbUS /hiːr/
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading Quoth she, "I feel an exceeding oppression in myself, as though I were sick, and I fear lest this increase upon me."[FN#330] So they answered, "We hear and obey," and donning their walking-dresses went down to the river-bank and embarked in a boat; whereupon behold, the keeper of the garden came up to Ibrahim and said to him, knowing not what had happened, "O Ibrahim, thou hast not had the luck to enjoy the sight of her, and I fear lest she have seen thee, for 'tis her wont to tarry here three days."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Fifty-eighth Night, She resumed, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that when the Lady Jamilah returned to her women, she said to them, "Come, let us go back to our palace."
hereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading They replied, "Why should we return now, seeing that we use to abide here three days?"
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Quoth she, "I feel an exceeding oppression in myself, as though I were sick, and I fear lest this increase upon me."[FN#330] So they answered, "We hear and obey," and donning their walking-dresses went down to the river-bank and embarked in a boat; whereupon behold, the keeper of the garden came up to Ibrahim and said to him, knowing not what had happened, "O Ibrahim, thou hast not had the luck to enjoy the sight of her, and I fear lest she have seen thee, for 'tis her wont to tarry here three days."
HundrednounUS /ˈhʌndrəd/
ten 10s
From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Fifty-eighth Night, She resumed, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that when the Lady Jamilah returned to her women, she said to them, "Come, let us go back to our palace."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Quoth she, "I feel an exceeding oppression in myself, as though I were sick, and I fear lest this increase upon me."[FN#330] So they answered, "We hear and obey," and donning their walking-dresses went down to the river-bank and embarked in a boat; whereupon behold, the keeper of the garden came up to Ibrahim and said to him, knowing not what had happened, "O Ibrahim, thou hast not had the luck to enjoy the sight of her, and I fear lest she have seen thee, for 'tis her wont to tarry here three days."
IbrahimnounUS /ˌɪbrɑːˈhiːm/
the first of the Old Testament patriarchs and the father of Isaac; according to Genesis, God promised to give Abraham's family (the Hebrews) the land of Canaan (the Promised Land); God tested Abraham by asking him to sacrifice his son
From this reading Quoth she, "I feel an exceeding oppression in myself, as though I were sick, and I fear lest this increase upon me."[FN#330] So they answered, "We hear and obey," and donning their walking-dresses went down to the river-bank and embarked in a boat; whereupon behold, the keeper of the garden came up to Ibrahim and said to him, knowing not what had happened, "O Ibrahim, thou hast not had the luck to enjoy the sight of her, and I fear lest she have seen thee, for 'tis her wont to tarry here three days."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Quoth she, "I feel an exceeding oppression in myself, as though I were sick, and I fear lest this increase upon me."[FN#330] So they answered, "We hear and obey," and donning their walking-dresses went down to the river-bank and embarked in a boat; whereupon behold, the keeper of the garden came up to Ibrahim and said to him, knowing not what had happened, "O Ibrahim, thou hast not had the luck to enjoy the sight of her, and I fear lest she have seen thee, for 'tis her wont to tarry here three days."
increasenounUS /ˌɪnˈkriːs/
a quantity that is added
From this reading Quoth she, "I feel an exceeding oppression in myself, as though I were sick, and I fear lest this increase upon me."[FN#330] So they answered, "We hear and obey," and donning their walking-dresses went down to the river-bank and embarked in a boat; whereupon behold, the keeper of the garden came up to Ibrahim and said to him, knowing not what had happened, "O Ibrahim, thou hast not had the luck to enjoy the sight of her, and I fear lest she have seen thee, for 'tis her wont to tarry here three days."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Fifty-eighth Night, She resumed, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that when the Lady Jamilah returned to her women, she said to them, "Come, let us go back to our palace."
Jamilah
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From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Fifty-eighth Night, She resumed, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that when the Lady Jamilah returned to her women, she said to them, "Come, let us go back to our palace."
keepernounUS /ˈkiːpər/
someone in charge of other people
From this reading Quoth she, "I feel an exceeding oppression in myself, as though I were sick, and I fear lest this increase upon me."[FN#330] So they answered, "We hear and obey," and donning their walking-dresses went down to the river-bank and embarked in a boat; whereupon behold, the keeper of the garden came up to Ibrahim and said to him, knowing not what had happened, "O Ibrahim, thou hast not had the luck to enjoy the sight of her, and I fear lest she have seen thee, for 'tis her wont to tarry here three days."
