adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Aladdin went out of the sultan's palace in a condition of exceeding humiliation.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading For three days he wandered about the city, exciting the wonder and compassion of the multitude, by asking everybody he met if they had seen his palace, or could tell him anything of it.
AladdinnounUS /æˈlædɪn/
in the Arabian Nights a boy who acquires a magic lamp from which he can summon a genie
From this reading Aladdin went out of the sultan's palace in a condition of exceeding humiliation.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For three days he wandered about the city, exciting the wonder and compassion of the multitude, by asking everybody he met if they had seen his palace, or could tell him anything of it.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading The lords who had courted him in the days of his splendor now declined to have any communication with him.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading For three days he wandered about the city, exciting the wonder and compassion of the multitude, by asking everybody he met if they had seen his palace, or could tell him anything of it.
appearedverbUS /əˈpɪrd/
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading On the third day he wandered into the country, and, as he was approaching a river, he fell down the bank with so much violence that he rubbed the ring which the magician had given him, so hard, by holding on the rock to save himself, that immediately the same genie appeared whom he had seen in the cave where the magician had left him.
approachingnounUS /əˈproʊtʃɪŋ/
the event of one object coming closer to another
From this reading On the third day he wandered into the country, and, as he was approaching a river, he fell down the bank with so much violence that he rubbed the ring which the magician had given him, so hard, by holding on the rock to save himself, that immediately the same genie appeared whom he had seen in the cave where the magician had left him.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading On the third day he wandered into the country, and, as he was approaching a river, he fell down the bank with so much violence that he rubbed the ring which the magician had given him, so hard, by holding on the rock to save himself, that immediately the same genie appeared whom he had seen in the cave where the magician had left him.
askingnounUS /ˈæskɪŋ/
the verbal act of requesting
From this reading For three days he wandered about the city, exciting the wonder and compassion of the multitude, by asking everybody he met if they had seen his palace, or could tell him anything of it.
banknounUS /bæŋk/
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading On the third day he wandered into the country, and, as he was approaching a river, he fell down the bank with so much violence that he rubbed the ring which the magician had given him, so hard, by holding on the rock to save himself, that immediately the same genie appeared whom he had seen in the cave where the magician had left him.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading For three days he wandered about the city, exciting the wonder and compassion of the multitude, by asking everybody he met if they had seen his palace, or could tell him anything of it.
cavenounUS /keɪv/
a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
From this reading On the third day he wandered into the country, and, as he was approaching a river, he fell down the bank with so much violence that he rubbed the ring which the magician had given him, so hard, by holding on the rock to save himself, that immediately the same genie appeared whom he had seen in the cave where the magician had left him.
citynounUS /ˈsɪti/
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading For three days he wandered about the city, exciting the wonder and compassion of the multitude, by asking everybody he met if they had seen his palace, or could tell him anything of it.
communicationnounUS /kəˌmjuːnəˈkeɪʃən/
the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information
From this reading The lords who had courted him in the days of his splendor now declined to have any communication with him.
compassionnounUS /kəmˈpæʃən/
a deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering
From this reading For three days he wandered about the city, exciting the wonder and compassion of the multitude, by asking everybody he met if they had seen his palace, or could tell him anything of it.
conditionnounUS /kənˈdɪʃən/
a state at a particular time
From this reading Aladdin went out of the sultan's palace in a condition of exceeding humiliation.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading For three days he wandered about the city, exciting the wonder and compassion of the multitude, by asking everybody he met if they had seen his palace, or could tell him anything of it.
countrynounUS /ˈkʌntri/
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading On the third day he wandered into the country, and, as he was approaching a river, he fell down the bank with so much violence that he rubbed the ring which the magician had given him, so hard, by holding on the rock to save himself, that immediately the same genie appeared whom he had seen in the cave where the magician had left him.
courtedverbUS /ˈkɔːrtɪd/
past form of “court” — make amorous advances towards
From this reading The lords who had courted him in the days of his splendor now declined to have any communication with him.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading On the third day he wandered into the country, and, as he was approaching a river, he fell down the bank with so much violence that he rubbed the ring which the magician had given him, so hard, by holding on the rock to save himself, that immediately the same genie appeared whom he had seen in the cave where the magician had left him.
daysnounUS /deɪz/
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading The lords who had courted him in the days of his splendor now declined to have any communication with him.
declinedverbUS /dɪˈklaɪnd/
past form of “decline” — grow worse
From this reading The lords who had courted him in the days of his splendor now declined to have any communication with him.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading On the third day he wandered into the country, and, as he was approaching a river, he fell down the bank with so much violence that he rubbed the ring which the magician had given him, so hard, by holding on the rock to save himself, that immediately the same genie appeared whom he had seen in the cave where the magician had left him.
