Chapter XVII · Traveling in a Caravan--Sights on the Way

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

From this reading _Turning our faces eastward--The land of the Sun--Palmyra, Bagdad, and Babylon--The desert in summer and winter--A dangerous road--The Robbers of the Wilderness--Ruins in the Desert--A city of wonders--The haunts of the Bedouins--Engaging an escort--The start for Palmyra--On a Dromedary’s back--The environs of Damascus--A bed on the sand--“Everyone to his taste”--A knavish Governor--Winking at Robbery--In the Desert--On the great caravan track--Caravansaries, what are they?--The high road to India--An Arab fountain._

in the middle of; surrounded by

From this reading I fancied myself upon the site of Babylon or of Nineveh, and amid the crumbled ruins of those once powerful cities that represented the grandeur and greatness of the ancient East.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading Before me lay the land of the Arabian nights--the valley of the Euphrates and of the Tigris; beyond the horizon my imagination pictured the battlemented walls of Bagdad, her white domes and arrowy minarets shining among the waving palms.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading _Turning our faces eastward--The land of the Sun--Palmyra, Bagdad, and Babylon--The desert in summer and winter--A dangerous road--The Robbers of the Wilderness--Ruins in the Desert--A city of wonders--The haunts of the Bedouins--Engaging an escort--The start for Palmyra--On a Dromedary’s back--The environs of Damascus--A bed on the sand--“Everyone to his taste”--A knavish Governor--Winking at Robbery--In the Desert--On the great caravan track--Caravansaries, what are they?--The high road to India--An Arab fountain._

Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.

From this reading I fancied myself upon the site of Babylon or of Nineveh, and amid the crumbled ruins of those once powerful cities that represented the grandeur and greatness of the ancient East.

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

From this reading _Turning our faces eastward--The land of the Sun--Palmyra, Bagdad, and Babylon--The desert in summer and winter--A dangerous road--The Robbers of the Wilderness--Ruins in the Desert--A city of wonders--The haunts of the Bedouins--Engaging an escort--The start for Palmyra--On a Dromedary’s back--The environs of Damascus--A bed on the sand--“Everyone to his taste”--A knavish Governor--Winking at Robbery--In the Desert--On the great caravan track--Caravansaries, what are they?--The high road to India--An Arab fountain._

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 _Turning our faces eastward--The land of the Sun--Palmyra, Bagdad, and Babylon--The desert in summer and winter--A dangerous road--The Robbers of the Wilderness--Ruins in the Desert--A city of wonders--The haunts of the Bedouins--Engaging an escort--The start for Palmyra--On a Dromedary’s back--The environs of Damascus--A bed on the sand--“Everyone to his taste”--A knavish Governor--Winking at Robbery--In the Desert--On the great caravan track--Caravansaries, what are they?--The high road to India--An Arab fountain._

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 Before me lay the land of the Arabian nights--the valley of the Euphrates and of the Tigris; beyond the horizon my imagination pictured the battlemented walls of Bagdad, her white domes and arrowy minarets shining among the waving palms.

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

From this reading _Turning our faces eastward--The land of the Sun--Palmyra, Bagdad, and Babylon--The desert in summer and winter--A dangerous road--The Robbers of the Wilderness--Ruins in the Desert--A city of wonders--The haunts of the Bedouins--Engaging an escort--The start for Palmyra--On a Dromedary’s back--The environs of Damascus--A bed on the sand--“Everyone to his taste”--A knavish Governor--Winking at Robbery--In the Desert--On the great caravan track--Caravansaries, what are they?--The high road to India--An Arab fountain._

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

From this reading Before me lay the land of the Arabian nights--the valley of the Euphrates and of the Tigris; beyond the horizon my imagination pictured the battlemented walls of Bagdad, her white domes and arrowy minarets shining among the waving palms.

the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to Europe on the west to form Eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations

From this reading HOW I longed, when at Damascus, to push further into Asia.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading _Turning our faces eastward--The land of the Sun--Palmyra, Bagdad, and Babylon--The desert in summer and winter--A dangerous road--The Robbers of the Wilderness--Ruins in the Desert--A city of wonders--The haunts of the Bedouins--Engaging an escort--The start for Palmyra--On a Dromedary’s back--The environs of Damascus--A bed on the sand--“Everyone to his taste”--A knavish Governor--Winking at Robbery--In the Desert--On the great caravan track--Caravansaries, what are they?--The high road to India--An Arab fountain._

the chief city of ancient Mesopotamia and capital of the ancient kingdom of Babylonia

From this reading _Turning our faces eastward--The land of the Sun--Palmyra, Bagdad, and Babylon--The desert in summer and winter--A dangerous road--The Robbers of the Wilderness--Ruins in the Desert--A city of wonders--The haunts of the Bedouins--Engaging an escort--The start for Palmyra--On a Dromedary’s back--The environs of Damascus--A bed on the sand--“Everyone to his taste”--A knavish Governor--Winking at Robbery--In the Desert--On the great caravan track--Caravansaries, what are they?--The high road to India--An Arab fountain._

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading _Turning our faces eastward--The land of the Sun--Palmyra, Bagdad, and Babylon--The desert in summer and winter--A dangerous road--The Robbers of the Wilderness--Ruins in the Desert--A city of wonders--The haunts of the Bedouins--Engaging an escort--The start for Palmyra--On a Dromedary’s back--The environs of Damascus--A bed on the sand--“Everyone to his taste”--A knavish Governor--Winking at Robbery--In the Desert--On the great caravan track--Caravansaries, what are they?--The high road to India--An Arab fountain._

capital and largest city of Iraq; located on the Tigris River

From this reading _Turning our faces eastward--The land of the Sun--Palmyra, Bagdad, and Babylon--The desert in summer and winter--A dangerous road--The Robbers of the Wilderness--Ruins in the Desert--A city of wonders--The haunts of the Bedouins--Engaging an escort--The start for Palmyra--On a Dromedary’s back--The environs of Damascus--A bed on the sand--“Everyone to his taste”--A knavish Governor--Winking at Robbery--In the Desert--On the great caravan track--Caravansaries, what are they?--The high road to India--An Arab fountain._

protected with battlements or parapets with indentations or embrasures for shooting through

From this reading Before me lay the land of the Arabian nights--the valley of the Euphrates and of the Tigris; beyond the horizon my imagination pictured the battlemented walls of Bagdad, her white domes and arrowy minarets shining among the waving palms.

