used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading While he spake, Rukrooth his mother knelt over the damsel, as a cat that sniffeth the suspected dish; and she flashed her eyes back on him, exclaiming scornfully, 'So art thou befooled, and the poison is already in thee!
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Surely thy frown is little to me, my son, if I save thee from a harm; and the damsel here is--I shudder to think what; but never lay shadow across my threshold dark as this!'
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading While he spake, Rukrooth his mother knelt over the damsel, as a cat that sniffeth the suspected dish; and she flashed her eyes back on him, exclaiming scornfully, 'So art thou befooled, and the poison is already in thee!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading While he spake, Rukrooth his mother knelt over the damsel, as a cat that sniffeth the suspected dish; and she flashed her eyes back on him, exclaiming scornfully, 'So art thou befooled, and the poison is already in thee!
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading While he spake, Rukrooth his mother knelt over the damsel, as a cat that sniffeth the suspected dish; and she flashed her eyes back on him, exclaiming scornfully, 'So art thou befooled, and the poison is already in thee!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading While he spake, Rukrooth his mother knelt over the damsel, as a cat that sniffeth the suspected dish; and she flashed her eyes back on him, exclaiming scornfully, 'So art thou befooled, and the poison is already in thee!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Now, Ruark gazed upon his mother, and upon Bhanavar, and the face of Bhanavar was as a babe in sleep, and his soul melted to the parted sweetness of her soft little curved red lips and her closed eyelids, and her innocent open hands, where she lay at the threshold of the tent, unconscious of hardness and the sayings of the unjust.
babenounUS /beɪb/
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading Now, Ruark gazed upon his mother, and upon Bhanavar, and the face of Bhanavar was as a babe in sleep, and his soul melted to the parted sweetness of her soft little curved red lips and her closed eyelids, and her innocent open hands, where she lay at the threshold of the tent, unconscious of hardness and the sayings of the unjust.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading While he spake, Rukrooth his mother knelt over the damsel, as a cat that sniffeth the suspected dish; and she flashed her eyes back on him, exclaiming scornfully, 'So art thou befooled, and the poison is already in thee!
befooled
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From this reading While he spake, Rukrooth his mother knelt over the damsel, as a cat that sniffeth the suspected dish; and she flashed her eyes back on him, exclaiming scornfully, 'So art thou befooled, and the poison is already in thee!
Bhanavar
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From this reading Now, Ruark gazed upon his mother, and upon Bhanavar, and the face of Bhanavar was as a babe in sleep, and his soul melted to the parted sweetness of her soft little curved red lips and her closed eyelids, and her innocent open hands, where she lay at the threshold of the tent, unconscious of hardness and the sayings of the unjust.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I will not have her, O my son! and thou, Ruark, my son, neither shalt thou have her.
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading While he spake, Rukrooth his mother knelt over the damsel, as a cat that sniffeth the suspected dish; and she flashed her eyes back on him, exclaiming scornfully, 'So art thou befooled, and the poison is already in thee!
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading Now, Ruark gazed upon his mother, and upon Bhanavar, and the face of Bhanavar was as a babe in sleep, and his soul melted to the parted sweetness of her soft little curved red lips and her closed eyelids, and her innocent open hands, where she lay at the threshold of the tent, unconscious of hardness and the sayings of the unjust.
curvedadjectiveUS /kɜːrvd/
having or marked by a curve or smoothly rounded bend
From this reading Now, Ruark gazed upon his mother, and upon Bhanavar, and the face of Bhanavar was as a babe in sleep, and his soul melted to the parted sweetness of her soft little curved red lips and her closed eyelids, and her innocent open hands, where she lay at the threshold of the tent, unconscious of hardness and the sayings of the unjust.
damselnounUS /ˈdæmzəl/
a young unmarried woman
From this reading While he spake, Rukrooth his mother knelt over the damsel, as a cat that sniffeth the suspected dish; and she flashed her eyes back on him, exclaiming scornfully, 'So art thou befooled, and the poison is already in thee!
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Surely thy frown is little to me, my son, if I save thee from a harm; and the damsel here is--I shudder to think what; but never lay shadow across my threshold dark as this!'
