Chapter VIII

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From this reading The whole cost of the journey, including every expense, was no more than 215 piasters, being equal to about £10.

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From this reading I paid Hassan the remainder of the sum agreed upon for conducting me, namely, 182 piasters.

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From this reading The whole cost of the journey, including every expense, was no more than 215 piasters, being equal to about £10.

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

From this reading Hamah--Inclemency of the weather--Preparations made by Lady Hester for her journey to Palmyra--Conical cisterns--Nazýf Pasha--Abdallah Pasha--Muly Ismael--The governor of Hamah--Appearance of the Plague in Syria--Motives of Lady Hester Stanhope for visiting Palmyra--Price paid to the Bedouins for a safe conduct--Pilfering; particularly by their chief Nasar--Order of march--Sham fights--Tribe of the Sebáh--Arabs on their march--Rude behaviour of Nasar--Gebel el Abiad, or the White Mountain--The Author rides forward to Palmyra--Alarm at Lady Hester’s encampment--Her entry into Palmyra--Inspection of the ruins--A wedding--Dress of the women--Faydán Bedouins made prisoners--The escape of two of them causes Lady Hester to leave the place.

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From this reading Hamah--Inclemency of the weather--Preparations made by Lady Hester for her journey to Palmyra--Conical cisterns--Nazýf Pasha--Abdallah Pasha--Muly Ismael--The governor of Hamah--Appearance of the Plague in Syria--Motives of Lady Hester Stanhope for visiting Palmyra--Price paid to the Bedouins for a safe conduct--Pilfering; particularly by their chief Nasar--Order of march--Sham fights--Tribe of the Sebáh--Arabs on their march--Rude behaviour of Nasar--Gebel el Abiad, or the White Mountain--The Author rides forward to Palmyra--Alarm at Lady Hester’s encampment--Her entry into Palmyra--Inspection of the ruins--A wedding--Dress of the women--Faydán Bedouins made prisoners--The escape of two of them causes Lady Hester to leave the place.

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From this reading Hamah--Inclemency of the weather--Preparations made by Lady Hester for her journey to Palmyra--Conical cisterns--Nazýf Pasha--Abdallah Pasha--Muly Ismael--The governor of Hamah--Appearance of the Plague in Syria--Motives of Lady Hester Stanhope for visiting Palmyra--Price paid to the Bedouins for a safe conduct--Pilfering; particularly by their chief Nasar--Order of march--Sham fights--Tribe of the Sebáh--Arabs on their march--Rude behaviour of Nasar--Gebel el Abiad, or the White Mountain--The Author rides forward to Palmyra--Alarm at Lady Hester’s encampment--Her entry into Palmyra--Inspection of the ruins--A wedding--Dress of the women--Faydán Bedouins made prisoners--The escape of two of them causes Lady Hester to leave the place.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading The whole cost of the journey, including every expense, was no more than 215 piasters, being equal to about £10.

not being in a specified place

From this reading I had been absent twenty-eight days.

later than; following

From this reading The horse which Hassan had ridden died, from fatigue and the wound on his back, three days after our return.

united by being of the same opinion

From this reading I paid Hassan the remainder of the sum agreed upon for conducting me, namely, 182 piasters.

fear resulting from the awareness of danger

From this reading Hamah--Inclemency of the weather--Preparations made by Lady Hester for her journey to Palmyra--Conical cisterns--Nazýf Pasha--Abdallah Pasha--Muly Ismael--The governor of Hamah--Appearance of the Plague in Syria--Motives of Lady Hester Stanhope for visiting Palmyra--Price paid to the Bedouins for a safe conduct--Pilfering; particularly by their chief Nasar--Order of march--Sham fights--Tribe of the Sebáh--Arabs on their march--Rude behaviour of Nasar--Gebel el Abiad, or the White Mountain--The Author rides forward to Palmyra--Alarm at Lady Hester’s encampment--Her entry into Palmyra--Inspection of the ruins--A wedding--Dress of the women--Faydán Bedouins made prisoners--The escape of two of them causes Lady Hester to leave the place.

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

From this reading The horse which Hassan had ridden died, from fatigue and the wound on his back, three days after our return.

outward or visible aspect of a person or thing

From this reading Hamah--Inclemency of the weather--Preparations made by Lady Hester for her journey to Palmyra--Conical cisterns--Nazýf Pasha--Abdallah Pasha--Muly Ismael--The governor of Hamah--Appearance of the Plague in Syria--Motives of Lady Hester Stanhope for visiting Palmyra--Price paid to the Bedouins for a safe conduct--Pilfering; particularly by their chief Nasar--Order of march--Sham fights--Tribe of the Sebáh--Arabs on their march--Rude behaviour of Nasar--Gebel el Abiad, or the White Mountain--The Author rides forward to Palmyra--Alarm at Lady Hester’s encampment--Her entry into Palmyra--Inspection of the ruins--A wedding--Dress of the women--Faydán Bedouins made prisoners--The escape of two of them causes Lady Hester to leave the place.