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading _Turning our faces eastward--The land of the Sun--Palmyra, Bagdad, and Babylon--The desert in summer and winter--A dangerous road--The Robbers of the Wilderness--Ruins in the Desert--A city of wonders--The haunts of the Bedouins--Engaging an escort--The start for Palmyra--On a Dromedary’s back--The environs of Damascus--A bed on the sand--“Everyone to his taste”--A knavish Governor--Winking at Robbery--In the Desert--On the great caravan track--Caravansaries, what are they?--The high road to India--An Arab fountain._

plural of “bedouin” — a member of a nomadic tribe of Arabs

From this reading _Turning our faces eastward--The land of the Sun--Palmyra, Bagdad, and Babylon--The desert in summer and winter--A dangerous road--The Robbers of the Wilderness--Ruins in the Desert--A city of wonders--The haunts of the Bedouins--Engaging an escort--The start for Palmyra--On a Dromedary’s back--The environs of Damascus--A bed on the sand--“Everyone to his taste”--A knavish Governor--Winking at Robbery--In the Desert--On the great caravan track--Caravansaries, what are they?--The high road to India--An Arab fountain._

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Before me lay the land of the Arabian nights--the valley of the Euphrates and of the Tigris; beyond the horizon my imagination pictured the battlemented walls of Bagdad, her white domes and arrowy minarets shining among the waving palms.

accept as true; take to be true

From this reading I walked her streets once trodden by the feet of Haroun-al-Raschid and made familiar in the stories that were written in his time and--if we may believe our tradition--for his entertainment..

on the far side of; further than

From this reading Before me lay the land of the Arabian nights--the valley of the Euphrates and of the Tigris; beyond the horizon my imagination pictured the battlemented walls of Bagdad, her white domes and arrowy minarets shining among the waving palms.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading I walked her streets once trodden by the feet of Haroun-al-Raschid and made familiar in the stories that were written in his time and--if we may believe our tradition--for his entertainment..

a procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling together in single file

From this reading _Turning our faces eastward--The land of the Sun--Palmyra, Bagdad, and Babylon--The desert in summer and winter--A dangerous road--The Robbers of the Wilderness--Ruins in the Desert--A city of wonders--The haunts of the Bedouins--Engaging an escort--The start for Palmyra--On a Dromedary’s back--The environs of Damascus--A bed on the sand--“Everyone to his taste”--A knavish Governor--Winking at Robbery--In the Desert--On the great caravan track--Caravansaries, what are they?--The high road to India--An Arab fountain._

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

From this reading _Turning our faces eastward--The land of the Sun--Palmyra, Bagdad, and Babylon--The desert in summer and winter--A dangerous road--The Robbers of the Wilderness--Ruins in the Desert--A city of wonders--The haunts of the Bedouins--Engaging an escort--The start for Palmyra--On a Dromedary’s back--The environs of Damascus--A bed on the sand--“Everyone to his taste”--A knavish Governor--Winking at Robbery--In the Desert--On the great caravan track--Caravansaries, what are they?--The high road to India--An Arab fountain._

plural of “city” — a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading I fancied myself upon the site of Babylon or of Nineveh, and amid the crumbled ruins of those once powerful cities that represented the grandeur and greatness of the ancient East.

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

From this reading _Turning our faces eastward--The land of the Sun--Palmyra, Bagdad, and Babylon--The desert in summer and winter--A dangerous road--The Robbers of the Wilderness--Ruins in the Desert--A city of wonders--The haunts of the Bedouins--Engaging an escort--The start for Palmyra--On a Dromedary’s back--The environs of Damascus--A bed on the sand--“Everyone to his taste”--A knavish Governor--Winking at Robbery--In the Desert--On the great caravan track--Caravansaries, what are they?--The high road to India--An Arab fountain._

past form of “crumble” — fall apart

From this reading I fancied myself upon the site of Babylon or of Nineveh, and amid the crumbled ruins of those once powerful cities that represented the grandeur and greatness of the ancient East.

an ancient city (widely regarded as the world's oldest) and present capital and largest city of Syria; according to the New Testament, the Apostle Paul (then known as Saul) underwent a dramatic conversion on the road to Damascus