KingnounUS /kɪŋ/
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Fifty-eighth Night, She resumed, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that when the Lady Jamilah returned to her women, she said to them, "Come, let us go back to our palace."
knowingadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊɪŋ/
evidencing the possession of inside information
From this reading Quoth she, "I feel an exceeding oppression in myself, as though I were sick, and I fear lest this increase upon me."[FN#330] So they answered, "We hear and obey," and donning their walking-dresses went down to the river-bank and embarked in a boat; whereupon behold, the keeper of the garden came up to Ibrahim and said to him, knowing not what had happened, "O Ibrahim, thou hast not had the luck to enjoy the sight of her, and I fear lest she have seen thee, for 'tis her wont to tarry here three days."
LadynounUS /ˈleɪdi/
a polite name for any woman
From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Fifty-eighth Night, She resumed, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that when the Lady Jamilah returned to her women, she said to them, "Come, let us go back to our palace."
leftnounUS /left/
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Replied the Prince, "O my lord, I have with me money and fear for it: I also left men behind me and I dread lest they take advantage of my absence."[FN#332] He retorted, "O my son 'tis grievous to me to part with thee;" and he embraced and farewelled him.
lestconjunctionUS /lest/
in order that something should not happen
From this reading Quoth she, "I feel an exceeding oppression in myself, as though I were sick, and I fear lest this increase upon me."[FN#330] So they answered, "We hear and obey," and donning their walking-dresses went down to the river-bank and embarked in a boat; whereupon behold, the keeper of the garden came up to Ibrahim and said to him, knowing not what had happened, "O Ibrahim, thou hast not had the luck to enjoy the sight of her, and I fear lest she have seen thee, for 'tis her wont to tarry here three days."
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Fifty-eighth Night, She resumed, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that when the Lady Jamilah returned to her women, she said to them, "Come, let us go back to our palace."
lookingnounUS /ˈlʊkɪŋ/
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Replied Ibrahim, "She saw me not nor I her; for she came not forth of the pavilion."[FN#331] Rejoined the keeper, "True, O my son, for, had she seen thee, we were both dead men: but abide with me till she come again next week, and thou shalt see her and take thy fill of looking at her."
lordnounUS /lɔːrd/
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading Replied the Prince, "O my lord, I have with me money and fear for it: I also left men behind me and I dread lest they take advantage of my absence."[FN#332] He retorted, "O my son 'tis grievous to me to part with thee;" and he embraced and farewelled him.
lucknounUS /lʌk/
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading Quoth she, "I feel an exceeding oppression in myself, as though I were sick, and I fear lest this increase upon me."[FN#330] So they answered, "We hear and obey," and donning their walking-dresses went down to the river-bank and embarked in a boat; whereupon behold, the keeper of the garden came up to Ibrahim and said to him, knowing not what had happened, "O Ibrahim, thou hast not had the luck to enjoy the sight of her, and I fear lest she have seen thee, for 'tis her wont to tarry here three days."
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Fifty-eighth Night, She resumed, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that when the Lady Jamilah returned to her women, she said to them, "Come, let us go back to our palace."
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading Replied Ibrahim, "She saw me not nor I her; for she came not forth of the pavilion."[FN#331] Rejoined the keeper, "True, O my son, for, had she seen thee, we were both dead men: but abide with me till she come again next week, and thou shalt see her and take thy fill of looking at her."
moneynounUS /ˈmʌni/
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading Replied the Prince, "O my lord, I have with me money and fear for it: I also left men behind me and I dread lest they take advantage of my absence."[FN#332] He retorted, "O my son 'tis grievous to me to part with thee;" and he embraced and farewelled him.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Replied Ibrahim, "She saw me not nor I her; for she came not forth of the pavilion."[FN#331] Rejoined the keeper, "True, O my son, for, had she seen thee, we were both dead men: but abide with me till she come again next week, and thou shalt see her and take thy fill of looking at her."