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 Hamah--Inclemency of the weather--Preparations made by Lady Hester for her journey to Palmyra--Conical cisterns--Nazýf Pasha--Abdallah Pasha--Muly Ismael--The governor of Hamah--Appearance of the Plague in Syria--Motives of Lady Hester Stanhope for visiting Palmyra--Price paid to the Bedouins for a safe conduct--Pilfering; particularly by their chief Nasar--Order of march--Sham fights--Tribe of the Sebáh--Arabs on their march--Rude behaviour of Nasar--Gebel el Abiad, or the White Mountain--The Author rides forward to Palmyra--Alarm at Lady Hester’s encampment--Her entry into Palmyra--Inspection of the ruins--A wedding--Dress of the women--Faydán Bedouins made prisoners--The escape of two of them causes Lady Hester to leave the place.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Hamah--Inclemency of the weather--Preparations made by Lady Hester for her journey to Palmyra--Conical cisterns--Nazýf Pasha--Abdallah Pasha--Muly Ismael--The governor of Hamah--Appearance of the Plague in Syria--Motives of Lady Hester Stanhope for visiting Palmyra--Price paid to the Bedouins for a safe conduct--Pilfering; particularly by their chief Nasar--Order of march--Sham fights--Tribe of the Sebáh--Arabs on their march--Rude behaviour of Nasar--Gebel el Abiad, or the White Mountain--The Author rides forward to Palmyra--Alarm at Lady Hester’s encampment--Her entry into Palmyra--Inspection of the ruins--A wedding--Dress of the women--Faydán Bedouins made prisoners--The escape of two of them causes Lady Hester to leave the place.

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

From this reading Hamah--Inclemency of the weather--Preparations made by Lady Hester for her journey to Palmyra--Conical cisterns--Nazýf Pasha--Abdallah Pasha--Muly Ismael--The governor of Hamah--Appearance of the Plague in Syria--Motives of Lady Hester Stanhope for visiting Palmyra--Price paid to the Bedouins for a safe conduct--Pilfering; particularly by their chief Nasar--Order of march--Sham fights--Tribe of the Sebáh--Arabs on their march--Rude behaviour of Nasar--Gebel el Abiad, or the White Mountain--The Author rides forward to Palmyra--Alarm at Lady Hester’s encampment--Her entry into Palmyra--Inspection of the ruins--A wedding--Dress of the women--Faydán Bedouins made prisoners--The escape of two of them causes Lady Hester to leave the place.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading The horse which Hassan had ridden died, from fatigue and the wound on his back, three days after our return.

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

From this reading Hamah--Inclemency of the weather--Preparations made by Lady Hester for her journey to Palmyra--Conical cisterns--Nazýf Pasha--Abdallah Pasha--Muly Ismael--The governor of Hamah--Appearance of the Plague in Syria--Motives of Lady Hester Stanhope for visiting Palmyra--Price paid to the Bedouins for a safe conduct--Pilfering; particularly by their chief Nasar--Order of march--Sham fights--Tribe of the Sebáh--Arabs on their march--Rude behaviour of Nasar--Gebel el Abiad, or the White Mountain--The Author rides forward to Palmyra--Alarm at Lady Hester’s encampment--Her entry into Palmyra--Inspection of the ruins--A wedding--Dress of the women--Faydán Bedouins made prisoners--The escape of two of them causes Lady Hester to leave the place.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading I had been absent twenty-eight days.

the action or reaction of something (as a machine or substance) under specified circumstances

From this reading Hamah--Inclemency of the weather--Preparations made by Lady Hester for her journey to Palmyra--Conical cisterns--Nazýf Pasha--Abdallah Pasha--Muly Ismael--The governor of Hamah--Appearance of the Plague in Syria--Motives of Lady Hester Stanhope for visiting Palmyra--Price paid to the Bedouins for a safe conduct--Pilfering; particularly by their chief Nasar--Order of march--Sham fights--Tribe of the Sebáh--Arabs on their march--Rude behaviour of Nasar--Gebel el Abiad, or the White Mountain--The Author rides forward to Palmyra--Alarm at Lady Hester’s encampment--Her entry into Palmyra--Inspection of the ruins--A wedding--Dress of the women--Faydán Bedouins made prisoners--The escape of two of them causes Lady Hester to leave the place.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading The whole cost of the journey, including every expense, was no more than 215 piasters, being equal to about £10.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Hamah--Inclemency of the weather--Preparations made by Lady Hester for her journey to Palmyra--Conical cisterns--Nazýf Pasha--Abdallah Pasha--Muly Ismael--The governor of Hamah--Appearance of the Plague in Syria--Motives of Lady Hester Stanhope for visiting Palmyra--Price paid to the Bedouins for a safe conduct--Pilfering; particularly by their chief Nasar--Order of march--Sham fights--Tribe of the Sebáh--Arabs on their march--Rude behaviour of Nasar--Gebel el Abiad, or the White Mountain--The Author rides forward to Palmyra--Alarm at Lady Hester’s encampment--Her entry into Palmyra--Inspection of the ruins--A wedding--Dress of the women--Faydán Bedouins made prisoners--The escape of two of them causes Lady Hester to leave the place.