From this reading _Turning our faces eastward--The land of the Sun--Palmyra, Bagdad, and Babylon--The desert in summer and winter--A dangerous road--The Robbers of the Wilderness--Ruins in the Desert--A city of wonders--The haunts of the Bedouins--Engaging an escort--The start for Palmyra--On a Dromedary’s back--The environs of Damascus--A bed on the sand--“Everyone to his taste”--A knavish Governor--Winking at Robbery--In the Desert--On the great caravan track--Caravansaries, what are they?--The high road to India--An Arab fountain._

involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm

From this reading _Turning our faces eastward--The land of the Sun--Palmyra, Bagdad, and Babylon--The desert in summer and winter--A dangerous road--The Robbers of the Wilderness--Ruins in the Desert--A city of wonders--The haunts of the Bedouins--Engaging an escort--The start for Palmyra--On a Dromedary’s back--The environs of Damascus--A bed on the sand--“Everyone to his taste”--A knavish Governor--Winking at Robbery--In the Desert--On the great caravan track--Caravansaries, what are they?--The high road to India--An Arab fountain._

leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch

From this reading _Turning our faces eastward--The land of the Sun--Palmyra, Bagdad, and Babylon--The desert in summer and winter--A dangerous road--The Robbers of the Wilderness--Ruins in the Desert--A city of wonders--The haunts of the Bedouins--Engaging an escort--The start for Palmyra--On a Dromedary’s back--The environs of Damascus--A bed on the sand--“Everyone to his taste”--A knavish Governor--Winking at Robbery--In the Desert--On the great caravan track--Caravansaries, what are they?--The high road to India--An Arab fountain._

plural of “dome” — a concave shape whose distinguishing characteristic is that the concavity faces downward

From this reading Before me lay the land of the Arabian nights--the valley of the Euphrates and of the Tigris; beyond the horizon my imagination pictured the battlemented walls of Bagdad, her white domes and arrowy minarets shining among the waving palms.

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

From this reading _Turning our faces eastward--The land of the Sun--Palmyra, Bagdad, and Babylon--The desert in summer and winter--A dangerous road--The Robbers of the Wilderness--Ruins in the Desert--A city of wonders--The haunts of the Bedouins--Engaging an escort--The start for Palmyra--On a Dromedary’s back--The environs of Damascus--A bed on the sand--“Everyone to his taste”--A knavish Governor--Winking at Robbery--In the Desert--On the great caravan track--Caravansaries, what are they?--The high road to India--An Arab fountain._

the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees

From this reading I fancied myself upon the site of Babylon or of Nineveh, and amid the crumbled ruins of those once powerful cities that represented the grandeur and greatness of the ancient East.

moving toward the east

From this reading _Turning our faces eastward--The land of the Sun--Palmyra, Bagdad, and Babylon--The desert in summer and winter--A dangerous road--The Robbers of the Wilderness--Ruins in the Desert--A city of wonders--The haunts of the Bedouins--Engaging an escort--The start for Palmyra--On a Dromedary’s back--The environs of Damascus--A bed on the sand--“Everyone to his taste”--A knavish Governor--Winking at Robbery--In the Desert--On the great caravan track--Caravansaries, what are they?--The high road to India--An Arab fountain._

attracting or delighting

From this reading _Turning our faces eastward--The land of the Sun--Palmyra, Bagdad, and Babylon--The desert in summer and winter--A dangerous road--The Robbers of the Wilderness--Ruins in the Desert--A city of wonders--The haunts of the Bedouins--Engaging an escort--The start for Palmyra--On a Dromedary’s back--The environs of Damascus--A bed on the sand--“Everyone to his taste”--A knavish Governor--Winking at Robbery--In the Desert--On the great caravan track--Caravansaries, what are they?--The high road to India--An Arab fountain._

an activity that is diverting and that holds the attention

From this reading I walked her streets once trodden by the feet of Haroun-al-Raschid and made familiar in the stories that were written in his time and--if we may believe our tradition--for his entertainment..

the area in which something exists or lives

From this reading _Turning our faces eastward--The land of the Sun--Palmyra, Bagdad, and Babylon--The desert in summer and winter--A dangerous road--The Robbers of the Wilderness--Ruins in the Desert--A city of wonders--The haunts of the Bedouins--Engaging an escort--The start for Palmyra--On a Dromedary’s back--The environs of Damascus--A bed on the sand--“Everyone to his taste”--A knavish Governor--Winking at Robbery--In the Desert--On the great caravan track--Caravansaries, what are they?--The high road to India--An Arab fountain._

someone who escorts and protects a prominent person

From this reading _Turning our faces eastward--The land of the Sun--Palmyra, Bagdad, and Babylon--The desert in summer and winter--A dangerous road--The Robbers of the Wilderness--Ruins in the Desert--A city of wonders--The haunts of the Bedouins--Engaging an escort--The start for Palmyra--On a Dromedary’s back--The environs of Damascus--A bed on the sand--“Everyone to his taste”--A knavish Governor--Winking at Robbery--In the Desert--On the great caravan track--Caravansaries, what are they?--The high road to India--An Arab fountain._

a river in southwestern Asia; flows into the Persian Gulf; was important in the development of several great civilizations in ancient Mesopotamia

From this reading Before me lay the land of the Arabian nights--the valley of the Euphrates and of the Tigris; beyond the horizon my imagination pictured the battlemented walls of Bagdad, her white domes and arrowy minarets shining among the waving palms.

every person

From this reading _Turning our faces eastward--The land of the Sun--Palmyra, Bagdad, and Babylon--The desert in summer and winter--A dangerous road--The Robbers of the Wilderness--Ruins in the Desert--A city of wonders--The haunts of the Bedouins--Engaging an escort--The start for Palmyra--On a Dromedary’s back--The environs of Damascus--A bed on the sand--“Everyone to his taste”--A knavish Governor--Winking at Robbery--In the Desert--On the great caravan track--Caravansaries, what are they?--The high road to India--An Arab fountain._

plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading _Turning our faces eastward--The land of the Sun--Palmyra, Bagdad, and Babylon--The desert in summer and winter--A dangerous road--The Robbers of the Wilderness--Ruins in the Desert--A city of wonders--The haunts of the Bedouins--Engaging an escort--The start for Palmyra--On a Dromedary’s back--The environs of Damascus--A bed on the sand--“Everyone to his taste”--A knavish Governor--Winking at Robbery--In the Desert--On the great caravan track--Caravansaries, what are they?--The high road to India--An Arab fountain._

well known or easily recognized

From this reading I walked her streets once trodden by the feet of Haroun-al-Raschid and made familiar in the stories that were written in his time and--if we may believe our tradition--for his entertainment..

formed or conceived by the imagination

From this reading I fancied myself upon the site of Babylon or of Nineveh, and amid the crumbled ruins of those once powerful cities that represented the grandeur and greatness of the ancient East.

plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading I walked her streets once trodden by the feet of Haroun-al-Raschid and made familiar in the stories that were written in his time and--if we may believe our tradition--for his entertainment..