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading What! will I not die to save thee from a harm?
dishnounUS /dɪʃ/
a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food
From this reading While he spake, Rukrooth his mother knelt over the damsel, as a cat that sniffeth the suspected dish; and she flashed her eyes back on him, exclaiming scornfully, 'So art thou befooled, and the poison is already in thee!
exclaimingnounUS /ɪkˈskleɪmɪŋ/
an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading While he spake, Rukrooth his mother knelt over the damsel, as a cat that sniffeth the suspected dish; and she flashed her eyes back on him, exclaiming scornfully, 'So art thou befooled, and the poison is already in thee!
eyelidsnounUS /ˈaɪlɪdz/
plural of “eyelid” — either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye
From this reading Now, Ruark gazed upon his mother, and upon Bhanavar, and the face of Bhanavar was as a babe in sleep, and his soul melted to the parted sweetness of her soft little curved red lips and her closed eyelids, and her innocent open hands, where she lay at the threshold of the tent, unconscious of hardness and the sayings of the unjust.
opinion or judgment
From this reading While he spake, Rukrooth his mother knelt over the damsel, as a cat that sniffeth the suspected dish; and she flashed her eyes back on him, exclaiming scornfully, 'So art thou befooled, and the poison is already in thee!
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Now, Ruark gazed upon his mother, and upon Bhanavar, and the face of Bhanavar was as a babe in sleep, and his soul melted to the parted sweetness of her soft little curved red lips and her closed eyelids, and her innocent open hands, where she lay at the threshold of the tent, unconscious of hardness and the sayings of the unjust.
past form of “flash” — gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading While he spake, Rukrooth his mother knelt over the damsel, as a cat that sniffeth the suspected dish; and she flashed her eyes back on him, exclaiming scornfully, 'So art thou befooled, and the poison is already in thee!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading What! will I not die to save thee from a harm?
frownverbUS /fraʊn/
look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
From this reading Surely thy frown is little to me, my son, if I save thee from a harm; and the damsel here is--I shudder to think what; but never lay shadow across my threshold dark as this!'
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Now, Ruark gazed upon his mother, and upon Bhanavar, and the face of Bhanavar was as a babe in sleep, and his soul melted to the parted sweetness of her soft little curved red lips and her closed eyelids, and her innocent open hands, where she lay at the threshold of the tent, unconscious of hardness and the sayings of the unjust.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Now, Ruark gazed upon his mother, and upon Bhanavar, and the face of Bhanavar was as a babe in sleep, and his soul melted to the parted sweetness of her soft little curved red lips and her closed eyelids, and her innocent open hands, where she lay at the threshold of the tent, unconscious of hardness and the sayings of the unjust.
hardnessnounUS /ˈhɑːrdnəs/
the property of being rigid and resistant to pressure; not easily scratched; measured on Mohs scale
From this reading Now, Ruark gazed upon his mother, and upon Bhanavar, and the face of Bhanavar was as a babe in sleep, and his soul melted to the parted sweetness of her soft little curved red lips and her closed eyelids, and her innocent open hands, where she lay at the threshold of the tent, unconscious of hardness and the sayings of the unjust.
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading What! will I not die to save thee from a harm?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But I will not have her, O my son! and thou, Ruark, my son, neither shalt thou have her.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading While he spake, Rukrooth his mother knelt over the damsel, as a cat that sniffeth the suspected dish; and she flashed her eyes back on him, exclaiming scornfully, 'So art thou befooled, and the poison is already in thee!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading While he spake, Rukrooth his mother knelt over the damsel, as a cat that sniffeth the suspected dish; and she flashed her eyes back on him, exclaiming scornfully, 'So art thou befooled, and the poison is already in thee!
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Surely thy frown is little to me, my son, if I save thee from a harm; and the damsel here is--I shudder to think what; but never lay shadow across my threshold dark as this!'
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading While he spake, Rukrooth his mother knelt over the damsel, as a cat that sniffeth the suspected dish; and she flashed her eyes back on him, exclaiming scornfully, 'So art thou befooled, and the poison is already in thee!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading While he spake, Rukrooth his mother knelt over the damsel, as a cat that sniffeth the suspected dish; and she flashed her eyes back on him, exclaiming scornfully, 'So art thou befooled, and the poison is already in thee!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But I will not have her, O my son! and thou, Ruark, my son, neither shalt thou have her.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Surely thy frown is little to me, my son, if I save thee from a harm; and the damsel here is--I shudder to think what; but never lay shadow across my threshold dark as this!'
