Chapter XXIV · Chapter 24

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From this reading Baudas is a great city, which used to be the seat of the Calif of all the Saracens in the world, just as Rome is the seat of the Pope of all the Christians.{1} A very great river flows through the city, and by this you can descend to the Sea of India.

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From this reading It is the noblest and greatest city in all those regions.{4} Now it came to pass on a day in the year of Christ 1255, that the Lord of the Tartars of the Levant, whose name was Alaü, brother to the Great Kaan now reigning, gathered a mighty host and came up against Baudas and took it by storm.{5} It was a great enterprise! for in Baudas there were more than 100,000 horse, besides foot soldiers.

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From this reading It is the noblest and greatest city in all those regions.{4} Now it came to pass on a day in the year of Christ 1255, that the Lord of the Tartars of the Levant, whose name was Alaü, brother to the Great Kaan now reigning, gathered a mighty host and came up against Baudas and took it by storm.{5} It was a great enterprise! for in Baudas there were more than 100,000 horse, besides foot soldiers.

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From this reading There is a great traffic of merchants with their goods this way; they descend some eighteen days from Baudas, and then come to a certain city called KISI, where they enter the Sea of India.{2} There is also on the river, as you go from Baudas to Kisi, a great city called BASTRA, surrounded by woods, in which grow the best dates in the world.{3}

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From this reading There is a great traffic of merchants with their goods this way; they descend some eighteen days from Baudas, and then come to a certain city called KISI, where they enter the Sea of India.{2} There is also on the river, as you go from Baudas to Kisi, a great city called BASTRA, surrounded by woods, in which grow the best dates in the world.{3}

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From this reading It is the noblest and greatest city in all those regions.{4} Now it came to pass on a day in the year of Christ 1255, that the Lord of the Tartars of the Levant, whose name was Alaü, brother to the Great Kaan now reigning, gathered a mighty host and came up against Baudas and took it by storm.{5} It was a great enterprise! for in Baudas there were more than 100,000 horse, besides foot soldiers.

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From this reading It is the noblest and greatest city in all those regions.{4} Now it came to pass on a day in the year of Christ 1255, that the Lord of the Tartars of the Levant, whose name was Alaü, brother to the Great Kaan now reigning, gathered a mighty host and came up against Baudas and took it by storm.{5} It was a great enterprise! for in Baudas there were more than 100,000 horse, besides foot soldiers.

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

From this reading Baudas is a great city, which used to be the seat of the Calif of all the Saracens in the world, just as Rome is the seat of the Pope of all the Christians.{1} A very great river flows through the city, and by this you can descend to the Sea of India.

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading It is the noblest and greatest city in all those regions.{4} Now it came to pass on a day in the year of Christ 1255, that the Lord of the Tartars of the Levant, whose name was Alaü, brother to the Great Kaan now reigning, gathered a mighty host and came up against Baudas and took it by storm.{5} It was a great enterprise! for in Baudas there were more than 100,000 horse, besides foot soldiers.

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From this reading It is the noblest and greatest city in all those regions.{4} Now it came to pass on a day in the year of Christ 1255, that the Lord of the Tartars of the Levant, whose name was Alaü, brother to the Great Kaan now reigning, gathered a mighty host and came up against Baudas and took it by storm.{5} It was a great enterprise! for in Baudas there were more than 100,000 horse, besides foot soldiers.

(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 Baudas is a great city, which used to be the seat of the Calif of all the Saracens in the world, just as Rome is the seat of the Pope of all the Christians.{1} A very great river flows through the city, and by this you can descend to the Sea of India.

in addition

From this reading There is a great traffic of merchants with their goods this way; they descend some eighteen days from Baudas, and then come to a certain city called KISI, where they enter the Sea of India.{2} There is also on the river, as you go from Baudas to Kisi, a great city called BASTRA, surrounded by woods, in which grow the best dates in the world.{3}

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

From this reading OF THE GREAT CITY OF BAUDAS, AND HOW IT WAS TAKEN.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading In Baudas they weave many different kinds of silk stuffs and gold brocades, such as _nasich_, and _nac_, and _cramoisy_, and many another beautiful tissue richly wrought with figures of beasts and birds.

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

From this reading Baudas is a great city, which used to be the seat of the Calif of all the Saracens in the world, just as Rome is the seat of the Pope of all the Christians.{1} A very great river flows through the city, and by this you can descend to the Sea of India.