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading _Turning our faces eastward--The land of the Sun--Palmyra, Bagdad, and Babylon--The desert in summer and winter--A dangerous road--The Robbers of the Wilderness--Ruins in the Desert--A city of wonders--The haunts of the Bedouins--Engaging an escort--The start for Palmyra--On a Dromedary’s back--The environs of Damascus--A bed on the sand--“Everyone to his taste”--A knavish Governor--Winking at Robbery--In the Desert--On the great caravan track--Caravansaries, what are they?--The high road to India--An Arab fountain._

a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises

From this reading _Turning our faces eastward--The land of the Sun--Palmyra, Bagdad, and Babylon--The desert in summer and winter--A dangerous road--The Robbers of the Wilderness--Ruins in the Desert--A city of wonders--The haunts of the Bedouins--Engaging an escort--The start for Palmyra--On a Dromedary’s back--The environs of Damascus--A bed on the sand--“Everyone to his taste”--A knavish Governor--Winking at Robbery--In the Desert--On the great caravan track--Caravansaries, what are they?--The high road to India--An Arab fountain._

to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)

From this reading HOW I longed, when at Damascus, to push further into Asia.

the head of a state government

From this reading _Turning our faces eastward--The land of the Sun--Palmyra, Bagdad, and Babylon--The desert in summer and winter--A dangerous road--The Robbers of the Wilderness--Ruins in the Desert--A city of wonders--The haunts of the Bedouins--Engaging an escort--The start for Palmyra--On a Dromedary’s back--The environs of Damascus--A bed on the sand--“Everyone to his taste”--A knavish Governor--Winking at Robbery--In the Desert--On the great caravan track--Caravansaries, what are they?--The high road to India--An Arab fountain._

the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand

From this reading I fancied myself upon the site of Babylon or of Nineveh, and amid the crumbled ruins of those once powerful cities that represented the grandeur and greatness of the ancient East.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading _Turning our faces eastward--The land of the Sun--Palmyra, Bagdad, and Babylon--The desert in summer and winter--A dangerous road--The Robbers of the Wilderness--Ruins in the Desert--A city of wonders--The haunts of the Bedouins--Engaging an escort--The start for Palmyra--On a Dromedary’s back--The environs of Damascus--A bed on the sand--“Everyone to his taste”--A knavish Governor--Winking at Robbery--In the Desert--On the great caravan track--Caravansaries, what are they?--The high road to India--An Arab fountain._

the property possessed by something or someone of outstanding importance or eminence

From this reading I fancied myself upon the site of Babylon or of Nineveh, and amid the crumbled ruins of those once powerful cities that represented the grandeur and greatness of the ancient East.

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

From this reading I walked her streets once trodden by the feet of Haroun-al-Raschid and made familiar in the stories that were written in his time and--if we may believe our tradition--for his entertainment..

plural of “haunt” — a frequently visited place

From this reading _Turning our faces eastward--The land of the Sun--Palmyra, Bagdad, and Babylon--The desert in summer and winter--A dangerous road--The Robbers of the Wilderness--Ruins in the Desert--A city of wonders--The haunts of the Bedouins--Engaging an escort--The start for Palmyra--On a Dromedary’s back--The environs of Damascus--A bed on the sand--“Everyone to his taste”--A knavish Governor--Winking at Robbery--In the Desert--On the great caravan track--Caravansaries, what are they?--The high road to India--An Arab fountain._

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Before me lay the land of the Arabian nights--the valley of the Euphrates and of the Tigris; beyond the horizon my imagination pictured the battlemented walls of Bagdad, her white domes and arrowy minarets shining among the waving palms.

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading _Turning our faces eastward--The land of the Sun--Palmyra, Bagdad, and Babylon--The desert in summer and winter--A dangerous road--The Robbers of the Wilderness--Ruins in the Desert--A city of wonders--The haunts of the Bedouins--Engaging an escort--The start for Palmyra--On a Dromedary’s back--The environs of Damascus--A bed on the sand--“Everyone to his taste”--A knavish Governor--Winking at Robbery--In the Desert--On the great caravan track--Caravansaries, what are they?--The high road to India--An Arab fountain._

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

From this reading _Turning our faces eastward--The land of the Sun--Palmyra, Bagdad, and Babylon--The desert in summer and winter--A dangerous road--The Robbers of the Wilderness--Ruins in the Desert--A city of wonders--The haunts of the Bedouins--Engaging an escort--The start for Palmyra--On a Dromedary’s back--The environs of Damascus--A bed on the sand--“Everyone to his taste”--A knavish Governor--Winking at Robbery--In the Desert--On the great caravan track--Caravansaries, what are they?--The high road to India--An Arab fountain._

the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet

From this reading Before me lay the land of the Arabian nights--the valley of the Euphrates and of the Tigris; beyond the horizon my imagination pictured the battlemented walls of Bagdad, her white domes and arrowy minarets shining among the waving palms.

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

From this reading HOW I longed, when at Damascus, to push further into Asia.