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading While he spake, Rukrooth his mother knelt over the damsel, as a cat that sniffeth the suspected dish; and she flashed her eyes back on him, exclaiming scornfully, 'So art thou befooled, and the poison is already in thee!
free from evil or guilt
From this reading Now, Ruark gazed upon his mother, and upon Bhanavar, and the face of Bhanavar was as a babe in sleep, and his soul melted to the parted sweetness of her soft little curved red lips and her closed eyelids, and her innocent open hands, where she lay at the threshold of the tent, unconscious of hardness and the sayings of the unjust.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading While he spake, Rukrooth his mother knelt over the damsel, as a cat that sniffeth the suspected dish; and she flashed her eyes back on him, exclaiming scornfully, 'So art thou befooled, and the poison is already in thee!
kneltverbUS /nelt/
inflected form of “kneel” — rest one's weight on one's knees
From this reading While he spake, Rukrooth his mother knelt over the damsel, as a cat that sniffeth the suspected dish; and she flashed her eyes back on him, exclaiming scornfully, 'So art thou befooled, and the poison is already in thee!
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Surely thy frown is little to me, my son, if I save thee from a harm; and the damsel here is--I shudder to think what; but never lay shadow across my threshold dark as this!'
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading Now, Ruark gazed upon his mother, and upon Bhanavar, and the face of Bhanavar was as a babe in sleep, and his soul melted to the parted sweetness of her soft little curved red lips and her closed eyelids, and her innocent open hands, where she lay at the threshold of the tent, unconscious of hardness and the sayings of the unjust.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Surely thy frown is little to me, my son, if I save thee from a harm; and the damsel here is--I shudder to think what; but never lay shadow across my threshold dark as this!'
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Surely thy frown is little to me, my son, if I save thee from a harm; and the damsel here is--I shudder to think what; but never lay shadow across my threshold dark as this!'
meltedadjectiveUS /ˈmeltəd/
changed from a solid to a liquid state
From this reading Now, Ruark gazed upon his mother, and upon Bhanavar, and the face of Bhanavar was as a babe in sleep, and his soul melted to the parted sweetness of her soft little curved red lips and her closed eyelids, and her innocent open hands, where she lay at the threshold of the tent, unconscious of hardness and the sayings of the unjust.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading While he spake, Rukrooth his mother knelt over the damsel, as a cat that sniffeth the suspected dish; and she flashed her eyes back on him, exclaiming scornfully, 'So art thou befooled, and the poison is already in thee!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But I will not have her, O my son! and thou, Ruark, my son, neither shalt thou have her.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading But I will not have her, O my son! and thou, Ruark, my son, neither shalt thou have her.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Surely thy frown is little to me, my son, if I save thee from a harm; and the damsel here is--I shudder to think what; but never lay shadow across my threshold dark as this!'
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But I will not have her, O my son! and thou, Ruark, my son, neither shalt thou have her.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now, Ruark gazed upon his mother, and upon Bhanavar, and the face of Bhanavar was as a babe in sleep, and his soul melted to the parted sweetness of her soft little curved red lips and her closed eyelids, and her innocent open hands, where she lay at the threshold of the tent, unconscious of hardness and the sayings of the unjust.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading But I will not have her, O my son! and thou, Ruark, my son, neither shalt thou have her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Now, Ruark gazed upon his mother, and upon Bhanavar, and the face of Bhanavar was as a babe in sleep, and his soul melted to the parted sweetness of her soft little curved red lips and her closed eyelids, and her innocent open hands, where she lay at the threshold of the tent, unconscious of hardness and the sayings of the unjust.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading While he spake, Rukrooth his mother knelt over the damsel, as a cat that sniffeth the suspected dish; and she flashed her eyes back on him, exclaiming scornfully, 'So art thou befooled, and the poison is already in thee!
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Now, Ruark gazed upon his mother, and upon Bhanavar, and the face of Bhanavar was as a babe in sleep, and his soul melted to the parted sweetness of her soft little curved red lips and her closed eyelids, and her innocent open hands, where she lay at the threshold of the tent, unconscious of hardness and the sayings of the unjust.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading While he spake, Rukrooth his mother knelt over the damsel, as a cat that sniffeth the suspected dish; and she flashed her eyes back on him, exclaiming scornfully, 'So art thou befooled, and the poison is already in thee!
having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes
From this reading Now, Ruark gazed upon his mother, and upon Bhanavar, and the face of Bhanavar was as a babe in sleep, and his soul melted to the parted sweetness of her soft little curved red lips and her closed eyelids, and her innocent open hands, where she lay at the threshold of the tent, unconscious of hardness and the sayings of the unjust.
poisonverbUS /ˈpɔɪzən/
spoil as if by poison
From this reading While he spake, Rukrooth his mother knelt over the damsel, as a cat that sniffeth the suspected dish; and she flashed her eyes back on him, exclaiming scornfully, 'So art thou befooled, and the poison is already in thee!