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From this reading There is a great traffic of merchants with their goods this way; they descend some eighteen days from Baudas, and then come to a certain city called KISI, where they enter the Sea of India.{2} There is also on the river, as you go from Baudas to Kisi, a great city called BASTRA, surrounded by woods, in which grow the best dates in the world.{3}

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From this reading OF THE GREAT CITY OF BAUDAS, AND HOW IT WAS TAKEN.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Baudas is a great city, which used to be the seat of the Calif of all the Saracens in the world, just as Rome is the seat of the Pope of all the Christians.{1} A very great river flows through the city, and by this you can descend to the Sea of India.

plural of “beast” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading In Baudas they weave many different kinds of silk stuffs and gold brocades, such as _nasich_, and _nac_, and _cramoisy_, and many another beautiful tissue richly wrought with figures of beasts and birds.

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading In Baudas they weave many different kinds of silk stuffs and gold brocades, such as _nasich_, and _nac_, and _cramoisy_, and many another beautiful tissue richly wrought with figures of beasts and birds.

in addition to; as well as

From this reading It is the noblest and greatest city in all those regions.{4} Now it came to pass on a day in the year of Christ 1255, that the Lord of the Tartars of the Levant, whose name was Alaü, brother to the Great Kaan now reigning, gathered a mighty host and came up against Baudas and took it by storm.{5} It was a great enterprise! for in Baudas there were more than 100,000 horse, besides foot soldiers.

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading There is a great traffic of merchants with their goods this way; they descend some eighteen days from Baudas, and then come to a certain city called KISI, where they enter the Sea of India.{2} There is also on the river, as you go from Baudas to Kisi, a great city called BASTRA, surrounded by woods, in which grow the best dates in the world.{3}

plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

From this reading In Baudas they weave many different kinds of silk stuffs and gold brocades, such as _nasich_, and _nac_, and _cramoisy_, and many another beautiful tissue richly wrought with figures of beasts and birds.

plural of “brocade” — thick heavy expensive material with a raised pattern

From this reading In Baudas they weave many different kinds of silk stuffs and gold brocades, such as _nasich_, and _nac_, and _cramoisy_, and many another beautiful tissue richly wrought with figures of beasts and birds.

a male with the same parents as someone else

From this reading It is the noblest and greatest city in all those regions.{4} Now it came to pass on a day in the year of Christ 1255, that the Lord of the Tartars of the Levant, whose name was Alaü, brother to the Great Kaan now reigning, gathered a mighty host and came up against Baudas and took it by storm.{5} It was a great enterprise! for in Baudas there were more than 100,000 horse, besides foot soldiers.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Baudas is a great city, which used to be the seat of the Calif of all the Saracens in the world, just as Rome is the seat of the Pope of all the Christians.{1} A very great river flows through the city, and by this you can descend to the Sea of India.

the civil and religious leader of a Muslim state considered to be a representative of Allah on earth

From this reading Baudas is a great city, which used to be the seat of the Calif of all the Saracens in the world, just as Rome is the seat of the Pope of all the Christians.{1} A very great river flows through the city, and by this you can descend to the Sea of India.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading There is a great traffic of merchants with their goods this way; they descend some eighteen days from Baudas, and then come to a certain city called KISI, where they enter the Sea of India.{2} There is also on the river, as you go from Baudas to Kisi, a great city called BASTRA, surrounded by woods, in which grow the best dates in the world.{3}

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading It is the noblest and greatest city in all those regions.{4} Now it came to pass on a day in the year of Christ 1255, that the Lord of the Tartars of the Levant, whose name was Alaü, brother to the Great Kaan now reigning, gathered a mighty host and came up against Baudas and took it by storm.{5} It was a great enterprise! for in Baudas there were more than 100,000 horse, besides foot soldiers.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading Baudas is a great city, which used to be the seat of the Calif of all the Saracens in the world, just as Rome is the seat of the Pope of all the Christians.{1} A very great river flows through the city, and by this you can descend to the Sea of India.

definite but not specified or identified

From this reading There is a great traffic of merchants with their goods this way; they descend some eighteen days from Baudas, and then come to a certain city called KISI, where they enter the Sea of India.{2} There is also on the river, as you go from Baudas to Kisi, a great city called BASTRA, surrounded by woods, in which grow the best dates in the world.{3}

a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)

From this reading It is the noblest and greatest city in all those regions.{4} Now it came to pass on a day in the year of Christ 1255, that the Lord of the Tartars of the Levant, whose name was Alaü, brother to the Great Kaan now reigning, gathered a mighty host and came up against Baudas and took it by storm.{5} It was a great enterprise! for in Baudas there were more than 100,000 horse, besides foot soldiers.

plural of “christian” — a religious person who believes Jesus is the Christ and who is a member of a Christian denomination

From this reading Baudas is a great city, which used to be the seat of the Calif of all the Saracens in the world, just as Rome is the seat of the Pope of all the Christians.{1} A very great river flows through the city, and by this you can descend to the Sea of India.

