AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A secret's ever safely placed with honest folk and leal; And secrets trusted unto me are in a locked-up house, Whose keys are lost and on whose door is set the Cadi's seal.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading None keepeth counsel saving those who're trusty and discreet.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A secret's ever safely placed with honest folk and leal; And secrets trusted unto me are in a locked-up house, Whose keys are lost and on whose door is set the Cadi's seal.
aroseverbUS /ərˈoʊz/
inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading Then they toyed and embraced and kissed and slept till near the call to morning-prayer, when Heyat en Nufous arose and slaughtering a young pigeon, besmeared herself and besprinkled her shift with its blood.
besmeared
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From this reading Then they toyed and embraced and kissed and slept till near the call to morning-prayer, when Heyat en Nufous arose and slaughtering a young pigeon, besmeared herself and besprinkled her shift with its blood.
besprinkled
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From this reading Then they toyed and embraced and kissed and slept till near the call to morning-prayer, when Heyat en Nufous arose and slaughtering a young pigeon, besmeared herself and besprinkled her shift with its blood.
bloodnounUS /blʌd/
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading Then they toyed and embraced and kissed and slept till near the call to morning-prayer, when Heyat en Nufous arose and slaughtering a young pigeon, besmeared herself and besprinkled her shift with its blood.
breastsnounUS /brests/
plural of “breast” — the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
From this reading 'O my sister,' continued she, 'the breasts of the noble are the graves of secrets, and I will not discover thine.'
Cadi's
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From this reading A secret's ever safely placed with honest folk and leal; And secrets trusted unto me are in a locked-up house, Whose keys are lost and on whose door is set the Cadi's seal.
callverbUS /kɔːl/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Then they toyed and embraced and kissed and slept till near the call to morning-prayer, when Heyat en Nufous arose and slaughtering a young pigeon, besmeared herself and besprinkled her shift with its blood.
continuedadjectiveUS /kənˈtɪnjuːd/
without stop or interruption
From this reading 'O my sister,' continued she, 'the breasts of the noble are the graves of secrets, and I will not discover thine.'
counselnounUS /ˈkaʊnsəl/
a lawyer who pleads cases in court
From this reading None keepeth counsel saving those who're trusty and discreet.
criedverbUS /kraɪd/
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Then she put off her trousers and cried out, whereupon her waiting-women hastened to her and raised cries of joy.
criesnounUS /kraɪz/
plural of “cry” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading Then she put off her trousers and cried out, whereupon her waiting-women hastened to her and raised cries of joy.
discoververbUS /dɪˈskʌvər/
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading 'O my sister,' continued she, 'the breasts of the noble are the graves of secrets, and I will not discover thine.'
discreetadjectiveUS /dɪˈskriːt/
marked by prudence or modesty and wise self-restraint
From this reading None keepeth counsel saving those who're trusty and discreet.
doornounUS /dɔːr/
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading A secret's ever safely placed with honest folk and leal; And secrets trusted unto me are in a locked-up house, Whose keys are lost and on whose door is set the Cadi's seal.
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 Then they toyed and embraced and kissed and slept till near the call to morning-prayer, when Heyat en Nufous arose and slaughtering a young pigeon, besmeared herself and besprinkled her shift with its blood.
ennounUS /en/
half the width of an em
From this reading Then they toyed and embraced and kissed and slept till near the call to morning-prayer, when Heyat en Nufous arose and slaughtering a young pigeon, besmeared herself and besprinkled her shift with its blood.
everadverbUS /ˈevər/
at any time
From this reading A secret's ever safely placed with honest folk and leal; And secrets trusted unto me are in a locked-up house, Whose keys are lost and on whose door is set the Cadi's seal.
folknounUS /foʊk/
people in general (often used in the plural)
From this reading A secret's ever safely placed with honest folk and leal; And secrets trusted unto me are in a locked-up house, Whose keys are lost and on whose door is set the Cadi's seal.
