adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading XIX He was no grave, handsome Arab, looking as if he had stepped from the pages of the "Arabian Nights," but a kind of little brown monster with an overhanging forehead and ugly, scanty hair.
abdomennounUS /æbˈdoʊmən/
the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis
From this reading He lay upon the table, screaming, because his abdomen was very painful and his hip was all tumefied.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading He lay upon the table, screaming, because his abdomen was very painful and his hip was all tumefied.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading XIX He was no grave, handsome Arab, looking as if he had stepped from the pages of the "Arabian Nights," but a kind of little brown monster with an overhanging forehead and ugly, scanty hair.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading XIX He was no grave, handsome Arab, looking as if he had stepped from the pages of the "Arabian Nights," but a kind of little brown monster with an overhanging forehead and ugly, scanty hair.
ArabnounUS /ˈærəb/
a member of a Semitic people originally from the Arabian peninsula and surrounding territories who speaks Arabic and who inhabits much of the Middle East and northern Africa
From this reading XIX He was no grave, handsome Arab, looking as if he had stepped from the pages of the "Arabian Nights," but a kind of little brown monster with an overhanging forehead and ugly, scanty hair.
ArabiannounUS /əˈreɪbiən/
a member of a Semitic people originally from the Arabian peninsula and surrounding territories who speaks Arabic and who inhabits much of the Middle East and northern Africa
From this reading XIX He was no grave, handsome Arab, looking as if he had stepped from the pages of the "Arabian Nights," but a kind of little brown monster with an overhanging forehead and ugly, scanty hair.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading XIX He was no grave, handsome Arab, looking as if he had stepped from the pages of the "Arabian Nights," but a kind of little brown monster with an overhanging forehead and ugly, scanty hair.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading He lay upon the table, screaming, because his abdomen was very painful and his hip was all tumefied.
brownnounUS /braʊn/
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading XIX He was no grave, handsome Arab, looking as if he had stepped from the pages of the "Arabian Nights," but a kind of little brown monster with an overhanging forehead and ugly, scanty hair.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading XIX He was no grave, handsome Arab, looking as if he had stepped from the pages of the "Arabian Nights," but a kind of little brown monster with an overhanging forehead and ugly, scanty hair.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading What could we say to him?
foreheadnounUS /ˈfɔːrhed/
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading XIX He was no grave, handsome Arab, looking as if he had stepped from the pages of the "Arabian Nights," but a kind of little brown monster with an overhanging forehead and ugly, scanty hair.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading XIX He was no grave, handsome Arab, looking as if he had stepped from the pages of the "Arabian Nights," but a kind of little brown monster with an overhanging forehead and ugly, scanty hair.
gravenounUS /ɡreɪv/
death of a person
From this reading XIX He was no grave, handsome Arab, looking as if he had stepped from the pages of the "Arabian Nights," but a kind of little brown monster with an overhanging forehead and ugly, scanty hair.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading XIX He was no grave, handsome Arab, looking as if he had stepped from the pages of the "Arabian Nights," but a kind of little brown monster with an overhanging forehead and ugly, scanty hair.
hairnounUS /her/
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading XIX He was no grave, handsome Arab, looking as if he had stepped from the pages of the "Arabian Nights," but a kind of little brown monster with an overhanging forehead and ugly, scanty hair.
handsomeadjectiveUS /ˈhænsəm/
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading XIX He was no grave, handsome Arab, looking as if he had stepped from the pages of the "Arabian Nights," but a kind of little brown monster with an overhanging forehead and ugly, scanty hair.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading XIX He was no grave, handsome Arab, looking as if he had stepped from the pages of the "Arabian Nights," but a kind of little brown monster with an overhanging forehead and ugly, scanty hair.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What could we say to him?
hipnounUS /hɪp/
either side of the body below the waist and above the thigh
From this reading He lay upon the table, screaming, because his abdomen was very painful and his hip was all tumefied.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He lay upon the table, screaming, because his abdomen was very painful and his hip was all tumefied.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I suffered so much! so much!"
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading XIX He was no grave, handsome Arab, looking as if he had stepped from the pages of the "Arabian Nights," but a kind of little brown monster with an overhanging forehead and ugly, scanty hair.
kindadjectiveUS /kaɪnd/
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading XIX He was no grave, handsome Arab, looking as if he had stepped from the pages of the "Arabian Nights," but a kind of little brown monster with an overhanging forehead and ugly, scanty hair.
layverbUS /leɪ/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He lay upon the table, screaming, because his abdomen was very painful and his hip was all tumefied.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading XIX He was no grave, handsome Arab, looking as if he had stepped from the pages of the "Arabian Nights," but a kind of little brown monster with an overhanging forehead and ugly, scanty hair.
lookingnounUS /ˈlʊkɪŋ/
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading XIX He was no grave, handsome Arab, looking as if he had stepped from the pages of the "Arabian Nights," but a kind of little brown monster with an overhanging forehead and ugly, scanty hair.
monsternounUS /ˈmɑːnstər/
an imaginary creature usually having various human and animal parts
From this reading XIX He was no grave, handsome Arab, looking as if he had stepped from the pages of the "Arabian Nights," but a kind of little brown monster with an overhanging forehead and ugly, scanty hair.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "I suffered so much! so much!"