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

From this reading HOW I longed, when at Damascus, to push further into Asia.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading I walked her streets once trodden by the feet of Haroun-al-Raschid and made familiar in the stories that were written in his time and--if we may believe our tradition--for his entertainment..

the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses

From this reading Before me lay the land of the Arabian nights--the valley of the Euphrates and of the Tigris; beyond the horizon my imagination pictured the battlemented walls of Bagdad, her white domes and arrowy minarets shining among the waving palms.

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

From this reading _Turning our faces eastward--The land of the Sun--Palmyra, Bagdad, and Babylon--The desert in summer and winter--A dangerous road--The Robbers of the Wilderness--Ruins in the Desert--A city of wonders--The haunts of the Bedouins--Engaging an escort--The start for Palmyra--On a Dromedary’s back--The environs of Damascus--A bed on the sand--“Everyone to his taste”--A knavish Governor--Winking at Robbery--In the Desert--On the great caravan track--Caravansaries, what are they?--The high road to India--An Arab fountain._

a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947

From this reading _Turning our faces eastward--The land of the Sun--Palmyra, Bagdad, and Babylon--The desert in summer and winter--A dangerous road--The Robbers of the Wilderness--Ruins in the Desert--A city of wonders--The haunts of the Bedouins--Engaging an escort--The start for Palmyra--On a Dromedary’s back--The environs of Damascus--A bed on the sand--“Everyone to his taste”--A knavish Governor--Winking at Robbery--In the Desert--On the great caravan track--Caravansaries, what are they?--The high road to India--An Arab fountain._

moving to the inside of something

From this reading HOW I longed, when at Damascus, to push further into Asia.

marked by skill in deception

From this reading _Turning our faces eastward--The land of the Sun--Palmyra, Bagdad, and Babylon--The desert in summer and winter--A dangerous road--The Robbers of the Wilderness--Ruins in the Desert--A city of wonders--The haunts of the Bedouins--Engaging an escort--The start for Palmyra--On a Dromedary’s back--The environs of Damascus--A bed on the sand--“Everyone to his taste”--A knavish Governor--Winking at Robbery--In the Desert--On the great caravan track--Caravansaries, what are they?--The high road to India--An Arab fountain._

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading _Turning our faces eastward--The land of the Sun--Palmyra, Bagdad, and Babylon--The desert in summer and winter--A dangerous road--The Robbers of the Wilderness--Ruins in the Desert--A city of wonders--The haunts of the Bedouins--Engaging an escort--The start for Palmyra--On a Dromedary’s back--The environs of Damascus--A bed on the sand--“Everyone to his taste”--A knavish Governor--Winking at Robbery--In the Desert--On the great caravan track--Caravansaries, what are they?--The high road to India--An Arab fountain._

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Before me lay the land of the Arabian nights--the valley of the Euphrates and of the Tigris; beyond the horizon my imagination pictured the battlemented walls of Bagdad, her white domes and arrowy minarets shining among the waving palms.

past form of “long” — desire strongly or persistently

From this reading HOW I longed, when at Damascus, to push further into Asia.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading I walked her streets once trodden by the feet of Haroun-al-Raschid and made familiar in the stories that were written in his time and--if we may believe our tradition--for his entertainment..

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading I walked her streets once trodden by the feet of Haroun-al-Raschid and made familiar in the stories that were written in his time and--if we may believe our tradition--for his entertainment..

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Before me lay the land of the Arabian nights--the valley of the Euphrates and of the Tigris; beyond the horizon my imagination pictured the battlemented walls of Bagdad, her white domes and arrowy minarets shining among the waving palms.

plural of “minaret” — slender tower with balconies

From this reading Before me lay the land of the Arabian nights--the valley of the Euphrates and of the Tigris; beyond the horizon my imagination pictured the battlemented walls of Bagdad, her white domes and arrowy minarets shining among the waving palms.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Before me lay the land of the Arabian nights--the valley of the Euphrates and of the Tigris; beyond the horizon my imagination pictured the battlemented walls of Bagdad, her white domes and arrowy minarets shining among the waving palms.

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading I fancied myself upon the site of Babylon or of Nineveh, and amid the crumbled ruins of those once powerful cities that represented the grandeur and greatness of the ancient East.

Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.

From this reading Before me lay the land of the Arabian nights--the valley of the Euphrates and of the Tigris; beyond the horizon my imagination pictured the battlemented walls of Bagdad, her white domes and arrowy minarets shining among the waving palms.

an ancient Assyrian city on the Tigris across from the modern city of Mosul in the northern part of what is now known as Iraq

From this reading I fancied myself upon the site of Babylon or of Nineveh, and amid the crumbled ruins of those once powerful cities that represented the grandeur and greatness of the ancient East.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _Turning our faces eastward--The land of the Sun--Palmyra, Bagdad, and Babylon--The desert in summer and winter--A dangerous road--The Robbers of the Wilderness--Ruins in the Desert--A city of wonders--The haunts of the Bedouins--Engaging an escort--The start for Palmyra--On a Dromedary’s back--The environs of Damascus--A bed on the sand--“Everyone to his taste”--A knavish Governor--Winking at Robbery--In the Desert--On the great caravan track--Caravansaries, what are they?--The high road to India--An Arab fountain._

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading _Turning our faces eastward--The land of the Sun--Palmyra, Bagdad, and Babylon--The desert in summer and winter--A dangerous road--The Robbers of the Wilderness--Ruins in the Desert--A city of wonders--The haunts of the Bedouins--Engaging an escort--The start for Palmyra--On a Dromedary’s back--The environs of Damascus--A bed on the sand--“Everyone to his taste”--A knavish Governor--Winking at Robbery--In the Desert--On the great caravan track--Caravansaries, what are they?--The high road to India--An Arab fountain._

on one occasion

From this reading I walked her streets once trodden by the feet of Haroun-al-Raschid and made familiar in the stories that were written in his time and--if we may believe our tradition--for his entertainment..