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

From this reading OF THE GREAT CITY OF BAUDAS, AND HOW IT WAS TAKEN.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading There is a great traffic of merchants with their goods this way; they descend some eighteen days from Baudas, and then come to a certain city called KISI, where they enter the Sea of India.{2} There is also on the river, as you go from Baudas to Kisi, a great city called BASTRA, surrounded by woods, in which grow the best dates in the world.{3}

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From this reading In Baudas they weave many different kinds of silk stuffs and gold brocades, such as _nasich_, and _nac_, and _cramoisy_, and many another beautiful tissue richly wrought with figures of beasts and birds.

plural of “date” — the specified day of the month

From this reading There is a great traffic of merchants with their goods this way; they descend some eighteen days from Baudas, and then come to a certain city called KISI, where they enter the Sea of India.{2} There is also on the river, as you go from Baudas to Kisi, a great city called BASTRA, surrounded by woods, in which grow the best dates in the world.{3}

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading It is the noblest and greatest city in all those regions.{4} Now it came to pass on a day in the year of Christ 1255, that the Lord of the Tartars of the Levant, whose name was Alaü, brother to the Great Kaan now reigning, gathered a mighty host and came up against Baudas and took it by storm.{5} It was a great enterprise! for in Baudas there were more than 100,000 horse, besides foot soldiers.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading There is a great traffic of merchants with their goods this way; they descend some eighteen days from Baudas, and then come to a certain city called KISI, where they enter the Sea of India.{2} There is also on the river, as you go from Baudas to Kisi, a great city called BASTRA, surrounded by woods, in which grow the best dates in the world.{3}

move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way

From this reading Baudas is a great city, which used to be the seat of the Calif of all the Saracens in the world, just as Rome is the seat of the Pope of all the Christians.{1} A very great river flows through the city, and by this you can descend to the Sea of India.

unlike in nature or quality or form or degree

From this reading In Baudas they weave many different kinds of silk stuffs and gold brocades, such as _nasich_, and _nac_, and _cramoisy_, and many another beautiful tissue richly wrought with figures of beasts and birds.

being one more than seventeen

From this reading There is a great traffic of merchants with their goods this way; they descend some eighteen days from Baudas, and then come to a certain city called KISI, where they enter the Sea of India.{2} There is also on the river, as you go from Baudas to Kisi, a great city called BASTRA, surrounded by woods, in which grow the best dates in the world.{3}

to come or go into

From this reading There is a great traffic of merchants with their goods this way; they descend some eighteen days from Baudas, and then come to a certain city called KISI, where they enter the Sea of India.{2} There is also on the river, as you go from Baudas to Kisi, a great city called BASTRA, surrounded by woods, in which grow the best dates in the world.{3}

a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)

From this reading It is the noblest and greatest city in all those regions.{4} Now it came to pass on a day in the year of Christ 1255, that the Lord of the Tartars of the Levant, whose name was Alaü, brother to the Great Kaan now reigning, gathered a mighty host and came up against Baudas and took it by storm.{5} It was a great enterprise! for in Baudas there were more than 100,000 horse, besides foot soldiers.

plural of “figure” — a diagram or picture illustrating textual material

From this reading In Baudas they weave many different kinds of silk stuffs and gold brocades, such as _nasich_, and _nac_, and _cramoisy_, and many another beautiful tissue richly wrought with figures of beasts and birds.

plural of “flow” — the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)

From this reading Baudas is a great city, which used to be the seat of the Calif of all the Saracens in the world, just as Rome is the seat of the Pope of all the Christians.{1} A very great river flows through the city, and by this you can descend to the Sea of India.

the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading It is the noblest and greatest city in all those regions.{4} Now it came to pass on a day in the year of Christ 1255, that the Lord of the Tartars of the Levant, whose name was Alaü, brother to the Great Kaan now reigning, gathered a mighty host and came up against Baudas and took it by storm.{5} It was a great enterprise! for in Baudas there were more than 100,000 horse, besides foot soldiers.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading It is the noblest and greatest city in all those regions.{4} Now it came to pass on a day in the year of Christ 1255, that the Lord of the Tartars of the Levant, whose name was Alaü, brother to the Great Kaan now reigning, gathered a mighty host and came up against Baudas and took it by storm.{5} It was a great enterprise! for in Baudas there were more than 100,000 horse, besides foot soldiers.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading There is a great traffic of merchants with their goods this way; they descend some eighteen days from Baudas, and then come to a certain city called KISI, where they enter the Sea of India.{2} There is also on the river, as you go from Baudas to Kisi, a great city called BASTRA, surrounded by woods, in which grow the best dates in the world.{3}

