Chapter VI

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading The author enters the Desert--Hostile tribes of Bedouins--Beni Khaled Arabs--Their tents, manners, &c.--Arabian hospitality--Tels or Conical mounds--Aspect of the Desert--Want of Water--Hadidýn Arabs--Mountains of Gebel el Abyad--Bedouin horsemen--Bedouin encampment--Mahannah, the Emir--Bedouin repasts--Character of Mahannah--Nature of his authority--His revenue--Means used by the Bedouins to obtain gifts--March of a Bedouin tribe--Contrivance for mounting camels--Gentleness of the camel--Snow--Search for Water--Detention of the author by Mahannah--He is suffered to depart for Palmyra--Encounter with robbers--Plain of Mezah--Disappointment at the distant sight of Palmyra--Arrival there.

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From this reading The author enters the Desert--Hostile tribes of Bedouins--Beni Khaled Arabs--Their tents, manners, &c.--Arabian hospitality--Tels or Conical mounds--Aspect of the Desert--Want of Water--Hadidýn Arabs--Mountains of Gebel el Abyad--Bedouin horsemen--Bedouin encampment--Mahannah, the Emir--Bedouin repasts--Character of Mahannah--Nature of his authority--His revenue--Means used by the Bedouins to obtain gifts--March of a Bedouin tribe--Contrivance for mounting camels--Gentleness of the camel--Snow--Search for Water--Detention of the author by Mahannah--He is suffered to depart for Palmyra--Encounter with robbers--Plain of Mezah--Disappointment at the distant sight of Palmyra--Arrival there.

a proposal for an appropriate course of action

From this reading We had no arms but my carbine, which Hassan carried; M. Lascaris not choosing to be burdened with any, and I following the advice of Lady Hester, who desired me to show no mistrust of my guide; and Hassan received to the value of four guineas at parting, which sum was to be doubled at my safe return.

later than; following

From this reading After travelling two hours, the marks of cultivation ceased, and we might be said to have entered the Desert.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Each was provided with a wallet, containing three feeds of barley, twenty bread-cakes, three pounds of raisins, a provision of coffee, a bag of tobacco, and with a leathern water-bottle.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading We had no arms but my carbine, which Hassan carried; M. Lascaris not choosing to be burdened with any, and I following the advice of Lady Hester, who desired me to show no mistrust of my guide; and Hassan received to the value of four guineas at parting, which sum was to be doubled at my safe return.

a member of a Semitic people originally from the Arabian peninsula and surrounding territories who speaks Arabic and who inhabits much of the Middle East and northern Africa

From this reading The author enters the Desert--Hostile tribes of Bedouins--Beni Khaled Arabs--Their tents, manners, &c.--Arabian hospitality--Tels or Conical mounds--Aspect of the Desert--Want of Water--Hadidýn Arabs--Mountains of Gebel el Abyad--Bedouin horsemen--Bedouin encampment--Mahannah, the Emir--Bedouin repasts--Character of Mahannah--Nature of his authority--His revenue--Means used by the Bedouins to obtain gifts--March of a Bedouin tribe--Contrivance for mounting camels--Gentleness of the camel--Snow--Search for Water--Detention of the author by Mahannah--He is suffered to depart for Palmyra--Encounter with robbers--Plain of Mezah--Disappointment at the distant sight of Palmyra--Arrival there.

plural of “arab” — a member of a Semitic people originally from the Arabian peninsula and surrounding territories who speaks Arabic and who inhabits much of the Middle East and northern Africa

From this reading The author enters the Desert--Hostile tribes of Bedouins--Beni Khaled Arabs--Their tents, manners, &c.--Arabian hospitality--Tels or Conical mounds--Aspect of the Desert--Want of Water--Hadidýn Arabs--Mountains of Gebel el Abyad--Bedouin horsemen--Bedouin encampment--Mahannah, the Emir--Bedouin repasts--Character of Mahannah--Nature of his authority--His revenue--Means used by the Bedouins to obtain gifts--March of a Bedouin tribe--Contrivance for mounting camels--Gentleness of the camel--Snow--Search for Water--Detention of the author by Mahannah--He is suffered to depart for Palmyra--Encounter with robbers--Plain of Mezah--Disappointment at the distant sight of Palmyra--Arrival there.

weapons considered collectively

From this reading We had no arms but my carbine, which Hassan carried; M. Lascaris not choosing to be burdened with any, and I following the advice of Lady Hester, who desired me to show no mistrust of my guide; and Hassan received to the value of four guineas at parting, which sum was to be doubled at my safe return.

accomplishment of an objective

From this reading The author enters the Desert--Hostile tribes of Bedouins--Beni Khaled Arabs--Their tents, manners, &c.--Arabian hospitality--Tels or Conical mounds--Aspect of the Desert--Want of Water--Hadidýn Arabs--Mountains of Gebel el Abyad--Bedouin horsemen--Bedouin encampment--Mahannah, the Emir--Bedouin repasts--Character of Mahannah--Nature of his authority--His revenue--Means used by the Bedouins to obtain gifts--March of a Bedouin tribe--Contrivance for mounting camels--Gentleness of the camel--Snow--Search for Water--Detention of the author by Mahannah--He is suffered to depart for Palmyra--Encounter with robbers--Plain of Mezah--Disappointment at the distant sight of Palmyra--Arrival there.

a distinct feature or element in a problem

From this reading The author enters the Desert--Hostile tribes of Bedouins--Beni Khaled Arabs--Their tents, manners, &c.--Arabian hospitality--Tels or Conical mounds--Aspect of the Desert--Want of Water--Hadidýn Arabs--Mountains of Gebel el Abyad--Bedouin horsemen--Bedouin encampment--Mahannah, the Emir--Bedouin repasts--Character of Mahannah--Nature of his authority--His revenue--Means used by the Bedouins to obtain gifts--March of a Bedouin tribe--Contrivance for mounting camels--Gentleness of the camel--Snow--Search for Water--Detention of the author by Mahannah--He is suffered to depart for Palmyra--Encounter with robbers--Plain of Mezah--Disappointment at the distant sight of Palmyra--Arrival there.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The author enters the Desert--Hostile tribes of Bedouins--Beni Khaled Arabs--Their tents, manners, &c.--Arabian hospitality--Tels or Conical mounds--Aspect of the Desert--Want of Water--Hadidýn Arabs--Mountains of Gebel el Abyad--Bedouin horsemen--Bedouin encampment--Mahannah, the Emir--Bedouin repasts--Character of Mahannah--Nature of his authority--His revenue--Means used by the Bedouins to obtain gifts--March of a Bedouin tribe--Contrivance for mounting camels--Gentleness of the camel--Snow--Search for Water--Detention of the author by Mahannah--He is suffered to depart for Palmyra--Encounter with robbers--Plain of Mezah--Disappointment at the distant sight of Palmyra--Arrival there.

writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading The author enters the Desert--Hostile tribes of Bedouins--Beni Khaled Arabs--Their tents, manners, &c.--Arabian hospitality--Tels or Conical mounds--Aspect of the Desert--Want of Water--Hadidýn Arabs--Mountains of Gebel el Abyad--Bedouin horsemen--Bedouin encampment--Mahannah, the Emir--Bedouin repasts--Character of Mahannah--Nature of his authority--His revenue--Means used by the Bedouins to obtain gifts--March of a Bedouin tribe--Contrivance for mounting camels--Gentleness of the camel--Snow--Search for Water--Detention of the author by Mahannah--He is suffered to depart for Palmyra--Encounter with robbers--Plain of Mezah--Disappointment at the distant sight of Palmyra--Arrival there.

the power or right to give orders or make decisions

From this reading The author enters the Desert--Hostile tribes of Bedouins--Beni Khaled Arabs--Their tents, manners, &c.--Arabian hospitality--Tels or Conical mounds--Aspect of the Desert--Want of Water--Hadidýn Arabs--Mountains of Gebel el Abyad--Bedouin horsemen--Bedouin encampment--Mahannah, the Emir--Bedouin repasts--Character of Mahannah--Nature of his authority--His revenue--Means used by the Bedouins to obtain gifts--March of a Bedouin tribe--Contrivance for mounting camels--Gentleness of the camel--Snow--Search for Water--Detention of the author by Mahannah--He is suffered to depart for Palmyra--Encounter with robbers--Plain of Mezah--Disappointment at the distant sight of Palmyra--Arrival there.

a flexible container with a single opening

From this reading Each was provided with a wallet, containing three feeds of barley, twenty bread-cakes, three pounds of raisins, a provision of coffee, a bag of tobacco, and with a leathern water-bottle.

a grain of barley

From this reading Each was provided with a wallet, containing three feeds of barley, twenty bread-cakes, three pounds of raisins, a provision of coffee, a bag of tobacco, and with a leathern water-bottle.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading We had no arms but my carbine, which Hassan carried; M. Lascaris not choosing to be burdened with any, and I following the advice of Lady Hester, who desired me to show no mistrust of my guide; and Hassan received to the value of four guineas at parting, which sum was to be doubled at my safe return.

