used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The walk to the hotel each morning was a joy through expectation, the return each evening a delight through memory.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The vestibule in which he waited his lord's pleasure, with its marble pavement and its painted walls, a few cane chairs and tables, and a great clock ticking steadily, became the entrance-hall of paradise.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading The vestibule in which he waited his lord's pleasure, with its marble pavement and its painted walls, a few cane chairs and tables, and a great clock ticking steadily, became the entrance-hall of paradise.
cause to be bored
From this reading The love Iskender bore to his Emir transfigured every detail of familiar life.
canenounUS /keɪn/
a stick that people can lean on to help them walk
From this reading The vestibule in which he waited his lord's pleasure, with its marble pavement and its painted walls, a few cane chairs and tables, and a great clock ticking steadily, became the entrance-hall of paradise.
past form of “cause” — give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
From this reading Of nights the thought of sitting there next morning caused his pulse to quicken.
plural of “chair” — a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading The vestibule in which he waited his lord's pleasure, with its marble pavement and its painted walls, a few cane chairs and tables, and a great clock ticking steadily, became the entrance-hall of paradise.
a timepiece that shows the time of day
From this reading The vestibule in which he waited his lord's pleasure, with its marble pavement and its painted walls, a few cane chairs and tables, and a great clock ticking steadily, became the entrance-hall of paradise.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading The walk to the hotel each morning was a joy through expectation, the return each evening a delight through memory.
detailnounUS /dɪˈteɪl/
an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole
From this reading The love Iskender bore to his Emir transfigured every detail of familiar life.
doorkeepernounUS /ˈdɔːrkiːpər/
an official stationed at the entrance of a courtroom or legislative chamber
From this reading The sons of Musa and the negro doorkeeper shared in the radiance of his loved one's neighbourhood.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The walk to the hotel each morning was a joy through expectation, the return each evening a delight through memory.
EmirnounUS /ɪˈmɪr/
an independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or Arabia)
From this reading The love Iskender bore to his Emir transfigured every detail of familiar life.
entrance-hall
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From this reading The vestibule in which he waited his lord's pleasure, with its marble pavement and its painted walls, a few cane chairs and tables, and a great clock ticking steadily, became the entrance-hall of paradise.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading The walk to the hotel each morning was a joy through expectation, the return each evening a delight through memory.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The love Iskender bore to his Emir transfigured every detail of familiar life.
expectationnounUS /ˌekspekˈteɪʃən/
belief about (or mental picture of) the future
From this reading The walk to the hotel each morning was a joy through expectation, the return each evening a delight through memory.
well known or easily recognized
From this reading The love Iskender bore to his Emir transfigured every detail of familiar life.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading The vestibule in which he waited his lord's pleasure, with its marble pavement and its painted walls, a few cane chairs and tables, and a great clock ticking steadily, became the entrance-hall of paradise.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The vestibule in which he waited his lord's pleasure, with its marble pavement and its painted walls, a few cane chairs and tables, and a great clock ticking steadily, became the entrance-hall of paradise.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The vestibule in which he waited his lord's pleasure, with its marble pavement and its painted walls, a few cane chairs and tables, and a great clock ticking steadily, became the entrance-hall of paradise.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The love Iskender bore to his Emir transfigured every detail of familiar life.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading The walk to the hotel each morning was a joy through expectation, the return each evening a delight through memory.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The vestibule in which he waited his lord's pleasure, with its marble pavement and its painted walls, a few cane chairs and tables, and a great clock ticking steadily, became the entrance-hall of paradise.
Iskender
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From this reading The love Iskender bore to his Emir transfigured every detail of familiar life.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The vestibule in which he waited his lord's pleasure, with its marble pavement and its painted walls, a few cane chairs and tables, and a great clock ticking steadily, became the entrance-hall of paradise.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading The walk to the hotel each morning was a joy through expectation, the return each evening a delight through memory.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading The love Iskender bore to his Emir transfigured every detail of familiar life.
lord'snounUS /lɔːrdz/
possessive form of “lord” — terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading The vestibule in which he waited his lord's pleasure, with its marble pavement and its painted walls, a few cane chairs and tables, and a great clock ticking steadily, became the entrance-hall of paradise.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading The love Iskender bore to his Emir transfigured every detail of familiar life.
held dear
From this reading The sons of Musa and the negro doorkeeper shared in the radiance of his loved one's neighbourhood.
a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material
From this reading The vestibule in which he waited his lord's pleasure, with its marble pavement and its painted walls, a few cane chairs and tables, and a great clock ticking steadily, became the entrance-hall of paradise.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading The walk to the hotel each morning was a joy through expectation, the return each evening a delight through memory.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The walk to the hotel each morning was a joy through expectation, the return each evening a delight through memory.
