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From this reading On departing from the city of Kerman you find the road for seven days most wearisome; and I will tell you how this is.{1} The first three days you meet with no water, or next to none.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And what little you do meet with is bitter green stuff, so salt that no one can drink it; and in fact if you drink a drop of it, it will set you purging ten times at least by the way.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading OF THE WEARISOME AND DESERT ROAD THAT HAS NOW TO BE TRAVELLED.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Hence it is necessary to carry water for the people to last these three days; as for the cattle, they must needs drink of the bad water I have mentioned, as there is no help for it, and their great thirst makes them do so.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And what little you do meet with is bitter green stuff, so salt that no one can drink it; and in fact if you drink a drop of it, it will set you purging ten times at least by the way.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading Hence it is necessary to carry water for the people to last these three days; as for the cattle, they must needs drink of the bad water I have mentioned, as there is no help for it, and their great thirst makes them do so.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading OF THE WEARISOME AND DESERT ROAD THAT HAS NOW TO BE TRAVELLED.
for the reason that
From this reading It is the same with the salt which is made from those streams; no one dares to make use of it, because of the excessive purging which it occasions.
marked by strong resentment or cynicism
From this reading And what little you do meet with is bitter green stuff, so salt that no one can drink it; and in fact if you drink a drop of it, it will set you purging ten times at least by the way.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And what little you do meet with is bitter green stuff, so salt that no one can drink it; and in fact if you drink a drop of it, it will set you purging ten times at least by the way.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading And what little you do meet with is bitter green stuff, so salt that no one can drink it; and in fact if you drink a drop of it, it will set you purging ten times at least by the way.
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading Hence it is necessary to carry water for the people to last these three days; as for the cattle, they must needs drink of the bad water I have mentioned, as there is no help for it, and their great thirst makes them do so.
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading Hence it is necessary to carry water for the people to last these three days; as for the cattle, they must needs drink of the bad water I have mentioned, as there is no help for it, and their great thirst makes them do so.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading On departing from the city of Kerman you find the road for seven days most wearisome; and I will tell you how this is.{1} The first three days you meet with no water, or next to none.
daresnounUS /derz/
plural of “dare” — a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy
From this reading It is the same with the salt which is made from those streams; no one dares to make use of it, because of the excessive purging which it occasions.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading On departing from the city of Kerman you find the road for seven days most wearisome; and I will tell you how this is.{1} The first three days you meet with no water, or next to none.
departingverbUS /dɪˈpɑːrtɪŋ/
-ing form of “depart” — move away from a place into another direction
From this reading On departing from the city of Kerman you find the road for seven days most wearisome; and I will tell you how this is.{1} The first three days you meet with no water, or next to none.
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading OF THE WEARISOME AND DESERT ROAD THAT HAS NOW TO BE TRAVELLED.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading And what little you do meet with is bitter green stuff, so salt that no one can drink it; and in fact if you drink a drop of it, it will set you purging ten times at least by the way.
take in liquids
From this reading And what little you do meet with is bitter green stuff, so salt that no one can drink it; and in fact if you drink a drop of it, it will set you purging ten times at least by the way.
let fall to the ground
From this reading And what little you do meet with is bitter green stuff, so salt that no one can drink it; and in fact if you drink a drop of it, it will set you purging ten times at least by the way.
excessiveadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsesɪv/
beyond normal limits
From this reading It is the same with the salt which is made from those streams; no one dares to make use of it, because of the excessive purging which it occasions.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading And what little you do meet with is bitter green stuff, so salt that no one can drink it; and in fact if you drink a drop of it, it will set you purging ten times at least by the way.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading On departing from the city of Kerman you find the road for seven days most wearisome; and I will tell you how this is.{1} The first three days you meet with no water, or next to none.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading On departing from the city of Kerman you find the road for seven days most wearisome; and I will tell you how this is.{1} The first three days you meet with no water, or next to none.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading On departing from the city of Kerman you find the road for seven days most wearisome; and I will tell you how this is.{1} The first three days you meet with no water, or next to none.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading On departing from the city of Kerman you find the road for seven days most wearisome; and I will tell you how this is.{1} The first three days you meet with no water, or next to none.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Hence it is necessary to carry water for the people to last these three days; as for the cattle, they must needs drink of the bad water I have mentioned, as there is no help for it, and their great thirst makes them do so.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading And what little you do meet with is bitter green stuff, so salt that no one can drink it; and in fact if you drink a drop of it, it will set you purging ten times at least by the way.
HASauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading OF THE WEARISOME AND DESERT ROAD THAT HAS NOW TO BE TRAVELLED.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Hence it is necessary to carry water for the people to last these three days; as for the cattle, they must needs drink of the bad water I have mentioned, as there is no help for it, and their great thirst makes them do so.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading Hence it is necessary to carry water for the people to last these three days; as for the cattle, they must needs drink of the bad water I have mentioned, as there is no help for it, and their great thirst makes them do so.
for this reason
From this reading Hence it is necessary to carry water for the people to last these three days; as for the cattle, they must needs drink of the bad water I have mentioned, as there is no help for it, and their great thirst makes them do so.
how
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From this reading On departing from the city of Kerman you find the road for seven days most wearisome; and I will tell you how this is.{1} The first three days you meet with no water, or next to none.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading On departing from the city of Kerman you find the road for seven days most wearisome; and I will tell you how this is.{1} The first three days you meet with no water, or next to none.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And what little you do meet with is bitter green stuff, so salt that no one can drink it; and in fact if you drink a drop of it, it will set you purging ten times at least by the way.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And what little you do meet with is bitter green stuff, so salt that no one can drink it; and in fact if you drink a drop of it, it will set you purging ten times at least by the way.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On departing from the city of Kerman you find the road for seven days most wearisome; and I will tell you how this is.{1} The first three days you meet with no water, or next to none.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And what little you do meet with is bitter green stuff, so salt that no one can drink it; and in fact if you drink a drop of it, it will set you purging ten times at least by the way.
Kerman
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From this reading On departing from the city of Kerman you find the road for seven days most wearisome; and I will tell you how this is.{1} The first three days you meet with no water, or next to none.
immediately past
From this reading Hence it is necessary to carry water for the people to last these three days; as for the cattle, they must needs drink of the bad water I have mentioned, as there is no help for it, and their great thirst makes them do so.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading And what little you do meet with is bitter green stuff, so salt that no one can drink it; and in fact if you drink a drop of it, it will set you purging ten times at least by the way.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading And what little you do meet with is bitter green stuff, so salt that no one can drink it; and in fact if you drink a drop of it, it will set you purging ten times at least by the way.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading It is the same with the salt which is made from those streams; no one dares to make use of it, because of the excessive purging which it occasions.
engage in
From this reading It is the same with the salt which is made from those streams; no one dares to make use of it, because of the excessive purging which it occasions.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading Hence it is necessary to carry water for the people to last these three days; as for the cattle, they must needs drink of the bad water I have mentioned, as there is no help for it, and their great thirst makes them do so.
come together
From this reading On departing from the city of Kerman you find the road for seven days most wearisome; and I will tell you how this is.{1} The first three days you meet with no water, or next to none.
past form of “mention” — make reference to
From this reading Hence it is necessary to carry water for the people to last these three days; as for the cattle, they must needs drink of the bad water I have mentioned, as there is no help for it, and their great thirst makes them do so.
used to form the superlative
From this reading On departing from the city of Kerman you find the road for seven days most wearisome; and I will tell you how this is.{1} The first three days you meet with no water, or next to none.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Hence it is necessary to carry water for the people to last these three days; as for the cattle, they must needs drink of the bad water I have mentioned, as there is no help for it, and their great thirst makes them do so.
absolutely essential
From this reading Hence it is necessary to carry water for the people to last these three days; as for the cattle, they must needs drink of the bad water I have mentioned, as there is no help for it, and their great thirst makes them do so.
in such a manner as could not be otherwise
From this reading Hence it is necessary to carry water for the people to last these three days; as for the cattle, they must needs drink of the bad water I have mentioned, as there is no help for it, and their great thirst makes them do so.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading On departing from the city of Kerman you find the road for seven days most wearisome; and I will tell you how this is.{1} The first three days you meet with no water, or next to none.
not any; not one
From this reading On departing from the city of Kerman you find the road for seven days most wearisome; and I will tell you how this is.{1} The first three days you meet with no water, or next to none.
not one, and not any
From this reading On departing from the city of Kerman you find the road for seven days most wearisome; and I will tell you how this is.{1} The first three days you meet with no water, or next to none.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading OF THE WEARISOME AND DESERT ROAD THAT HAS NOW TO BE TRAVELLED.
something you have to do
From this reading It is the same with the salt which is made from those streams; no one dares to make use of it, because of the excessive purging which it occasions.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OF THE WEARISOME AND DESERT ROAD THAT HAS NOW TO BE TRAVELLED.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On departing from the city of Kerman you find the road for seven days most wearisome; and I will tell you how this is.{1} The first three days you meet with no water, or next to none.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And what little you do meet with is bitter green stuff, so salt that no one can drink it; and in fact if you drink a drop of it, it will set you purging ten times at least by the way.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading On departing from the city of Kerman you find the road for seven days most wearisome; and I will tell you how this is.{1} The first three days you meet with no water, or next to none.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Hence it is necessary to carry water for the people to last these three days; as for the cattle, they must needs drink of the bad water I have mentioned, as there is no help for it, and their great thirst makes them do so.
purgingnounUS /ˈpɜːrdʒɪŋ/
an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements
From this reading And what little you do meet with is bitter green stuff, so salt that no one can drink it; and in fact if you drink a drop of it, it will set you purging ten times at least by the way.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading OF THE WEARISOME AND DESERT ROAD THAT HAS NOW TO BE TRAVELLED.
a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
From this reading And what little you do meet with is bitter green stuff, so salt that no one can drink it; and in fact if you drink a drop of it, it will set you purging ten times at least by the way.
