Chapter XIII

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Here was a year’s sustenance for fifty labourers or more, and with so much money a man earns more.

from one side of something to the other

From this reading ENTITLED _AL-MAHALLAT AL-JADIDA_, OR THE NEW QUARTER OF THE CITY “As I proceeded the next morning across the waste” (continued Mahmoud to his nephews on their next visit) “I turned over in my mind how best to employ the considerable sum which my honest mule bore so patiently upon his back.

anew

From this reading And again, ‘_Blessed are the poor_.’

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading ENTITLED _AL-MAHALLAT AL-JADIDA_, OR THE NEW QUARTER OF THE CITY “As I proceeded the next morning across the waste” (continued Mahmoud to his nephews on their next visit) “I turned over in my mind how best to employ the considerable sum which my honest mule bore so patiently upon his back.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading ENTITLED _AL-MAHALLAT AL-JADIDA_, OR THE NEW QUARTER OF THE CITY “As I proceeded the next morning across the waste” (continued Mahmoud to his nephews on their next visit) “I turned over in my mind how best to employ the considerable sum which my honest mule bore so patiently upon his back.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Here was a year’s sustenance for fifty labourers or more, and with so much money a man earns more.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading And again, ‘_Blessed are the poor_.’

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading ENTITLED _AL-MAHALLAT AL-JADIDA_, OR THE NEW QUARTER OF THE CITY “As I proceeded the next morning across the waste” (continued Mahmoud to his nephews on their next visit) “I turned over in my mind how best to employ the considerable sum which my honest mule bore so patiently upon his back.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading ENTITLED _AL-MAHALLAT AL-JADIDA_, OR THE NEW QUARTER OF THE CITY “As I proceeded the next morning across the waste” (continued Mahmoud to his nephews on their next visit) “I turned over in my mind how best to employ the considerable sum which my honest mule bore so patiently upon his back.

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading ENTITLED _AL-MAHALLAT AL-JADIDA_, OR THE NEW QUARTER OF THE CITY “As I proceeded the next morning across the waste” (continued Mahmoud to his nephews on their next visit) “I turned over in my mind how best to employ the considerable sum which my honest mule bore so patiently upon his back.

highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace)

From this reading And again, ‘_Blessed are the poor_.’

a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)

From this reading For, as it is written in the Holy Book, ‘_The labourer is worthy of his hire, but whatever is over is not for him_.’

cause to be bored

From this reading ENTITLED _AL-MAHALLAT AL-JADIDA_, OR THE NEW QUARTER OF THE CITY “As I proceeded the next morning across the waste” (continued Mahmoud to his nephews on their next visit) “I turned over in my mind how best to employ the considerable sum which my honest mule bore so patiently upon his back.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading For, as it is written in the Holy Book, ‘_The labourer is worthy of his hire, but whatever is over is not for him_.’

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading ENTITLED _AL-MAHALLAT AL-JADIDA_, OR THE NEW QUARTER OF THE CITY “As I proceeded the next morning across the waste” (continued Mahmoud to his nephews on their next visit) “I turned over in my mind how best to employ the considerable sum which my honest mule bore so patiently upon his back.

large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree

From this reading ENTITLED _AL-MAHALLAT AL-JADIDA_, OR THE NEW QUARTER OF THE CITY “As I proceeded the next morning across the waste” (continued Mahmoud to his nephews on their next visit) “I turned over in my mind how best to employ the considerable sum which my honest mule bore so patiently upon his back.

without stop or interruption

From this reading ENTITLED _AL-MAHALLAT AL-JADIDA_, OR THE NEW QUARTER OF THE CITY “As I proceeded the next morning across the waste” (continued Mahmoud to his nephews on their next visit) “I turned over in my mind how best to employ the considerable sum which my honest mule bore so patiently upon his back.

third-person singular of “earn” — earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages

From this reading Here was a year’s sustenance for fifty labourers or more, and with so much money a man earns more.

put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose

From this reading ENTITLED _AL-MAHALLAT AL-JADIDA_, OR THE NEW QUARTER OF THE CITY “As I proceeded the next morning across the waste” (continued Mahmoud to his nephews on their next visit) “I turned over in my mind how best to employ the considerable sum which my honest mule bore so patiently upon his back.

the state of being employed or having a job

From this reading “There are not wanting occasions for the employment of poorer men and the gathering of the fruits of their labour into one’s own pouch.

qualified for by right according to law

From this reading ENTITLED _AL-MAHALLAT AL-JADIDA_, OR THE NEW QUARTER OF THE CITY “As I proceeded the next morning across the waste” (continued Mahmoud to his nephews on their next visit) “I turned over in my mind how best to employ the considerable sum which my honest mule bore so patiently upon his back.