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Quoth she, "I feel an exceeding oppression in myself, as though I were sick, and I fear lest this increase upon me."[FN#330] So they answered, "We hear and obey," and donning their walking-dresses went down to the river-bank and embarked in a boat; whereupon behold, the keeper of the garden came up to Ibrahim and said to him, knowing not what had happened, "O Ibrahim, thou hast not had the luck to enjoy the sight of her, and I fear lest she have seen thee, for 'tis her wont to tarry here three days."
nextadjectiveUS /nekst/
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Replied Ibrahim, "She saw me not nor I her; for she came not forth of the pavilion."[FN#331] Rejoined the keeper, "True, O my son, for, had she seen thee, we were both dead men: but abide with me till she come again next week, and thou shalt see her and take thy fill of looking at her."
NightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Fifty-eighth Night, She resumed, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that when the Lady Jamilah returned to her women, she said to them, "Come, let us go back to our palace."
NinenounUS /naɪn/
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Fifty-eighth Night, She resumed, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that when the Lady Jamilah returned to her women, she said to them, "Come, let us go back to our palace."
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Replied Ibrahim, "She saw me not nor I her; for she came not forth of the pavilion."[FN#331] Rejoined the keeper, "True, O my son, for, had she seen thee, we were both dead men: but abide with me till she come again next week, and thou shalt see her and take thy fill of looking at her."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Quoth she, "I feel an exceeding oppression in myself, as though I were sick, and I fear lest this increase upon me."[FN#330] So they answered, "We hear and obey," and donning their walking-dresses went down to the river-bank and embarked in a boat; whereupon behold, the keeper of the garden came up to Ibrahim and said to him, knowing not what had happened, "O Ibrahim, thou hast not had the luck to enjoy the sight of her, and I fear lest she have seen thee, for 'tis her wont to tarry here three days."
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading They replied, "Why should we return now, seeing that we use to abide here three days?"
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 Fifty-eighth Night, She resumed, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that when the Lady Jamilah returned to her women, she said to them, "Come, let us go back to our palace."
obeyverbUS /oʊˈbeɪ/
be obedient to
From this reading Quoth she, "I feel an exceeding oppression in myself, as though I were sick, and I fear lest this increase upon me."[FN#330] So they answered, "We hear and obey," and donning their walking-dresses went down to the river-bank and embarked in a boat; whereupon behold, the keeper of the garden came up to Ibrahim and said to him, knowing not what had happened, "O Ibrahim, thou hast not had the luck to enjoy the sight of her, and I fear lest she have seen thee, for 'tis her wont to tarry here three days."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Quoth she, "I feel an exceeding oppression in myself, as though I were sick, and I fear lest this increase upon me."[FN#330] So they answered, "We hear and obey," and donning their walking-dresses went down to the river-bank and embarked in a boat; whereupon behold, the keeper of the garden came up to Ibrahim and said to him, knowing not what had happened, "O Ibrahim, thou hast not had the luck to enjoy the sight of her, and I fear lest she have seen thee, for 'tis her wont to tarry here three days."
oppressionnounUS /əˈpreʃən/
the act of subjugating by cruelty
From this reading Quoth she, "I feel an exceeding oppression in myself, as though I were sick, and I fear lest this increase upon me."[FN#330] So they answered, "We hear and obey," and donning their walking-dresses went down to the river-bank and embarked in a boat; whereupon behold, the keeper of the garden came up to Ibrahim and said to him, knowing not what had happened, "O Ibrahim, thou hast not had the luck to enjoy the sight of her, and I fear lest she have seen thee, for 'tis her wont to tarry here three days."
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Fifty-eighth Night, She resumed, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that when the Lady Jamilah returned to her women, she said to them, "Come, let us go back to our palace."
palacenounUS /ˈpæləs/
a large and stately mansion
From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Fifty-eighth Night, She resumed, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that when the Lady Jamilah returned to her women, she said to them, "Come, let us go back to our palace."
partnounUS /pɑːrt/
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Replied the Prince, "O my lord, I have with me money and fear for it: I also left men behind me and I dread lest they take advantage of my absence."[FN#332] He retorted, "O my son 'tis grievous to me to part with thee;" and he embraced and farewelled him.
pavilionnounUS /pəˈvɪljən/
large and often sumptuous tent
From this reading Replied Ibrahim, "She saw me not nor I her; for she came not forth of the pavilion."[FN#331] Rejoined the keeper, "True, O my son, for, had she seen thee, we were both dead men: but abide with me till she come again next week, and thou shalt see her and take thy fill of looking at her."