a member of a nomadic tribe of Arabs

From this reading The author enters the Desert--Hostile tribes of Bedouins--Beni Khaled Arabs--Their tents, manners, &c.--Arabian hospitality--Tels or Conical mounds--Aspect of the Desert--Want of Water--Hadidýn Arabs--Mountains of Gebel el Abyad--Bedouin horsemen--Bedouin encampment--Mahannah, the Emir--Bedouin repasts--Character of Mahannah--Nature of his authority--His revenue--Means used by the Bedouins to obtain gifts--March of a Bedouin tribe--Contrivance for mounting camels--Gentleness of the camel--Snow--Search for Water--Detention of the author by Mahannah--He is suffered to depart for Palmyra--Encounter with robbers--Plain of Mezah--Disappointment at the distant sight of Palmyra--Arrival there.

plural of “bedouin” — a member of a nomadic tribe of Arabs

From this reading The author enters the Desert--Hostile tribes of Bedouins--Beni Khaled Arabs--Their tents, manners, &c.--Arabian hospitality--Tels or Conical mounds--Aspect of the Desert--Want of Water--Hadidýn Arabs--Mountains of Gebel el Abyad--Bedouin horsemen--Bedouin encampment--Mahannah, the Emir--Bedouin repasts--Character of Mahannah--Nature of his authority--His revenue--Means used by the Bedouins to obtain gifts--March of a Bedouin tribe--Contrivance for mounting camels--Gentleness of the camel--Snow--Search for Water--Detention of the author by Mahannah--He is suffered to depart for Palmyra--Encounter with robbers--Plain of Mezah--Disappointment at the distant sight of Palmyra--Arrival there.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The author enters the Desert--Hostile tribes of Bedouins--Beni Khaled Arabs--Their tents, manners, &c.--Arabian hospitality--Tels or Conical mounds--Aspect of the Desert--Want of Water--Hadidýn Arabs--Mountains of Gebel el Abyad--Bedouin horsemen--Bedouin encampment--Mahannah, the Emir--Bedouin repasts--Character of Mahannah--Nature of his authority--His revenue--Means used by the Bedouins to obtain gifts--March of a Bedouin tribe--Contrivance for mounting camels--Gentleness of the camel--Snow--Search for Water--Detention of the author by Mahannah--He is suffered to depart for Palmyra--Encounter with robbers--Plain of Mezah--Disappointment at the distant sight of Palmyra--Arrival there.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Each was provided with a wallet, containing three feeds of barley, twenty bread-cakes, three pounds of raisins, a provision of coffee, a bag of tobacco, and with a leathern water-bottle.

bearing a heavy burden of work or difficulties or responsibilities

From this reading We had no arms but my carbine, which Hassan carried; M. Lascaris not choosing to be burdened with any, and I following the advice of Lady Hester, who desired me to show no mistrust of my guide; and Hassan received to the value of four guineas at parting, which sum was to be doubled at my safe return.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading We had no arms but my carbine, which Hassan carried; M. Lascaris not choosing to be burdened with any, and I following the advice of Lady Hester, who desired me to show no mistrust of my guide; and Hassan received to the value of four guineas at parting, which sum was to be doubled at my safe return.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The author enters the Desert--Hostile tribes of Bedouins--Beni Khaled Arabs--Their tents, manners, &c.--Arabian hospitality--Tels or Conical mounds--Aspect of the Desert--Want of Water--Hadidýn Arabs--Mountains of Gebel el Abyad--Bedouin horsemen--Bedouin encampment--Mahannah, the Emir--Bedouin repasts--Character of Mahannah--Nature of his authority--His revenue--Means used by the Bedouins to obtain gifts--March of a Bedouin tribe--Contrivance for mounting camels--Gentleness of the camel--Snow--Search for Water--Detention of the author by Mahannah--He is suffered to depart for Palmyra--Encounter with robbers--Plain of Mezah--Disappointment at the distant sight of Palmyra--Arrival there.

a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature

From this reading The author enters the Desert--Hostile tribes of Bedouins--Beni Khaled Arabs--Their tents, manners, &c.--Arabian hospitality--Tels or Conical mounds--Aspect of the Desert--Want of Water--Hadidýn Arabs--Mountains of Gebel el Abyad--Bedouin horsemen--Bedouin encampment--Mahannah, the Emir--Bedouin repasts--Character of Mahannah--Nature of his authority--His revenue--Means used by the Bedouins to obtain gifts--March of a Bedouin tribe--Contrivance for mounting camels--Gentleness of the camel--Snow--Search for Water--Detention of the author by Mahannah--He is suffered to depart for Palmyra--Encounter with robbers--Plain of Mezah--Disappointment at the distant sight of Palmyra--Arrival there.

cud-chewing mammal used as a draft or saddle animal in desert regions

From this reading The author enters the Desert--Hostile tribes of Bedouins--Beni Khaled Arabs--Their tents, manners, &c.--Arabian hospitality--Tels or Conical mounds--Aspect of the Desert--Want of Water--Hadidýn Arabs--Mountains of Gebel el Abyad--Bedouin horsemen--Bedouin encampment--Mahannah, the Emir--Bedouin repasts--Character of Mahannah--Nature of his authority--His revenue--Means used by the Bedouins to obtain gifts--March of a Bedouin tribe--Contrivance for mounting camels--Gentleness of the camel--Snow--Search for Water--Detention of the author by Mahannah--He is suffered to depart for Palmyra--Encounter with robbers--Plain of Mezah--Disappointment at the distant sight of Palmyra--Arrival there.

plural of “camel” — cud-chewing mammal used as a draft or saddle animal in desert regions

From this reading The author enters the Desert--Hostile tribes of Bedouins--Beni Khaled Arabs--Their tents, manners, &c.--Arabian hospitality--Tels or Conical mounds--Aspect of the Desert--Want of Water--Hadidýn Arabs--Mountains of Gebel el Abyad--Bedouin horsemen--Bedouin encampment--Mahannah, the Emir--Bedouin repasts--Character of Mahannah--Nature of his authority--His revenue--Means used by the Bedouins to obtain gifts--March of a Bedouin tribe--Contrivance for mounting camels--Gentleness of the camel--Snow--Search for Water--Detention of the author by Mahannah--He is suffered to depart for Palmyra--Encounter with robbers--Plain of Mezah--Disappointment at the distant sight of Palmyra--Arrival there.

light automatic rifle

From this reading We had no arms but my carbine, which Hassan carried; M. Lascaris not choosing to be burdened with any, and I following the advice of Lady Hester, who desired me to show no mistrust of my guide; and Hassan received to the value of four guineas at parting, which sum was to be doubled at my safe return.

inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

From this reading We had no arms but my carbine, which Hassan carried; M. Lascaris not choosing to be burdened with any, and I following the advice of Lady Hester, who desired me to show no mistrust of my guide; and Hassan received to the value of four guineas at parting, which sum was to be doubled at my safe return.

past form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity

From this reading After travelling two hours, the marks of cultivation ceased, and we might be said to have entered the Desert.

an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)

From this reading The author enters the Desert--Hostile tribes of Bedouins--Beni Khaled Arabs--Their tents, manners, &c.--Arabian hospitality--Tels or Conical mounds--Aspect of the Desert--Want of Water--Hadidýn Arabs--Mountains of Gebel el Abyad--Bedouin horsemen--Bedouin encampment--Mahannah, the Emir--Bedouin repasts--Character of Mahannah--Nature of his authority--His revenue--Means used by the Bedouins to obtain gifts--March of a Bedouin tribe--Contrivance for mounting camels--Gentleness of the camel--Snow--Search for Water--Detention of the author by Mahannah--He is suffered to depart for Palmyra--Encounter with robbers--Plain of Mezah--Disappointment at the distant sight of Palmyra--Arrival there.

-ing form of “choose” — pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives

From this reading We had no arms but my carbine, which Hassan carried; M. Lascaris not choosing to be burdened with any, and I following the advice of Lady Hester, who desired me to show no mistrust of my guide; and Hassan received to the value of four guineas at parting, which sum was to be doubled at my safe return.

a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans

From this reading Each was provided with a wallet, containing three feeds of barley, twenty bread-cakes, three pounds of raisins, a provision of coffee, a bag of tobacco, and with a leathern water-bottle.

established by conditioning or learning

From this reading We were mounted on stallions well conditioned.

relating to or resembling a cone

From this reading The author enters the Desert--Hostile tribes of Bedouins--Beni Khaled Arabs--Their tents, manners, &c.--Arabian hospitality--Tels or Conical mounds--Aspect of the Desert--Want of Water--Hadidýn Arabs--Mountains of Gebel el Abyad--Bedouin horsemen--Bedouin encampment--Mahannah, the Emir--Bedouin repasts--Character of Mahannah--Nature of his authority--His revenue--Means used by the Bedouins to obtain gifts--March of a Bedouin tribe--Contrivance for mounting camels--Gentleness of the camel--Snow--Search for Water--Detention of the author by Mahannah--He is suffered to depart for Palmyra--Encounter with robbers--Plain of Mezah--Disappointment at the distant sight of Palmyra--Arrival there.

