used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And had it not been for a coincidence that occurred, in all probability he would have mended old boots and shoes to the end of his days.
AHMET
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From this reading HOW COBBLER AHMET BECAME THE CHIEF ASTROLOGER Every day cobbler Ahmet, year in and year out, measured the breadth of his tiny cabin with his arms as he stitched old shoes.
Ahmet's
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From this reading One day cobbler Ahmet's wife went to the Hamam (bath), and while there she was much annoyed at being obliged to give up her compartment, owing to the arrival of the Harem and retinue of the Chief Astrologer to the Sultan.
(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 And had it not been for a coincidence that occurred, in all probability he would have mended old boots and shoes to the end of his days.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HOW COBBLER AHMET BECAME THE CHIEF ASTROLOGER Every day cobbler Ahmet, year in and year out, measured the breadth of his tiny cabin with his arms as he stitched old shoes.
annoyedadjectiveUS /əˈnɔɪd/
aroused to impatience or anger
From this reading One day cobbler Ahmet's wife went to the Hamam (bath), and while there she was much annoyed at being obliged to give up her compartment, owing to the arrival of the Harem and retinue of the Chief Astrologer to the Sultan.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading HOW COBBLER AHMET BECAME THE CHIEF ASTROLOGER Every day cobbler Ahmet, year in and year out, measured the breadth of his tiny cabin with his arms as he stitched old shoes.
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading One day cobbler Ahmet's wife went to the Hamam (bath), and while there she was much annoyed at being obliged to give up her compartment, owing to the arrival of the Harem and retinue of the Chief Astrologer to the Sultan.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading HOW COBBLER AHMET BECAME THE CHIEF ASTROLOGER Every day cobbler Ahmet, year in and year out, measured the breadth of his tiny cabin with his arms as he stitched old shoes.
ASTROLOGERnounUS /əˈstrɑːlədʒər/
someone who predicts the future by the positions of the planets and sun and Moon
From this reading HOW COBBLER AHMET BECAME THE CHIEF ASTROLOGER Every day cobbler Ahmet, year in and year out, measured the breadth of his tiny cabin with his arms as he stitched old shoes.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading One day cobbler Ahmet's wife went to the Hamam (bath), and while there she was much annoyed at being obliged to give up her compartment, owing to the arrival of the Harem and retinue of the Chief Astrologer to the Sultan.
bathnounUS /bæθ/
a vessel containing liquid in which something is immersed (as to process it or to maintain it at a constant temperature or to lubricate it)
From this reading One day cobbler Ahmet's wife went to the Hamam (bath), and while there she was much annoyed at being obliged to give up her compartment, owing to the arrival of the Harem and retinue of the Chief Astrologer to the Sultan.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading HOW COBBLER AHMET BECAME THE CHIEF ASTROLOGER Every day cobbler Ahmet, year in and year out, measured the breadth of his tiny cabin with his arms as he stitched old shoes.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And had it not been for a coincidence that occurred, in all probability he would have mended old boots and shoes to the end of his days.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading One day cobbler Ahmet's wife went to the Hamam (bath), and while there she was much annoyed at being obliged to give up her compartment, owing to the arrival of the Harem and retinue of the Chief Astrologer to the Sultan.
plural of “boot” — footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg
From this reading And had it not been for a coincidence that occurred, in all probability he would have mended old boots and shoes to the end of his days.
the two together, not just one
From this reading To do this was his Kismet, his decreed fate, and he was content--and why not? his business brought him quite sufficient to provide the necessaries of life for both himself and his wife.
breadthnounUS /bredθ/
the capacity to understand a broad range of topics
From this reading HOW COBBLER AHMET BECAME THE CHIEF ASTROLOGER Every day cobbler Ahmet, year in and year out, measured the breadth of his tiny cabin with his arms as he stitched old shoes.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading To do this was his Kismet, his decreed fate, and he was content--and why not? his business brought him quite sufficient to provide the necessaries of life for both himself and his wife.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading To do this was his Kismet, his decreed fate, and he was content--and why not? his business brought him quite sufficient to provide the necessaries of life for both himself and his wife.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading HOW COBBLER AHMET BECAME THE CHIEF ASTROLOGER Every day cobbler Ahmet, year in and year out, measured the breadth of his tiny cabin with his arms as he stitched old shoes.
a person who is in charge
From this reading HOW COBBLER AHMET BECAME THE CHIEF ASTROLOGER Every day cobbler Ahmet, year in and year out, measured the breadth of his tiny cabin with his arms as he stitched old shoes.