PrincenounUS /prɪns/
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading Replied the Prince, "O my lord, I have with me money and fear for it: I also left men behind me and I dread lest they take advantage of my absence."[FN#332] He retorted, "O my son 'tis grievous to me to part with thee;" and he embraced and farewelled him.
Quoth
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Quoth she, "I feel an exceeding oppression in myself, as though I were sick, and I fear lest this increase upon me."[FN#330] So they answered, "We hear and obey," and donning their walking-dresses went down to the river-bank and embarked in a boat; whereupon behold, the keeper of the garden came up to Ibrahim and said to him, knowing not what had happened, "O Ibrahim, thou hast not had the luck to enjoy the sight of her, and I fear lest she have seen thee, for 'tis her wont to tarry here three days."
reachedverbUS /riːtʃt/
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Fifty-eighth Night, She resumed, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that when the Lady Jamilah returned to her women, she said to them, "Come, let us go back to our palace."
RejoinedverbUS /riˈdʒɔɪnd/
past form of “rejoin” — join again
From this reading Replied Ibrahim, "She saw me not nor I her; for she came not forth of the pavilion."[FN#331] Rejoined the keeper, "True, O my son, for, had she seen thee, we were both dead men: but abide with me till she come again next week, and thou shalt see her and take thy fill of looking at her."
repliedverbUS /rɪˈplaɪd/
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading They replied, "Why should we return now, seeing that we use to abide here three days?"
resumedverbUS /rɪˈzuːmd/
past form of “resume” — take up or begin anew
From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Fifty-eighth Night, She resumed, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that when the Lady Jamilah returned to her women, she said to them, "Come, let us go back to our palace."
retortedverbUS /riˈtɔːrtɪd/
past form of “retort” — answer back
From this reading Replied the Prince, "O my lord, I have with me money and fear for it: I also left men behind me and I dread lest they take advantage of my absence."[FN#332] He retorted, "O my son 'tis grievous to me to part with thee;" and he embraced and farewelled him.
returnverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrn/
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading They replied, "Why should we return now, seeing that we use to abide here three days?"
returnedverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrnd/
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Fifty-eighth Night, She resumed, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that when the Lady Jamilah returned to her women, she said to them, "Come, let us go back to our palace."
river-bank
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Quoth she, "I feel an exceeding oppression in myself, as though I were sick, and I fear lest this increase upon me."[FN#330] So they answered, "We hear and obey," and donning their walking-dresses went down to the river-bank and embarked in a boat; whereupon behold, the keeper of the garden came up to Ibrahim and said to him, knowing not what had happened, "O Ibrahim, thou hast not had the luck to enjoy the sight of her, and I fear lest she have seen thee, for 'tis her wont to tarry here three days."
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Fifty-eighth Night, She resumed, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that when the Lady Jamilah returned to her women, she said to them, "Come, let us go back to our palace."
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading Replied Ibrahim, "She saw me not nor I her; for she came not forth of the pavilion."[FN#331] Rejoined the keeper, "True, O my son, for, had she seen thee, we were both dead men: but abide with me till she come again next week, and thou shalt see her and take thy fill of looking at her."
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Replied Ibrahim, "She saw me not nor I her; for she came not forth of the pavilion."[FN#331] Rejoined the keeper, "True, O my son, for, had she seen thee, we were both dead men: but abide with me till she come again next week, and thou shalt see her and take thy fill of looking at her."
seeingnounUS /ˈsiːɪŋ/
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading They replied, "Why should we return now, seeing that we use to abide here three days?"
seenverbUS /siːn/
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Quoth she, "I feel an exceeding oppression in myself, as though I were sick, and I fear lest this increase upon me."[FN#330] So they answered, "We hear and obey," and donning their walking-dresses went down to the river-bank and embarked in a boat; whereupon behold, the keeper of the garden came up to Ibrahim and said to him, knowing not what had happened, "O Ibrahim, thou hast not had the luck to enjoy the sight of her, and I fear lest she have seen thee, for 'tis her wont to tarry here three days."
shaltmodal verbUS /ʃælt/
an old form of “shall”, used with “thou”
From this reading Replied Ibrahim, "She saw me not nor I her; for she came not forth of the pavilion."[FN#331] Rejoined the keeper, "True, O my son, for, had she seen thee, we were both dead men: but abide with me till she come again next week, and thou shalt see her and take thy fill of looking at her."