brought together in one place

From this reading It is the noblest and greatest city in all those regions.{4} Now it came to pass on a day in the year of Christ 1255, that the Lord of the Tartars of the Levant, whose name was Alaü, brother to the Great Kaan now reigning, gathered a mighty host and came up against Baudas and took it by storm.{5} It was a great enterprise! for in Baudas there were more than 100,000 horse, besides foot soldiers.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading There is a great traffic of merchants with their goods this way; they descend some eighteen days from Baudas, and then come to a certain city called KISI, where they enter the Sea of India.{2} There is also on the river, as you go from Baudas to Kisi, a great city called BASTRA, surrounded by woods, in which grow the best dates in the world.{3}

coins made of gold

From this reading In Baudas they weave many different kinds of silk stuffs and gold brocades, such as _nasich_, and _nac_, and _cramoisy_, and many another beautiful tissue richly wrought with figures of beasts and birds.

plural of “good” — benefit

From this reading There is a great traffic of merchants with their goods this way; they descend some eighteen days from Baudas, and then come to a certain city called KISI, where they enter the Sea of India.{2} There is also on the river, as you go from Baudas to Kisi, a great city called BASTRA, surrounded by woods, in which grow the best dates in the world.{3}

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

From this reading OF THE GREAT CITY OF BAUDAS, AND HOW IT WAS TAKEN.

highest in quality

From this reading It is the noblest and greatest city in all those regions.{4} Now it came to pass on a day in the year of Christ 1255, that the Lord of the Tartars of the Levant, whose name was Alaü, brother to the Great Kaan now reigning, gathered a mighty host and came up against Baudas and took it by storm.{5} It was a great enterprise! for in Baudas there were more than 100,000 horse, besides foot soldiers.

pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become

From this reading There is a great traffic of merchants with their goods this way; they descend some eighteen days from Baudas, and then come to a certain city called KISI, where they enter the Sea of India.{2} There is also on the river, as you go from Baudas to Kisi, a great city called BASTRA, surrounded by woods, in which grow the best dates in the world.{3}

solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading It is the noblest and greatest city in all those regions.{4} Now it came to pass on a day in the year of Christ 1255, that the Lord of the Tartars of the Levant, whose name was Alaü, brother to the Great Kaan now reigning, gathered a mighty host and came up against Baudas and took it by storm.{5} It was a great enterprise! for in Baudas there were more than 100,000 horse, besides foot soldiers.

a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there

From this reading It is the noblest and greatest city in all those regions.{4} Now it came to pass on a day in the year of Christ 1255, that the Lord of the Tartars of the Levant, whose name was Alaü, brother to the Great Kaan now reigning, gathered a mighty host and came up against Baudas and took it by storm.{5} It was a great enterprise! for in Baudas there were more than 100,000 horse, besides foot soldiers.

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From this reading OF THE GREAT CITY OF BAUDAS, AND HOW IT WAS TAKEN.

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

From this reading Baudas is a great city, which used to be the seat of the Calif of all the Saracens in the world, just as Rome is the seat of the Pope of all the Christians.{1} A very great river flows through the city, and by this you can descend to the Sea of India.

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 Baudas is a great city, which used to be the seat of the Calif of all the Saracens in the world, just as Rome is the seat of the Pope of all the Christians.{1} A very great river flows through the city, and by this you can descend to the Sea of India.

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

From this reading Baudas is a great city, which used to be the seat of the Calif of all the Saracens in the world, just as Rome is the seat of the Pope of all the Christians.{1} A very great river flows through the city, and by this you can descend to the Sea of India.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading OF THE GREAT CITY OF BAUDAS, AND HOW IT WAS TAKEN.

and nothing more

From this reading Baudas is a great city, which used to be the seat of the Calif of all the Saracens in the world, just as Rome is the seat of the Pope of all the Christians.{1} A very great river flows through the city, and by this you can descend to the Sea of India.

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From this reading It is the noblest and greatest city in all those regions.{4} Now it came to pass on a day in the year of Christ 1255, that the Lord of the Tartars of the Levant, whose name was Alaü, brother to the Great Kaan now reigning, gathered a mighty host and came up against Baudas and took it by storm.{5} It was a great enterprise! for in Baudas there were more than 100,000 horse, besides foot soldiers.

plural of “kind” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

From this reading In Baudas they weave many different kinds of silk stuffs and gold brocades, such as _nasich_, and _nac_, and _cramoisy_, and many another beautiful tissue richly wrought with figures of beasts and birds.