plural of “cause” — events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something

From this reading Hamah--Inclemency of the weather--Preparations made by Lady Hester for her journey to Palmyra--Conical cisterns--Nazýf Pasha--Abdallah Pasha--Muly Ismael--The governor of Hamah--Appearance of the Plague in Syria--Motives of Lady Hester Stanhope for visiting Palmyra--Price paid to the Bedouins for a safe conduct--Pilfering; particularly by their chief Nasar--Order of march--Sham fights--Tribe of the Sebáh--Arabs on their march--Rude behaviour of Nasar--Gebel el Abiad, or the White Mountain--The Author rides forward to Palmyra--Alarm at Lady Hester’s encampment--Her entry into Palmyra--Inspection of the ruins--A wedding--Dress of the women--Faydán Bedouins made prisoners--The escape of two of them causes Lady Hester to leave the place.

a person who is in charge

From this reading Hamah--Inclemency of the weather--Preparations made by Lady Hester for her journey to Palmyra--Conical cisterns--Nazýf Pasha--Abdallah Pasha--Muly Ismael--The governor of Hamah--Appearance of the Plague in Syria--Motives of Lady Hester Stanhope for visiting Palmyra--Price paid to the Bedouins for a safe conduct--Pilfering; particularly by their chief Nasar--Order of march--Sham fights--Tribe of the Sebáh--Arabs on their march--Rude behaviour of Nasar--Gebel el Abiad, or the White Mountain--The Author rides forward to Palmyra--Alarm at Lady Hester’s encampment--Her entry into Palmyra--Inspection of the ruins--A wedding--Dress of the women--Faydán Bedouins made prisoners--The escape of two of them causes Lady Hester to leave the place.

plural of “cistern” — a sac or cavity containing fluid especially lymph or cerebrospinal fluid

From this reading Hamah--Inclemency of the weather--Preparations made by Lady Hester for her journey to Palmyra--Conical cisterns--Nazýf Pasha--Abdallah Pasha--Muly Ismael--The governor of Hamah--Appearance of the Plague in Syria--Motives of Lady Hester Stanhope for visiting Palmyra--Price paid to the Bedouins for a safe conduct--Pilfering; particularly by their chief Nasar--Order of march--Sham fights--Tribe of the Sebáh--Arabs on their march--Rude behaviour of Nasar--Gebel el Abiad, or the White Mountain--The Author rides forward to Palmyra--Alarm at Lady Hester’s encampment--Her entry into Palmyra--Inspection of the ruins--A wedding--Dress of the women--Faydán Bedouins made prisoners--The escape of two of them causes Lady Hester to leave the place.

direct the course of; manage or control

From this reading Hamah--Inclemency of the weather--Preparations made by Lady Hester for her journey to Palmyra--Conical cisterns--Nazýf Pasha--Abdallah Pasha--Muly Ismael--The governor of Hamah--Appearance of the Plague in Syria--Motives of Lady Hester Stanhope for visiting Palmyra--Price paid to the Bedouins for a safe conduct--Pilfering; particularly by their chief Nasar--Order of march--Sham fights--Tribe of the Sebáh--Arabs on their march--Rude behaviour of Nasar--Gebel el Abiad, or the White Mountain--The Author rides forward to Palmyra--Alarm at Lady Hester’s encampment--Her entry into Palmyra--Inspection of the ruins--A wedding--Dress of the women--Faydán Bedouins made prisoners--The escape of two of them causes Lady Hester to leave the place.

the way of administering a business

From this reading I paid Hassan the remainder of the sum agreed upon for conducting me, namely, 182 piasters.

relating to or resembling a cone

From this reading Hamah--Inclemency of the weather--Preparations made by Lady Hester for her journey to Palmyra--Conical cisterns--Nazýf Pasha--Abdallah Pasha--Muly Ismael--The governor of Hamah--Appearance of the Plague in Syria--Motives of Lady Hester Stanhope for visiting Palmyra--Price paid to the Bedouins for a safe conduct--Pilfering; particularly by their chief Nasar--Order of march--Sham fights--Tribe of the Sebáh--Arabs on their march--Rude behaviour of Nasar--Gebel el Abiad, or the White Mountain--The Author rides forward to Palmyra--Alarm at Lady Hester’s encampment--Her entry into Palmyra--Inspection of the ruins--A wedding--Dress of the women--Faydán Bedouins made prisoners--The escape of two of them causes Lady Hester to leave the place.