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Fifty-eighth Night, She resumed, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that when the Lady Jamilah returned to her women, she said to them, "Come, let us go back to our palace."
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading They replied, "Why should we return now, seeing that we use to abide here three days?"
sickadjectiveUS /sɪk/
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading Quoth she, "I feel an exceeding oppression in myself, as though I were sick, and I fear lest this increase upon me."[FN#330] So they answered, "We hear and obey," and donning their walking-dresses went down to the river-bank and embarked in a boat; whereupon behold, the keeper of the garden came up to Ibrahim and said to him, knowing not what had happened, "O Ibrahim, thou hast not had the luck to enjoy the sight of her, and I fear lest she have seen thee, for 'tis her wont to tarry here three days."
sightnounUS /saɪt/
an instance of visual perception
From this reading Quoth she, "I feel an exceeding oppression in myself, as though I were sick, and I fear lest this increase upon me."[FN#330] So they answered, "We hear and obey," and donning their walking-dresses went down to the river-bank and embarked in a boat; whereupon behold, the keeper of the garden came up to Ibrahim and said to him, knowing not what had happened, "O Ibrahim, thou hast not had the luck to enjoy the sight of her, and I fear lest she have seen thee, for 'tis her wont to tarry here three days."
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Quoth she, "I feel an exceeding oppression in myself, as though I were sick, and I fear lest this increase upon me."[FN#330] So they answered, "We hear and obey," and donning their walking-dresses went down to the river-bank and embarked in a boat; whereupon behold, the keeper of the garden came up to Ibrahim and said to him, knowing not what had happened, "O Ibrahim, thou hast not had the luck to enjoy the sight of her, and I fear lest she have seen thee, for 'tis her wont to tarry here three days."
sonnounUS /sʌn/
a male human offspring
From this reading Replied Ibrahim, "She saw me not nor I her; for she came not forth of the pavilion."[FN#331] Rejoined the keeper, "True, O my son, for, had she seen thee, we were both dead men: but abide with me till she come again next week, and thou shalt see her and take thy fill of looking at her."
takeverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading Replied Ibrahim, "She saw me not nor I her; for she came not forth of the pavilion."[FN#331] Rejoined the keeper, "True, O my son, for, had she seen thee, we were both dead men: but abide with me till she come again next week, and thou shalt see her and take thy fill of looking at her."
tarryverbUS /ˈteri/
be about
From this reading Quoth she, "I feel an exceeding oppression in myself, as though I were sick, and I fear lest this increase upon me."[FN#330] So they answered, "We hear and obey," and donning their walking-dresses went down to the river-bank and embarked in a boat; whereupon behold, the keeper of the garden came up to Ibrahim and said to him, knowing not what had happened, "O Ibrahim, thou hast not had the luck to enjoy the sight of her, and I fear lest she have seen thee, for 'tis her wont to tarry here three days."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Fifty-eighth Night, She resumed, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that when the Lady Jamilah returned to her women, she said to them, "Come, let us go back to our palace."
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 Fifty-eighth Night, She resumed, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that when the Lady Jamilah returned to her women, she said to them, "Come, let us go back to our palace."
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Quoth she, "I feel an exceeding oppression in myself, as though I were sick, and I fear lest this increase upon me."[FN#330] So they answered, "We hear and obey," and donning their walking-dresses went down to the river-bank and embarked in a boat; whereupon behold, the keeper of the garden came up to Ibrahim and said to him, knowing not what had happened, "O Ibrahim, thou hast not had the luck to enjoy the sight of her, and I fear lest she have seen thee, for 'tis her wont to tarry here three days."
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Quoth she, "I feel an exceeding oppression in myself, as though I were sick, and I fear lest this increase upon me."[FN#330] So they answered, "We hear and obey," and donning their walking-dresses went down to the river-bank and embarked in a boat; whereupon behold, the keeper of the garden came up to Ibrahim and said to him, knowing not what had happened, "O Ibrahim, thou hast not had the luck to enjoy the sight of her, and I fear lest she have seen thee, for 'tis her wont to tarry here three days."