COBBLERnounUS /ˈkɑːblər/
a person who makes or repairs shoes
From this reading HOW COBBLER AHMET BECAME THE CHIEF ASTROLOGER Every day cobbler Ahmet, year in and year out, measured the breadth of his tiny cabin with his arms as he stitched old shoes.
coincidencenounUS /koʊˈɪnsɪdəns/
an event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental
From this reading And had it not been for a coincidence that occurred, in all probability he would have mended old boots and shoes to the end of his days.
compartmentnounUS /kəmˈpɑːrtmənt/
a space into which an area is subdivided
From this reading One day cobbler Ahmet's wife went to the Hamam (bath), and while there she was much annoyed at being obliged to give up her compartment, owing to the arrival of the Harem and retinue of the Chief Astrologer to the Sultan.
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading To do this was his Kismet, his decreed fate, and he was content--and why not? his business brought him quite sufficient to provide the necessaries of life for both himself and his wife.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading HOW COBBLER AHMET BECAME THE CHIEF ASTROLOGER Every day cobbler Ahmet, year in and year out, measured the breadth of his tiny cabin with his arms as he stitched old shoes.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading And had it not been for a coincidence that occurred, in all probability he would have mended old boots and shoes to the end of his days.
decreedadjectiveUS /dɪˈkriːd/
fixed or established especially by order or command
From this reading To do this was his Kismet, his decreed fate, and he was content--and why not? his business brought him quite sufficient to provide the necessaries of life for both himself and his wife.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading To do this was his Kismet, his decreed fate, and he was content--and why not? his business brought him quite sufficient to provide the necessaries of life for both himself and his wife.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading And had it not been for a coincidence that occurred, in all probability he would have mended old boots and shoes to the end of his days.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading HOW COBBLER AHMET BECAME THE CHIEF ASTROLOGER Every day cobbler Ahmet, year in and year out, measured the breadth of his tiny cabin with his arms as he stitched old shoes.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading To do this was his Kismet, his decreed fate, and he was content--and why not? his business brought him quite sufficient to provide the necessaries of life for both himself and his wife.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading To do this was his Kismet, his decreed fate, and he was content--and why not? his business brought him quite sufficient to provide the necessaries of life for both himself and his wife.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading One day cobbler Ahmet's wife went to the Hamam (bath), and while there she was much annoyed at being obliged to give up her compartment, owing to the arrival of the Harem and retinue of the Chief Astrologer to the Sultan.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And had it not been for a coincidence that occurred, in all probability he would have mended old boots and shoes to the end of his days.
Hamam
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From this reading One day cobbler Ahmet's wife went to the Hamam (bath), and while there she was much annoyed at being obliged to give up her compartment, owing to the arrival of the Harem and retinue of the Chief Astrologer to the Sultan.
HaremnounUS /ˈherəm/
living quarters reserved for wives and concubines and female relatives in a Muslim household
From this reading One day cobbler Ahmet's wife went to the Hamam (bath), and while there she was much annoyed at being obliged to give up her compartment, owing to the arrival of the Harem and retinue of the Chief Astrologer to the Sultan.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And had it not been for a coincidence that occurred, in all probability he would have mended old boots and shoes to the end of his days.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HOW COBBLER AHMET BECAME THE CHIEF ASTROLOGER Every day cobbler Ahmet, year in and year out, measured the breadth of his tiny cabin with his arms as he stitched old shoes.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading One day cobbler Ahmet's wife went to the Hamam (bath), and while there she was much annoyed at being obliged to give up her compartment, owing to the arrival of the Harem and retinue of the Chief Astrologer to the Sultan.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To do this was his Kismet, his decreed fate, and he was content--and why not? his business brought him quite sufficient to provide the necessaries of life for both himself and his wife.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading To do this was his Kismet, his decreed fate, and he was content--and why not? his business brought him quite sufficient to provide the necessaries of life for both himself and his wife.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HOW COBBLER AHMET BECAME THE CHIEF ASTROLOGER Every day cobbler Ahmet, year in and year out, measured the breadth of his tiny cabin with his arms as he stitched old shoes.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Much hurt, she returned home and vented her pique upon her innocent husband.
