used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In leaving Badashan you ride twelve days between east and north-east, ascending a river that runs through land belonging to a brother of the Prince of Badashan, and containing a good many towns and villages and scattered habitations.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In leaving Badashan you ride twelve days between east and north-east, ascending a river that runs through land belonging to a brother of the Prince of Badashan, and containing a good many towns and villages and scattered habitations.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading At the end of those twelve days you come to a province of no great size, extending indeed no more than three days’ journey in any direction, and this is called VOKHAN.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The people are Mahommetans, and valiant in war.
ascendingadjectiveUS /əˈsendɪŋ/
moving or going or growing upward
From this reading In leaving Badashan you ride twelve days between east and north-east, ascending a river that runs through land belonging to a brother of the Prince of Badashan, and containing a good many towns and villages and scattered habitations.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the end of those twelve days you come to a province of no great size, extending indeed no more than three days’ journey in any direction, and this is called VOKHAN.
BADASHAN
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From this reading OF THE GREAT RIVER OF BADASHAN.
belongingnounUS /bɪˈlɔːŋɪŋ/
happiness felt in a secure relationship
From this reading In leaving Badashan you ride twelve days between east and north-east, ascending a river that runs through land belonging to a brother of the Prince of Badashan, and containing a good many towns and villages and scattered habitations.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading In leaving Badashan you ride twelve days between east and north-east, ascending a river that runs through land belonging to a brother of the Prince of Badashan, and containing a good many towns and villages and scattered habitations.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading In leaving Badashan you ride twelve days between east and north-east, ascending a river that runs through land belonging to a brother of the Prince of Badashan, and containing a good many towns and villages and scattered habitations.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading At the end of those twelve days you come to a province of no great size, extending indeed no more than three days’ journey in any direction, and this is called VOKHAN.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading At the end of those twelve days you come to a province of no great size, extending indeed no more than three days’ journey in any direction, and this is called VOKHAN.
containingverbUS /kənˈteɪnɪŋ/
-ing form of “contain” — include or contain; have as a component
From this reading In leaving Badashan you ride twelve days between east and north-east, ascending a river that runs through land belonging to a brother of the Prince of Badashan, and containing a good many towns and villages and scattered habitations.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading In leaving Badashan you ride twelve days between east and north-east, ascending a river that runs through land belonging to a brother of the Prince of Badashan, and containing a good many towns and villages and scattered habitations.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading At the end of those twelve days you come to a province of no great size, extending indeed no more than three days’ journey in any direction, and this is called VOKHAN.
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading In leaving Badashan you ride twelve days between east and north-east, ascending a river that runs through land belonging to a brother of the Prince of Badashan, and containing a good many towns and villages and scattered habitations.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading At the end of those twelve days you come to a province of no great size, extending indeed no more than three days’ journey in any direction, and this is called VOKHAN.
extendingverbUS /ɪkˈstendɪŋ/
-ing form of “extend” — extend in scope or range or area
From this reading At the end of those twelve days you come to a province of no great size, extending indeed no more than three days’ journey in any direction, and this is called VOKHAN.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading In leaving Badashan you ride twelve days between east and north-east, ascending a river that runs through land belonging to a brother of the Prince of Badashan, and containing a good many towns and villages and scattered habitations.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading OF THE GREAT RIVER OF BADASHAN.
habitations
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From this reading In leaving Badashan you ride twelve days between east and north-east, ascending a river that runs through land belonging to a brother of the Prince of Badashan, and containing a good many towns and villages and scattered habitations.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The people worship Mahommet, and they have a peculiar language.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In leaving Badashan you ride twelve days between east and north-east, ascending a river that runs through land belonging to a brother of the Prince of Badashan, and containing a good many towns and villages and scattered habitations.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading At the end of those twelve days you come to a province of no great size, extending indeed no more than three days’ journey in any direction, and this is called VOKHAN.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At the end of those twelve days you come to a province of no great size, extending indeed no more than three days’ journey in any direction, and this is called VOKHAN.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading At the end of those twelve days you come to a province of no great size, extending indeed no more than three days’ journey in any direction, and this is called VOKHAN.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading In leaving Badashan you ride twelve days between east and north-east, ascending a river that runs through land belonging to a brother of the Prince of Badashan, and containing a good many towns and villages and scattered habitations.
a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
From this reading The people worship Mahommet, and they have a peculiar language.
the act of departing
From this reading In leaving Badashan you ride twelve days between east and north-east, ascending a river that runs through land belonging to a brother of the Prince of Badashan, and containing a good many towns and villages and scattered habitations.
Mahommet
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From this reading The people worship Mahommet, and they have a peculiar language.