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading For three days he wandered about the city, exciting the wonder and compassion of the multitude, by asking everybody he met if they had seen his palace, or could tell him anything of it.
exceedingadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsiːdɪŋ/
far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree
From this reading Aladdin went out of the sultan's palace in a condition of exceeding humiliation.
excitingadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ/
creating or arousing excitement
From this reading For three days he wandered about the city, exciting the wonder and compassion of the multitude, by asking everybody he met if they had seen his palace, or could tell him anything of it.
fellverbUS /fel/
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading On the third day he wandered into the country, and, as he was approaching a river, he fell down the bank with so much violence that he rubbed the ring which the magician had given him, so hard, by holding on the rock to save himself, that immediately the same genie appeared whom he had seen in the cave where the magician had left him.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For three days he wandered about the city, exciting the wonder and compassion of the multitude, by asking everybody he met if they had seen his palace, or could tell him anything of it.
genienounUS /ˈdʒiː.ni/
A magical spirit of immense power, often confined within an oil lamp or ring and bound to serve its master.
From this reading On the third day he wandered into the country, and, as he was approaching a river, he fell down the bank with so much violence that he rubbed the ring which the magician had given him, so hard, by holding on the rock to save himself, that immediately the same genie appeared whom he had seen in the cave where the magician had left him.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading On the third day he wandered into the country, and, as he was approaching a river, he fell down the bank with so much violence that he rubbed the ring which the magician had given him, so hard, by holding on the rock to save himself, that immediately the same genie appeared whom he had seen in the cave where the magician had left him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The lords who had courted him in the days of his splendor now declined to have any communication with him.
hardadjectiveUS /hɑːrd/
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading On the third day he wandered into the country, and, as he was approaching a river, he fell down the bank with so much violence that he rubbed the ring which the magician had given him, so hard, by holding on the rock to save himself, that immediately the same genie appeared whom he had seen in the cave where the magician had left him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The lords who had courted him in the days of his splendor now declined to have any communication with him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For three days he wandered about the city, exciting the wonder and compassion of the multitude, by asking everybody he met if they had seen his palace, or could tell him anything of it.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The lords who had courted him in the days of his splendor now declined to have any communication with him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading On the third day he wandered into the country, and, as he was approaching a river, he fell down the bank with so much violence that he rubbed the ring which the magician had given him, so hard, by holding on the rock to save himself, that immediately the same genie appeared whom he had seen in the cave where the magician had left him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The lords who had courted him in the days of his splendor now declined to have any communication with him.
holdingnounUS /ˈhoʊldɪŋ/
the act of retaining something
From this reading On the third day he wandered into the country, and, as he was approaching a river, he fell down the bank with so much violence that he rubbed the ring which the magician had given him, so hard, by holding on the rock to save himself, that immediately the same genie appeared whom he had seen in the cave where the magician had left him.
humiliationnounUS /hjuːˌmɪliˈeɪʃən/
state of disgrace or loss of self-respect
From this reading Aladdin went out of the sultan's palace in a condition of exceeding humiliation.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading For three days he wandered about the city, exciting the wonder and compassion of the multitude, by asking everybody he met if they had seen his palace, or could tell him anything of it.
immediatelyadverbUS /ˌɪˈmiːdiːətli/
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading On the third day he wandered into the country, and, as he was approaching a river, he fell down the bank with so much violence that he rubbed the ring which the magician had given him, so hard, by holding on the rock to save himself, that immediately the same genie appeared whom he had seen in the cave where the magician had left him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Aladdin went out of the sultan's palace in a condition of exceeding humiliation.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading On the third day he wandered into the country, and, as he was approaching a river, he fell down the bank with so much violence that he rubbed the ring which the magician had given him, so hard, by holding on the rock to save himself, that immediately the same genie appeared whom he had seen in the cave where the magician had left him.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For three days he wandered about the city, exciting the wonder and compassion of the multitude, by asking everybody he met if they had seen his palace, or could tell him anything of it.
