used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading You must know that ten days’ journey to the south of Badashan there is a Province called PASHAI, the people of which have a peculiar language, and are Idolaters, of a brown complexion.
adepts
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From this reading They are great adepts in sorceries and the diabolic arts.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You must know that ten days’ journey to the south of Badashan there is a Province called PASHAI, the people of which have a peculiar language, and are Idolaters, of a brown complexion.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You must know that ten days’ journey to the south of Badashan there is a Province called PASHAI, the people of which have a peculiar language, and are Idolaters, of a brown complexion.
artsnounUS /ɑːrts/
studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills)
From this reading They are great adepts in sorceries and the diabolic arts.
Badashan
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From this reading You must know that ten days’ journey to the south of Badashan there is a Province called PASHAI, the people of which have a peculiar language, and are Idolaters, of a brown complexion.
brooches
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From this reading The men wear earrings and brooches of gold and silver set with stones and pearls.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading You must know that ten days’ journey to the south of Badashan there is a Province called PASHAI, the people of which have a peculiar language, and are Idolaters, of a brown complexion.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading You must know that ten days’ journey to the south of Badashan there is a Province called PASHAI, the people of which have a peculiar language, and are Idolaters, of a brown complexion.
complexionnounUS /kəmˈplekʃən/
the coloring of a person's face
From this reading You must know that ten days’ journey to the south of Badashan there is a Province called PASHAI, the people of which have a peculiar language, and are Idolaters, of a brown complexion.
craftyadjectiveUS /ˈkræfti/
marked by skill in deception
From this reading They are a pestilent people and a crafty; and they live upon flesh and rice.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading You must know that ten days’ journey to the south of Badashan there is a Province called PASHAI, the people of which have a peculiar language, and are Idolaters, of a brown complexion.
diabolicadjective
showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil
From this reading They are great adepts in sorceries and the diabolic arts.
earringsnounUS /ˈɪrɪŋz/
plural of “earring” — jewelry to ornament the ear; usually clipped to the earlobe or fastened through a hole in the lobe
From this reading The men wear earrings and brooches of gold and silver set with stones and pearls.
the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat
From this reading They are a pestilent people and a crafty; and they live upon flesh and rice.
coins made of gold
From this reading The men wear earrings and brooches of gold and silver set with stones and pearls.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading They are great adepts in sorceries and the diabolic arts.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You must know that ten days’ journey to the south of Badashan there is a Province called PASHAI, the people of which have a peculiar language, and are Idolaters, of a brown complexion.
Idolaters
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From this reading You must know that ten days’ journey to the south of Badashan there is a Province called PASHAI, the people of which have a peculiar language, and are Idolaters, of a brown complexion.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They are great adepts in sorceries and the diabolic arts.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You must know that ten days’ journey to the south of Badashan there is a Province called PASHAI, the people of which have a peculiar language, and are Idolaters, of a brown complexion.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading You must know that ten days’ journey to the south of Badashan there is a Province called PASHAI, the people of which have a peculiar language, and are Idolaters, of a brown complexion.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading You must know that ten days’ journey to the south of Badashan there is a Province called PASHAI, the people of which have a peculiar language, and are Idolaters, of a brown complexion.
a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
From this reading You must know that ten days’ journey to the south of Badashan there is a Province called PASHAI, the people of which have a peculiar language, and are Idolaters, of a brown complexion.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading They are a pestilent people and a crafty; and they live upon flesh and rice.
the force of workers available
From this reading The men wear earrings and brooches of gold and silver set with stones and pearls.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading You must know that ten days’ journey to the south of Badashan there is a Province called PASHAI, the people of which have a peculiar language, and are Idolaters, of a brown complexion.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OF THE PROVINCE OF PASHAI.
PASHAI
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From this reading OF THE PROVINCE OF PASHAI.
pearlsnounUS /pɜːrlz/
plural of “pearl” — a smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel
From this reading The men wear earrings and brooches of gold and silver set with stones and pearls.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading You must know that ten days’ journey to the south of Badashan there is a Province called PASHAI, the people of which have a peculiar language, and are Idolaters, of a brown complexion.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading You must know that ten days’ journey to the south of Badashan there is a Province called PASHAI, the people of which have a peculiar language, and are Idolaters, of a brown complexion.
pestilentadjective
exceedingly harmful
From this reading They are a pestilent people and a crafty; and they live upon flesh and rice.
PROVINCEnounUS /ˈprɑːvəns/
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading OF THE PROVINCE OF PASHAI.
ricenounUS /raɪs/
grains used as food either unpolished or more often polished
From this reading They are a pestilent people and a crafty; and they live upon flesh and rice.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The men wear earrings and brooches of gold and silver set with stones and pearls.
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading The men wear earrings and brooches of gold and silver set with stones and pearls.
sorceries
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From this reading They are great adepts in sorceries and the diabolic arts.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading You must know that ten days’ journey to the south of Badashan there is a Province called PASHAI, the people of which have a peculiar language, and are Idolaters, of a brown complexion.
plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading The men wear earrings and brooches of gold and silver set with stones and pearls.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading You must know that ten days’ journey to the south of Badashan there is a Province called PASHAI, the people of which have a peculiar language, and are Idolaters, of a brown complexion.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You must know that ten days’ journey to the south of Badashan there is a Province called PASHAI, the people of which have a peculiar language, and are Idolaters, of a brown complexion.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OF THE PROVINCE OF PASHAI.
in or at that place or location
From this reading You must know that ten days’ journey to the south of Badashan there is a Province called PASHAI, the people of which have a peculiar language, and are Idolaters, of a brown complexion.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They are great adepts in sorceries and the diabolic arts.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You must know that ten days’ journey to the south of Badashan there is a Province called PASHAI, the people of which have a peculiar language, and are Idolaters, of a brown complexion.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading They are a pestilent people and a crafty; and they live upon flesh and rice.
be dressed in
From this reading The men wear earrings and brooches of gold and silver set with stones and pearls.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading You must know that ten days’ journey to the south of Badashan there is a Province called PASHAI, the people of which have a peculiar language, and are Idolaters, of a brown complexion.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The men wear earrings and brooches of gold and silver set with stones and pearls.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You must know that ten days’ journey to the south of Badashan there is a Province called PASHAI, the people of which have a peculiar language, and are Idolaters, of a brown complexion.