the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor

From this reading The whole cost of the journey, including every expense, was no more than 215 piasters, being equal to about £10.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading I had been absent twenty-eight days.

past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading The horse which Hassan had ridden died, from fatigue and the wound on his back, three days after our return.

put on clothes

From this reading Hamah--Inclemency of the weather--Preparations made by Lady Hester for her journey to Palmyra--Conical cisterns--Nazýf Pasha--Abdallah Pasha--Muly Ismael--The governor of Hamah--Appearance of the Plague in Syria--Motives of Lady Hester Stanhope for visiting Palmyra--Price paid to the Bedouins for a safe conduct--Pilfering; particularly by their chief Nasar--Order of march--Sham fights--Tribe of the Sebáh--Arabs on their march--Rude behaviour of Nasar--Gebel el Abiad, or the White Mountain--The Author rides forward to Palmyra--Alarm at Lady Hester’s encampment--Her entry into Palmyra--Inspection of the ruins--A wedding--Dress of the women--Faydán Bedouins made prisoners--The escape of two of them causes Lady Hester to leave the place.

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

From this reading Hamah--Inclemency of the weather--Preparations made by Lady Hester for her journey to Palmyra--Conical cisterns--Nazýf Pasha--Abdallah Pasha--Muly Ismael--The governor of Hamah--Appearance of the Plague in Syria--Motives of Lady Hester Stanhope for visiting Palmyra--Price paid to the Bedouins for a safe conduct--Pilfering; particularly by their chief Nasar--Order of march--Sham fights--Tribe of the Sebáh--Arabs on their march--Rude behaviour of Nasar--Gebel el Abiad, or the White Mountain--The Author rides forward to Palmyra--Alarm at Lady Hester’s encampment--Her entry into Palmyra--Inspection of the ruins--A wedding--Dress of the women--Faydán Bedouins made prisoners--The escape of two of them causes Lady Hester to leave the place.

a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent

From this reading Hamah--Inclemency of the weather--Preparations made by Lady Hester for her journey to Palmyra--Conical cisterns--Nazýf Pasha--Abdallah Pasha--Muly Ismael--The governor of Hamah--Appearance of the Plague in Syria--Motives of Lady Hester Stanhope for visiting Palmyra--Price paid to the Bedouins for a safe conduct--Pilfering; particularly by their chief Nasar--Order of march--Sham fights--Tribe of the Sebáh--Arabs on their march--Rude behaviour of Nasar--Gebel el Abiad, or the White Mountain--The Author rides forward to Palmyra--Alarm at Lady Hester’s encampment--Her entry into Palmyra--Inspection of the ruins--A wedding--Dress of the women--Faydán Bedouins made prisoners--The escape of two of them causes Lady Hester to leave the place.

an item inserted in a written record

From this reading Hamah--Inclemency of the weather--Preparations made by Lady Hester for her journey to Palmyra--Conical cisterns--Nazýf Pasha--Abdallah Pasha--Muly Ismael--The governor of Hamah--Appearance of the Plague in Syria--Motives of Lady Hester Stanhope for visiting Palmyra--Price paid to the Bedouins for a safe conduct--Pilfering; particularly by their chief Nasar--Order of march--Sham fights--Tribe of the Sebáh--Arabs on their march--Rude behaviour of Nasar--Gebel el Abiad, or the White Mountain--The Author rides forward to Palmyra--Alarm at Lady Hester’s encampment--Her entry into Palmyra--Inspection of the ruins--A wedding--Dress of the women--Faydán Bedouins made prisoners--The escape of two of them causes Lady Hester to leave the place.

be identical or equivalent to

From this reading The whole cost of the journey, including every expense, was no more than 215 piasters, being equal to about £10.

the act of escaping physically

From this reading Hamah--Inclemency of the weather--Preparations made by Lady Hester for her journey to Palmyra--Conical cisterns--Nazýf Pasha--Abdallah Pasha--Muly Ismael--The governor of Hamah--Appearance of the Plague in Syria--Motives of Lady Hester Stanhope for visiting Palmyra--Price paid to the Bedouins for a safe conduct--Pilfering; particularly by their chief Nasar--Order of march--Sham fights--Tribe of the Sebáh--Arabs on their march--Rude behaviour of Nasar--Gebel el Abiad, or the White Mountain--The Author rides forward to Palmyra--Alarm at Lady Hester’s encampment--Her entry into Palmyra--Inspection of the ruins--A wedding--Dress of the women--Faydán Bedouins made prisoners--The escape of two of them causes Lady Hester to leave the place.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading The whole cost of the journey, including every expense, was no more than 215 piasters, being equal to about £10.

amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)

From this reading The whole cost of the journey, including every expense, was no more than 215 piasters, being equal to about £10.

temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work

From this reading The horse which Hassan had ridden died, from fatigue and the wound on his back, three days after our return.