Identical; not different.
From this reading It is the same with the salt which is made from those streams; no one dares to make use of it, because of the excessive purging which it occasions.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading And what little you do meet with is bitter green stuff, so salt that no one can drink it; and in fact if you drink a drop of it, it will set you purging ten times at least by the way.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading On departing from the city of Kerman you find the road for seven days most wearisome; and I will tell you how this is.{1} The first three days you meet with no water, or next to none.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And what little you do meet with is bitter green stuff, so salt that no one can drink it; and in fact if you drink a drop of it, it will set you purging ten times at least by the way.
streamsnounUS /striːmz/
plural of “stream” — a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading It is the same with the salt which is made from those streams; no one dares to make use of it, because of the excessive purging which it occasions.
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
From this reading And what little you do meet with is bitter green stuff, so salt that no one can drink it; and in fact if you drink a drop of it, it will set you purging ten times at least by the way.
express in words
From this reading On departing from the city of Kerman you find the road for seven days most wearisome; and I will tell you how this is.{1} The first three days you meet with no water, or next to none.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading And what little you do meet with is bitter green stuff, so salt that no one can drink it; and in fact if you drink a drop of it, it will set you purging ten times at least by the way.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading OF THE WEARISOME AND DESERT ROAD THAT HAS NOW TO BE TRAVELLED.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OF THE WEARISOME AND DESERT ROAD THAT HAS NOW TO BE TRAVELLED.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Hence it is necessary to carry water for the people to last these three days; as for the cattle, they must needs drink of the bad water I have mentioned, as there is no help for it, and their great thirst makes them do so.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Hence it is necessary to carry water for the people to last these three days; as for the cattle, they must needs drink of the bad water I have mentioned, as there is no help for it, and their great thirst makes them do so.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Hence it is necessary to carry water for the people to last these three days; as for the cattle, they must needs drink of the bad water I have mentioned, as there is no help for it, and their great thirst makes them do so.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Hence it is necessary to carry water for the people to last these three days; as for the cattle, they must needs drink of the bad water I have mentioned, as there is no help for it, and their great thirst makes them do so.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Hence it is necessary to carry water for the people to last these three days; as for the cattle, they must needs drink of the bad water I have mentioned, as there is no help for it, and their great thirst makes them do so.
thirstnounUS /θɜːrst/
a physiological need to drink
From this reading Hence it is necessary to carry water for the people to last these three days; as for the cattle, they must needs drink of the bad water I have mentioned, as there is no help for it, and their great thirst makes them do so.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading On departing from the city of Kerman you find the road for seven days most wearisome; and I will tell you how this is.{1} The first three days you meet with no water, or next to none.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading It is the same with the salt which is made from those streams; no one dares to make use of it, because of the excessive purging which it occasions.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading On departing from the city of Kerman you find the road for seven days most wearisome; and I will tell you how this is.{1} The first three days you meet with no water, or next to none.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading And what little you do meet with is bitter green stuff, so salt that no one can drink it; and in fact if you drink a drop of it, it will set you purging ten times at least by the way.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading OF THE WEARISOME AND DESERT ROAD THAT HAS NOW TO BE TRAVELLED.
TRAVELLEDadjectiveUS /ˈtrævəld/
familiar with many parts of the world
From this reading OF THE WEARISOME AND DESERT ROAD THAT HAS NOW TO BE TRAVELLED.
the act of using
From this reading It is the same with the salt which is made from those streams; no one dares to make use of it, because of the excessive purging which it occasions.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading On departing from the city of Kerman you find the road for seven days most wearisome; and I will tell you how this is.{1} The first three days you meet with no water, or next to none.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading And what little you do meet with is bitter green stuff, so salt that no one can drink it; and in fact if you drink a drop of it, it will set you purging ten times at least by the way.
WEARISOMEadjectiveUS /ˈwɪrisəm/
so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
From this reading OF THE WEARISOME AND DESERT ROAD THAT HAS NOW TO BE TRAVELLED.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And what little you do meet with is bitter green stuff, so salt that no one can drink it; and in fact if you drink a drop of it, it will set you purging ten times at least by the way.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It is the same with the salt which is made from those streams; no one dares to make use of it, because of the excessive purging which it occasions.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading On departing from the city of Kerman you find the road for seven days most wearisome; and I will tell you how this is.{1} The first three days you meet with no water, or next to none.
in the company of; together with
From this reading On departing from the city of Kerman you find the road for seven days most wearisome; and I will tell you how this is.{1} The first three days you meet with no water, or next to none.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading On departing from the city of Kerman you find the road for seven days most wearisome; and I will tell you how this is.{1} The first three days you meet with no water, or next to none.