-ing form of “contain” — include or contain; have as a component

From this reading Each was provided with a wallet, containing three feeds of barley, twenty bread-cakes, three pounds of raisins, a provision of coffee, a bag of tobacco, and with a leathern water-bottle.

a device or control that is very useful for a particular job

From this reading The author enters the Desert--Hostile tribes of Bedouins--Beni Khaled Arabs--Their tents, manners, &c.--Arabian hospitality--Tels or Conical mounds--Aspect of the Desert--Want of Water--Hadidýn Arabs--Mountains of Gebel el Abyad--Bedouin horsemen--Bedouin encampment--Mahannah, the Emir--Bedouin repasts--Character of Mahannah--Nature of his authority--His revenue--Means used by the Bedouins to obtain gifts--March of a Bedouin tribe--Contrivance for mounting camels--Gentleness of the camel--Snow--Search for Water--Detention of the author by Mahannah--He is suffered to depart for Palmyra--Encounter with robbers--Plain of Mezah--Disappointment at the distant sight of Palmyra--Arrival there.

socialization through training and education to develop one's mind or manners

From this reading After travelling two hours, the marks of cultivation ceased, and we might be said to have entered the Desert.

move away from a place into another direction

From this reading The author enters the Desert--Hostile tribes of Bedouins--Beni Khaled Arabs--Their tents, manners, &c.--Arabian hospitality--Tels or Conical mounds--Aspect of the Desert--Want of Water--Hadidýn Arabs--Mountains of Gebel el Abyad--Bedouin horsemen--Bedouin encampment--Mahannah, the Emir--Bedouin repasts--Character of Mahannah--Nature of his authority--His revenue--Means used by the Bedouins to obtain gifts--March of a Bedouin tribe--Contrivance for mounting camels--Gentleness of the camel--Snow--Search for Water--Detention of the author by Mahannah--He is suffered to depart for Palmyra--Encounter with robbers--Plain of Mezah--Disappointment at the distant sight of Palmyra--Arrival there.

leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch

From this reading The author enters the Desert--Hostile tribes of Bedouins--Beni Khaled Arabs--Their tents, manners, &c.--Arabian hospitality--Tels or Conical mounds--Aspect of the Desert--Want of Water--Hadidýn Arabs--Mountains of Gebel el Abyad--Bedouin horsemen--Bedouin encampment--Mahannah, the Emir--Bedouin repasts--Character of Mahannah--Nature of his authority--His revenue--Means used by the Bedouins to obtain gifts--March of a Bedouin tribe--Contrivance for mounting camels--Gentleness of the camel--Snow--Search for Water--Detention of the author by Mahannah--He is suffered to depart for Palmyra--Encounter with robbers--Plain of Mezah--Disappointment at the distant sight of Palmyra--Arrival there.

wanted intensely

From this reading We had no arms but my carbine, which Hassan carried; M. Lascaris not choosing to be burdened with any, and I following the advice of Lady Hester, who desired me to show no mistrust of my guide; and Hassan received to the value of four guineas at parting, which sum was to be doubled at my safe return.

a state of being confined (usually for a short time)

From this reading The author enters the Desert--Hostile tribes of Bedouins--Beni Khaled Arabs--Their tents, manners, &c.--Arabian hospitality--Tels or Conical mounds--Aspect of the Desert--Want of Water--Hadidýn Arabs--Mountains of Gebel el Abyad--Bedouin horsemen--Bedouin encampment--Mahannah, the Emir--Bedouin repasts--Character of Mahannah--Nature of his authority--His revenue--Means used by the Bedouins to obtain gifts--March of a Bedouin tribe--Contrivance for mounting camels--Gentleness of the camel--Snow--Search for Water--Detention of the author by Mahannah--He is suffered to depart for Palmyra--Encounter with robbers--Plain of Mezah--Disappointment at the distant sight of Palmyra--Arrival there.

a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized

From this reading The author enters the Desert--Hostile tribes of Bedouins--Beni Khaled Arabs--Their tents, manners, &c.--Arabian hospitality--Tels or Conical mounds--Aspect of the Desert--Want of Water--Hadidýn Arabs--Mountains of Gebel el Abyad--Bedouin horsemen--Bedouin encampment--Mahannah, the Emir--Bedouin repasts--Character of Mahannah--Nature of his authority--His revenue--Means used by the Bedouins to obtain gifts--March of a Bedouin tribe--Contrivance for mounting camels--Gentleness of the camel--Snow--Search for Water--Detention of the author by Mahannah--He is suffered to depart for Palmyra--Encounter with robbers--Plain of Mezah--Disappointment at the distant sight of Palmyra--Arrival there.

separated in space or coming from or going to a distance

From this reading The author enters the Desert--Hostile tribes of Bedouins--Beni Khaled Arabs--Their tents, manners, &c.--Arabian hospitality--Tels or Conical mounds--Aspect of the Desert--Want of Water--Hadidýn Arabs--Mountains of Gebel el Abyad--Bedouin horsemen--Bedouin encampment--Mahannah, the Emir--Bedouin repasts--Character of Mahannah--Nature of his authority--His revenue--Means used by the Bedouins to obtain gifts--March of a Bedouin tribe--Contrivance for mounting camels--Gentleness of the camel--Snow--Search for Water--Detention of the author by Mahannah--He is suffered to depart for Palmyra--Encounter with robbers--Plain of Mezah--Disappointment at the distant sight of Palmyra--Arrival there.

twice as great or many

From this reading We had no arms but my carbine, which Hassan carried; M. Lascaris not choosing to be burdened with any, and I following the advice of Lady Hester, who desired me to show no mistrust of my guide; and Hassan received to the value of four guineas at parting, which sum was to be doubled at my safe return.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading Each was provided with a wallet, containing three feeds of barley, twenty bread-cakes, three pounds of raisins, a provision of coffee, a bag of tobacco, and with a leathern water-bottle.

angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)

From this reading The author enters the Desert--Hostile tribes of Bedouins--Beni Khaled Arabs--Their tents, manners, &c.--Arabian hospitality--Tels or Conical mounds--Aspect of the Desert--Want of Water--Hadidýn Arabs--Mountains of Gebel el Abyad--Bedouin horsemen--Bedouin encampment--Mahannah, the Emir--Bedouin repasts--Character of Mahannah--Nature of his authority--His revenue--Means used by the Bedouins to obtain gifts--March of a Bedouin tribe--Contrivance for mounting camels--Gentleness of the camel--Snow--Search for Water--Detention of the author by Mahannah--He is suffered to depart for Palmyra--Encounter with robbers--Plain of Mezah--Disappointment at the distant sight of Palmyra--Arrival there.

an independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or Arabia)

From this reading The author enters the Desert--Hostile tribes of Bedouins--Beni Khaled Arabs--Their tents, manners, &c.--Arabian hospitality--Tels or Conical mounds--Aspect of the Desert--Want of Water--Hadidýn Arabs--Mountains of Gebel el Abyad--Bedouin horsemen--Bedouin encampment--Mahannah, the Emir--Bedouin repasts--Character of Mahannah--Nature of his authority--His revenue--Means used by the Bedouins to obtain gifts--March of a Bedouin tribe--Contrivance for mounting camels--Gentleness of the camel--Snow--Search for Water--Detention of the author by Mahannah--He is suffered to depart for Palmyra--Encounter with robbers--Plain of Mezah--Disappointment at the distant sight of Palmyra--Arrival there.

a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent

From this reading The author enters the Desert--Hostile tribes of Bedouins--Beni Khaled Arabs--Their tents, manners, &c.--Arabian hospitality--Tels or Conical mounds--Aspect of the Desert--Want of Water--Hadidýn Arabs--Mountains of Gebel el Abyad--Bedouin horsemen--Bedouin encampment--Mahannah, the Emir--Bedouin repasts--Character of Mahannah--Nature of his authority--His revenue--Means used by the Bedouins to obtain gifts--March of a Bedouin tribe--Contrivance for mounting camels--Gentleness of the camel--Snow--Search for Water--Detention of the author by Mahannah--He is suffered to depart for Palmyra--Encounter with robbers--Plain of Mezah--Disappointment at the distant sight of Palmyra--Arrival there.

come together

From this reading The author enters the Desert--Hostile tribes of Bedouins--Beni Khaled Arabs--Their tents, manners, &c.--Arabian hospitality--Tels or Conical mounds--Aspect of the Desert--Want of Water--Hadidýn Arabs--Mountains of Gebel el Abyad--Bedouin horsemen--Bedouin encampment--Mahannah, the Emir--Bedouin repasts--Character of Mahannah--Nature of his authority--His revenue--Means used by the Bedouins to obtain gifts--March of a Bedouin tribe--Contrivance for mounting camels--Gentleness of the camel--Snow--Search for Water--Detention of the author by Mahannah--He is suffered to depart for Palmyra--Encounter with robbers--Plain of Mezah--Disappointment at the distant sight of Palmyra--Arrival there.

past form of “enter” — to come or go into

From this reading After travelling two hours, the marks of cultivation ceased, and we might be said to have entered the Desert.

