used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "The drying up a single tear has more of honest fame than shedding seas of gore."
at or in the front
From this reading For days the long roads leading into the city from every direction, swarmed with a moving line of anxious-faced people, driving their camels and sheep ahead of them, and leading mules laden with household property.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The chief, Kenana, got word of his approach, and ordered that the country for miles around the capital should be laid waste.
anxious-faced
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From this reading For days the long roads leading into the city from every direction, swarmed with a moving line of anxious-faced people, driving their camels and sheep ahead of them, and leading mules laden with household property.
move towards
From this reading The chief, Kenana, got word of his approach, and ordered that the country for miles around the capital should be laid waste.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The chief, Kenana, got word of his approach, and ordered that the country for miles around the capital should be laid waste.
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
From this reading In the same year, the seventh year of the Hejira, Mohammed made the expected attack on Khaibar.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The chief, Kenana, got word of his approach, and ordered that the country for miles around the capital should be laid waste.
camelsnounUS /ˈkæməlz/
plural of “camel” — cud-chewing mammal used as a draft or saddle animal in desert regions
From this reading For days the long roads leading into the city from every direction, swarmed with a moving line of anxious-faced people, driving their camels and sheep ahead of them, and leading mules laden with household property.
assets available for use in the production of further assets
From this reading The chief, Kenana, got word of his approach, and ordered that the country for miles around the capital should be laid waste.
a person who is in charge
From this reading The chief, Kenana, got word of his approach, and ordered that the country for miles around the capital should be laid waste.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading For days the long roads leading into the city from every direction, swarmed with a moving line of anxious-faced people, driving their camels and sheep ahead of them, and leading mules laden with household property.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading The chief, Kenana, got word of his approach, and ordered that the country for miles around the capital should be laid waste.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading For days the long roads leading into the city from every direction, swarmed with a moving line of anxious-faced people, driving their camels and sheep ahead of them, and leading mules laden with household property.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading For days the long roads leading into the city from every direction, swarmed with a moving line of anxious-faced people, driving their camels and sheep ahead of them, and leading mules laden with household property.
having the power of driving or impelling
From this reading For days the long roads leading into the city from every direction, swarmed with a moving line of anxious-faced people, driving their camels and sheep ahead of them, and leading mules laden with household property.
dryingverbUS /ˈdraɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “dry” — remove the moisture from and make dry
From this reading "The drying up a single tear has more of honest fame than shedding seas of gore."
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading For days the long roads leading into the city from every direction, swarmed with a moving line of anxious-faced people, driving their camels and sheep ahead of them, and leading mules laden with household property.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading In the same year, the seventh year of the Hejira, Mohammed made the expected attack on Khaibar.
the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
From this reading "The drying up a single tear has more of honest fame than shedding seas of gore."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The chief, Kenana, got word of his approach, and ordered that the country for miles around the capital should be laid waste.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading For days the long roads leading into the city from every direction, swarmed with a moving line of anxious-faced people, driving their camels and sheep ahead of them, and leading mules laden with household property.
goreverbUS /ɡɔːr/
wound by piercing with a sharp or penetrating object or instrument
From this reading "The drying up a single tear has more of honest fame than shedding seas of gore."
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading The chief, Kenana, got word of his approach, and ordered that the country for miles around the capital should be laid waste.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The drying up a single tear has more of honest fame than shedding seas of gore."
Hejiranoun
the flight of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina in 622 which marked the beginning of the Muslim era; the Muslim calendar begins in that year
From this reading In the same year, the seventh year of the Hejira, Mohammed made the expected attack on Khaibar.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The chief, Kenana, got word of his approach, and ordered that the country for miles around the capital should be laid waste.
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading "The drying up a single tear has more of honest fame than shedding seas of gore."
a social unit living together
From this reading For days the long roads leading into the city from every direction, swarmed with a moving line of anxious-faced people, driving their camels and sheep ahead of them, and leading mules laden with household property.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the same year, the seventh year of the Hejira, Mohammed made the expected attack on Khaibar.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading For days the long roads leading into the city from every direction, swarmed with a moving line of anxious-faced people, driving their camels and sheep ahead of them, and leading mules laden with household property.
KEDAR
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From this reading THE SIEGE OF KHAIBAR.--KEDAR.
Kenana
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From this reading The chief, Kenana, got word of his approach, and ordered that the country for miles around the capital should be laid waste.
KHAIBAR
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From this reading THE SIEGE OF KHAIBAR.--KEDAR.
ladenadjectiveUS /ˈleɪdən/
filled with a great quantity
From this reading For days the long roads leading into the city from every direction, swarmed with a moving line of anxious-faced people, driving their camels and sheep ahead of them, and leading mules laden with household property.
set down according to a plan
From this reading The chief, Kenana, got word of his approach, and ordered that the country for miles around the capital should be laid waste.
indicating the most important performer or role
From this reading For days the long roads leading into the city from every direction, swarmed with a moving line of anxious-faced people, driving their camels and sheep ahead of them, and leading mules laden with household property.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading For days the long roads leading into the city from every direction, swarmed with a moving line of anxious-faced people, driving their camels and sheep ahead of them, and leading mules laden with household property.