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 On the third day he wandered into the country, and, as he was approaching a river, he fell down the bank with so much violence that he rubbed the ring which the magician had given him, so hard, by holding on the rock to save himself, that immediately the same genie appeared whom he had seen in the cave where the magician had left him.
lordsnounUS /lɔːrdz/
plural of “lord” — terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading The lords who had courted him in the days of his splendor now declined to have any communication with him.
magiciannounUS /məˈdʒɪʃ.ən/
A practitioner of magic and ancient arcane arts, often wielding deception and powerful spells.
From this reading On the third day he wandered into the country, and, as he was approaching a river, he fell down the bank with so much violence that he rubbed the ring which the magician had given him, so hard, by holding on the rock to save himself, that immediately the same genie appeared whom he had seen in the cave where the magician had left him.
metverbUS /met/
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading For three days he wandered about the city, exciting the wonder and compassion of the multitude, by asking everybody he met if they had seen his palace, or could tell him anything of it.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading On the third day he wandered into the country, and, as he was approaching a river, he fell down the bank with so much violence that he rubbed the ring which the magician had given him, so hard, by holding on the rock to save himself, that immediately the same genie appeared whom he had seen in the cave where the magician had left him.
multitudenounUS /ˈmʌltətuːd/
a large indefinite number
From this reading For three days he wandered about the city, exciting the wonder and compassion of the multitude, by asking everybody he met if they had seen his palace, or could tell him anything of it.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The lords who had courted him in the days of his splendor now declined to have any communication with him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Aladdin went out of the sultan's palace in a condition of exceeding humiliation.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the third day he wandered into the country, and, as he was approaching a river, he fell down the bank with so much violence that he rubbed the ring which the magician had given him, so hard, by holding on the rock to save himself, that immediately the same genie appeared whom he had seen in the cave where the magician had left him.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading For three days he wandered about the city, exciting the wonder and compassion of the multitude, by asking everybody he met if they had seen his palace, or could tell him anything of it.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Aladdin went out of the sultan's palace in a condition of exceeding humiliation.
palacenounUS /ˈpæləs/
a large and stately mansion
From this reading Aladdin went out of the sultan's palace in a condition of exceeding humiliation.
ringverbUS /rɪŋ/
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading On the third day he wandered into the country, and, as he was approaching a river, he fell down the bank with so much violence that he rubbed the ring which the magician had given him, so hard, by holding on the rock to save himself, that immediately the same genie appeared whom he had seen in the cave where the magician had left him.
rivernounUS /ˈrɪvər/
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading On the third day he wandered into the country, and, as he was approaching a river, he fell down the bank with so much violence that he rubbed the ring which the magician had given him, so hard, by holding on the rock to save himself, that immediately the same genie appeared whom he had seen in the cave where the magician had left him.
rocknounUS /rɑːk/
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading On the third day he wandered into the country, and, as he was approaching a river, he fell down the bank with so much violence that he rubbed the ring which the magician had given him, so hard, by holding on the rock to save himself, that immediately the same genie appeared whom he had seen in the cave where the magician had left him.
rubbedverbUS /rʌbd/
inflected form of “rub” — move over something with pressure
From this reading On the third day he wandered into the country, and, as he was approaching a river, he fell down the bank with so much violence that he rubbed the ring which the magician had given him, so hard, by holding on the rock to save himself, that immediately the same genie appeared whom he had seen in the cave where the magician had left him.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "What wouldst thou have?" said the genie.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading On the third day he wandered into the country, and, as he was approaching a river, he fell down the bank with so much violence that he rubbed the ring which the magician had given him, so hard, by holding on the rock to save himself, that immediately the same genie appeared whom he had seen in the cave where the magician had left him.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading On the third day he wandered into the country, and, as he was approaching a river, he fell down the bank with so much violence that he rubbed the ring which the magician had given him, so hard, by holding on the rock to save himself, that immediately the same genie appeared whom he had seen in the cave where the magician had left him.
seenverbUS /siːn/
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading For three days he wandered about the city, exciting the wonder and compassion of the multitude, by asking everybody he met if they had seen his palace, or could tell him anything of it.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading On the third day he wandered into the country, and, as he was approaching a river, he fell down the bank with so much violence that he rubbed the ring which the magician had given him, so hard, by holding on the rock to save himself, that immediately the same genie appeared whom he had seen in the cave where the magician had left him.
splendornounUS /ˈsplen.dər/
Magnificent and splendid appearance; grandeur and brilliance.