gravesnounUS /ɡreɪvz/
English writer known for his interest in mythology and in the classics (1895-1985)
From this reading 'O my sister,' continued she, 'the breasts of the noble are the graves of secrets, and I will not discover thine.'
hastenedverbUS /ˈheɪsənd/
past form of “hasten” — act or move at high speed
From this reading Then she put off her trousers and cried out, whereupon her waiting-women hastened to her and raised cries of joy.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Then they toyed and embraced and kissed and slept till near the call to morning-prayer, when Heyat en Nufous arose and slaughtering a young pigeon, besmeared herself and besprinkled her shift with its blood.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Then they toyed and embraced and kissed and slept till near the call to morning-prayer, when Heyat en Nufous arose and slaughtering a young pigeon, besmeared herself and besprinkled her shift with its blood.
Heyat
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From this reading Then they toyed and embraced and kissed and slept till near the call to morning-prayer, when Heyat en Nufous arose and slaughtering a young pigeon, besmeared herself and besprinkled her shift with its blood.
honestadjectiveUS /ˈɑːnəst/
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading A secret's ever safely placed with honest folk and leal; And secrets trusted unto me are in a locked-up house, Whose keys are lost and on whose door is set the Cadi's seal.
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading A secret's ever safely placed with honest folk and leal; And secrets trusted unto me are in a locked-up house, Whose keys are lost and on whose door is set the Cadi's seal.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'O my sister,' continued she, 'the breasts of the noble are the graves of secrets, and I will not discover thine.'
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A secret's ever safely placed with honest folk and leal; And secrets trusted unto me are in a locked-up house, Whose keys are lost and on whose door is set the Cadi's seal.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A secret's ever safely placed with honest folk and leal; And secrets trusted unto me are in a locked-up house, Whose keys are lost and on whose door is set the Cadi's seal.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Then they toyed and embraced and kissed and slept till near the call to morning-prayer, when Heyat en Nufous arose and slaughtering a young pigeon, besmeared herself and besprinkled her shift with its blood.
joynounUS /dʒɔɪ/
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading Then she put off her trousers and cried out, whereupon her waiting-women hastened to her and raised cries of joy.
keepeth
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From this reading None keepeth counsel saving those who're trusty and discreet.
keysnounUS /kiːz/
plural of “key” — metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
From this reading A secret's ever safely placed with honest folk and leal; And secrets trusted unto me are in a locked-up house, Whose keys are lost and on whose door is set the Cadi's seal.
kissedverbUS /kɪst/
past form of “kiss” — touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
From this reading Then they toyed and embraced and kissed and slept till near the call to morning-prayer, when Heyat en Nufous arose and slaughtering a young pigeon, besmeared herself and besprinkled her shift with its blood.
lealadjectiveUS /liːl/
faithful and true
From this reading A secret's ever safely placed with honest folk and leal; And secrets trusted unto me are in a locked-up house, Whose keys are lost and on whose door is set the Cadi's seal.
locked-up
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From this reading A secret's ever safely placed with honest folk and leal; And secrets trusted unto me are in a locked-up house, Whose keys are lost and on whose door is set the Cadi's seal.
lostadjectiveUS /lɔːst/
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading A secret's ever safely placed with honest folk and leal; And secrets trusted unto me are in a locked-up house, Whose keys are lost and on whose door is set the Cadi's seal.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A secret's ever safely placed with honest folk and leal; And secrets trusted unto me are in a locked-up house, Whose keys are lost and on whose door is set the Cadi's seal.
morning-prayer
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From this reading Then they toyed and embraced and kissed and slept till near the call to morning-prayer, when Heyat en Nufous arose and slaughtering a young pigeon, besmeared herself and besprinkled her shift with its blood.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'O my sister,' continued she, 'the breasts of the noble are the graves of secrets, and I will not discover thine.'
nearadverbUS /nɪr/
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading Then they toyed and embraced and kissed and slept till near the call to morning-prayer, when Heyat en Nufous arose and slaughtering a young pigeon, besmeared herself and besprinkled her shift with its blood.
nobleadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊbəl/
impressive in appearance
From this reading 'O my sister,' continued she, 'the breasts of the noble are the graves of secrets, and I will not discover thine.'
NonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading None keepeth counsel saving those who're trusty and discreet.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading 'O my sister,' continued she, 'the breasts of the noble are the graves of secrets, and I will not discover thine.'
Nufous
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From this reading Then they toyed and embraced and kissed and slept till near the call to morning-prayer, when Heyat en Nufous arose and slaughtering a young pigeon, besmeared herself and besprinkled her shift with its blood.
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 'O my sister,' continued she, 'the breasts of the noble are the graves of secrets, and I will not discover thine.'
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'O my sister,' continued she, 'the breasts of the noble are the graves of secrets, and I will not discover thine.'
offadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Then she put off her trousers and cried out, whereupon her waiting-women hastened to her and raised cries of joy.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A secret's ever safely placed with honest folk and leal; And secrets trusted unto me are in a locked-up house, Whose keys are lost and on whose door is set the Cadi's seal.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Then she put off her trousers and cried out, whereupon her waiting-women hastened to her and raised cries of joy.
pigeonnounUS /ˈpɪdʒən/
wild and domesticated birds having a heavy body and short legs
From this reading Then they toyed and embraced and kissed and slept till near the call to morning-prayer, when Heyat en Nufous arose and slaughtering a young pigeon, besmeared herself and besprinkled her shift with its blood.
placedadjectiveUS /pleɪst/
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading A secret's ever safely placed with honest folk and leal; And secrets trusted unto me are in a locked-up house, Whose keys are lost and on whose door is set the Cadi's seal.
putverbUS /pʊt/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Then she put off her trousers and cried out, whereupon her waiting-women hastened to her and raised cries of joy.
raisedadjectiveUS /reɪzd/
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading Then she put off her trousers and cried out, whereupon her waiting-women hastened to her and raised cries of joy.
safelyadverbUS /ˈseɪfli/
with safety; in a safe manner
From this reading A secret's ever safely placed with honest folk and leal; And secrets trusted unto me are in a locked-up house, Whose keys are lost and on whose door is set the Cadi's seal.
savingnounUS /ˈseɪvɪŋ/
an act of economizing; reduction in cost
From this reading None keepeth counsel saving those who're trusty and discreet.
sealverbUS /siːl/
make tight; secure against leakage
From this reading A secret's ever safely placed with honest folk and leal; And secrets trusted unto me are in a locked-up house, Whose keys are lost and on whose door is set the Cadi's seal.
secret'snounUS /ˈsiːkrəts/
possessive form of “secret” — something that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on)
From this reading A secret's ever safely placed with honest folk and leal; And secrets trusted unto me are in a locked-up house, Whose keys are lost and on whose door is set the Cadi's seal.
secretsnounUS /ˈsiːkrəts/
plural of “secret” — something that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on)
From this reading A secret's ever safely placed with honest folk and leal; And secrets trusted unto me are in a locked-up house, Whose keys are lost and on whose door is set the Cadi's seal.
setverbUS /set/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading A secret's ever safely placed with honest folk and leal; And secrets trusted unto me are in a locked-up house, Whose keys are lost and on whose door is set the Cadi's seal.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'O my sister,' continued she, 'the breasts of the noble are the graves of secrets, and I will not discover thine.'
shiftverbUS /ʃɪft/
make a shift in or exchange of
From this reading Then they toyed and embraced and kissed and slept till near the call to morning-prayer, when Heyat en Nufous arose and slaughtering a young pigeon, besmeared herself and besprinkled her shift with its blood.
sisternounUS /ˈsɪstər/
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading 'O my sister,' continued she, 'the breasts of the noble are the graves of secrets, and I will not discover thine.'