HOW
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From this reading HOW COBBLER AHMET BECAME THE CHIEF ASTROLOGER Every day cobbler Ahmet, year in and year out, measured the breadth of his tiny cabin with his arms as he stitched old shoes.
be the source of pain
From this reading Much hurt, she returned home and vented her pique upon her innocent husband.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading Much hurt, she returned home and vented her pique upon her innocent husband.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HOW COBBLER AHMET BECAME THE CHIEF ASTROLOGER Every day cobbler Ahmet, year in and year out, measured the breadth of his tiny cabin with his arms as he stitched old shoes.
free from evil or guilt
From this reading Much hurt, she returned home and vented her pique upon her innocent husband.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And had it not been for a coincidence that occurred, in all probability he would have mended old boots and shoes to the end of his days.
KismetnounUS /ˈkɪzmɪt/
(Islam) the will of Allah
From this reading To do this was his Kismet, his decreed fate, and he was content--and why not? his business brought him quite sufficient to provide the necessaries of life for both himself and his wife.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading To do this was his Kismet, his decreed fate, and he was content--and why not? his business brought him quite sufficient to provide the necessaries of life for both himself and his wife.
measuredadjectiveUS /ˈmeʒərd/
having notes of fixed rhythmic value
From this reading HOW COBBLER AHMET BECAME THE CHIEF ASTROLOGER Every day cobbler Ahmet, year in and year out, measured the breadth of his tiny cabin with his arms as he stitched old shoes.
mendedverbUS /ˈmendɪd/
past form of “mend” — restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading And had it not been for a coincidence that occurred, in all probability he would have mended old boots and shoes to the end of his days.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading One day cobbler Ahmet's wife went to the Hamam (bath), and while there she was much annoyed at being obliged to give up her compartment, owing to the arrival of the Harem and retinue of the Chief Astrologer to the Sultan.
necessaries
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From this reading To do this was his Kismet, his decreed fate, and he was content--and why not? his business brought him quite sufficient to provide the necessaries of life for both himself and his wife.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading To do this was his Kismet, his decreed fate, and he was content--and why not? his business brought him quite sufficient to provide the necessaries of life for both himself and his wife.
under a moral obligation to do something
From this reading One day cobbler Ahmet's wife went to the Hamam (bath), and while there she was much annoyed at being obliged to give up her compartment, owing to the arrival of the Harem and retinue of the Chief Astrologer to the Sultan.
inflected form of “occur” — come to pass
From this reading And had it not been for a coincidence that occurred, in all probability he would have mended old boots and shoes to the end of his days.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HOW COBBLER AHMET BECAME THE CHIEF ASTROLOGER Every day cobbler Ahmet, year in and year out, measured the breadth of his tiny cabin with his arms as he stitched old shoes.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading HOW COBBLER AHMET BECAME THE CHIEF ASTROLOGER Every day cobbler Ahmet, year in and year out, measured the breadth of his tiny cabin with his arms as he stitched old shoes.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One day cobbler Ahmet's wife went to the Hamam (bath), and while there she was much annoyed at being obliged to give up her compartment, owing to the arrival of the Harem and retinue of the Chief Astrologer to the Sultan.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading HOW COBBLER AHMET BECAME THE CHIEF ASTROLOGER Every day cobbler Ahmet, year in and year out, measured the breadth of his tiny cabin with his arms as he stitched old shoes.
owingadjectiveUS /ˈoʊɪŋ/
owed as a debt
From this reading One day cobbler Ahmet's wife went to the Hamam (bath), and while there she was much annoyed at being obliged to give up her compartment, owing to the arrival of the Harem and retinue of the Chief Astrologer to the Sultan.
piquenounUS /piːk/
tightly woven fabric with raised cords
From this reading Much hurt, she returned home and vented her pique upon her innocent husband.
probabilitynounUS /ˌprɑːbəˈbɪlətiː/
a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible
From this reading And had it not been for a coincidence that occurred, in all probability he would have mended old boots and shoes to the end of his days.
provideverbUS /prəˈvaɪd/
give something useful or necessary to
From this reading To do this was his Kismet, his decreed fate, and he was content--and why not? his business brought him quite sufficient to provide the necessaries of life for both himself and his wife.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading To do this was his Kismet, his decreed fate, and he was content--and why not? his business brought him quite sufficient to provide the necessaries of life for both himself and his wife.