the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five

From this reading Here was a year’s sustenance for fifty labourers or more, and with so much money a man earns more.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Here was a year’s sustenance for fifty labourers or more, and with so much money a man earns more.

plural of “fruit” — the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant

From this reading “There are not wanting occasions for the employment of poorer men and the gathering of the fruits of their labour into one’s own pouch.

a group of persons together in one place

From this reading “There are not wanting occasions for the employment of poorer men and the gathering of the fruits of their labour into one’s own pouch.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading Here was a year’s sustenance for fifty labourers or more, and with so much money a man earns more.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading For, as it is written in the Holy Book, ‘_The labourer is worthy of his hire, but whatever is over is not for him_.’

engage or hire for work

From this reading For, as it is written in the Holy Book, ‘_The labourer is worthy of his hire, but whatever is over is not for him_.’

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading ENTITLED _AL-MAHALLAT AL-JADIDA_, OR THE NEW QUARTER OF THE CITY “As I proceeded the next morning across the waste” (continued Mahmoud to his nephews on their next visit) “I turned over in my mind how best to employ the considerable sum which my honest mule bore so patiently upon his back.

a sacred place of pilgrimage

From this reading For, as it is written in the Holy Book, ‘_The labourer is worthy of his hire, but whatever is over is not for him_.’

not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent

From this reading ENTITLED _AL-MAHALLAT AL-JADIDA_, OR THE NEW QUARTER OF THE CITY “As I proceeded the next morning across the waste” (continued Mahmoud to his nephews on their next visit) “I turned over in my mind how best to employ the considerable sum which my honest mule bore so patiently upon his back.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading ENTITLED _AL-MAHALLAT AL-JADIDA_, OR THE NEW QUARTER OF THE CITY “As I proceeded the next morning across the waste” (continued Mahmoud to his nephews on their next visit) “I turned over in my mind how best to employ the considerable sum which my honest mule bore so patiently upon his back.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading ENTITLED _AL-MAHALLAT AL-JADIDA_, OR THE NEW QUARTER OF THE CITY “As I proceeded the next morning across the waste” (continued Mahmoud to his nephews on their next visit) “I turned over in my mind how best to employ the considerable sum which my honest mule bore so patiently upon his back.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading ENTITLED _AL-MAHALLAT AL-JADIDA_, OR THE NEW QUARTER OF THE CITY “As I proceeded the next morning across the waste” (continued Mahmoud to his nephews on their next visit) “I turned over in my mind how best to employ the considerable sum which my honest mule bore so patiently upon his back.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading “There are not wanting occasions for the employment of poorer men and the gathering of the fruits of their labour into one’s own pouch.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading For, as it is written in the Holy Book, ‘_The labourer is worthy of his hire, but whatever is over is not for him_.’

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading For, as it is written in the Holy Book, ‘_The labourer is worthy of his hire, but whatever is over is not for him_.’

a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages

From this reading “There are not wanting occasions for the employment of poorer men and the gathering of the fruits of their labour into one’s own pouch.

someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor

From this reading For, as it is written in the Holy Book, ‘_The labourer is worthy of his hire, but whatever is over is not for him_.’

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Here was a year’s sustenance for fifty labourers or more, and with so much money a man earns more.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading ENTITLED _AL-MAHALLAT AL-JADIDA_, OR THE NEW QUARTER OF THE CITY “As I proceeded the next morning across the waste” (continued Mahmoud to his nephews on their next visit) “I turned over in my mind how best to employ the considerable sum which my honest mule bore so patiently upon his back.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading Here was a year’s sustenance for fifty labourers or more, and with so much money a man earns more.

the force of workers available

From this reading “There are not wanting occasions for the employment of poorer men and the gathering of the fruits of their labour into one’s own pouch.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading ENTITLED _AL-MAHALLAT AL-JADIDA_, OR THE NEW QUARTER OF THE CITY “As I proceeded the next morning across the waste” (continued Mahmoud to his nephews on their next visit) “I turned over in my mind how best to employ the considerable sum which my honest mule bore so patiently upon his back.

the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender

From this reading Here was a year’s sustenance for fifty labourers or more, and with so much money a man earns more.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading Here was a year’s sustenance for fifty labourers or more, and with so much money a man earns more.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading ENTITLED _AL-MAHALLAT AL-JADIDA_, OR THE NEW QUARTER OF THE CITY “As I proceeded the next morning across the waste” (continued Mahmoud to his nephews on their next visit) “I turned over in my mind how best to employ the considerable sum which my honest mule bore so patiently upon his back.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading Here was a year’s sustenance for fifty labourers or more, and with so much money a man earns more.

hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse; usually sterile

From this reading ENTITLED _AL-MAHALLAT AL-JADIDA_, OR THE NEW QUARTER OF THE CITY “As I proceeded the next morning across the waste” (continued Mahmoud to his nephews on their next visit) “I turned over in my mind how best to employ the considerable sum which my honest mule bore so patiently upon his back.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading ENTITLED _AL-MAHALLAT AL-JADIDA_, OR THE NEW QUARTER OF THE CITY “As I proceeded the next morning across the waste” (continued Mahmoud to his nephews on their next visit) “I turned over in my mind how best to employ the considerable sum which my honest mule bore so patiently upon his back.

plural of “nephew” — a son of your brother or sister

From this reading ENTITLED _AL-MAHALLAT AL-JADIDA_, OR THE NEW QUARTER OF THE CITY “As I proceeded the next morning across the waste” (continued Mahmoud to his nephews on their next visit) “I turned over in my mind how best to employ the considerable sum which my honest mule bore so patiently upon his back.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading ENTITLED _AL-MAHALLAT AL-JADIDA_, OR THE NEW QUARTER OF THE CITY “As I proceeded the next morning across the waste” (continued Mahmoud to his nephews on their next visit) “I turned over in my mind how best to employ the considerable sum which my honest mule bore so patiently upon his back.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading ENTITLED _AL-MAHALLAT AL-JADIDA_, OR THE NEW QUARTER OF THE CITY “As I proceeded the next morning across the waste” (continued Mahmoud to his nephews on their next visit) “I turned over in my mind how best to employ the considerable sum which my honest mule bore so patiently upon his back.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading For, as it is written in the Holy Book, ‘_The labourer is worthy of his hire, but whatever is over is not for him_.’

something you have to do

From this reading “There are not wanting occasions for the employment of poorer men and the gathering of the fruits of their labour into one’s own pouch.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading ENTITLED _AL-MAHALLAT AL-JADIDA_, OR THE NEW QUARTER OF THE CITY “As I proceeded the next morning across the waste” (continued Mahmoud to his nephews on their next visit) “I turned over in my mind how best to employ the considerable sum which my honest mule bore so patiently upon his back.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading ENTITLED _AL-MAHALLAT AL-JADIDA_, OR THE NEW QUARTER OF THE CITY “As I proceeded the next morning across the waste” (continued Mahmoud to his nephews on their next visit) “I turned over in my mind how best to employ the considerable sum which my honest mule bore so patiently upon his back.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “There are not wanting occasions for the employment of poorer men and the gathering of the fruits of their labour into one’s own pouch.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading ENTITLED _AL-MAHALLAT AL-JADIDA_, OR THE NEW QUARTER OF THE CITY “As I proceeded the next morning across the waste” (continued Mahmoud to his nephews on their next visit) “I turned over in my mind how best to employ the considerable sum which my honest mule bore so patiently upon his back.

above and across; more than

From this reading ENTITLED _AL-MAHALLAT AL-JADIDA_, OR THE NEW QUARTER OF THE CITY “As I proceeded the next morning across the waste” (continued Mahmoud to his nephews on their next visit) “I turned over in my mind how best to employ the considerable sum which my honest mule bore so patiently upon his back.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading “There are not wanting occasions for the employment of poorer men and the gathering of the fruits of their labour into one’s own pouch.

with patience; in a patient manner

From this reading ENTITLED _AL-MAHALLAT AL-JADIDA_, OR THE NEW QUARTER OF THE CITY “As I proceeded the next morning across the waste” (continued Mahmoud to his nephews on their next visit) “I turned over in my mind how best to employ the considerable sum which my honest mule bore so patiently upon his back.

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading And again, ‘_Blessed are the poor_.’

comparative of “poor” — deserving or inciting pity

From this reading “There are not wanting occasions for the employment of poorer men and the gathering of the fruits of their labour into one’s own pouch.

a small or medium size container for holding or carrying things

From this reading “There are not wanting occasions for the employment of poorer men and the gathering of the fruits of their labour into one’s own pouch.

past form of “proceed” — continue talking

From this reading ENTITLED _AL-MAHALLAT AL-JADIDA_, OR THE NEW QUARTER OF THE CITY “As I proceeded the next morning across the waste” (continued Mahmoud to his nephews on their next visit) “I turned over in my mind how best to employ the considerable sum which my honest mule bore so patiently upon his back.