third-person singular of “enter” — to come or go into

From this reading The author enters the Desert--Hostile tribes of Bedouins--Beni Khaled Arabs--Their tents, manners, &c.--Arabian hospitality--Tels or Conical mounds--Aspect of the Desert--Want of Water--Hadidýn Arabs--Mountains of Gebel el Abyad--Bedouin horsemen--Bedouin encampment--Mahannah, the Emir--Bedouin repasts--Character of Mahannah--Nature of his authority--His revenue--Means used by the Bedouins to obtain gifts--March of a Bedouin tribe--Contrivance for mounting camels--Gentleness of the camel--Snow--Search for Water--Detention of the author by Mahannah--He is suffered to depart for Palmyra--Encounter with robbers--Plain of Mezah--Disappointment at the distant sight of Palmyra--Arrival there.

plural of “feed” — food for domestic livestock

From this reading Each was provided with a wallet, containing three feeds of barley, twenty bread-cakes, three pounds of raisins, a provision of coffee, a bag of tobacco, and with a leathern water-bottle.

about to be mentioned or specified

From this reading We had no arms but my carbine, which Hassan carried; M. Lascaris not choosing to be burdened with any, and I following the advice of Lady Hester, who desired me to show no mistrust of my guide; and Hassan received to the value of four guineas at parting, which sum was to be doubled at my safe return.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The author enters the Desert--Hostile tribes of Bedouins--Beni Khaled Arabs--Their tents, manners, &c.--Arabian hospitality--Tels or Conical mounds--Aspect of the Desert--Want of Water--Hadidýn Arabs--Mountains of Gebel el Abyad--Bedouin horsemen--Bedouin encampment--Mahannah, the Emir--Bedouin repasts--Character of Mahannah--Nature of his authority--His revenue--Means used by the Bedouins to obtain gifts--March of a Bedouin tribe--Contrivance for mounting camels--Gentleness of the camel--Snow--Search for Water--Detention of the author by Mahannah--He is suffered to depart for Palmyra--Encounter with robbers--Plain of Mezah--Disappointment at the distant sight of Palmyra--Arrival there.

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading We had no arms but my carbine, which Hassan carried; M. Lascaris not choosing to be burdened with any, and I following the advice of Lady Hester, who desired me to show no mistrust of my guide; and Hassan received to the value of four guineas at parting, which sum was to be doubled at my safe return.

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From this reading The author enters the Desert--Hostile tribes of Bedouins--Beni Khaled Arabs--Their tents, manners, &c.--Arabian hospitality--Tels or Conical mounds--Aspect of the Desert--Want of Water--Hadidýn Arabs--Mountains of Gebel el Abyad--Bedouin horsemen--Bedouin encampment--Mahannah, the Emir--Bedouin repasts--Character of Mahannah--Nature of his authority--His revenue--Means used by the Bedouins to obtain gifts--March of a Bedouin tribe--Contrivance for mounting camels--Gentleness of the camel--Snow--Search for Water--Detention of the author by Mahannah--He is suffered to depart for Palmyra--Encounter with robbers--Plain of Mezah--Disappointment at the distant sight of Palmyra--Arrival there.

the property possessed by a slope that is very gradual

From this reading The author enters the Desert--Hostile tribes of Bedouins--Beni Khaled Arabs--Their tents, manners, &c.--Arabian hospitality--Tels or Conical mounds--Aspect of the Desert--Want of Water--Hadidýn Arabs--Mountains of Gebel el Abyad--Bedouin horsemen--Bedouin encampment--Mahannah, the Emir--Bedouin repasts--Character of Mahannah--Nature of his authority--His revenue--Means used by the Bedouins to obtain gifts--March of a Bedouin tribe--Contrivance for mounting camels--Gentleness of the camel--Snow--Search for Water--Detention of the author by Mahannah--He is suffered to depart for Palmyra--Encounter with robbers--Plain of Mezah--Disappointment at the distant sight of Palmyra--Arrival there.

plural of “gift” — something acquired without compensation

From this reading The author enters the Desert--Hostile tribes of Bedouins--Beni Khaled Arabs--Their tents, manners, &c.--Arabian hospitality--Tels or Conical mounds--Aspect of the Desert--Want of Water--Hadidýn Arabs--Mountains of Gebel el Abyad--Bedouin horsemen--Bedouin encampment--Mahannah, the Emir--Bedouin repasts--Character of Mahannah--Nature of his authority--His revenue--Means used by the Bedouins to obtain gifts--March of a Bedouin tribe--Contrivance for mounting camels--Gentleness of the camel--Snow--Search for Water--Detention of the author by Mahannah--He is suffered to depart for Palmyra--Encounter with robbers--Plain of Mezah--Disappointment at the distant sight of Palmyra--Arrival there.

someone employed to conduct others

From this reading We had no arms but my carbine, which Hassan carried; M. Lascaris not choosing to be burdened with any, and I following the advice of Lady Hester, who desired me to show no mistrust of my guide; and Hassan received to the value of four guineas at parting, which sum was to be doubled at my safe return.

plural of “guinea” — a former British gold coin worth 21 shillings

From this reading We had no arms but my carbine, which Hassan carried; M. Lascaris not choosing to be burdened with any, and I following the advice of Lady Hester, who desired me to show no mistrust of my guide; and Hassan received to the value of four guineas at parting, which sum was to be doubled at my safe return.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading We had no arms but my carbine, which Hassan carried; M. Lascaris not choosing to be burdened with any, and I following the advice of Lady Hester, who desired me to show no mistrust of my guide; and Hassan received to the value of four guineas at parting, which sum was to be doubled at my safe return.

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From this reading The author enters the Desert--Hostile tribes of Bedouins--Beni Khaled Arabs--Their tents, manners, &c.--Arabian hospitality--Tels or Conical mounds--Aspect of the Desert--Want of Water--Hadidýn Arabs--Mountains of Gebel el Abyad--Bedouin horsemen--Bedouin encampment--Mahannah, the Emir--Bedouin repasts--Character of Mahannah--Nature of his authority--His revenue--Means used by the Bedouins to obtain gifts--March of a Bedouin tribe--Contrivance for mounting camels--Gentleness of the camel--Snow--Search for Water--Detention of the author by Mahannah--He is suffered to depart for Palmyra--Encounter with robbers--Plain of Mezah--Disappointment at the distant sight of Palmyra--Arrival there.

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From this reading We had no arms but my carbine, which Hassan carried; M. Lascaris not choosing to be burdened with any, and I following the advice of Lady Hester, who desired me to show no mistrust of my guide; and Hassan received to the value of four guineas at parting, which sum was to be doubled at my safe return.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading After travelling two hours, the marks of cultivation ceased, and we might be said to have entered the Desert.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The author enters the Desert--Hostile tribes of Bedouins--Beni Khaled Arabs--Their tents, manners, &c.--Arabian hospitality--Tels or Conical mounds--Aspect of the Desert--Want of Water--Hadidýn Arabs--Mountains of Gebel el Abyad--Bedouin horsemen--Bedouin encampment--Mahannah, the Emir--Bedouin repasts--Character of Mahannah--Nature of his authority--His revenue--Means used by the Bedouins to obtain gifts--March of a Bedouin tribe--Contrivance for mounting camels--Gentleness of the camel--Snow--Search for Water--Detention of the author by Mahannah--He is suffered to depart for Palmyra--Encounter with robbers--Plain of Mezah--Disappointment at the distant sight of Palmyra--Arrival there.

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From this reading We had no arms but my carbine, which Hassan carried; M. Lascaris not choosing to be burdened with any, and I following the advice of Lady Hester, who desired me to show no mistrust of my guide; and Hassan received to the value of four guineas at parting, which sum was to be doubled at my safe return.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading The author enters the Desert--Hostile tribes of Bedouins--Beni Khaled Arabs--Their tents, manners, &c.--Arabian hospitality--Tels or Conical mounds--Aspect of the Desert--Want of Water--Hadidýn Arabs--Mountains of Gebel el Abyad--Bedouin horsemen--Bedouin encampment--Mahannah, the Emir--Bedouin repasts--Character of Mahannah--Nature of his authority--His revenue--Means used by the Bedouins to obtain gifts--March of a Bedouin tribe--Contrivance for mounting camels--Gentleness of the camel--Snow--Search for Water--Detention of the author by Mahannah--He is suffered to depart for Palmyra--Encounter with robbers--Plain of Mezah--Disappointment at the distant sight of Palmyra--Arrival there.

plural of “horseman” — a man skilled in equitation

From this reading The author enters the Desert--Hostile tribes of Bedouins--Beni Khaled Arabs--Their tents, manners, &c.--Arabian hospitality--Tels or Conical mounds--Aspect of the Desert--Want of Water--Hadidýn Arabs--Mountains of Gebel el Abyad--Bedouin horsemen--Bedouin encampment--Mahannah, the Emir--Bedouin repasts--Character of Mahannah--Nature of his authority--His revenue--Means used by the Bedouins to obtain gifts--March of a Bedouin tribe--Contrivance for mounting camels--Gentleness of the camel--Snow--Search for Water--Detention of the author by Mahannah--He is suffered to depart for Palmyra--Encounter with robbers--Plain of Mezah--Disappointment at the distant sight of Palmyra--Arrival there.