retinuenounUS /ˈretənuː/
the group following and attending to some important person
From this reading One day cobbler Ahmet's wife went to the Hamam (bath), and while there she was much annoyed at being obliged to give up her compartment, owing to the arrival of the Harem and retinue of the Chief Astrologer to the Sultan.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Much hurt, she returned home and vented her pique upon her innocent husband.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One day cobbler Ahmet's wife went to the Hamam (bath), and while there she was much annoyed at being obliged to give up her compartment, owing to the arrival of the Harem and retinue of the Chief Astrologer to the Sultan.
a particular situation
From this reading HOW COBBLER AHMET BECAME THE CHIEF ASTROLOGER Every day cobbler Ahmet, year in and year out, measured the breadth of his tiny cabin with his arms as he stitched old shoes.
stitchedadjectiveUS /stɪtʃt/
fastened with stitches
From this reading HOW COBBLER AHMET BECAME THE CHIEF ASTROLOGER Every day cobbler Ahmet, year in and year out, measured the breadth of his tiny cabin with his arms as he stitched old shoes.
of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant
From this reading To do this was his Kismet, his decreed fate, and he was content--and why not? his business brought him quite sufficient to provide the necessaries of life for both himself and his wife.
SultannounUS /ˈsʌl.tən/
A noble monarch or supreme sovereign ruler of an Islamic country or empire.
From this reading One day cobbler Ahmet's wife went to the Hamam (bath), and while there she was much annoyed at being obliged to give up her compartment, owing to the arrival of the Harem and retinue of the Chief Astrologer to the Sultan.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And had it not been for a coincidence that occurred, in all probability he would have mended old boots and shoes to the end of his days.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW COBBLER AHMET BECAME THE CHIEF ASTROLOGER Every day cobbler Ahmet, year in and year out, measured the breadth of his tiny cabin with his arms as he stitched old shoes.
in or at that place or location
From this reading One day cobbler Ahmet's wife went to the Hamam (bath), and while there she was much annoyed at being obliged to give up her compartment, owing to the arrival of the Harem and retinue of the Chief Astrologer to the Sultan.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading To do this was his Kismet, his decreed fate, and he was content--and why not? his business brought him quite sufficient to provide the necessaries of life for both himself and his wife.
very small
From this reading HOW COBBLER AHMET BECAME THE CHIEF ASTROLOGER Every day cobbler Ahmet, year in and year out, measured the breadth of his tiny cabin with his arms as he stitched old shoes.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To do this was his Kismet, his decreed fate, and he was content--and why not? his business brought him quite sufficient to provide the necessaries of life for both himself and his wife.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading One day cobbler Ahmet's wife went to the Hamam (bath), and while there she was much annoyed at being obliged to give up her compartment, owing to the arrival of the Harem and retinue of the Chief Astrologer to the Sultan.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Much hurt, she returned home and vented her pique upon her innocent husband.
ventedadjectiveUS /ˈventɪd/
supplied with a vent or vents for intake of air or discharge of gases
From this reading Much hurt, she returned home and vented her pique upon her innocent husband.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To do this was his Kismet, his decreed fate, and he was content--and why not? his business brought him quite sufficient to provide the necessaries of life for both himself and his wife.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading One day cobbler Ahmet's wife went to the Hamam (bath), and while there she was much annoyed at being obliged to give up her compartment, owing to the arrival of the Harem and retinue of the Chief Astrologer to the Sultan.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading One day cobbler Ahmet's wife went to the Hamam (bath), and while there she was much annoyed at being obliged to give up her compartment, owing to the arrival of the Harem and retinue of the Chief Astrologer to the Sultan.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading To do this was his Kismet, his decreed fate, and he was content--and why not? his business brought him quite sufficient to provide the necessaries of life for both himself and his wife.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading To do this was his Kismet, his decreed fate, and he was content--and why not? his business brought him quite sufficient to provide the necessaries of life for both himself and his wife.
in the company of; together with
From this reading HOW COBBLER AHMET BECAME THE CHIEF ASTROLOGER Every day cobbler Ahmet, year in and year out, measured the breadth of his tiny cabin with his arms as he stitched old shoes.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And had it not been for a coincidence that occurred, in all probability he would have mended old boots and shoes to the end of his days.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading HOW COBBLER AHMET BECAME THE CHIEF ASTROLOGER Every day cobbler Ahmet, year in and year out, measured the breadth of his tiny cabin with his arms as he stitched old shoes.