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From this reading There is a great traffic of merchants with their goods this way; they descend some eighteen days from Baudas, and then come to a certain city called KISI, where they enter the Sea of India.{2} There is also on the river, as you go from Baudas to Kisi, a great city called BASTRA, surrounded by woods, in which grow the best dates in the world.{3}

a heavy morocco often used in bookbinding

From this reading It is the noblest and greatest city in all those regions.{4} Now it came to pass on a day in the year of Christ 1255, that the Lord of the Tartars of the Levant, whose name was Alaü, brother to the Great Kaan now reigning, gathered a mighty host and came up against Baudas and took it by storm.{5} It was a great enterprise! for in Baudas there were more than 100,000 horse, besides foot soldiers.

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading It is the noblest and greatest city in all those regions.{4} Now it came to pass on a day in the year of Christ 1255, that the Lord of the Tartars of the Levant, whose name was Alaü, brother to the Great Kaan now reigning, gathered a mighty host and came up against Baudas and took it by storm.{5} It was a great enterprise! for in Baudas there were more than 100,000 horse, besides foot soldiers.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading In Baudas they weave many different kinds of silk stuffs and gold brocades, such as _nasich_, and _nac_, and _cramoisy_, and many another beautiful tissue richly wrought with figures of beasts and birds.

plural of “merchant” — a businessperson engaged in retail trade

From this reading There is a great traffic of merchants with their goods this way; they descend some eighteen days from Baudas, and then come to a certain city called KISI, where they enter the Sea of India.{2} There is also on the river, as you go from Baudas to Kisi, a great city called BASTRA, surrounded by woods, in which grow the best dates in the world.{3}

having or showing great strength or force or intensity

From this reading It is the noblest and greatest city in all those regions.{4} Now it came to pass on a day in the year of Christ 1255, that the Lord of the Tartars of the Levant, whose name was Alaü, brother to the Great Kaan now reigning, gathered a mighty host and came up against Baudas and took it by storm.{5} It was a great enterprise! for in Baudas there were more than 100,000 horse, besides foot soldiers.

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

From this reading It is the noblest and greatest city in all those regions.{4} Now it came to pass on a day in the year of Christ 1255, that the Lord of the Tartars of the Levant, whose name was Alaü, brother to the Great Kaan now reigning, gathered a mighty host and came up against Baudas and took it by storm.{5} It was a great enterprise! for in Baudas there were more than 100,000 horse, besides foot soldiers.

a council consisting of permanent representatives of all the member countries of NATO; has political authority and powers of decision

From this reading In Baudas they weave many different kinds of silk stuffs and gold brocades, such as _nasich_, and _nac_, and _cramoisy_, and many another beautiful tissue richly wrought with figures of beasts and birds.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading It is the noblest and greatest city in all those regions.{4} Now it came to pass on a day in the year of Christ 1255, that the Lord of the Tartars of the Levant, whose name was Alaü, brother to the Great Kaan now reigning, gathered a mighty host and came up against Baudas and took it by storm.{5} It was a great enterprise! for in Baudas there were more than 100,000 horse, besides foot soldiers.

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From this reading In Baudas they weave many different kinds of silk stuffs and gold brocades, such as _nasich_, and _nac_, and _cramoisy_, and many another beautiful tissue richly wrought with figures of beasts and birds.

superlative of “noble” — impressive in appearance

From this reading It is the noblest and greatest city in all those regions.{4} Now it came to pass on a day in the year of Christ 1255, that the Lord of the Tartars of the Levant, whose name was Alaü, brother to the Great Kaan now reigning, gathered a mighty host and came up against Baudas and took it by storm.{5} It was a great enterprise! for in Baudas there were more than 100,000 horse, besides foot soldiers.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading It is the noblest and greatest city in all those regions.{4} Now it came to pass on a day in the year of Christ 1255, that the Lord of the Tartars of the Levant, whose name was Alaü, brother to the Great Kaan now reigning, gathered a mighty host and came up against Baudas and took it by storm.{5} It was a great enterprise! for in Baudas there were more than 100,000 horse, besides foot soldiers.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading OF THE GREAT CITY OF BAUDAS, AND HOW IT WAS TAKEN.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading There is a great traffic of merchants with their goods this way; they descend some eighteen days from Baudas, and then come to a certain city called KISI, where they enter the Sea of India.{2} There is also on the river, as you go from Baudas to Kisi, a great city called BASTRA, surrounded by woods, in which grow the best dates in the world.{3}

go across or through

From this reading It is the noblest and greatest city in all those regions.{4} Now it came to pass on a day in the year of Christ 1255, that the Lord of the Tartars of the Levant, whose name was Alaü, brother to the Great Kaan now reigning, gathered a mighty host and came up against Baudas and took it by storm.{5} It was a great enterprise! for in Baudas there were more than 100,000 horse, besides foot soldiers.