kindness in welcoming guests or strangers

From this reading The author enters the Desert--Hostile tribes of Bedouins--Beni Khaled Arabs--Their tents, manners, &c.--Arabian hospitality--Tels or Conical mounds--Aspect of the Desert--Want of Water--Hadidýn Arabs--Mountains of Gebel el Abyad--Bedouin horsemen--Bedouin encampment--Mahannah, the Emir--Bedouin repasts--Character of Mahannah--Nature of his authority--His revenue--Means used by the Bedouins to obtain gifts--March of a Bedouin tribe--Contrivance for mounting camels--Gentleness of the camel--Snow--Search for Water--Detention of the author by Mahannah--He is suffered to depart for Palmyra--Encounter with robbers--Plain of Mezah--Disappointment at the distant sight of Palmyra--Arrival there.

characterized by enmity or ill will

From this reading The author enters the Desert--Hostile tribes of Bedouins--Beni Khaled Arabs--Their tents, manners, &c.--Arabian hospitality--Tels or Conical mounds--Aspect of the Desert--Want of Water--Hadidýn Arabs--Mountains of Gebel el Abyad--Bedouin horsemen--Bedouin encampment--Mahannah, the Emir--Bedouin repasts--Character of Mahannah--Nature of his authority--His revenue--Means used by the Bedouins to obtain gifts--March of a Bedouin tribe--Contrivance for mounting camels--Gentleness of the camel--Snow--Search for Water--Detention of the author by Mahannah--He is suffered to depart for Palmyra--Encounter with robbers--Plain of Mezah--Disappointment at the distant sight of Palmyra--Arrival there.

a period of time assigned for work

From this reading After travelling two hours, the marks of cultivation ceased, and we might be said to have entered the Desert.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading We had no arms but my carbine, which Hassan carried; M. Lascaris not choosing to be burdened with any, and I following the advice of Lady Hester, who desired me to show no mistrust of my guide; and Hassan received to the value of four guineas at parting, which sum was to be doubled at my safe return.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The author enters the Desert--Hostile tribes of Bedouins--Beni Khaled Arabs--Their tents, manners, &c.--Arabian hospitality--Tels or Conical mounds--Aspect of the Desert--Want of Water--Hadidýn Arabs--Mountains of Gebel el Abyad--Bedouin horsemen--Bedouin encampment--Mahannah, the Emir--Bedouin repasts--Character of Mahannah--Nature of his authority--His revenue--Means used by the Bedouins to obtain gifts--March of a Bedouin tribe--Contrivance for mounting camels--Gentleness of the camel--Snow--Search for Water--Detention of the author by Mahannah--He is suffered to depart for Palmyra--Encounter with robbers--Plain of Mezah--Disappointment at the distant sight of Palmyra--Arrival there.

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From this reading The author enters the Desert--Hostile tribes of Bedouins--Beni Khaled Arabs--Their tents, manners, &c.--Arabian hospitality--Tels or Conical mounds--Aspect of the Desert--Want of Water--Hadidýn Arabs--Mountains of Gebel el Abyad--Bedouin horsemen--Bedouin encampment--Mahannah, the Emir--Bedouin repasts--Character of Mahannah--Nature of his authority--His revenue--Means used by the Bedouins to obtain gifts--March of a Bedouin tribe--Contrivance for mounting camels--Gentleness of the camel--Snow--Search for Water--Detention of the author by Mahannah--He is suffered to depart for Palmyra--Encounter with robbers--Plain of Mezah--Disappointment at the distant sight of Palmyra--Arrival there.

a polite name for any woman

From this reading We had no arms but my carbine, which Hassan carried; M. Lascaris not choosing to be burdened with any, and I following the advice of Lady Hester, who desired me to show no mistrust of my guide; and Hassan received to the value of four guineas at parting, which sum was to be doubled at my safe return.

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From this reading We had no arms but my carbine, which Hassan carried; M. Lascaris not choosing to be burdened with any, and I following the advice of Lady Hester, who desired me to show no mistrust of my guide; and Hassan received to the value of four guineas at parting, which sum was to be doubled at my safe return.

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From this reading Each was provided with a wallet, containing three feeds of barley, twenty bread-cakes, three pounds of raisins, a provision of coffee, a bag of tobacco, and with a leathern water-bottle.

the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)

From this reading We had no arms but my carbine, which Hassan carried; M. Lascaris not choosing to be burdened with any, and I following the advice of Lady Hester, who desired me to show no mistrust of my guide; and Hassan received to the value of four guineas at parting, which sum was to be doubled at my safe return.

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From this reading The author enters the Desert--Hostile tribes of Bedouins--Beni Khaled Arabs--Their tents, manners, &c.--Arabian hospitality--Tels or Conical mounds--Aspect of the Desert--Want of Water--Hadidýn Arabs--Mountains of Gebel el Abyad--Bedouin horsemen--Bedouin encampment--Mahannah, the Emir--Bedouin repasts--Character of Mahannah--Nature of his authority--His revenue--Means used by the Bedouins to obtain gifts--March of a Bedouin tribe--Contrivance for mounting camels--Gentleness of the camel--Snow--Search for Water--Detention of the author by Mahannah--He is suffered to depart for Palmyra--Encounter with robbers--Plain of Mezah--Disappointment at the distant sight of Palmyra--Arrival there.

social deportment

From this reading The author enters the Desert--Hostile tribes of Bedouins--Beni Khaled Arabs--Their tents, manners, &c.--Arabian hospitality--Tels or Conical mounds--Aspect of the Desert--Want of Water--Hadidýn Arabs--Mountains of Gebel el Abyad--Bedouin horsemen--Bedouin encampment--Mahannah, the Emir--Bedouin repasts--Character of Mahannah--Nature of his authority--His revenue--Means used by the Bedouins to obtain gifts--March of a Bedouin tribe--Contrivance for mounting camels--Gentleness of the camel--Snow--Search for Water--Detention of the author by Mahannah--He is suffered to depart for Palmyra--Encounter with robbers--Plain of Mezah--Disappointment at the distant sight of Palmyra--Arrival there.

march in a procession

From this reading The author enters the Desert--Hostile tribes of Bedouins--Beni Khaled Arabs--Their tents, manners, &c.--Arabian hospitality--Tels or Conical mounds--Aspect of the Desert--Want of Water--Hadidýn Arabs--Mountains of Gebel el Abyad--Bedouin horsemen--Bedouin encampment--Mahannah, the Emir--Bedouin repasts--Character of Mahannah--Nature of his authority--His revenue--Means used by the Bedouins to obtain gifts--March of a Bedouin tribe--Contrivance for mounting camels--Gentleness of the camel--Snow--Search for Water--Detention of the author by Mahannah--He is suffered to depart for Palmyra--Encounter with robbers--Plain of Mezah--Disappointment at the distant sight of Palmyra--Arrival there.

English businessman who created a retail chain (1888-1964)

From this reading After travelling two hours, the marks of cultivation ceased, and we might be said to have entered the Desert.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading We had no arms but my carbine, which Hassan carried; M. Lascaris not choosing to be burdened with any, and I following the advice of Lady Hester, who desired me to show no mistrust of my guide; and Hassan received to the value of four guineas at parting, which sum was to be doubled at my safe return.

thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end

From this reading The author enters the Desert--Hostile tribes of Bedouins--Beni Khaled Arabs--Their tents, manners, &c.--Arabian hospitality--Tels or Conical mounds--Aspect of the Desert--Want of Water--Hadidýn Arabs--Mountains of Gebel el Abyad--Bedouin horsemen--Bedouin encampment--Mahannah, the Emir--Bedouin repasts--Character of Mahannah--Nature of his authority--His revenue--Means used by the Bedouins to obtain gifts--March of a Bedouin tribe--Contrivance for mounting camels--Gentleness of the camel--Snow--Search for Water--Detention of the author by Mahannah--He is suffered to depart for Palmyra--Encounter with robbers--Plain of Mezah--Disappointment at the distant sight of Palmyra--Arrival there.

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From this reading The author enters the Desert--Hostile tribes of Bedouins--Beni Khaled Arabs--Their tents, manners, &c.--Arabian hospitality--Tels or Conical mounds--Aspect of the Desert--Want of Water--Hadidýn Arabs--Mountains of Gebel el Abyad--Bedouin horsemen--Bedouin encampment--Mahannah, the Emir--Bedouin repasts--Character of Mahannah--Nature of his authority--His revenue--Means used by the Bedouins to obtain gifts--March of a Bedouin tribe--Contrivance for mounting camels--Gentleness of the camel--Snow--Search for Water--Detention of the author by Mahannah--He is suffered to depart for Palmyra--Encounter with robbers--Plain of Mezah--Disappointment at the distant sight of Palmyra--Arrival there.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading After travelling two hours, the marks of cultivation ceased, and we might be said to have entered the Desert.

regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in

From this reading We had no arms but my carbine, which Hassan carried; M. Lascaris not choosing to be burdened with any, and I following the advice of Lady Hester, who desired me to show no mistrust of my guide; and Hassan received to the value of four guineas at parting, which sum was to be doubled at my safe return.