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading I fancied myself upon the site of Babylon or of Nineveh, and amid the crumbled ruins of those once powerful cities that represented the grandeur and greatness of the ancient East.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading _Turning our faces eastward--The land of the Sun--Palmyra, Bagdad, and Babylon--The desert in summer and winter--A dangerous road--The Robbers of the Wilderness--Ruins in the Desert--A city of wonders--The haunts of the Bedouins--Engaging an escort--The start for Palmyra--On a Dromedary’s back--The environs of Damascus--A bed on the sand--“Everyone to his taste”--A knavish Governor--Winking at Robbery--In the Desert--On the great caravan track--Caravansaries, what are they?--The high road to India--An Arab fountain._

plural of “palm” — the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers

From this reading Before me lay the land of the Arabian nights--the valley of the Euphrates and of the Tigris; beyond the horizon my imagination pictured the battlemented walls of Bagdad, her white domes and arrowy minarets shining among the waving palms.

tall fan palm of Africa and India and Malaysia yielding a hard wood and sweet sap that is a source of palm wine and sugar; leaves used for thatching and weaving

From this reading _Turning our faces eastward--The land of the Sun--Palmyra, Bagdad, and Babylon--The desert in summer and winter--A dangerous road--The Robbers of the Wilderness--Ruins in the Desert--A city of wonders--The haunts of the Bedouins--Engaging an escort--The start for Palmyra--On a Dromedary’s back--The environs of Damascus--A bed on the sand--“Everyone to his taste”--A knavish Governor--Winking at Robbery--In the Desert--On the great caravan track--Caravansaries, what are they?--The high road to India--An Arab fountain._

seen in the mind as a mental image

From this reading Before me lay the land of the Arabian nights--the valley of the Euphrates and of the Tigris; beyond the horizon my imagination pictured the battlemented walls of Bagdad, her white domes and arrowy minarets shining among the waving palms.

having great power or force or potency or effect

From this reading I fancied myself upon the site of Babylon or of Nineveh, and amid the crumbled ruins of those once powerful cities that represented the grandeur and greatness of the ancient East.

move with force

From this reading HOW I longed, when at Damascus, to push further into Asia.

represented accurately or precisely

From this reading I fancied myself upon the site of Babylon or of Nineveh, and amid the crumbled ruins of those once powerful cities that represented the grandeur and greatness of the ancient East.

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading _Turning our faces eastward--The land of the Sun--Palmyra, Bagdad, and Babylon--The desert in summer and winter--A dangerous road--The Robbers of the Wilderness--Ruins in the Desert--A city of wonders--The haunts of the Bedouins--Engaging an escort--The start for Palmyra--On a Dromedary’s back--The environs of Damascus--A bed on the sand--“Everyone to his taste”--A knavish Governor--Winking at Robbery--In the Desert--On the great caravan track--Caravansaries, what are they?--The high road to India--An Arab fountain._

Persons who steal from a person or place, especially using violence or threats.

From this reading _Turning our faces eastward--The land of the Sun--Palmyra, Bagdad, and Babylon--The desert in summer and winter--A dangerous road--The Robbers of the Wilderness--Ruins in the Desert--A city of wonders--The haunts of the Bedouins--Engaging an escort--The start for Palmyra--On a Dromedary’s back--The environs of Damascus--A bed on the sand--“Everyone to his taste”--A knavish Governor--Winking at Robbery--In the Desert--On the great caravan track--Caravansaries, what are they?--The high road to India--An Arab fountain._

larceny by threat of violence

From this reading _Turning our faces eastward--The land of the Sun--Palmyra, Bagdad, and Babylon--The desert in summer and winter--A dangerous road--The Robbers of the Wilderness--Ruins in the Desert--A city of wonders--The haunts of the Bedouins--Engaging an escort--The start for Palmyra--On a Dromedary’s back--The environs of Damascus--A bed on the sand--“Everyone to his taste”--A knavish Governor--Winking at Robbery--In the Desert--On the great caravan track--Caravansaries, what are they?--The high road to India--An Arab fountain._

plural of “ruin” — an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction

From this reading _Turning our faces eastward--The land of the Sun--Palmyra, Bagdad, and Babylon--The desert in summer and winter--A dangerous road--The Robbers of the Wilderness--Ruins in the Desert--A city of wonders--The haunts of the Bedouins--Engaging an escort--The start for Palmyra--On a Dromedary’s back--The environs of Damascus--A bed on the sand--“Everyone to his taste”--A knavish Governor--Winking at Robbery--In the Desert--On the great caravan track--Caravansaries, what are they?--The high road to India--An Arab fountain._

a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral

From this reading _Turning our faces eastward--The land of the Sun--Palmyra, Bagdad, and Babylon--The desert in summer and winter--A dangerous road--The Robbers of the Wilderness--Ruins in the Desert--A city of wonders--The haunts of the Bedouins--Engaging an escort--The start for Palmyra--On a Dromedary’s back--The environs of Damascus--A bed on the sand--“Everyone to his taste”--A knavish Governor--Winking at Robbery--In the Desert--On the great caravan track--Caravansaries, what are they?--The high road to India--An Arab fountain._

marked by exceptional merit

From this reading Before me lay the land of the Arabian nights--the valley of the Euphrates and of the Tigris; beyond the horizon my imagination pictured the battlemented walls of Bagdad, her white domes and arrowy minarets shining among the waving palms.

the piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located)

From this reading I fancied myself upon the site of Babylon or of Nineveh, and amid the crumbled ruins of those once powerful cities that represented the grandeur and greatness of the ancient East.

take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading _Turning our faces eastward--The land of the Sun--Palmyra, Bagdad, and Babylon--The desert in summer and winter--A dangerous road--The Robbers of the Wilderness--Ruins in the Desert--A city of wonders--The haunts of the Bedouins--Engaging an escort--The start for Palmyra--On a Dromedary’s back--The environs of Damascus--A bed on the sand--“Everyone to his taste”--A knavish Governor--Winking at Robbery--In the Desert--On the great caravan track--Caravansaries, what are they?--The high road to India--An Arab fountain._

plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading I walked her streets once trodden by the feet of Haroun-al-Raschid and made familiar in the stories that were written in his time and--if we may believe our tradition--for his entertainment..

plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading I walked her streets once trodden by the feet of Haroun-al-Raschid and made familiar in the stories that were written in his time and--if we may believe our tradition--for his entertainment..

the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

From this reading _Turning our faces eastward--The land of the Sun--Palmyra, Bagdad, and Babylon--The desert in summer and winter--A dangerous road--The Robbers of the Wilderness--Ruins in the Desert--A city of wonders--The haunts of the Bedouins--Engaging an escort--The start for Palmyra--On a Dromedary’s back--The environs of Damascus--A bed on the sand--“Everyone to his taste”--A knavish Governor--Winking at Robbery--In the Desert--On the great caravan track--Caravansaries, what are they?--The high road to India--An Arab fountain._

the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system

From this reading _Turning our faces eastward--The land of the Sun--Palmyra, Bagdad, and Babylon--The desert in summer and winter--A dangerous road--The Robbers of the Wilderness--Ruins in the Desert--A city of wonders--The haunts of the Bedouins--Engaging an escort--The start for Palmyra--On a Dromedary’s back--The environs of Damascus--A bed on the sand--“Everyone to his taste”--A knavish Governor--Winking at Robbery--In the Desert--On the great caravan track--Caravansaries, what are they?--The high road to India--An Arab fountain._

To perceive flavor through the mouth.

From this reading _Turning our faces eastward--The land of the Sun--Palmyra, Bagdad, and Babylon--The desert in summer and winter--A dangerous road--The Robbers of the Wilderness--Ruins in the Desert--A city of wonders--The haunts of the Bedouins--Engaging an escort--The start for Palmyra--On a Dromedary’s back--The environs of Damascus--A bed on the sand--“Everyone to his taste”--A knavish Governor--Winking at Robbery--In the Desert--On the great caravan track--Caravansaries, what are they?--The high road to India--An Arab fountain._

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I walked her streets once trodden by the feet of Haroun-al-Raschid and made familiar in the stories that were written in his time and--if we may believe our tradition--for his entertainment..

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

From this reading _Turning our faces eastward--The land of the Sun--Palmyra, Bagdad, and Babylon--The desert in summer and winter--A dangerous road--The Robbers of the Wilderness--Ruins in the Desert--A city of wonders--The haunts of the Bedouins--Engaging an escort--The start for Palmyra--On a Dromedary’s back--The environs of Damascus--A bed on the sand--“Everyone to his taste”--A knavish Governor--Winking at Robbery--In the Desert--On the great caravan track--Caravansaries, what are they?--The high road to India--An Arab fountain._

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading _Turning our faces eastward--The land of the Sun--Palmyra, Bagdad, and Babylon--The desert in summer and winter--A dangerous road--The Robbers of the Wilderness--Ruins in the Desert--A city of wonders--The haunts of the Bedouins--Engaging an escort--The start for Palmyra--On a Dromedary’s back--The environs of Damascus--A bed on the sand--“Everyone to his taste”--A knavish Governor--Winking at Robbery--In the Desert--On the great caravan track--Caravansaries, what are they?--The high road to India--An Arab fountain._

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading I fancied myself upon the site of Babylon or of Nineveh, and amid the crumbled ruins of those once powerful cities that represented the grandeur and greatness of the ancient East.

an Asian river; a tributary of the Euphrates River

From this reading Before me lay the land of the Arabian nights--the valley of the Euphrates and of the Tigris; beyond the horizon my imagination pictured the battlemented walls of Bagdad, her white domes and arrowy minarets shining among the waving palms.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading I walked her streets once trodden by the feet of Haroun-al-Raschid and made familiar in the stories that were written in his time and--if we may believe our tradition--for his entertainment..

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

From this reading _Turning our faces eastward--The land of the Sun--Palmyra, Bagdad, and Babylon--The desert in summer and winter--A dangerous road--The Robbers of the Wilderness--Ruins in the Desert--A city of wonders--The haunts of the Bedouins--Engaging an escort--The start for Palmyra--On a Dromedary’s back--The environs of Damascus--A bed on the sand--“Everyone to his taste”--A knavish Governor--Winking at Robbery--In the Desert--On the great caravan track--Caravansaries, what are they?--The high road to India--An Arab fountain._

a line or route along which something travels or moves

From this reading _Turning our faces eastward--The land of the Sun--Palmyra, Bagdad, and Babylon--The desert in summer and winter--A dangerous road--The Robbers of the Wilderness--Ruins in the Desert--A city of wonders--The haunts of the Bedouins--Engaging an escort--The start for Palmyra--On a Dromedary’s back--The environs of Damascus--A bed on the sand--“Everyone to his taste”--A knavish Governor--Winking at Robbery--In the Desert--On the great caravan track--Caravansaries, what are they?--The high road to India--An Arab fountain._

an inherited pattern of thought or action

From this reading I walked her streets once trodden by the feet of Haroun-al-Raschid and made familiar in the stories that were written in his time and--if we may believe our tradition--for his entertainment..

