used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Sooner than have you become a heretic, Ajeeb would have me spoil that beautiful voice of yours.
Ajeeb
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From this reading “Sooner than have you become a heretic, Ajeeb would have me spoil that beautiful voice of yours.
AJEEB'S
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From this reading AJEEB’S NEW ALLY.
ALLYnounUS /ˈælaɪ/
a friendly nation
From this reading AJEEB’S NEW ALLY.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading That would have been very hard on me, princess, for I always liked you; still, I should have obeyed my master, even unto sacrificing my own child.”
Ashah
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From this reading “Zulima,” said the giant Ashah, “it is well for you that you remain true to your faith.”
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading “Sooner than have you become a heretic, Ajeeb would have me spoil that beautiful voice of yours.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading “Sooner than have you become a heretic, Ajeeb would have me spoil that beautiful voice of yours.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading That would have been very hard on me, princess, for I always liked you; still, I should have obeyed my master, even unto sacrificing my own child.”
a young person of either sex
From this reading That would have been very hard on me, princess, for I always liked you; still, I should have obeyed my master, even unto sacrificing my own child.”
divisible by two
From this reading That would have been very hard on me, princess, for I always liked you; still, I should have obeyed my master, even unto sacrificing my own child.”
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading “Zulima,” said the giant Ashah, “it is well for you that you remain true to your faith.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Zulima,” said the giant Ashah, “it is well for you that you remain true to your faith.”
any creature of exceptional size
From this reading “Zulima,” said the giant Ashah, “it is well for you that you remain true to your faith.”
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading That would have been very hard on me, princess, for I always liked you; still, I should have obeyed my master, even unto sacrificing my own child.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Sooner than have you become a heretic, Ajeeb would have me spoil that beautiful voice of yours.
hereticnounUS /ˈherətɪk/
a person who holds religious beliefs in conflict with the dogma of the Roman Catholic Church
From this reading “Sooner than have you become a heretic, Ajeeb would have me spoil that beautiful voice of yours.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading That would have been very hard on me, princess, for I always liked you; still, I should have obeyed my master, even unto sacrificing my own child.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Zulima,” said the giant Ashah, “it is well for you that you remain true to your faith.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Zulima,” said the giant Ashah, “it is well for you that you remain true to your faith.”
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading That would have been very hard on me, princess, for I always liked you; still, I should have obeyed my master, even unto sacrificing my own child.”
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading That would have been very hard on me, princess, for I always liked you; still, I should have obeyed my master, even unto sacrificing my own child.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Sooner than have you become a heretic, Ajeeb would have me spoil that beautiful voice of yours.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading That would have been very hard on me, princess, for I always liked you; still, I should have obeyed my master, even unto sacrificing my own child.”
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading AJEEB’S NEW ALLY.
past form of “obey” — be obedient to
From this reading That would have been very hard on me, princess, for I always liked you; still, I should have obeyed my master, even unto sacrificing my own child.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Sooner than have you become a heretic, Ajeeb would have me spoil that beautiful voice of yours.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading That would have been very hard on me, princess, for I always liked you; still, I should have obeyed my master, even unto sacrificing my own child.”
have ownership or possession of
From this reading That would have been very hard on me, princess, for I always liked you; still, I should have obeyed my master, even unto sacrificing my own child.”
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading That would have been very hard on me, princess, for I always liked you; still, I should have obeyed my master, even unto sacrificing my own child.”
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “Zulima,” said the giant Ashah, “it is well for you that you remain true to your faith.”
sacrificingverbUS /ˈsækrəfaɪsɪŋ/
-ing form of “sacrifice” — endure the loss of
From this reading That would have been very hard on me, princess, for I always liked you; still, I should have obeyed my master, even unto sacrificing my own child.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Zulima,” said the giant Ashah, “it is well for you that you remain true to your faith.”
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading That would have been very hard on me, princess, for I always liked you; still, I should have obeyed my master, even unto sacrificing my own child.”
comparatives of “soon” or “early”
From this reading “Sooner than have you become a heretic, Ajeeb would have me spoil that beautiful voice of yours.
spoilverbUS /spɔɪl/
make a mess of, destroy or ruin
From this reading “Sooner than have you become a heretic, Ajeeb would have me spoil that beautiful voice of yours.
not in physical motion
From this reading That would have been very hard on me, princess, for I always liked you; still, I should have obeyed my master, even unto sacrificing my own child.”
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “Sooner than have you become a heretic, Ajeeb would have me spoil that beautiful voice of yours.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Zulima,” said the giant Ashah, “it is well for you that you remain true to your faith.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Zulima,” said the giant Ashah, “it is well for you that you remain true to your faith.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Zulima,” said the giant Ashah, “it is well for you that you remain true to your faith.”
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading “Zulima,” said the giant Ashah, “it is well for you that you remain true to your faith.”
untoprepositionUS /ˈʌntuː/
an old word for “to”
From this reading That would have been very hard on me, princess, for I always liked you; still, I should have obeyed my master, even unto sacrificing my own child.”
precisely as stated
From this reading That would have been very hard on me, princess, for I always liked you; still, I should have obeyed my master, even unto sacrificing my own child.”
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “Sooner than have you become a heretic, Ajeeb would have me spoil that beautiful voice of yours.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Zulima,” said the giant Ashah, “it is well for you that you remain true to your faith.”
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why?”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Sooner than have you become a heretic, Ajeeb would have me spoil that beautiful voice of yours.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Zulima,” said the giant Ashah, “it is well for you that you remain true to your faith.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Zulima,” said the giant Ashah, “it is well for you that you remain true to your faith.”
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “Sooner than have you become a heretic, Ajeeb would have me spoil that beautiful voice of yours.
Zulima
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From this reading “Zulima,” said the giant Ashah, “it is well for you that you remain true to your faith.”