NightsnounUS /naɪts/
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading XIX He was no grave, handsome Arab, looking as if he had stepped from the pages of the "Arabian Nights," but a kind of little brown monster with an overhanging forehead and ugly, scanty hair.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading XIX He was no grave, handsome Arab, looking as if he had stepped from the pages of the "Arabian Nights," but a kind of little brown monster with an overhanging forehead and ugly, scanty hair.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading He could understand nothing; he was strange, terrified, pitiable....
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading XIX He was no grave, handsome Arab, looking as if he had stepped from the pages of the "Arabian Nights," but a kind of little brown monster with an overhanging forehead and ugly, scanty hair.
overhangingverbUS /ˈoʊvərhæŋɪŋ/
-ing form of “overhang” — project over
From this reading XIX He was no grave, handsome Arab, looking as if he had stepped from the pages of the "Arabian Nights," but a kind of little brown monster with an overhanging forehead and ugly, scanty hair.
pagesnounUS /ˈpeɪdʒəz/
plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading XIX He was no grave, handsome Arab, looking as if he had stepped from the pages of the "Arabian Nights," but a kind of little brown monster with an overhanging forehead and ugly, scanty hair.
painfuladjectiveUS /ˈpeɪnfəl/
causing physical or psychological pain
From this reading He lay upon the table, screaming, because his abdomen was very painful and his hip was all tumefied.
pitiableadjectiveUS /ˈpɪtiəbəl/
inspiring mixed contempt and pity
From this reading He could understand nothing; he was strange, terrified, pitiable....
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading What could we say to him?
scantyadjectiveUS /ˈskænti/
lacking in magnitude or quantity
From this reading XIX He was no grave, handsome Arab, looking as if he had stepped from the pages of the "Arabian Nights," but a kind of little brown monster with an overhanging forehead and ugly, scanty hair.
screamingadjectiveUS /ˈskriːmɪŋ/
so extremely intense as to evoke screams
From this reading He lay upon the table, screaming, because his abdomen was very painful and his hip was all tumefied.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I suffered so much! so much!"
steppedverbUS /stept/
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading XIX He was no grave, handsome Arab, looking as if he had stepped from the pages of the "Arabian Nights," but a kind of little brown monster with an overhanging forehead and ugly, scanty hair.
strangeadjectiveUS /streɪndʒ/
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading He could understand nothing; he was strange, terrified, pitiable....
sufferedverbUS /ˈsʌfərd/
past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading "I suffered so much! so much!"
tablenounUS /ˈteɪbəl/
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading He lay upon the table, screaming, because his abdomen was very painful and his hip was all tumefied.
terrifiedadjectiveUS /ˈterəfaɪd/
thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation
From this reading He could understand nothing; he was strange, terrified, pitiable....
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading XIX He was no grave, handsome Arab, looking as if he had stepped from the pages of the "Arabian Nights," but a kind of little brown monster with an overhanging forehead and ugly, scanty hair.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What could we say to him?
tumefied
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From this reading He lay upon the table, screaming, because his abdomen was very painful and his hip was all tumefied.
uglyadjectiveUS /ˈʌɡli/
displeasing to the senses
From this reading XIX He was no grave, handsome Arab, looking as if he had stepped from the pages of the "Arabian Nights," but a kind of little brown monster with an overhanging forehead and ugly, scanty hair.
understandverbUS /ˌʌndərˈstænd/
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading He could understand nothing; he was strange, terrified, pitiable....
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He lay upon the table, screaming, because his abdomen was very painful and his hip was all tumefied.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading He lay upon the table, screaming, because his abdomen was very painful and his hip was all tumefied.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading XIX He was no grave, handsome Arab, looking as if he had stepped from the pages of the "Arabian Nights," but a kind of little brown monster with an overhanging forehead and ugly, scanty hair.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading What could we say to him?
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What could we say to him?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading XIX He was no grave, handsome Arab, looking as if he had stepped from the pages of the "Arabian Nights," but a kind of little brown monster with an overhanging forehead and ugly, scanty hair.
XIXnoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of eighteen and one
From this reading XIX He was no grave, handsome Arab, looking as if he had stepped from the pages of the "Arabian Nights," but a kind of little brown monster with an overhanging forehead and ugly, scanty hair.