the head of the Roman Catholic Church

From this reading Baudas is a great city, which used to be the seat of the Calif of all the Saracens in the world, just as Rome is the seat of the Pope of all the Christians.{1} A very great river flows through the city, and by this you can descend to the Sea of India.

plural of “region” — the extended spatial location of something

From this reading It is the noblest and greatest city in all those regions.{4} Now it came to pass on a day in the year of Christ 1255, that the Lord of the Tartars of the Levant, whose name was Alaü, brother to the Great Kaan now reigning, gathered a mighty host and came up against Baudas and took it by storm.{5} It was a great enterprise! for in Baudas there were more than 100,000 horse, besides foot soldiers.

exercising power or authority

From this reading It is the noblest and greatest city in all those regions.{4} Now it came to pass on a day in the year of Christ 1255, that the Lord of the Tartars of the Levant, whose name was Alaü, brother to the Great Kaan now reigning, gathered a mighty host and came up against Baudas and took it by storm.{5} It was a great enterprise! for in Baudas there were more than 100,000 horse, besides foot soldiers.

to an ample degree or in an ample manner

From this reading In Baudas they weave many different kinds of silk stuffs and gold brocades, such as _nasich_, and _nac_, and _cramoisy_, and many another beautiful tissue richly wrought with figures of beasts and birds.

a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading Baudas is a great city, which used to be the seat of the Calif of all the Saracens in the world, just as Rome is the seat of the Pope of all the Christians.{1} A very great river flows through the city, and by this you can descend to the Sea of India.

capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire

From this reading Baudas is a great city, which used to be the seat of the Calif of all the Saracens in the world, just as Rome is the seat of the Pope of all the Christians.{1} A very great river flows through the city, and by this you can descend to the Sea of India.

plural of “saracen” — (historically) a member of the nomadic people of the Syrian and Arabian deserts at the time of the Roman Empire

From this reading Baudas is a great city, which used to be the seat of the Calif of all the Saracens in the world, just as Rome is the seat of the Pope of all the Christians.{1} A very great river flows through the city, and by this you can descend to the Sea of India.

a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading Baudas is a great city, which used to be the seat of the Calif of all the Saracens in the world, just as Rome is the seat of the Pope of all the Christians.{1} A very great river flows through the city, and by this you can descend to the Sea of India.

a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)

From this reading Baudas is a great city, which used to be the seat of the Calif of all the Saracens in the world, just as Rome is the seat of the Pope of all the Christians.{1} A very great river flows through the city, and by this you can descend to the Sea of India.

a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae

From this reading In Baudas they weave many different kinds of silk stuffs and gold brocades, such as _nasich_, and _nac_, and _cramoisy_, and many another beautiful tissue richly wrought with figures of beasts and birds.

plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army

From this reading It is the noblest and greatest city in all those regions.{4} Now it came to pass on a day in the year of Christ 1255, that the Lord of the Tartars of the Levant, whose name was Alaü, brother to the Great Kaan now reigning, gathered a mighty host and came up against Baudas and took it by storm.{5} It was a great enterprise! for in Baudas there were more than 100,000 horse, besides foot soldiers.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading There is a great traffic of merchants with their goods this way; they descend some eighteen days from Baudas, and then come to a certain city called KISI, where they enter the Sea of India.{2} There is also on the river, as you go from Baudas to Kisi, a great city called BASTRA, surrounded by woods, in which grow the best dates in the world.{3}

behave violently, as if in state of a great anger

From this reading It is the noblest and greatest city in all those regions.{4} Now it came to pass on a day in the year of Christ 1255, that the Lord of the Tartars of the Levant, whose name was Alaü, brother to the Great Kaan now reigning, gathered a mighty host and came up against Baudas and took it by storm.{5} It was a great enterprise! for in Baudas there were more than 100,000 horse, besides foot soldiers.

plural of “stuff” — the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object

From this reading In Baudas they weave many different kinds of silk stuffs and gold brocades, such as _nasich_, and _nac_, and _cramoisy_, and many another beautiful tissue richly wrought with figures of beasts and birds.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading In Baudas they weave many different kinds of silk stuffs and gold brocades, such as _nasich_, and _nac_, and _cramoisy_, and many another beautiful tissue richly wrought with figures of beasts and birds.