From this reading The lords who had courted him in the days of his splendor now declined to have any communication with him.
sultan'snounUS /ˈsʌltənz/
possessive form of “sultan” — the ruler of a Muslim country (especially of the former Ottoman Empire)
From this reading Aladdin went out of the sultan's palace in a condition of exceeding humiliation.
tellverbUS /tel/
express in words
From this reading For three days he wandered about the city, exciting the wonder and compassion of the multitude, by asking everybody he met if they had seen his palace, or could tell him anything of it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading On the third day he wandered into the country, and, as he was approaching a river, he fell down the bank with so much violence that he rubbed the ring which the magician had given him, so hard, by holding on the rock to save himself, that immediately the same genie appeared whom he had seen in the cave where the magician had left him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Aladdin went out of the sultan's palace in a condition of exceeding humiliation.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For three days he wandered about the city, exciting the wonder and compassion of the multitude, by asking everybody he met if they had seen his palace, or could tell him anything of it.
thirdnounUS /θɜːrd/
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading On the third day he wandered into the country, and, as he was approaching a river, he fell down the bank with so much violence that he rubbed the ring which the magician had given him, so hard, by holding on the rock to save himself, that immediately the same genie appeared whom he had seen in the cave where the magician had left him.
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "What wouldst thou have?" said the genie.
threenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading For three days he wandered about the city, exciting the wonder and compassion of the multitude, by asking everybody he met if they had seen his palace, or could tell him anything of it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The lords who had courted him in the days of his splendor now declined to have any communication with him.
violencenounUS /ˈvaɪələns/
an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)
From this reading On the third day he wandered into the country, and, as he was approaching a river, he fell down the bank with so much violence that he rubbed the ring which the magician had given him, so hard, by holding on the rock to save himself, that immediately the same genie appeared whom he had seen in the cave where the magician had left him.
wanderedverbUS /ˈwɑːndərd/
past form of “wander” — move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading For three days he wandered about the city, exciting the wonder and compassion of the multitude, by asking everybody he met if they had seen his palace, or could tell him anything of it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On the third day he wandered into the country, and, as he was approaching a river, he fell down the bank with so much violence that he rubbed the ring which the magician had given him, so hard, by holding on the rock to save himself, that immediately the same genie appeared whom he had seen in the cave where the magician had left him.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Aladdin went out of the sultan's palace in a condition of exceeding humiliation.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What wouldst thou have?" said the genie.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading On the third day he wandered into the country, and, as he was approaching a river, he fell down the bank with so much violence that he rubbed the ring which the magician had given him, so hard, by holding on the rock to save himself, that immediately the same genie appeared whom he had seen in the cave where the magician had left him.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading On the third day he wandered into the country, and, as he was approaching a river, he fell down the bank with so much violence that he rubbed the ring which the magician had given him, so hard, by holding on the rock to save himself, that immediately the same genie appeared whom he had seen in the cave where the magician had left him.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The lords who had courted him in the days of his splendor now declined to have any communication with him.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading On the third day he wandered into the country, and, as he was approaching a river, he fell down the bank with so much violence that he rubbed the ring which the magician had given him, so hard, by holding on the rock to save himself, that immediately the same genie appeared whom he had seen in the cave where the magician had left him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The lords who had courted him in the days of his splendor now declined to have any communication with him.
wondernounUS /ˈwʌndər/
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading For three days he wandered about the city, exciting the wonder and compassion of the multitude, by asking everybody he met if they had seen his palace, or could tell him anything of it.
wouldstmodal verbUS /wʊdst/
an old form of “would”, used with “thou”
From this reading "What wouldst thou have?" said the genie.
