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From this reading It is a very great kingdom, and inhabited{1} by several different kinds of people whom we shall now describe.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It is a very great kingdom, and inhabited{1} by several different kinds of people whom we shall now describe.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It is a very great kingdom, and inhabited{1} by several different kinds of people whom we shall now describe.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Then there is another description of people who are NESTORIAN and JACOBITE Christians.
ARABI
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From this reading First there is a kind of people called ARABI, and these worship Mahommet.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Then there is another description of people who are NESTORIAN and JACOBITE Christians.
ArmenianounUS /ɑːrˈmiːniə/
a landlocked republic in southwestern Asia
From this reading On the frontier of Armenia towards the south-east is the kingdom of MAUSUL.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It is a very great kingdom, and inhabited{1} by several different kinds of people whom we shall now describe.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading First there is a kind of people called ARABI, and these worship Mahommet.
ChristiansnounUS /ˈkrɪstʃənz/
plural of “christian” — a religious person who believes Jesus is the Christ and who is a member of a Christian denomination
From this reading Then there is another description of people who are NESTORIAN and JACOBITE Christians.
give a description of
From this reading It is a very great kingdom, and inhabited{1} by several different kinds of people whom we shall now describe.
a statement that represents something in words
From this reading Then there is another description of people who are NESTORIAN and JACOBITE Christians.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading It is a very great kingdom, and inhabited{1} by several different kinds of people whom we shall now describe.
FirstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading First there is a kind of people called ARABI, and these worship Mahommet.
frontiernounUS /frənˈtɪr/
a wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a country
From this reading On the frontier of Armenia towards the south-east is the kingdom of MAUSUL.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading It is a very great kingdom, and inhabited{1} by several different kinds of people whom we shall now describe.
inhabitedadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈhæbətəd/
having inhabitants; lived in
From this reading It is a very great kingdom, and inhabited{1} by several different kinds of people whom we shall now describe.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On the frontier of Armenia towards the south-east is the kingdom of MAUSUL.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is a very great kingdom, and inhabited{1} by several different kinds of people whom we shall now describe.
JACOBITEnounUS /ˈdʒækəbaɪt/
a supporter of James II after he was overthrown or a supporter of the Stuarts
From this reading Then there is another description of people who are NESTORIAN and JACOBITE Christians.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading First there is a kind of people called ARABI, and these worship Mahommet.
plural of “kind” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading It is a very great kingdom, and inhabited{1} by several different kinds of people whom we shall now describe.
a domain in which something is dominant
From this reading OF THE KINGDOM OF MAUSUL.
Mahommet
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From this reading First there is a kind of people called ARABI, and these worship Mahommet.
MAUSUL
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From this reading OF THE KINGDOM OF MAUSUL.
NESTORIANnounUS /neˈstɔːriən/
a follower of Nestorius
From this reading Then there is another description of people who are NESTORIAN and JACOBITE Christians.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading It is a very great kingdom, and inhabited{1} by several different kinds of people whom we shall now describe.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OF THE KINGDOM OF MAUSUL.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the frontier of Armenia towards the south-east is the kingdom of MAUSUL.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading It is a very great kingdom, and inhabited{1} by several different kinds of people whom we shall now describe.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading It is a very great kingdom, and inhabited{1} by several different kinds of people whom we shall now describe.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading It is a very great kingdom, and inhabited{1} by several different kinds of people whom we shall now describe.
south-eastadverb
to, toward, or in the southeast
From this reading On the frontier of Armenia towards the south-east is the kingdom of MAUSUL.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OF THE KINGDOM OF MAUSUL.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then there is another description of people who are NESTORIAN and JACOBITE Christians.
in or at that place or location
From this reading First there is a kind of people called ARABI, and these worship Mahommet.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading First there is a kind of people called ARABI, and these worship Mahommet.
in the direction of
From this reading On the frontier of Armenia towards the south-east is the kingdom of MAUSUL.
precisely as stated
From this reading It is a very great kingdom, and inhabited{1} by several different kinds of people whom we shall now describe.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It is a very great kingdom, and inhabited{1} by several different kinds of people whom we shall now describe.
which person or people
From this reading Then there is another description of people who are NESTORIAN and JACOBITE Christians.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It is a very great kingdom, and inhabited{1} by several different kinds of people whom we shall now describe.
love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol
From this reading First there is a kind of people called ARABI, and these worship Mahommet.