one of four equal parts

From this reading ENTITLED _AL-MAHALLAT AL-JADIDA_, OR THE NEW QUARTER OF THE CITY “As I proceeded the next morning across the waste” (continued Mahmoud to his nephews on their next visit) “I turned over in my mind how best to employ the considerable sum which my honest mule bore so patiently upon his back.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading ENTITLED _AL-MAHALLAT AL-JADIDA_, OR THE NEW QUARTER OF THE CITY “As I proceeded the next morning across the waste” (continued Mahmoud to his nephews on their next visit) “I turned over in my mind how best to employ the considerable sum which my honest mule bore so patiently upon his back.

a quantity of money

From this reading ENTITLED _AL-MAHALLAT AL-JADIDA_, OR THE NEW QUARTER OF THE CITY “As I proceeded the next morning across the waste” (continued Mahmoud to his nephews on their next visit) “I turned over in my mind how best to employ the considerable sum which my honest mule bore so patiently upon his back.

a source of materials to nourish the body

From this reading Here was a year’s sustenance for fifty labourers or more, and with so much money a man earns more.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading ENTITLED _AL-MAHALLAT AL-JADIDA_, OR THE NEW QUARTER OF THE CITY “As I proceeded the next morning across the waste” (continued Mahmoud to his nephews on their next visit) “I turned over in my mind how best to employ the considerable sum which my honest mule bore so patiently upon his back.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading ENTITLED _AL-MAHALLAT AL-JADIDA_, OR THE NEW QUARTER OF THE CITY “As I proceeded the next morning across the waste” (continued Mahmoud to his nephews on their next visit) “I turned over in my mind how best to employ the considerable sum which my honest mule bore so patiently upon his back.

in or at that place or location

From this reading “There are not wanting occasions for the employment of poorer men and the gathering of the fruits of their labour into one’s own pouch.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading ENTITLED _AL-MAHALLAT AL-JADIDA_, OR THE NEW QUARTER OF THE CITY “As I proceeded the next morning across the waste” (continued Mahmoud to his nephews on their next visit) “I turned over in my mind how best to employ the considerable sum which my honest mule bore so patiently upon his back.

moved around an axis or center

From this reading ENTITLED _AL-MAHALLAT AL-JADIDA_, OR THE NEW QUARTER OF THE CITY “As I proceeded the next morning across the waste” (continued Mahmoud to his nephews on their next visit) “I turned over in my mind how best to employ the considerable sum which my honest mule bore so patiently upon his back.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading ENTITLED _AL-MAHALLAT AL-JADIDA_, OR THE NEW QUARTER OF THE CITY “As I proceeded the next morning across the waste” (continued Mahmoud to his nephews on their next visit) “I turned over in my mind how best to employ the considerable sum which my honest mule bore so patiently upon his back.

go to see a place, as for entertainment

From this reading ENTITLED _AL-MAHALLAT AL-JADIDA_, OR THE NEW QUARTER OF THE CITY “As I proceeded the next morning across the waste” (continued Mahmoud to his nephews on their next visit) “I turned over in my mind how best to employ the considerable sum which my honest mule bore so patiently upon his back.

nonexistent

From this reading “There are not wanting occasions for the employment of poorer men and the gathering of the fruits of their labour into one’s own pouch.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Here was a year’s sustenance for fifty labourers or more, and with so much money a man earns more.

any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted

From this reading ENTITLED _AL-MAHALLAT AL-JADIDA_, OR THE NEW QUARTER OF THE CITY “As I proceeded the next morning across the waste” (continued Mahmoud to his nephews on their next visit) “I turned over in my mind how best to employ the considerable sum which my honest mule bore so patiently upon his back.

any or all of a kind, it does not matter which

From this reading For, as it is written in the Holy Book, ‘_The labourer is worthy of his hire, but whatever is over is not for him_.’

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading ENTITLED _AL-MAHALLAT AL-JADIDA_, OR THE NEW QUARTER OF THE CITY “As I proceeded the next morning across the waste” (continued Mahmoud to his nephews on their next visit) “I turned over in my mind how best to employ the considerable sum which my honest mule bore so patiently upon his back.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Here was a year’s sustenance for fifty labourers or more, and with so much money a man earns more.

Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.

From this reading For, as it is written in the Holy Book, ‘_The labourer is worthy of his hire, but whatever is over is not for him_.’

set down in writing in any of various ways

From this reading For, as it is written in the Holy Book, ‘_The labourer is worthy of his hire, but whatever is over is not for him_.’

possessive form of “year” — a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading Here was a year’s sustenance for fifty labourers or more, and with so much money a man earns more.