slaughteringverbUS /ˈslɔːtərɪŋ/
-ing form of “slaughter” — kill (animals) usually for food consumption
From this reading Then they toyed and embraced and kissed and slept till near the call to morning-prayer, when Heyat en Nufous arose and slaughtering a young pigeon, besmeared herself and besprinkled her shift with its blood.
sleptverbUS /slept/
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading Then they toyed and embraced and kissed and slept till near the call to morning-prayer, when Heyat en Nufous arose and slaughtering a young pigeon, besmeared herself and besprinkled her shift with its blood.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A secret's ever safely placed with honest folk and leal; And secrets trusted unto me are in a locked-up house, Whose keys are lost and on whose door is set the Cadi's seal.
ThenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then they toyed and embraced and kissed and slept till near the call to morning-prayer, when Heyat en Nufous arose and slaughtering a young pigeon, besmeared herself and besprinkled her shift with its blood.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then they toyed and embraced and kissed and slept till near the call to morning-prayer, when Heyat en Nufous arose and slaughtering a young pigeon, besmeared herself and besprinkled her shift with its blood.
thinepronounUS /ðaɪn/
an old word for “yours”
From this reading 'O my sister,' continued she, 'the breasts of the noble are the graves of secrets, and I will not discover thine.'
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading None keepeth counsel saving those who're trusty and discreet.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Then they toyed and embraced and kissed and slept till near the call to morning-prayer, when Heyat en Nufous arose and slaughtering a young pigeon, besmeared herself and besprinkled her shift with its blood.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then they toyed and embraced and kissed and slept till near the call to morning-prayer, when Heyat en Nufous arose and slaughtering a young pigeon, besmeared herself and besprinkled her shift with its blood.
toyedverbUS /tɔɪd/
past form of “toy” — behave carelessly or indifferently
From this reading Then they toyed and embraced and kissed and slept till near the call to morning-prayer, when Heyat en Nufous arose and slaughtering a young pigeon, besmeared herself and besprinkled her shift with its blood.
trousersnounUS /ˈtraʊzərz/
(usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately
From this reading Then she put off her trousers and cried out, whereupon her waiting-women hastened to her and raised cries of joy.
trustedadjectiveUS /ˈtrʌstɪd/
(of persons) worthy of trust or confidence
From this reading A secret's ever safely placed with honest folk and leal; And secrets trusted unto me are in a locked-up house, Whose keys are lost and on whose door is set the Cadi's seal.
trustynounUS /ˈtrʌsti/
a convict who is considered trustworthy and granted special privileges
From this reading None keepeth counsel saving those who're trusty and discreet.
untoprepositionUS /ˈʌntuː/
an old word for “to”
From this reading A secret's ever safely placed with honest folk and leal; And secrets trusted unto me are in a locked-up house, Whose keys are lost and on whose door is set the Cadi's seal.
waiting-women
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From this reading Then she put off her trousers and cried out, whereupon her waiting-women hastened to her and raised cries of joy.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Then they toyed and embraced and kissed and slept till near the call to morning-prayer, when Heyat en Nufous arose and slaughtering a young pigeon, besmeared herself and besprinkled her shift with its blood.
whereupon
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From this reading Then she put off her trousers and cried out, whereupon her waiting-women hastened to her and raised cries of joy.
who're
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From this reading None keepeth counsel saving those who're trusty and discreet.
WhosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading A secret's ever safely placed with honest folk and leal; And secrets trusted unto me are in a locked-up house, Whose keys are lost and on whose door is set the Cadi's seal.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading 'O my sister,' continued she, 'the breasts of the noble are the graves of secrets, and I will not discover thine.'
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A secret's ever safely placed with honest folk and leal; And secrets trusted unto me are in a locked-up house, Whose keys are lost and on whose door is set the Cadi's seal.
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Then they toyed and embraced and kissed and slept till near the call to morning-prayer, when Heyat en Nufous arose and slaughtering a young pigeon, besmeared herself and besprinkled her shift with its blood.