plural of “mound” — (baseball) the slight elevation on which the pitcher stands

From this reading The author enters the Desert--Hostile tribes of Bedouins--Beni Khaled Arabs--Their tents, manners, &c.--Arabian hospitality--Tels or Conical mounds--Aspect of the Desert--Want of Water--Hadidýn Arabs--Mountains of Gebel el Abyad--Bedouin horsemen--Bedouin encampment--Mahannah, the Emir--Bedouin repasts--Character of Mahannah--Nature of his authority--His revenue--Means used by the Bedouins to obtain gifts--March of a Bedouin tribe--Contrivance for mounting camels--Gentleness of the camel--Snow--Search for Water--Detention of the author by Mahannah--He is suffered to depart for Palmyra--Encounter with robbers--Plain of Mezah--Disappointment at the distant sight of Palmyra--Arrival there.

plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill

From this reading The author enters the Desert--Hostile tribes of Bedouins--Beni Khaled Arabs--Their tents, manners, &c.--Arabian hospitality--Tels or Conical mounds--Aspect of the Desert--Want of Water--Hadidýn Arabs--Mountains of Gebel el Abyad--Bedouin horsemen--Bedouin encampment--Mahannah, the Emir--Bedouin repasts--Character of Mahannah--Nature of his authority--His revenue--Means used by the Bedouins to obtain gifts--March of a Bedouin tribe--Contrivance for mounting camels--Gentleness of the camel--Snow--Search for Water--Detention of the author by Mahannah--He is suffered to depart for Palmyra--Encounter with robbers--Plain of Mezah--Disappointment at the distant sight of Palmyra--Arrival there.

assembled for use; especially by being attached to a support

From this reading We were mounted on stallions well conditioned.

an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)

From this reading The author enters the Desert--Hostile tribes of Bedouins--Beni Khaled Arabs--Their tents, manners, &c.--Arabian hospitality--Tels or Conical mounds--Aspect of the Desert--Want of Water--Hadidýn Arabs--Mountains of Gebel el Abyad--Bedouin horsemen--Bedouin encampment--Mahannah, the Emir--Bedouin repasts--Character of Mahannah--Nature of his authority--His revenue--Means used by the Bedouins to obtain gifts--March of a Bedouin tribe--Contrivance for mounting camels--Gentleness of the camel--Snow--Search for Water--Detention of the author by Mahannah--He is suffered to depart for Palmyra--Encounter with robbers--Plain of Mezah--Disappointment at the distant sight of Palmyra--Arrival there.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading We had no arms but my carbine, which Hassan carried; M. Lascaris not choosing to be burdened with any, and I following the advice of Lady Hester, who desired me to show no mistrust of my guide; and Hassan received to the value of four guineas at parting, which sum was to be doubled at my safe return.

the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized

From this reading The author enters the Desert--Hostile tribes of Bedouins--Beni Khaled Arabs--Their tents, manners, &c.--Arabian hospitality--Tels or Conical mounds--Aspect of the Desert--Want of Water--Hadidýn Arabs--Mountains of Gebel el Abyad--Bedouin horsemen--Bedouin encampment--Mahannah, the Emir--Bedouin repasts--Character of Mahannah--Nature of his authority--His revenue--Means used by the Bedouins to obtain gifts--March of a Bedouin tribe--Contrivance for mounting camels--Gentleness of the camel--Snow--Search for Water--Detention of the author by Mahannah--He is suffered to depart for Palmyra--Encounter with robbers--Plain of Mezah--Disappointment at the distant sight of Palmyra--Arrival there.

not any; not one

From this reading We had no arms but my carbine, which Hassan carried; M. Lascaris not choosing to be burdened with any, and I following the advice of Lady Hester, who desired me to show no mistrust of my guide; and Hassan received to the value of four guineas at parting, which sum was to be doubled at my safe return.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading We had no arms but my carbine, which Hassan carried; M. Lascaris not choosing to be burdened with any, and I following the advice of Lady Hester, who desired me to show no mistrust of my guide; and Hassan received to the value of four guineas at parting, which sum was to be doubled at my safe return.

come into possession of

From this reading The author enters the Desert--Hostile tribes of Bedouins--Beni Khaled Arabs--Their tents, manners, &c.--Arabian hospitality--Tels or Conical mounds--Aspect of the Desert--Want of Water--Hadidýn Arabs--Mountains of Gebel el Abyad--Bedouin horsemen--Bedouin encampment--Mahannah, the Emir--Bedouin repasts--Character of Mahannah--Nature of his authority--His revenue--Means used by the Bedouins to obtain gifts--March of a Bedouin tribe--Contrivance for mounting camels--Gentleness of the camel--Snow--Search for Water--Detention of the author by Mahannah--He is suffered to depart for Palmyra--Encounter with robbers--Plain of Mezah--Disappointment at the distant sight of Palmyra--Arrival there.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The author enters the Desert--Hostile tribes of Bedouins--Beni Khaled Arabs--Their tents, manners, &c.--Arabian hospitality--Tels or Conical mounds--Aspect of the Desert--Want of Water--Hadidýn Arabs--Mountains of Gebel el Abyad--Bedouin horsemen--Bedouin encampment--Mahannah, the Emir--Bedouin repasts--Character of Mahannah--Nature of his authority--His revenue--Means used by the Bedouins to obtain gifts--March of a Bedouin tribe--Contrivance for mounting camels--Gentleness of the camel--Snow--Search for Water--Detention of the author by Mahannah--He is suffered to depart for Palmyra--Encounter with robbers--Plain of Mezah--Disappointment at the distant sight of Palmyra--Arrival there.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading We were mounted on stallions well conditioned.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading The author enters the Desert--Hostile tribes of Bedouins--Beni Khaled Arabs--Their tents, manners, &c.--Arabian hospitality--Tels or Conical mounds--Aspect of the Desert--Want of Water--Hadidýn Arabs--Mountains of Gebel el Abyad--Bedouin horsemen--Bedouin encampment--Mahannah, the Emir--Bedouin repasts--Character of Mahannah--Nature of his authority--His revenue--Means used by the Bedouins to obtain gifts--March of a Bedouin tribe--Contrivance for mounting camels--Gentleness of the camel--Snow--Search for Water--Detention of the author by Mahannah--He is suffered to depart for Palmyra--Encounter with robbers--Plain of Mezah--Disappointment at the distant sight of Palmyra--Arrival there.

tall fan palm of Africa and India and Malaysia yielding a hard wood and sweet sap that is a source of palm wine and sugar; leaves used for thatching and weaving

From this reading The author enters the Desert--Hostile tribes of Bedouins--Beni Khaled Arabs--Their tents, manners, &c.--Arabian hospitality--Tels or Conical mounds--Aspect of the Desert--Want of Water--Hadidýn Arabs--Mountains of Gebel el Abyad--Bedouin horsemen--Bedouin encampment--Mahannah, the Emir--Bedouin repasts--Character of Mahannah--Nature of his authority--His revenue--Means used by the Bedouins to obtain gifts--March of a Bedouin tribe--Contrivance for mounting camels--Gentleness of the camel--Snow--Search for Water--Detention of the author by Mahannah--He is suffered to depart for Palmyra--Encounter with robbers--Plain of Mezah--Disappointment at the distant sight of Palmyra--Arrival there.

the act of departing politely

From this reading We had no arms but my carbine, which Hassan carried; M. Lascaris not choosing to be burdened with any, and I following the advice of Lady Hester, who desired me to show no mistrust of my guide; and Hassan received to the value of four guineas at parting, which sum was to be doubled at my safe return.

clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

From this reading The author enters the Desert--Hostile tribes of Bedouins--Beni Khaled Arabs--Their tents, manners, &c.--Arabian hospitality--Tels or Conical mounds--Aspect of the Desert--Want of Water--Hadidýn Arabs--Mountains of Gebel el Abyad--Bedouin horsemen--Bedouin encampment--Mahannah, the Emir--Bedouin repasts--Character of Mahannah--Nature of his authority--His revenue--Means used by the Bedouins to obtain gifts--March of a Bedouin tribe--Contrivance for mounting camels--Gentleness of the camel--Snow--Search for Water--Detention of the author by Mahannah--He is suffered to depart for Palmyra--Encounter with robbers--Plain of Mezah--Disappointment at the distant sight of Palmyra--Arrival there.

plural of “pound” — 16 ounces avoirdupois

From this reading Each was provided with a wallet, containing three feeds of barley, twenty bread-cakes, three pounds of raisins, a provision of coffee, a bag of tobacco, and with a leathern water-bottle.

past form of “provide” — give something useful or necessary to

From this reading Each was provided with a wallet, containing three feeds of barley, twenty bread-cakes, three pounds of raisins, a provision of coffee, a bag of tobacco, and with a leathern water-bottle.

a stipulated condition

From this reading Each was provided with a wallet, containing three feeds of barley, twenty bread-cakes, three pounds of raisins, a provision of coffee, a bag of tobacco, and with a leathern water-bottle.

plural of “raisin” — dried grape

From this reading Each was provided with a wallet, containing three feeds of barley, twenty bread-cakes, three pounds of raisins, a provision of coffee, a bag of tobacco, and with a leathern water-bottle.

conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers

From this reading We had no arms but my carbine, which Hassan carried; M. Lascaris not choosing to be burdened with any, and I following the advice of Lady Hester, who desired me to show no mistrust of my guide; and Hassan received to the value of four guineas at parting, which sum was to be doubled at my safe return.