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From this reading Hamah--Inclemency of the weather--Preparations made by Lady Hester for her journey to Palmyra--Conical cisterns--Nazýf Pasha--Abdallah Pasha--Muly Ismael--The governor of Hamah--Appearance of the Plague in Syria--Motives of Lady Hester Stanhope for visiting Palmyra--Price paid to the Bedouins for a safe conduct--Pilfering; particularly by their chief Nasar--Order of march--Sham fights--Tribe of the Sebáh--Arabs on their march--Rude behaviour of Nasar--Gebel el Abiad, or the White Mountain--The Author rides forward to Palmyra--Alarm at Lady Hester’s encampment--Her entry into Palmyra--Inspection of the ruins--A wedding--Dress of the women--Faydán Bedouins made prisoners--The escape of two of them causes Lady Hester to leave the place.

plural of “fight” — a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war

From this reading Hamah--Inclemency of the weather--Preparations made by Lady Hester for her journey to Palmyra--Conical cisterns--Nazýf Pasha--Abdallah Pasha--Muly Ismael--The governor of Hamah--Appearance of the Plague in Syria--Motives of Lady Hester Stanhope for visiting Palmyra--Price paid to the Bedouins for a safe conduct--Pilfering; particularly by their chief Nasar--Order of march--Sham fights--Tribe of the Sebáh--Arabs on their march--Rude behaviour of Nasar--Gebel el Abiad, or the White Mountain--The Author rides forward to Palmyra--Alarm at Lady Hester’s encampment--Her entry into Palmyra--Inspection of the ruins--A wedding--Dress of the women--Faydán Bedouins made prisoners--The escape of two of them causes Lady Hester to leave the place.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Hamah--Inclemency of the weather--Preparations made by Lady Hester for her journey to Palmyra--Conical cisterns--Nazýf Pasha--Abdallah Pasha--Muly Ismael--The governor of Hamah--Appearance of the Plague in Syria--Motives of Lady Hester Stanhope for visiting Palmyra--Price paid to the Bedouins for a safe conduct--Pilfering; particularly by their chief Nasar--Order of march--Sham fights--Tribe of the Sebáh--Arabs on their march--Rude behaviour of Nasar--Gebel el Abiad, or the White Mountain--The Author rides forward to Palmyra--Alarm at Lady Hester’s encampment--Her entry into Palmyra--Inspection of the ruins--A wedding--Dress of the women--Faydán Bedouins made prisoners--The escape of two of them causes Lady Hester to leave the place.

at or to or toward the front

From this reading Hamah--Inclemency of the weather--Preparations made by Lady Hester for her journey to Palmyra--Conical cisterns--Nazýf Pasha--Abdallah Pasha--Muly Ismael--The governor of Hamah--Appearance of the Plague in Syria--Motives of Lady Hester Stanhope for visiting Palmyra--Price paid to the Bedouins for a safe conduct--Pilfering; particularly by their chief Nasar--Order of march--Sham fights--Tribe of the Sebáh--Arabs on their march--Rude behaviour of Nasar--Gebel el Abiad, or the White Mountain--The Author rides forward to Palmyra--Alarm at Lady Hester’s encampment--Her entry into Palmyra--Inspection of the ruins--A wedding--Dress of the women--Faydán Bedouins made prisoners--The escape of two of them causes Lady Hester to leave the place.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The horse which Hassan had ridden died, from fatigue and the wound on his back, three days after our return.

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From this reading Hamah--Inclemency of the weather--Preparations made by Lady Hester for her journey to Palmyra--Conical cisterns--Nazýf Pasha--Abdallah Pasha--Muly Ismael--The governor of Hamah--Appearance of the Plague in Syria--Motives of Lady Hester Stanhope for visiting Palmyra--Price paid to the Bedouins for a safe conduct--Pilfering; particularly by their chief Nasar--Order of march--Sham fights--Tribe of the Sebáh--Arabs on their march--Rude behaviour of Nasar--Gebel el Abiad, or the White Mountain--The Author rides forward to Palmyra--Alarm at Lady Hester’s encampment--Her entry into Palmyra--Inspection of the ruins--A wedding--Dress of the women--Faydán Bedouins made prisoners--The escape of two of them causes Lady Hester to leave the place.

the head of a state government

From this reading Hamah--Inclemency of the weather--Preparations made by Lady Hester for her journey to Palmyra--Conical cisterns--Nazýf Pasha--Abdallah Pasha--Muly Ismael--The governor of Hamah--Appearance of the Plague in Syria--Motives of Lady Hester Stanhope for visiting Palmyra--Price paid to the Bedouins for a safe conduct--Pilfering; particularly by their chief Nasar--Order of march--Sham fights--Tribe of the Sebáh--Arabs on their march--Rude behaviour of Nasar--Gebel el Abiad, or the White Mountain--The Author rides forward to Palmyra--Alarm at Lady Hester’s encampment--Her entry into Palmyra--Inspection of the ruins--A wedding--Dress of the women--Faydán Bedouins made prisoners--The escape of two of them causes Lady Hester to leave the place.