inflected form of “tread” — put down or press the foot, place the foot

From this reading I walked her streets once trodden by the feet of Haroun-al-Raschid and made familiar in the stories that were written in his time and--if we may believe our tradition--for his entertainment..

the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course

From this reading _Turning our faces eastward--The land of the Sun--Palmyra, Bagdad, and Babylon--The desert in summer and winter--A dangerous road--The Robbers of the Wilderness--Ruins in the Desert--A city of wonders--The haunts of the Bedouins--Engaging an escort--The start for Palmyra--On a Dromedary’s back--The environs of Damascus--A bed on the sand--“Everyone to his taste”--A knavish Governor--Winking at Robbery--In the Desert--On the great caravan track--Caravansaries, what are they?--The high road to India--An Arab fountain._

a formal word for “on”

From this reading I fancied myself upon the site of Babylon or of Nineveh, and amid the crumbled ruins of those once powerful cities that represented the grandeur and greatness of the ancient East.

a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river

From this reading Before me lay the land of the Arabian nights--the valley of the Euphrates and of the Tigris; beyond the horizon my imagination pictured the battlemented walls of Bagdad, her white domes and arrowy minarets shining among the waving palms.

past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps

From this reading I walked her streets once trodden by the feet of Haroun-al-Raschid and made familiar in the stories that were written in his time and--if we may believe our tradition--for his entertainment..

plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure

From this reading Before me lay the land of the Arabian nights--the valley of the Euphrates and of the Tigris; beyond the horizon my imagination pictured the battlemented walls of Bagdad, her white domes and arrowy minarets shining among the waving palms.

the act of signaling by a movement of the hand

From this reading Before me lay the land of the Arabian nights--the valley of the Euphrates and of the Tigris; beyond the horizon my imagination pictured the battlemented walls of Bagdad, her white domes and arrowy minarets shining among the waving palms.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading I walked her streets once trodden by the feet of Haroun-al-Raschid and made familiar in the stories that were written in his time and--if we may believe our tradition--for his entertainment..

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

From this reading I walked her streets once trodden by the feet of Haroun-al-Raschid and made familiar in the stories that were written in his time and--if we may believe our tradition--for his entertainment..

used to ask for information about something

From this reading _Turning our faces eastward--The land of the Sun--Palmyra, Bagdad, and Babylon--The desert in summer and winter--A dangerous road--The Robbers of the Wilderness--Ruins in the Desert--A city of wonders--The haunts of the Bedouins--Engaging an escort--The start for Palmyra--On a Dromedary’s back--The environs of Damascus--A bed on the sand--“Everyone to his taste”--A knavish Governor--Winking at Robbery--In the Desert--On the great caravan track--Caravansaries, what are they?--The high road to India--An Arab fountain._

at the time that

From this reading HOW I longed, when at Damascus, to push further into Asia.

a Caucasian

From this reading Before me lay the land of the Arabian nights--the valley of the Euphrates and of the Tigris; beyond the horizon my imagination pictured the battlemented walls of Bagdad, her white domes and arrowy minarets shining among the waving palms.

(politics) a state of disfavor

From this reading _Turning our faces eastward--The land of the Sun--Palmyra, Bagdad, and Babylon--The desert in summer and winter--A dangerous road--The Robbers of the Wilderness--Ruins in the Desert--A city of wonders--The haunts of the Bedouins--Engaging an escort--The start for Palmyra--On a Dromedary’s back--The environs of Damascus--A bed on the sand--“Everyone to his taste”--A knavish Governor--Winking at Robbery--In the Desert--On the great caravan track--Caravansaries, what are they?--The high road to India--An Arab fountain._

a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly

From this reading _Turning our faces eastward--The land of the Sun--Palmyra, Bagdad, and Babylon--The desert in summer and winter--A dangerous road--The Robbers of the Wilderness--Ruins in the Desert--A city of wonders--The haunts of the Bedouins--Engaging an escort--The start for Palmyra--On a Dromedary’s back--The environs of Damascus--A bed on the sand--“Everyone to his taste”--A knavish Governor--Winking at Robbery--In the Desert--On the great caravan track--Caravansaries, what are they?--The high road to India--An Arab fountain._

the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox

From this reading _Turning our faces eastward--The land of the Sun--Palmyra, Bagdad, and Babylon--The desert in summer and winter--A dangerous road--The Robbers of the Wilderness--Ruins in the Desert--A city of wonders--The haunts of the Bedouins--Engaging an escort--The start for Palmyra--On a Dromedary’s back--The environs of Damascus--A bed on the sand--“Everyone to his taste”--A knavish Governor--Winking at Robbery--In the Desert--On the great caravan track--Caravansaries, what are they?--The high road to India--An Arab fountain._

plural of “wonder” — the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising

From this reading _Turning our faces eastward--The land of the Sun--Palmyra, Bagdad, and Babylon--The desert in summer and winter--A dangerous road--The Robbers of the Wilderness--Ruins in the Desert--A city of wonders--The haunts of the Bedouins--Engaging an escort--The start for Palmyra--On a Dromedary’s back--The environs of Damascus--A bed on the sand--“Everyone to his taste”--A knavish Governor--Winking at Robbery--In the Desert--On the great caravan track--Caravansaries, what are they?--The high road to India--An Arab fountain._

set down in writing in any of various ways

From this reading I walked her streets once trodden by the feet of Haroun-al-Raschid and made familiar in the stories that were written in his time and--if we may believe our tradition--for his entertainment..