Mahommetans
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From this reading The people are Mahommetans, and valiant in war.
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 leaving Badashan you ride twelve days between east and north-east, ascending a river that runs through land belonging to a brother of the Prince of Badashan, and containing a good many towns and villages and scattered habitations.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading At the end of those twelve days you come to a province of no great size, extending indeed no more than three days’ journey in any direction, and this is called VOKHAN.
not any; not one
From this reading At the end of those twelve days you come to a province of no great size, extending indeed no more than three days’ journey in any direction, and this is called VOKHAN.
north-eastadverbUS /ˌnɔːrˈθiːst/
to, toward, or in the northeast
From this reading In leaving Badashan you ride twelve days between east and north-east, ascending a river that runs through land belonging to a brother of the Prince of Badashan, and containing a good many towns and villages and scattered habitations.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OF THE GREAT RIVER OF BADASHAN.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading The people worship Mahommet, and they have a peculiar language.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The people are Mahommetans, and valiant in war.
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading In leaving Badashan you ride twelve days between east and north-east, ascending a river that runs through land belonging to a brother of the Prince of Badashan, and containing a good many towns and villages and scattered habitations.
provincenounUS /ˈprɑːvəns/
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading At the end of those twelve days you come to a province of no great size, extending indeed no more than three days’ journey in any direction, and this is called VOKHAN.
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading In leaving Badashan you ride twelve days between east and north-east, ascending a river that runs through land belonging to a brother of the Prince of Badashan, and containing a good many towns and villages and scattered habitations.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading OF THE GREAT RIVER OF BADASHAN.
runsnounUS /rʌnz/
plural of “run” — a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
From this reading In leaving Badashan you ride twelve days between east and north-east, ascending a river that runs through land belonging to a brother of the Prince of Badashan, and containing a good many towns and villages and scattered habitations.
occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space
From this reading In leaving Badashan you ride twelve days between east and north-east, ascending a river that runs through land belonging to a brother of the Prince of Badashan, and containing a good many towns and villages and scattered habitations.
the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)
From this reading At the end of those twelve days you come to a province of no great size, extending indeed no more than three days’ journey in any direction, and this is called VOKHAN.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading At the end of those twelve days you come to a province of no great size, extending indeed no more than three days’ journey in any direction, and this is called VOKHAN.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In leaving Badashan you ride twelve days between east and north-east, ascending a river that runs through land belonging to a brother of the Prince of Badashan, and containing a good many towns and villages and scattered habitations.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OF THE GREAT RIVER OF BADASHAN.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The people worship Mahommet, and they have a peculiar language.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At the end of those twelve days you come to a province of no great size, extending indeed no more than three days’ journey in any direction, and this is called VOKHAN.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading At the end of those twelve days you come to a province of no great size, extending indeed no more than three days’ journey in any direction, and this is called VOKHAN.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading At the end of those twelve days you come to a province of no great size, extending indeed no more than three days’ journey in any direction, and this is called VOKHAN.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading In leaving Badashan you ride twelve days between east and north-east, ascending a river that runs through land belonging to a brother of the Prince of Badashan, and containing a good many towns and villages and scattered habitations.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In leaving Badashan you ride twelve days between east and north-east, ascending a river that runs through land belonging to a brother of the Prince of Badashan, and containing a good many towns and villages and scattered habitations.
townsnounUS /taʊnz/
plural of “town” — an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading In leaving Badashan you ride twelve days between east and north-east, ascending a river that runs through land belonging to a brother of the Prince of Badashan, and containing a good many towns and villages and scattered habitations.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading In leaving Badashan you ride twelve days between east and north-east, ascending a river that runs through land belonging to a brother of the Prince of Badashan, and containing a good many towns and villages and scattered habitations.
valiantadjUS /ˈvæl.jənt/
Possessing or showing courage or determination; heroic. (Dũng cảm, quả cảm, anh hùng.)
From this reading The people are Mahommetans, and valiant in war.
villagesnounUS /ˈvɪlədʒəz/
plural of “village” — a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading In leaving Badashan you ride twelve days between east and north-east, ascending a river that runs through land belonging to a brother of the Prince of Badashan, and containing a good many towns and villages and scattered habitations.
VOKHAN
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the end of those twelve days you come to a province of no great size, extending indeed no more than three days’ journey in any direction, and this is called VOKHAN.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading The people are Mahommetans, and valiant in war.
love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol
From this reading The people worship Mahommet, and they have a peculiar language.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading In leaving Badashan you ride twelve days between east and north-east, ascending a river that runs through land belonging to a brother of the Prince of Badashan, and containing a good many towns and villages and scattered habitations.