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From this reading The author enters the Desert--Hostile tribes of Bedouins--Beni Khaled Arabs--Their tents, manners, &c.--Arabian hospitality--Tels or Conical mounds--Aspect of the Desert--Want of Water--Hadidýn Arabs--Mountains of Gebel el Abyad--Bedouin horsemen--Bedouin encampment--Mahannah, the Emir--Bedouin repasts--Character of Mahannah--Nature of his authority--His revenue--Means used by the Bedouins to obtain gifts--March of a Bedouin tribe--Contrivance for mounting camels--Gentleness of the camel--Snow--Search for Water--Detention of the author by Mahannah--He is suffered to depart for Palmyra--Encounter with robbers--Plain of Mezah--Disappointment at the distant sight of Palmyra--Arrival there.

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading We had no arms but my carbine, which Hassan carried; M. Lascaris not choosing to be burdened with any, and I following the advice of Lady Hester, who desired me to show no mistrust of my guide; and Hassan received to the value of four guineas at parting, which sum was to be doubled at my safe return.

the entire amount of income before any deductions are made

From this reading The author enters the Desert--Hostile tribes of Bedouins--Beni Khaled Arabs--Their tents, manners, &c.--Arabian hospitality--Tels or Conical mounds--Aspect of the Desert--Want of Water--Hadidýn Arabs--Mountains of Gebel el Abyad--Bedouin horsemen--Bedouin encampment--Mahannah, the Emir--Bedouin repasts--Character of Mahannah--Nature of his authority--His revenue--Means used by the Bedouins to obtain gifts--March of a Bedouin tribe--Contrivance for mounting camels--Gentleness of the camel--Snow--Search for Water--Detention of the author by Mahannah--He is suffered to depart for Palmyra--Encounter with robbers--Plain of Mezah--Disappointment at the distant sight of Palmyra--Arrival there.

Persons who steal from a person or place, especially using violence or threats.

From this reading The author enters the Desert--Hostile tribes of Bedouins--Beni Khaled Arabs--Their tents, manners, &c.--Arabian hospitality--Tels or Conical mounds--Aspect of the Desert--Want of Water--Hadidýn Arabs--Mountains of Gebel el Abyad--Bedouin horsemen--Bedouin encampment--Mahannah, the Emir--Bedouin repasts--Character of Mahannah--Nature of his authority--His revenue--Means used by the Bedouins to obtain gifts--March of a Bedouin tribe--Contrivance for mounting camels--Gentleness of the camel--Snow--Search for Water--Detention of the author by Mahannah--He is suffered to depart for Palmyra--Encounter with robbers--Plain of Mezah--Disappointment at the distant sight of Palmyra--Arrival there.

free from danger or the risk of harm

From this reading We had no arms but my carbine, which Hassan carried; M. Lascaris not choosing to be burdened with any, and I following the advice of Lady Hester, who desired me to show no mistrust of my guide; and Hassan received to the value of four guineas at parting, which sum was to be doubled at my safe return.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading After travelling two hours, the marks of cultivation ceased, and we might be said to have entered the Desert.

try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of

From this reading The author enters the Desert--Hostile tribes of Bedouins--Beni Khaled Arabs--Their tents, manners, &c.--Arabian hospitality--Tels or Conical mounds--Aspect of the Desert--Want of Water--Hadidýn Arabs--Mountains of Gebel el Abyad--Bedouin horsemen--Bedouin encampment--Mahannah, the Emir--Bedouin repasts--Character of Mahannah--Nature of his authority--His revenue--Means used by the Bedouins to obtain gifts--March of a Bedouin tribe--Contrivance for mounting camels--Gentleness of the camel--Snow--Search for Water--Detention of the author by Mahannah--He is suffered to depart for Palmyra--Encounter with robbers--Plain of Mezah--Disappointment at the distant sight of Palmyra--Arrival there.

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading We had no arms but my carbine, which Hassan carried; M. Lascaris not choosing to be burdened with any, and I following the advice of Lady Hester, who desired me to show no mistrust of my guide; and Hassan received to the value of four guineas at parting, which sum was to be doubled at my safe return.

an instance of visual perception

From this reading The author enters the Desert--Hostile tribes of Bedouins--Beni Khaled Arabs--Their tents, manners, &c.--Arabian hospitality--Tels or Conical mounds--Aspect of the Desert--Want of Water--Hadidýn Arabs--Mountains of Gebel el Abyad--Bedouin horsemen--Bedouin encampment--Mahannah, the Emir--Bedouin repasts--Character of Mahannah--Nature of his authority--His revenue--Means used by the Bedouins to obtain gifts--March of a Bedouin tribe--Contrivance for mounting camels--Gentleness of the camel--Snow--Search for Water--Detention of the author by Mahannah--He is suffered to depart for Palmyra--Encounter with robbers--Plain of Mezah--Disappointment at the distant sight of Palmyra--Arrival there.

precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals

From this reading The author enters the Desert--Hostile tribes of Bedouins--Beni Khaled Arabs--Their tents, manners, &c.--Arabian hospitality--Tels or Conical mounds--Aspect of the Desert--Want of Water--Hadidýn Arabs--Mountains of Gebel el Abyad--Bedouin horsemen--Bedouin encampment--Mahannah, the Emir--Bedouin repasts--Character of Mahannah--Nature of his authority--His revenue--Means used by the Bedouins to obtain gifts--March of a Bedouin tribe--Contrivance for mounting camels--Gentleness of the camel--Snow--Search for Water--Detention of the author by Mahannah--He is suffered to depart for Palmyra--Encounter with robbers--Plain of Mezah--Disappointment at the distant sight of Palmyra--Arrival there.

plural of “stallion” — uncastrated adult male horse

From this reading We were mounted on stallions well conditioned.

past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to

From this reading The author enters the Desert--Hostile tribes of Bedouins--Beni Khaled Arabs--Their tents, manners, &c.--Arabian hospitality--Tels or Conical mounds--Aspect of the Desert--Want of Water--Hadidýn Arabs--Mountains of Gebel el Abyad--Bedouin horsemen--Bedouin encampment--Mahannah, the Emir--Bedouin repasts--Character of Mahannah--Nature of his authority--His revenue--Means used by the Bedouins to obtain gifts--March of a Bedouin tribe--Contrivance for mounting camels--Gentleness of the camel--Snow--Search for Water--Detention of the author by Mahannah--He is suffered to depart for Palmyra--Encounter with robbers--Plain of Mezah--Disappointment at the distant sight of Palmyra--Arrival there.

a quantity of money

From this reading We had no arms but my carbine, which Hassan carried; M. Lascaris not choosing to be burdened with any, and I following the advice of Lady Hester, who desired me to show no mistrust of my guide; and Hassan received to the value of four guineas at parting, which sum was to be doubled at my safe return.

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From this reading The author enters the Desert--Hostile tribes of Bedouins--Beni Khaled Arabs--Their tents, manners, &c.--Arabian hospitality--Tels or Conical mounds--Aspect of the Desert--Want of Water--Hadidýn Arabs--Mountains of Gebel el Abyad--Bedouin horsemen--Bedouin encampment--Mahannah, the Emir--Bedouin repasts--Character of Mahannah--Nature of his authority--His revenue--Means used by the Bedouins to obtain gifts--March of a Bedouin tribe--Contrivance for mounting camels--Gentleness of the camel--Snow--Search for Water--Detention of the author by Mahannah--He is suffered to depart for Palmyra--Encounter with robbers--Plain of Mezah--Disappointment at the distant sight of Palmyra--Arrival there.

plural of “tent” — a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)

From this reading The author enters the Desert--Hostile tribes of Bedouins--Beni Khaled Arabs--Their tents, manners, &c.--Arabian hospitality--Tels or Conical mounds--Aspect of the Desert--Want of Water--Hadidýn Arabs--Mountains of Gebel el Abyad--Bedouin horsemen--Bedouin encampment--Mahannah, the Emir--Bedouin repasts--Character of Mahannah--Nature of his authority--His revenue--Means used by the Bedouins to obtain gifts--March of a Bedouin tribe--Contrivance for mounting camels--Gentleness of the camel--Snow--Search for Water--Detention of the author by Mahannah--He is suffered to depart for Palmyra--Encounter with robbers--Plain of Mezah--Disappointment at the distant sight of Palmyra--Arrival there.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The author enters the Desert--Hostile tribes of Bedouins--Beni Khaled Arabs--Their tents, manners, &c.--Arabian hospitality--Tels or Conical mounds--Aspect of the Desert--Want of Water--Hadidýn Arabs--Mountains of Gebel el Abyad--Bedouin horsemen--Bedouin encampment--Mahannah, the Emir--Bedouin repasts--Character of Mahannah--Nature of his authority--His revenue--Means used by the Bedouins to obtain gifts--March of a Bedouin tribe--Contrivance for mounting camels--Gentleness of the camel--Snow--Search for Water--Detention of the author by Mahannah--He is suffered to depart for Palmyra--Encounter with robbers--Plain of Mezah--Disappointment at the distant sight of Palmyra--Arrival there.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading The author enters the Desert--Hostile tribes of Bedouins--Beni Khaled Arabs--Their tents, manners, &c.--Arabian hospitality--Tels or Conical mounds--Aspect of the Desert--Want of Water--Hadidýn Arabs--Mountains of Gebel el Abyad--Bedouin horsemen--Bedouin encampment--Mahannah, the Emir--Bedouin repasts--Character of Mahannah--Nature of his authority--His revenue--Means used by the Bedouins to obtain gifts--March of a Bedouin tribe--Contrivance for mounting camels--Gentleness of the camel--Snow--Search for Water--Detention of the author by Mahannah--He is suffered to depart for Palmyra--Encounter with robbers--Plain of Mezah--Disappointment at the distant sight of Palmyra--Arrival there.