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 For days the long roads leading into the city from every direction, swarmed with a moving line of anxious-faced people, driving their camels and sheep ahead of them, and leading mules laden with household property.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading In the same year, the seventh year of the Hejira, Mohammed made the expected attack on Khaibar.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading The chief, Kenana, got word of his approach, and ordered that the country for miles around the capital should be laid waste.
MohammednounUS /moʊˈhæmɪd/
the Arab prophet who, according to Islam, was the last messenger of Allah (570-632)
From this reading In the same year, the seventh year of the Hejira, Mohammed made the expected attack on Khaibar.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "The drying up a single tear has more of honest fame than shedding seas of gore."
in motion
From this reading For days the long roads leading into the city from every direction, swarmed with a moving line of anxious-faced people, driving their camels and sheep ahead of them, and leading mules laden with household property.
mulesnounUS /mjuːlz/
plural of “mule” — hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse; usually sterile
From this reading For days the long roads leading into the city from every direction, swarmed with a moving line of anxious-faced people, driving their camels and sheep ahead of them, and leading mules laden with household property.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SIEGE OF KHAIBAR.--KEDAR.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In the same year, the seventh year of the Hejira, Mohammed made the expected attack on Khaibar.
having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule
From this reading The chief, Kenana, got word of his approach, and ordered that the country for miles around the capital should be laid waste.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading For days the long roads leading into the city from every direction, swarmed with a moving line of anxious-faced people, driving their camels and sheep ahead of them, and leading mules laden with household property.
something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone
From this reading For days the long roads leading into the city from every direction, swarmed with a moving line of anxious-faced people, driving their camels and sheep ahead of them, and leading mules laden with household property.
roadsnounUS /roʊdz/
a partly sheltered anchorage
From this reading For days the long roads leading into the city from every direction, swarmed with a moving line of anxious-faced people, driving their camels and sheep ahead of them, and leading mules laden with household property.
Identical; not different.
From this reading In the same year, the seventh year of the Hejira, Mohammed made the expected attack on Khaibar.
seasnounUS /siːz/
plural of “sea” — a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading "The drying up a single tear has more of honest fame than shedding seas of gore."
seventhadjectiveUS /ˈsevənθ/
coming next after the sixth and just before the eighth in position
From this reading In the same year, the seventh year of the Hejira, Mohammed made the expected attack on Khaibar.
sheddingnounUS /ˈʃedɪŋ/
the process whereby something is shed
From this reading "The drying up a single tear has more of honest fame than shedding seas of gore."
woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat
From this reading For days the long roads leading into the city from every direction, swarmed with a moving line of anxious-faced people, driving their camels and sheep ahead of them, and leading mules laden with household property.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading The chief, Kenana, got word of his approach, and ordered that the country for miles around the capital should be laid waste.
SIEGEnounUS /siːdʒ/
the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack
From this reading THE SIEGE OF KHAIBAR.--KEDAR.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading "The drying up a single tear has more of honest fame than shedding seas of gore."
swarmedverbUS /swɔːrmd/
past form of “swarm” — be teeming, be abuzz
From this reading For days the long roads leading into the city from every direction, swarmed with a moving line of anxious-faced people, driving their camels and sheep ahead of them, and leading mules laden with household property.
separate or cause to separate abruptly
From this reading "The drying up a single tear has more of honest fame than shedding seas of gore."
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "The drying up a single tear has more of honest fame than shedding seas of gore."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The chief, Kenana, got word of his approach, and ordered that the country for miles around the capital should be laid waste.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SIEGE OF KHAIBAR.--KEDAR.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading For days the long roads leading into the city from every direction, swarmed with a moving line of anxious-faced people, driving their camels and sheep ahead of them, and leading mules laden with household property.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading For days the long roads leading into the city from every direction, swarmed with a moving line of anxious-faced people, driving their camels and sheep ahead of them, and leading mules laden with household property.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "The drying up a single tear has more of honest fame than shedding seas of gore."
any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
From this reading The chief, Kenana, got word of his approach, and ordered that the country for miles around the capital should be laid waste.
in the company of; together with
From this reading For days the long roads leading into the city from every direction, swarmed with a moving line of anxious-faced people, driving their camels and sheep ahead of them, and leading mules laden with household property.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading The chief, Kenana, got word of his approach, and ordered that the country for miles around the capital should be laid waste.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading In the same year, the seventh year of the Hejira, Mohammed made the expected attack on Khaibar.