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Fifty-eighth Night, She resumed, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that when the Lady Jamilah returned to her women, she said to them, "Come, let us go back to our palace."
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They replied, "Why should we return now, seeing that we use to abide here three days?"
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Quoth she, "I feel an exceeding oppression in myself, as though I were sick, and I fear lest this increase upon me."[FN#330] So they answered, "We hear and obey," and donning their walking-dresses went down to the river-bank and embarked in a boat; whereupon behold, the keeper of the garden came up to Ibrahim and said to him, knowing not what had happened, "O Ibrahim, thou hast not had the luck to enjoy the sight of her, and I fear lest she have seen thee, for 'tis her wont to tarry here three days."
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Quoth she, "I feel an exceeding oppression in myself, as though I were sick, and I fear lest this increase upon me."[FN#330] So they answered, "We hear and obey," and donning their walking-dresses went down to the river-bank and embarked in a boat; whereupon behold, the keeper of the garden came up to Ibrahim and said to him, knowing not what had happened, "O Ibrahim, thou hast not had the luck to enjoy the sight of her, and I fear lest she have seen thee, for 'tis her wont to tarry here three days."
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Quoth she, "I feel an exceeding oppression in myself, as though I were sick, and I fear lest this increase upon me."[FN#330] So they answered, "We hear and obey," and donning their walking-dresses went down to the river-bank and embarked in a boat; whereupon behold, the keeper of the garden came up to Ibrahim and said to him, knowing not what had happened, "O Ibrahim, thou hast not had the luck to enjoy the sight of her, and I fear lest she have seen thee, for 'tis her wont to tarry here three days."
threenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading They replied, "Why should we return now, seeing that we use to abide here three days?"
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Replied Ibrahim, "She saw me not nor I her; for she came not forth of the pavilion."[FN#331] Rejoined the keeper, "True, O my son, for, had she seen thee, we were both dead men: but abide with me till she come again next week, and thou shalt see her and take thy fill of looking at her."
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Replied Ibrahim, "She saw me not nor I her; for she came not forth of the pavilion."[FN#331] Rejoined the keeper, "True, O my son, for, had she seen thee, we were both dead men: but abide with me till she come again next week, and thou shalt see her and take thy fill of looking at her."
tisnounUS /tɪz/
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 Quoth she, "I feel an exceeding oppression in myself, as though I were sick, and I fear lest this increase upon me."[FN#330] So they answered, "We hear and obey," and donning their walking-dresses went down to the river-bank and embarked in a boat; whereupon behold, the keeper of the garden came up to Ibrahim and said to him, knowing not what had happened, "O Ibrahim, thou hast not had the luck to enjoy the sight of her, and I fear lest she have seen thee, for 'tis her wont to tarry here three days."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Fifty-eighth Night, She resumed, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that when the Lady Jamilah returned to her women, she said to them, "Come, let us go back to our palace."
TrueadjectiveUS /truː/
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading Replied Ibrahim, "She saw me not nor I her; for she came not forth of the pavilion."[FN#331] Rejoined the keeper, "True, O my son, for, had she seen thee, we were both dead men: but abide with me till she come again next week, and thou shalt see her and take thy fill of looking at her."
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Quoth she, "I feel an exceeding oppression in myself, as though I were sick, and I fear lest this increase upon me."[FN#330] So they answered, "We hear and obey," and donning their walking-dresses went down to the river-bank and embarked in a boat; whereupon behold, the keeper of the garden came up to Ibrahim and said to him, knowing not what had happened, "O Ibrahim, thou hast not had the luck to enjoy the sight of her, and I fear lest she have seen thee, for 'tis her wont to tarry here three days."
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Quoth she, "I feel an exceeding oppression in myself, as though I were sick, and I fear lest this increase upon me."[FN#330] So they answered, "We hear and obey," and donning their walking-dresses went down to the river-bank and embarked in a boat; whereupon behold, the keeper of the garden came up to Ibrahim and said to him, knowing not what had happened, "O Ibrahim, thou hast not had the luck to enjoy the sight of her, and I fear lest she have seen thee, for 'tis her wont to tarry here three days."