in or at that place or location

From this reading The author enters the Desert--Hostile tribes of Bedouins--Beni Khaled Arabs--Their tents, manners, &c.--Arabian hospitality--Tels or Conical mounds--Aspect of the Desert--Want of Water--Hadidýn Arabs--Mountains of Gebel el Abyad--Bedouin horsemen--Bedouin encampment--Mahannah, the Emir--Bedouin repasts--Character of Mahannah--Nature of his authority--His revenue--Means used by the Bedouins to obtain gifts--March of a Bedouin tribe--Contrivance for mounting camels--Gentleness of the camel--Snow--Search for Water--Detention of the author by Mahannah--He is suffered to depart for Palmyra--Encounter with robbers--Plain of Mezah--Disappointment at the distant sight of Palmyra--Arrival there.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading Each was provided with a wallet, containing three feeds of barley, twenty bread-cakes, three pounds of raisins, a provision of coffee, a bag of tobacco, and with a leathern water-bottle.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The author enters the Desert--Hostile tribes of Bedouins--Beni Khaled Arabs--Their tents, manners, &c.--Arabian hospitality--Tels or Conical mounds--Aspect of the Desert--Want of Water--Hadidýn Arabs--Mountains of Gebel el Abyad--Bedouin horsemen--Bedouin encampment--Mahannah, the Emir--Bedouin repasts--Character of Mahannah--Nature of his authority--His revenue--Means used by the Bedouins to obtain gifts--March of a Bedouin tribe--Contrivance for mounting camels--Gentleness of the camel--Snow--Search for Water--Detention of the author by Mahannah--He is suffered to depart for Palmyra--Encounter with robbers--Plain of Mezah--Disappointment at the distant sight of Palmyra--Arrival there.

leaves of the tobacco plant dried and prepared for smoking or ingestion

From this reading Each was provided with a wallet, containing three feeds of barley, twenty bread-cakes, three pounds of raisins, a provision of coffee, a bag of tobacco, and with a leathern water-bottle.

the act of going from one place to another

From this reading After travelling two hours, the marks of cultivation ceased, and we might be said to have entered the Desert.

a social division of (usually preliterate) people

From this reading The author enters the Desert--Hostile tribes of Bedouins--Beni Khaled Arabs--Their tents, manners, &c.--Arabian hospitality--Tels or Conical mounds--Aspect of the Desert--Want of Water--Hadidýn Arabs--Mountains of Gebel el Abyad--Bedouin horsemen--Bedouin encampment--Mahannah, the Emir--Bedouin repasts--Character of Mahannah--Nature of his authority--His revenue--Means used by the Bedouins to obtain gifts--March of a Bedouin tribe--Contrivance for mounting camels--Gentleness of the camel--Snow--Search for Water--Detention of the author by Mahannah--He is suffered to depart for Palmyra--Encounter with robbers--Plain of Mezah--Disappointment at the distant sight of Palmyra--Arrival there.

plural of “tribe” — a social division of (usually preliterate) people

From this reading The author enters the Desert--Hostile tribes of Bedouins--Beni Khaled Arabs--Their tents, manners, &c.--Arabian hospitality--Tels or Conical mounds--Aspect of the Desert--Want of Water--Hadidýn Arabs--Mountains of Gebel el Abyad--Bedouin horsemen--Bedouin encampment--Mahannah, the Emir--Bedouin repasts--Character of Mahannah--Nature of his authority--His revenue--Means used by the Bedouins to obtain gifts--March of a Bedouin tribe--Contrivance for mounting camels--Gentleness of the camel--Snow--Search for Water--Detention of the author by Mahannah--He is suffered to depart for Palmyra--Encounter with robbers--Plain of Mezah--Disappointment at the distant sight of Palmyra--Arrival there.

the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one

From this reading Each was provided with a wallet, containing three feeds of barley, twenty bread-cakes, three pounds of raisins, a provision of coffee, a bag of tobacco, and with a leathern water-bottle.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading After travelling two hours, the marks of cultivation ceased, and we might be said to have entered the Desert.

employed in accomplishing something

From this reading The author enters the Desert--Hostile tribes of Bedouins--Beni Khaled Arabs--Their tents, manners, &c.--Arabian hospitality--Tels or Conical mounds--Aspect of the Desert--Want of Water--Hadidýn Arabs--Mountains of Gebel el Abyad--Bedouin horsemen--Bedouin encampment--Mahannah, the Emir--Bedouin repasts--Character of Mahannah--Nature of his authority--His revenue--Means used by the Bedouins to obtain gifts--March of a Bedouin tribe--Contrivance for mounting camels--Gentleness of the camel--Snow--Search for Water--Detention of the author by Mahannah--He is suffered to depart for Palmyra--Encounter with robbers--Plain of Mezah--Disappointment at the distant sight of Palmyra--Arrival there.

a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed

From this reading We had no arms but my carbine, which Hassan carried; M. Lascaris not choosing to be burdened with any, and I following the advice of Lady Hester, who desired me to show no mistrust of my guide; and Hassan received to the value of four guineas at parting, which sum was to be doubled at my safe return.

a pocket-size case for holding papers and paper money

From this reading Each was provided with a wallet, containing three feeds of barley, twenty bread-cakes, three pounds of raisins, a provision of coffee, a bag of tobacco, and with a leathern water-bottle.

feel or have a desire for; want strongly

From this reading The author enters the Desert--Hostile tribes of Bedouins--Beni Khaled Arabs--Their tents, manners, &c.--Arabian hospitality--Tels or Conical mounds--Aspect of the Desert--Want of Water--Hadidýn Arabs--Mountains of Gebel el Abyad--Bedouin horsemen--Bedouin encampment--Mahannah, the Emir--Bedouin repasts--Character of Mahannah--Nature of his authority--His revenue--Means used by the Bedouins to obtain gifts--March of a Bedouin tribe--Contrivance for mounting camels--Gentleness of the camel--Snow--Search for Water--Detention of the author by Mahannah--He is suffered to depart for Palmyra--Encounter with robbers--Plain of Mezah--Disappointment at the distant sight of Palmyra--Arrival there.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Each was provided with a wallet, containing three feeds of barley, twenty bread-cakes, three pounds of raisins, a provision of coffee, a bag of tobacco, and with a leathern water-bottle.

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 The author enters the Desert--Hostile tribes of Bedouins--Beni Khaled Arabs--Their tents, manners, &c.--Arabian hospitality--Tels or Conical mounds--Aspect of the Desert--Want of Water--Hadidýn Arabs--Mountains of Gebel el Abyad--Bedouin horsemen--Bedouin encampment--Mahannah, the Emir--Bedouin repasts--Character of Mahannah--Nature of his authority--His revenue--Means used by the Bedouins to obtain gifts--March of a Bedouin tribe--Contrivance for mounting camels--Gentleness of the camel--Snow--Search for Water--Detention of the author by Mahannah--He is suffered to depart for Palmyra--Encounter with robbers--Plain of Mezah--Disappointment at the distant sight of Palmyra--Arrival there.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Each was provided with a wallet, containing three feeds of barley, twenty bread-cakes, three pounds of raisins, a provision of coffee, a bag of tobacco, and with a leathern water-bottle.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We were mounted on stallions well conditioned.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading We were mounted on stallions well conditioned.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading We were mounted on stallions well conditioned.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading We had no arms but my carbine, which Hassan carried; M. Lascaris not choosing to be burdened with any, and I following the advice of Lady Hester, who desired me to show no mistrust of my guide; and Hassan received to the value of four guineas at parting, which sum was to be doubled at my safe return.

which person or people

From this reading We had no arms but my carbine, which Hassan carried; M. Lascaris not choosing to be burdened with any, and I following the advice of Lady Hester, who desired me to show no mistrust of my guide; and Hassan received to the value of four guineas at parting, which sum was to be doubled at my safe return.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The author enters the Desert--Hostile tribes of Bedouins--Beni Khaled Arabs--Their tents, manners, &c.--Arabian hospitality--Tels or Conical mounds--Aspect of the Desert--Want of Water--Hadidýn Arabs--Mountains of Gebel el Abyad--Bedouin horsemen--Bedouin encampment--Mahannah, the Emir--Bedouin repasts--Character of Mahannah--Nature of his authority--His revenue--Means used by the Bedouins to obtain gifts--March of a Bedouin tribe--Contrivance for mounting camels--Gentleness of the camel--Snow--Search for Water--Detention of the author by Mahannah--He is suffered to depart for Palmyra--Encounter with robbers--Plain of Mezah--Disappointment at the distant sight of Palmyra--Arrival there.