confined on all sides

From this reading There is a great traffic of merchants with their goods this way; they descend some eighteen days from Baudas, and then come to a certain city called KISI, where they enter the Sea of India.{2} There is also on the river, as you go from Baudas to Kisi, a great city called BASTRA, surrounded by woods, in which grow the best dates in the world.{3}

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading OF THE GREAT CITY OF BAUDAS, AND HOW IT WAS TAKEN.

plural of “tartar” — a salt used especially in baking powder

From this reading It is the noblest and greatest city in all those regions.{4} Now it came to pass on a day in the year of Christ 1255, that the Lord of the Tartars of the Levant, whose name was Alaü, brother to the Great Kaan now reigning, gathered a mighty host and came up against Baudas and took it by storm.{5} It was a great enterprise! for in Baudas there were more than 100,000 horse, besides foot soldiers.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading It is the noblest and greatest city in all those regions.{4} Now it came to pass on a day in the year of Christ 1255, that the Lord of the Tartars of the Levant, whose name was Alaü, brother to the Great Kaan now reigning, gathered a mighty host and came up against Baudas and took it by storm.{5} It was a great enterprise! for in Baudas there were more than 100,000 horse, besides foot soldiers.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It is the noblest and greatest city in all those regions.{4} Now it came to pass on a day in the year of Christ 1255, that the Lord of the Tartars of the Levant, whose name was Alaü, brother to the Great Kaan now reigning, gathered a mighty host and came up against Baudas and took it by storm.{5} It was a great enterprise! for in Baudas there were more than 100,000 horse, besides foot soldiers.

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

From this reading OF THE GREAT CITY OF BAUDAS, AND HOW IT WAS TAKEN.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading There is a great traffic of merchants with their goods this way; they descend some eighteen days from Baudas, and then come to a certain city called KISI, where they enter the Sea of India.{2} There is also on the river, as you go from Baudas to Kisi, a great city called BASTRA, surrounded by woods, in which grow the best dates in the world.{3}

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading There is a great traffic of merchants with their goods this way; they descend some eighteen days from Baudas, and then come to a certain city called KISI, where they enter the Sea of India.{2} There is also on the river, as you go from Baudas to Kisi, a great city called BASTRA, surrounded by woods, in which grow the best dates in the world.{3}

in or at that place or location

From this reading There is a great traffic of merchants with their goods this way; they descend some eighteen days from Baudas, and then come to a certain city called KISI, where they enter the Sea of India.{2} There is also on the river, as you go from Baudas to Kisi, a great city called BASTRA, surrounded by woods, in which grow the best dates in the world.{3}

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

From this reading There is a great traffic of merchants with their goods this way; they descend some eighteen days from Baudas, and then come to a certain city called KISI, where they enter the Sea of India.{2} There is also on the river, as you go from Baudas to Kisi, a great city called BASTRA, surrounded by woods, in which grow the best dates in the world.{3}

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Baudas is a great city, which used to be the seat of the Calif of all the Saracens in the world, just as Rome is the seat of the Pope of all the Christians.{1} A very great river flows through the city, and by this you can descend to the Sea of India.

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

From this reading It is the noblest and greatest city in all those regions.{4} Now it came to pass on a day in the year of Christ 1255, that the Lord of the Tartars of the Levant, whose name was Alaü, brother to the Great Kaan now reigning, gathered a mighty host and came up against Baudas and took it by storm.{5} It was a great enterprise! for in Baudas there were more than 100,000 horse, besides foot soldiers.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading Baudas is a great city, which used to be the seat of the Calif of all the Saracens in the world, just as Rome is the seat of the Pope of all the Christians.{1} A very great river flows through the city, and by this you can descend to the Sea of India.

part of an organism consisting of an aggregate of cells having a similar structure and function

From this reading In Baudas they weave many different kinds of silk stuffs and gold brocades, such as _nasich_, and _nac_, and _cramoisy_, and many another beautiful tissue richly wrought with figures of beasts and birds.

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

From this reading Baudas is a great city, which used to be the seat of the Calif of all the Saracens in the world, just as Rome is the seat of the Pope of all the Christians.{1} A very great river flows through the city, and by this you can descend to the Sea of India.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading It is the noblest and greatest city in all those regions.{4} Now it came to pass on a day in the year of Christ 1255, that the Lord of the Tartars of the Levant, whose name was Alaü, brother to the Great Kaan now reigning, gathered a mighty host and came up against Baudas and took it by storm.{5} It was a great enterprise! for in Baudas there were more than 100,000 horse, besides foot soldiers.

the aggregation of things (pedestrians or vehicles) coming and going in a particular locality during a specified period of time