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

From this reading I had been absent twenty-eight days.

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From this reading Hamah--Inclemency of the weather--Preparations made by Lady Hester for her journey to Palmyra--Conical cisterns--Nazýf Pasha--Abdallah Pasha--Muly Ismael--The governor of Hamah--Appearance of the Plague in Syria--Motives of Lady Hester Stanhope for visiting Palmyra--Price paid to the Bedouins for a safe conduct--Pilfering; particularly by their chief Nasar--Order of march--Sham fights--Tribe of the Sebáh--Arabs on their march--Rude behaviour of Nasar--Gebel el Abiad, or the White Mountain--The Author rides forward to Palmyra--Alarm at Lady Hester’s encampment--Her entry into Palmyra--Inspection of the ruins--A wedding--Dress of the women--Faydán Bedouins made prisoners--The escape of two of them causes Lady Hester to leave the place.

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From this reading I paid Hassan the remainder of the sum agreed upon for conducting me, namely, 182 piasters.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Hamah--Inclemency of the weather--Preparations made by Lady Hester for her journey to Palmyra--Conical cisterns--Nazýf Pasha--Abdallah Pasha--Muly Ismael--The governor of Hamah--Appearance of the Plague in Syria--Motives of Lady Hester Stanhope for visiting Palmyra--Price paid to the Bedouins for a safe conduct--Pilfering; particularly by their chief Nasar--Order of march--Sham fights--Tribe of the Sebáh--Arabs on their march--Rude behaviour of Nasar--Gebel el Abiad, or the White Mountain--The Author rides forward to Palmyra--Alarm at Lady Hester’s encampment--Her entry into Palmyra--Inspection of the ruins--A wedding--Dress of the women--Faydán Bedouins made prisoners--The escape of two of them causes Lady Hester to leave the place.

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From this reading Hamah--Inclemency of the weather--Preparations made by Lady Hester for her journey to Palmyra--Conical cisterns--Nazýf Pasha--Abdallah Pasha--Muly Ismael--The governor of Hamah--Appearance of the Plague in Syria--Motives of Lady Hester Stanhope for visiting Palmyra--Price paid to the Bedouins for a safe conduct--Pilfering; particularly by their chief Nasar--Order of march--Sham fights--Tribe of the Sebáh--Arabs on their march--Rude behaviour of Nasar--Gebel el Abiad, or the White Mountain--The Author rides forward to Palmyra--Alarm at Lady Hester’s encampment--Her entry into Palmyra--Inspection of the ruins--A wedding--Dress of the women--Faydán Bedouins made prisoners--The escape of two of them causes Lady Hester to leave the place.

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From this reading Hamah--Inclemency of the weather--Preparations made by Lady Hester for her journey to Palmyra--Conical cisterns--Nazýf Pasha--Abdallah Pasha--Muly Ismael--The governor of Hamah--Appearance of the Plague in Syria--Motives of Lady Hester Stanhope for visiting Palmyra--Price paid to the Bedouins for a safe conduct--Pilfering; particularly by their chief Nasar--Order of march--Sham fights--Tribe of the Sebáh--Arabs on their march--Rude behaviour of Nasar--Gebel el Abiad, or the White Mountain--The Author rides forward to Palmyra--Alarm at Lady Hester’s encampment--Her entry into Palmyra--Inspection of the ruins--A wedding--Dress of the women--Faydán Bedouins made prisoners--The escape of two of them causes Lady Hester to leave the place.

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

From this reading The horse which Hassan had ridden died, from fatigue and the wound on his back, three days after our return.

solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading The horse which Hassan had ridden died, from fatigue and the wound on his back, three days after our return.

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

From this reading I paid Hassan the remainder of the sum agreed upon for conducting me, namely, 182 piasters.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Hamah--Inclemency of the weather--Preparations made by Lady Hester for her journey to Palmyra--Conical cisterns--Nazýf Pasha--Abdallah Pasha--Muly Ismael--The governor of Hamah--Appearance of the Plague in Syria--Motives of Lady Hester Stanhope for visiting Palmyra--Price paid to the Bedouins for a safe conduct--Pilfering; particularly by their chief Nasar--Order of march--Sham fights--Tribe of the Sebáh--Arabs on their march--Rude behaviour of Nasar--Gebel el Abiad, or the White Mountain--The Author rides forward to Palmyra--Alarm at Lady Hester’s encampment--Her entry into Palmyra--Inspection of the ruins--A wedding--Dress of the women--Faydán Bedouins made prisoners--The escape of two of them causes Lady Hester to leave the place.