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Fifty-eighth Night, She resumed, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that when the Lady Jamilah returned to her women, she said to them, "Come, let us go back to our palace."
usenounUS /juːs/
the act of using
From this reading They replied, "Why should we return now, seeing that we use to abide here three days?"
walking-dresses
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From this reading Quoth she, "I feel an exceeding oppression in myself, as though I were sick, and I fear lest this increase upon me."[FN#330] So they answered, "We hear and obey," and donning their walking-dresses went down to the river-bank and embarked in a boat; whereupon behold, the keeper of the garden came up to Ibrahim and said to him, knowing not what had happened, "O Ibrahim, thou hast not had the luck to enjoy the sight of her, and I fear lest she have seen thee, for 'tis her wont to tarry here three days."
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 Fifty-eighth Night, She resumed, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that when the Lady Jamilah returned to her women, she said to them, "Come, let us go back to our palace."
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading They replied, "Why should we return now, seeing that we use to abide here three days?"
weeknounUS /wiːk/
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Replied Ibrahim, "She saw me not nor I her; for she came not forth of the pavilion."[FN#331] Rejoined the keeper, "True, O my son, for, had she seen thee, we were both dead men: but abide with me till she come again next week, and thou shalt see her and take thy fill of looking at her."
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Quoth she, "I feel an exceeding oppression in myself, as though I were sick, and I fear lest this increase upon me."[FN#330] So they answered, "We hear and obey," and donning their walking-dresses went down to the river-bank and embarked in a boat; whereupon behold, the keeper of the garden came up to Ibrahim and said to him, knowing not what had happened, "O Ibrahim, thou hast not had the luck to enjoy the sight of her, and I fear lest she have seen thee, for 'tis her wont to tarry here three days."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Quoth she, "I feel an exceeding oppression in myself, as though I were sick, and I fear lest this increase upon me."[FN#330] So they answered, "We hear and obey," and donning their walking-dresses went down to the river-bank and embarked in a boat; whereupon behold, the keeper of the garden came up to Ibrahim and said to him, knowing not what had happened, "O Ibrahim, thou hast not had the luck to enjoy the sight of her, and I fear lest she have seen thee, for 'tis her wont to tarry here three days."
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Quoth she, "I feel an exceeding oppression in myself, as though I were sick, and I fear lest this increase upon me."[FN#330] So they answered, "We hear and obey," and donning their walking-dresses went down to the river-bank and embarked in a boat; whereupon behold, the keeper of the garden came up to Ibrahim and said to him, knowing not what had happened, "O Ibrahim, thou hast not had the luck to enjoy the sight of her, and I fear lest she have seen thee, for 'tis her wont to tarry here three days."
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Fifty-eighth Night, She resumed, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that when the Lady Jamilah returned to her women, she said to them, "Come, let us go back to our palace."
whereupon
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From this reading Quoth she, "I feel an exceeding oppression in myself, as though I were sick, and I fear lest this increase upon me."[FN#330] So they answered, "We hear and obey," and donning their walking-dresses went down to the river-bank and embarked in a boat; whereupon behold, the keeper of the garden came up to Ibrahim and said to him, knowing not what had happened, "O Ibrahim, thou hast not had the luck to enjoy the sight of her, and I fear lest she have seen thee, for 'tis her wont to tarry here three days."
WhynounUS /waɪ/
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading They replied, "Why should we return now, seeing that we use to abide here three days?"
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Replied Ibrahim, "She saw me not nor I her; for she came not forth of the pavilion."[FN#331] Rejoined the keeper, "True, O my son, for, had she seen thee, we were both dead men: but abide with me till she come again next week, and thou shalt see her and take thy fill of looking at her."
womennounUS /ˈwɪmən/
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading When it was the Nine Hundred and Fifty-eighth Night, She resumed, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that when the Lady Jamilah returned to her women, she said to them, "Come, let us go back to our palace."
wontnounUS /woʊnt/
an established custom
From this reading Quoth she, "I feel an exceeding oppression in myself, as though I were sick, and I fear lest this increase upon me."[FN#330] So they answered, "We hear and obey," and donning their walking-dresses went down to the river-bank and embarked in a boat; whereupon behold, the keeper of the garden came up to Ibrahim and said to him, knowing not what had happened, "O Ibrahim, thou hast not had the luck to enjoy the sight of her, and I fear lest she have seen thee, for 'tis her wont to tarry here three days."