From this reading There is a great traffic of merchants with their goods this way; they descend some eighteen days from Baudas, and then come to a certain city called KISI, where they enter the Sea of India.{2} There is also on the river, as you go from Baudas to Kisi, a great city called BASTRA, surrounded by woods, in which grow the best dates in the world.{3}

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading It is the noblest and greatest city in all those regions.{4} Now it came to pass on a day in the year of Christ 1255, that the Lord of the Tartars of the Levant, whose name was Alaü, brother to the Great Kaan now reigning, gathered a mighty host and came up against Baudas and took it by storm.{5} It was a great enterprise! for in Baudas there were more than 100,000 horse, besides foot soldiers.

employed in accomplishing something

From this reading Baudas is a great city, which used to be the seat of the Calif of all the Saracens in the world, just as Rome is the seat of the Pope of all the Christians.{1} A very great river flows through the city, and by this you can descend to the Sea of India.

precisely as stated

From this reading Baudas is a great city, which used to be the seat of the Calif of all the Saracens in the world, just as Rome is the seat of the Pope of all the Christians.{1} A very great river flows through the city, and by this you can descend to the Sea of India.

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

From this reading OF THE GREAT CITY OF BAUDAS, AND HOW IT WAS TAKEN.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading There is a great traffic of merchants with their goods this way; they descend some eighteen days from Baudas, and then come to a certain city called KISI, where they enter the Sea of India.{2} There is also on the river, as you go from Baudas to Kisi, a great city called BASTRA, surrounded by woods, in which grow the best dates in the world.{3}

interlace by or as if by weaving

From this reading In Baudas they weave many different kinds of silk stuffs and gold brocades, such as _nasich_, and _nac_, and _cramoisy_, and many another beautiful tissue richly wrought with figures of beasts and birds.

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

From this reading It is the noblest and greatest city in all those regions.{4} Now it came to pass on a day in the year of Christ 1255, that the Lord of the Tartars of the Levant, whose name was Alaü, brother to the Great Kaan now reigning, gathered a mighty host and came up against Baudas and took it by storm.{5} It was a great enterprise! for in Baudas there were more than 100,000 horse, besides foot soldiers.

in or at the place that

From this reading There is a great traffic of merchants with their goods this way; they descend some eighteen days from Baudas, and then come to a certain city called KISI, where they enter the Sea of India.{2} There is also on the river, as you go from Baudas to Kisi, a great city called BASTRA, surrounded by woods, in which grow the best dates in the world.{3}

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

From this reading Baudas is a great city, which used to be the seat of the Calif of all the Saracens in the world, just as Rome is the seat of the Pope of all the Christians.{1} A very great river flows through the city, and by this you can descend to the Sea of India.

belonging to which person

From this reading It is the noblest and greatest city in all those regions.{4} Now it came to pass on a day in the year of Christ 1255, that the Lord of the Tartars of the Levant, whose name was Alaü, brother to the Great Kaan now reigning, gathered a mighty host and came up against Baudas and took it by storm.{5} It was a great enterprise! for in Baudas there were more than 100,000 horse, besides foot soldiers.

in the company of; together with

From this reading There is a great traffic of merchants with their goods this way; they descend some eighteen days from Baudas, and then come to a certain city called KISI, where they enter the Sea of India.{2} There is also on the river, as you go from Baudas to Kisi, a great city called BASTRA, surrounded by woods, in which grow the best dates in the world.{3}

the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

From this reading There is a great traffic of merchants with their goods this way; they descend some eighteen days from Baudas, and then come to a certain city called KISI, where they enter the Sea of India.{2} There is also on the river, as you go from Baudas to Kisi, a great city called BASTRA, surrounded by woods, in which grow the best dates in the world.{3}

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading Baudas is a great city, which used to be the seat of the Calif of all the Saracens in the world, just as Rome is the seat of the Pope of all the Christians.{1} A very great river flows through the city, and by this you can descend to the Sea of India.

shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort)

From this reading In Baudas they weave many different kinds of silk stuffs and gold brocades, such as _nasich_, and _nac_, and _cramoisy_, and many another beautiful tissue richly wrought with figures of beasts and birds.

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading It is the noblest and greatest city in all those regions.{4} Now it came to pass on a day in the year of Christ 1255, that the Lord of the Tartars of the Levant, whose name was Alaü, brother to the Great Kaan now reigning, gathered a mighty host and came up against Baudas and took it by storm.{5} It was a great enterprise! for in Baudas there were more than 100,000 horse, besides foot soldiers.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Baudas is a great city, which used to be the seat of the Calif of all the Saracens in the world, just as Rome is the seat of the Pope of all the Christians.{1} A very great river flows through the city, and by this you can descend to the Sea of India.