weather unsuitable for outdoor activities

From this reading Hamah--Inclemency of the weather--Preparations made by Lady Hester for her journey to Palmyra--Conical cisterns--Nazýf Pasha--Abdallah Pasha--Muly Ismael--The governor of Hamah--Appearance of the Plague in Syria--Motives of Lady Hester Stanhope for visiting Palmyra--Price paid to the Bedouins for a safe conduct--Pilfering; particularly by their chief Nasar--Order of march--Sham fights--Tribe of the Sebáh--Arabs on their march--Rude behaviour of Nasar--Gebel el Abiad, or the White Mountain--The Author rides forward to Palmyra--Alarm at Lady Hester’s encampment--Her entry into Palmyra--Inspection of the ruins--A wedding--Dress of the women--Faydán Bedouins made prisoners--The escape of two of them causes Lady Hester to leave the place.

-ing form of “include” — have as a part, be made up out of

From this reading The whole cost of the journey, including every expense, was no more than 215 piasters, being equal to about £10.

a formal or official examination

From this reading Hamah--Inclemency of the weather--Preparations made by Lady Hester for her journey to Palmyra--Conical cisterns--Nazýf Pasha--Abdallah Pasha--Muly Ismael--The governor of Hamah--Appearance of the Plague in Syria--Motives of Lady Hester Stanhope for visiting Palmyra--Price paid to the Bedouins for a safe conduct--Pilfering; particularly by their chief Nasar--Order of march--Sham fights--Tribe of the Sebáh--Arabs on their march--Rude behaviour of Nasar--Gebel el Abiad, or the White Mountain--The Author rides forward to Palmyra--Alarm at Lady Hester’s encampment--Her entry into Palmyra--Inspection of the ruins--A wedding--Dress of the women--Faydán Bedouins made prisoners--The escape of two of them causes Lady Hester to leave the place.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Hamah--Inclemency of the weather--Preparations made by Lady Hester for her journey to Palmyra--Conical cisterns--Nazýf Pasha--Abdallah Pasha--Muly Ismael--The governor of Hamah--Appearance of the Plague in Syria--Motives of Lady Hester Stanhope for visiting Palmyra--Price paid to the Bedouins for a safe conduct--Pilfering; particularly by their chief Nasar--Order of march--Sham fights--Tribe of the Sebáh--Arabs on their march--Rude behaviour of Nasar--Gebel el Abiad, or the White Mountain--The Author rides forward to Palmyra--Alarm at Lady Hester’s encampment--Her entry into Palmyra--Inspection of the ruins--A wedding--Dress of the women--Faydán Bedouins made prisoners--The escape of two of them causes Lady Hester to leave the place.

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From this reading Hamah--Inclemency of the weather--Preparations made by Lady Hester for her journey to Palmyra--Conical cisterns--Nazýf Pasha--Abdallah Pasha--Muly Ismael--The governor of Hamah--Appearance of the Plague in Syria--Motives of Lady Hester Stanhope for visiting Palmyra--Price paid to the Bedouins for a safe conduct--Pilfering; particularly by their chief Nasar--Order of march--Sham fights--Tribe of the Sebáh--Arabs on their march--Rude behaviour of Nasar--Gebel el Abiad, or the White Mountain--The Author rides forward to Palmyra--Alarm at Lady Hester’s encampment--Her entry into Palmyra--Inspection of the ruins--A wedding--Dress of the women--Faydán Bedouins made prisoners--The escape of two of them causes Lady Hester to leave the place.

undertake a journey or trip

From this reading Hamah--Inclemency of the weather--Preparations made by Lady Hester for her journey to Palmyra--Conical cisterns--Nazýf Pasha--Abdallah Pasha--Muly Ismael--The governor of Hamah--Appearance of the Plague in Syria--Motives of Lady Hester Stanhope for visiting Palmyra--Price paid to the Bedouins for a safe conduct--Pilfering; particularly by their chief Nasar--Order of march--Sham fights--Tribe of the Sebáh--Arabs on their march--Rude behaviour of Nasar--Gebel el Abiad, or the White Mountain--The Author rides forward to Palmyra--Alarm at Lady Hester’s encampment--Her entry into Palmyra--Inspection of the ruins--A wedding--Dress of the women--Faydán Bedouins made prisoners--The escape of two of them causes Lady Hester to leave the place.

a polite name for any woman

From this reading Hamah--Inclemency of the weather--Preparations made by Lady Hester for her journey to Palmyra--Conical cisterns--Nazýf Pasha--Abdallah Pasha--Muly Ismael--The governor of Hamah--Appearance of the Plague in Syria--Motives of Lady Hester Stanhope for visiting Palmyra--Price paid to the Bedouins for a safe conduct--Pilfering; particularly by their chief Nasar--Order of march--Sham fights--Tribe of the Sebáh--Arabs on their march--Rude behaviour of Nasar--Gebel el Abiad, or the White Mountain--The Author rides forward to Palmyra--Alarm at Lady Hester’s encampment--Her entry into Palmyra--Inspection of the ruins--A wedding--Dress of the women--Faydán Bedouins made prisoners--The escape of two of them causes Lady Hester to leave the place.