MusanounUS /ˈmjuːsə/
type genus of the Musaceae: bananas
From this reading The sons of Musa and the negro doorkeeper shared in the radiance of his loved one's neighbourhood.
negronounUS /ˈniːɡroʊ/
a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today
From this reading The sons of Musa and the negro doorkeeper shared in the radiance of his loved one's neighbourhood.
neighbourhoodnounUS /ˈneɪbərhʊd/
a surrounding or nearby region
From this reading The sons of Musa and the negro doorkeeper shared in the radiance of his loved one's neighbourhood.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Of nights the thought of sitting there next morning caused his pulse to quicken.
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading Of nights the thought of sitting there next morning caused his pulse to quicken.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The love Iskender bore to his Emir transfigured every detail of familiar life.
one's
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From this reading The sons of Musa and the negro doorkeeper shared in the radiance of his loved one's neighbourhood.
coated with paint
From this reading The vestibule in which he waited his lord's pleasure, with its marble pavement and its painted walls, a few cane chairs and tables, and a great clock ticking steadily, became the entrance-hall of paradise.
paradisenounUS /ˈperədaɪs/
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading The vestibule in which he waited his lord's pleasure, with its marble pavement and its painted walls, a few cane chairs and tables, and a great clock ticking steadily, became the entrance-hall of paradise.
pavementnounUS /ˈpeɪvmənt/
the paved surface of a thoroughfare
From this reading The vestibule in which he waited his lord's pleasure, with its marble pavement and its painted walls, a few cane chairs and tables, and a great clock ticking steadily, became the entrance-hall of paradise.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading The vestibule in which he waited his lord's pleasure, with its marble pavement and its painted walls, a few cane chairs and tables, and a great clock ticking steadily, became the entrance-hall of paradise.
pulsenounUS /pʌls/
(electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
From this reading Of nights the thought of sitting there next morning caused his pulse to quicken.
quickenverbUS /ˈkwɪkən/
move faster
From this reading Of nights the thought of sitting there next morning caused his pulse to quicken.
radiancenounUS /ˈreɪdiːəns/
the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface
From this reading The sons of Musa and the negro doorkeeper shared in the radiance of his loved one's neighbourhood.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading The walk to the hotel each morning was a joy through expectation, the return each evening a delight through memory.
sharedadjectiveUS /ʃerd/
have in common; held or experienced in common
From this reading The sons of Musa and the negro doorkeeper shared in the radiance of his loved one's neighbourhood.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading Of nights the thought of sitting there next morning caused his pulse to quicken.
plural of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading The sons of Musa and the negro doorkeeper shared in the radiance of his loved one's neighbourhood.
at a steady rate or pace
From this reading The vestibule in which he waited his lord's pleasure, with its marble pavement and its painted walls, a few cane chairs and tables, and a great clock ticking steadily, became the entrance-hall of paradise.
tablesnounUS /ˈteɪbəlz/
plural of “table” — a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading The vestibule in which he waited his lord's pleasure, with its marble pavement and its painted walls, a few cane chairs and tables, and a great clock ticking steadily, became the entrance-hall of paradise.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The love Iskender bore to his Emir transfigured every detail of familiar life.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Of nights the thought of sitting there next morning caused his pulse to quicken.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Of nights the thought of sitting there next morning caused his pulse to quicken.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The walk to the hotel each morning was a joy through expectation, the return each evening a delight through memory.
tickingnounUS /ˈtɪkɪŋ/
a metallic tapping sound
From this reading The vestibule in which he waited his lord's pleasure, with its marble pavement and its painted walls, a few cane chairs and tables, and a great clock ticking steadily, became the entrance-hall of paradise.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The love Iskender bore to his Emir transfigured every detail of familiar life.
transfigured
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From this reading The love Iskender bore to his Emir transfigured every detail of familiar life.
vestibulenounUS /ˈvestɪbjuːl/
a large entrance or reception room or area
From this reading The vestibule in which he waited his lord's pleasure, with its marble pavement and its painted walls, a few cane chairs and tables, and a great clock ticking steadily, became the entrance-hall of paradise.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading The vestibule in which he waited his lord's pleasure, with its marble pavement and its painted walls, a few cane chairs and tables, and a great clock ticking steadily, became the entrance-hall of paradise.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading The walk to the hotel each morning was a joy through expectation, the return each evening a delight through memory.
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading The vestibule in which he waited his lord's pleasure, with its marble pavement and its painted walls, a few cane chairs and tables, and a great clock ticking steadily, became the entrance-hall of paradise.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The walk to the hotel each morning was a joy through expectation, the return each evening a delight through memory.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The vestibule in which he waited his lord's pleasure, with its marble pavement and its painted walls, a few cane chairs and tables, and a great clock ticking steadily, became the entrance-hall of paradise.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The vestibule in which he waited his lord's pleasure, with its marble pavement and its painted walls, a few cane chairs and tables, and a great clock ticking steadily, became the entrance-hall of paradise.