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Now, Ruark gazed upon his mother, and upon Bhanavar, and the face of Bhanavar was as a babe in sleep, and his soul melted to the parted sweetness of her soft little curved red lips and her closed eyelids, and her innocent open hands, where she lay at the threshold of the tent, unconscious of hardness and the sayings of the unjust.
Ruark
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From this reading But I will not have her, O my son! and thou, Ruark, my son, neither shalt thou have her.
Rukrooth
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From this reading While he spake, Rukrooth his mother knelt over the damsel, as a cat that sniffeth the suspected dish; and she flashed her eyes back on him, exclaiming scornfully, 'So art thou befooled, and the poison is already in thee!
except for; apart from
From this reading What! will I not die to save thee from a harm?
sayingsnounUS /ˈseɪɪŋz/
plural of “saying” — a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading Now, Ruark gazed upon his mother, and upon Bhanavar, and the face of Bhanavar was as a babe in sleep, and his soul melted to the parted sweetness of her soft little curved red lips and her closed eyelids, and her innocent open hands, where she lay at the threshold of the tent, unconscious of hardness and the sayings of the unjust.
scornfullyadverb
without respect; in a disdainful manner
From this reading While he spake, Rukrooth his mother knelt over the damsel, as a cat that sniffeth the suspected dish; and she flashed her eyes back on him, exclaiming scornfully, 'So art thou befooled, and the poison is already in thee!
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading Surely thy frown is little to me, my son, if I save thee from a harm; and the damsel here is--I shudder to think what; but never lay shadow across my threshold dark as this!'
an old form of “shall”, used with “thou”
From this reading But I will not have her, O my son! and thou, Ruark, my son, neither shalt thou have her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading While he spake, Rukrooth his mother knelt over the damsel, as a cat that sniffeth the suspected dish; and she flashed her eyes back on him, exclaiming scornfully, 'So art thou befooled, and the poison is already in thee!
shudderverbUS /ˈʃʌdər/
shake, as from cold
From this reading Surely thy frown is little to me, my son, if I save thee from a harm; and the damsel here is--I shudder to think what; but never lay shadow across my threshold dark as this!'
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Now, Ruark gazed upon his mother, and upon Bhanavar, and the face of Bhanavar was as a babe in sleep, and his soul melted to the parted sweetness of her soft little curved red lips and her closed eyelids, and her innocent open hands, where she lay at the threshold of the tent, unconscious of hardness and the sayings of the unjust.
sniffeth
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From this reading While he spake, Rukrooth his mother knelt over the damsel, as a cat that sniffeth the suspected dish; and she flashed her eyes back on him, exclaiming scornfully, 'So art thou befooled, and the poison is already in thee!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading While he spake, Rukrooth his mother knelt over the damsel, as a cat that sniffeth the suspected dish; and she flashed her eyes back on him, exclaiming scornfully, 'So art thou befooled, and the poison is already in thee!
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading Now, Ruark gazed upon his mother, and upon Bhanavar, and the face of Bhanavar was as a babe in sleep, and his soul melted to the parted sweetness of her soft little curved red lips and her closed eyelids, and her innocent open hands, where she lay at the threshold of the tent, unconscious of hardness and the sayings of the unjust.
a male human offspring
From this reading But I will not have her, O my son! and thou, Ruark, my son, neither shalt thou have her.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading Now, Ruark gazed upon his mother, and upon Bhanavar, and the face of Bhanavar was as a babe in sleep, and his soul melted to the parted sweetness of her soft little curved red lips and her closed eyelids, and her innocent open hands, where she lay at the threshold of the tent, unconscious of hardness and the sayings of the unjust.
spake
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From this reading While he spake, Rukrooth his mother knelt over the damsel, as a cat that sniffeth the suspected dish; and she flashed her eyes back on him, exclaiming scornfully, 'So art thou befooled, and the poison is already in thee!
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading Surely thy frown is little to me, my son, if I save thee from a harm; and the damsel here is--I shudder to think what; but never lay shadow across my threshold dark as this!'
believed likely
From this reading While he spake, Rukrooth his mother knelt over the damsel, as a cat that sniffeth the suspected dish; and she flashed her eyes back on him, exclaiming scornfully, 'So art thou befooled, and the poison is already in thee!
sweetnessnounUS /ˈswiːtnəs/
the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth
From this reading Now, Ruark gazed upon his mother, and upon Bhanavar, and the face of Bhanavar was as a babe in sleep, and his soul melted to the parted sweetness of her soft little curved red lips and her closed eyelids, and her innocent open hands, where she lay at the threshold of the tent, unconscious of hardness and the sayings of the unjust.
a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading Now, Ruark gazed upon his mother, and upon Bhanavar, and the face of Bhanavar was as a babe in sleep, and his soul melted to the parted sweetness of her soft little curved red lips and her closed eyelids, and her innocent open hands, where she lay at the threshold of the tent, unconscious of hardness and the sayings of the unjust.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading While he spake, Rukrooth his mother knelt over the damsel, as a cat that sniffeth the suspected dish; and she flashed her eyes back on him, exclaiming scornfully, 'So art thou befooled, and the poison is already in thee!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading While he spake, Rukrooth his mother knelt over the damsel, as a cat that sniffeth the suspected dish; and she flashed her eyes back on him, exclaiming scornfully, 'So art thou befooled, and the poison is already in thee!
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading While he spake, Rukrooth his mother knelt over the damsel, as a cat that sniffeth the suspected dish; and she flashed her eyes back on him, exclaiming scornfully, 'So art thou befooled, and the poison is already in thee!
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Surely thy frown is little to me, my son, if I save thee from a harm; and the damsel here is--I shudder to think what; but never lay shadow across my threshold dark as this!'
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Surely thy frown is little to me, my son, if I save thee from a harm; and the damsel here is--I shudder to think what; but never lay shadow across my threshold dark as this!'
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading While he spake, Rukrooth his mother knelt over the damsel, as a cat that sniffeth the suspected dish; and she flashed her eyes back on him, exclaiming scornfully, 'So art thou befooled, and the poison is already in thee!
thresholdnounUS /ˈθreʃoʊld/
the starting point for a new state or experience
From this reading Surely thy frown is little to me, my son, if I save thee from a harm; and the damsel here is--I shudder to think what; but never lay shadow across my threshold dark as this!'
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Surely thy frown is little to me, my son, if I save thee from a harm; and the damsel here is--I shudder to think what; but never lay shadow across my threshold dark as this!'
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What! will I not die to save thee from a harm?
not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead
From this reading Now, Ruark gazed upon his mother, and upon Bhanavar, and the face of Bhanavar was as a babe in sleep, and his soul melted to the parted sweetness of her soft little curved red lips and her closed eyelids, and her innocent open hands, where she lay at the threshold of the tent, unconscious of hardness and the sayings of the unjust.
unjustadjectiveUS /ənˈdʒʌst/
not fair; marked by injustice or partiality or deception
From this reading Now, Ruark gazed upon his mother, and upon Bhanavar, and the face of Bhanavar was as a babe in sleep, and his soul melted to the parted sweetness of her soft little curved red lips and her closed eyelids, and her innocent open hands, where she lay at the threshold of the tent, unconscious of hardness and the sayings of the unjust.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Now, Ruark gazed upon his mother, and upon Bhanavar, and the face of Bhanavar was as a babe in sleep, and his soul melted to the parted sweetness of her soft little curved red lips and her closed eyelids, and her innocent open hands, where she lay at the threshold of the tent, unconscious of hardness and the sayings of the unjust.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now, Ruark gazed upon his mother, and upon Bhanavar, and the face of Bhanavar was as a babe in sleep, and his soul melted to the parted sweetness of her soft little curved red lips and her closed eyelids, and her innocent open hands, where she lay at the threshold of the tent, unconscious of hardness and the sayings of the unjust.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What! will I not die to save thee from a harm?
in or at the place that
From this reading Now, Ruark gazed upon his mother, and upon Bhanavar, and the face of Bhanavar was as a babe in sleep, and his soul melted to the parted sweetness of her soft little curved red lips and her closed eyelids, and her innocent open hands, where she lay at the threshold of the tent, unconscious of hardness and the sayings of the unjust.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While he spake, Rukrooth his mother knelt over the damsel, as a cat that sniffeth the suspected dish; and she flashed her eyes back on him, exclaiming scornfully, 'So art thou befooled, and the poison is already in thee!
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading But I will not have her, O my son! and thou, Ruark, my son, neither shalt thou have her.