go away from a place

From this reading Hamah--Inclemency of the weather--Preparations made by Lady Hester for her journey to Palmyra--Conical cisterns--Nazýf Pasha--Abdallah Pasha--Muly Ismael--The governor of Hamah--Appearance of the Plague in Syria--Motives of Lady Hester Stanhope for visiting Palmyra--Price paid to the Bedouins for a safe conduct--Pilfering; particularly by their chief Nasar--Order of march--Sham fights--Tribe of the Sebáh--Arabs on their march--Rude behaviour of Nasar--Gebel el Abiad, or the White Mountain--The Author rides forward to Palmyra--Alarm at Lady Hester’s encampment--Her entry into Palmyra--Inspection of the ruins--A wedding--Dress of the women--Faydán Bedouins made prisoners--The escape of two of them causes Lady Hester to leave the place.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Hamah--Inclemency of the weather--Preparations made by Lady Hester for her journey to Palmyra--Conical cisterns--Nazýf Pasha--Abdallah Pasha--Muly Ismael--The governor of Hamah--Appearance of the Plague in Syria--Motives of Lady Hester Stanhope for visiting Palmyra--Price paid to the Bedouins for a safe conduct--Pilfering; particularly by their chief Nasar--Order of march--Sham fights--Tribe of the Sebáh--Arabs on their march--Rude behaviour of Nasar--Gebel el Abiad, or the White Mountain--The Author rides forward to Palmyra--Alarm at Lady Hester’s encampment--Her entry into Palmyra--Inspection of the ruins--A wedding--Dress of the women--Faydán Bedouins made prisoners--The escape of two of them causes Lady Hester to leave the place.

march in a procession

From this reading Hamah--Inclemency of the weather--Preparations made by Lady Hester for her journey to Palmyra--Conical cisterns--Nazýf Pasha--Abdallah Pasha--Muly Ismael--The governor of Hamah--Appearance of the Plague in Syria--Motives of Lady Hester Stanhope for visiting Palmyra--Price paid to the Bedouins for a safe conduct--Pilfering; particularly by their chief Nasar--Order of march--Sham fights--Tribe of the Sebáh--Arabs on their march--Rude behaviour of Nasar--Gebel el Abiad, or the White Mountain--The Author rides forward to Palmyra--Alarm at Lady Hester’s encampment--Her entry into Palmyra--Inspection of the ruins--A wedding--Dress of the women--Faydán Bedouins made prisoners--The escape of two of them causes Lady Hester to leave the place.

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

From this reading I paid Hassan the remainder of the sum agreed upon for conducting me, namely, 182 piasters.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading The whole cost of the journey, including every expense, was no more than 215 piasters, being equal to about £10.

plural of “motive” — the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior

From this reading Hamah--Inclemency of the weather--Preparations made by Lady Hester for her journey to Palmyra--Conical cisterns--Nazýf Pasha--Abdallah Pasha--Muly Ismael--The governor of Hamah--Appearance of the Plague in Syria--Motives of Lady Hester Stanhope for visiting Palmyra--Price paid to the Bedouins for a safe conduct--Pilfering; particularly by their chief Nasar--Order of march--Sham fights--Tribe of the Sebáh--Arabs on their march--Rude behaviour of Nasar--Gebel el Abiad, or the White Mountain--The Author rides forward to Palmyra--Alarm at Lady Hester’s encampment--Her entry into Palmyra--Inspection of the ruins--A wedding--Dress of the women--Faydán Bedouins made prisoners--The escape of two of them causes Lady Hester to leave the place.

a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill

From this reading Hamah--Inclemency of the weather--Preparations made by Lady Hester for her journey to Palmyra--Conical cisterns--Nazýf Pasha--Abdallah Pasha--Muly Ismael--The governor of Hamah--Appearance of the Plague in Syria--Motives of Lady Hester Stanhope for visiting Palmyra--Price paid to the Bedouins for a safe conduct--Pilfering; particularly by their chief Nasar--Order of march--Sham fights--Tribe of the Sebáh--Arabs on their march--Rude behaviour of Nasar--Gebel el Abiad, or the White Mountain--The Author rides forward to Palmyra--Alarm at Lady Hester’s encampment--Her entry into Palmyra--Inspection of the ruins--A wedding--Dress of the women--Faydán Bedouins made prisoners--The escape of two of them causes Lady Hester to leave the place.

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From this reading Hamah--Inclemency of the weather--Preparations made by Lady Hester for her journey to Palmyra--Conical cisterns--Nazýf Pasha--Abdallah Pasha--Muly Ismael--The governor of Hamah--Appearance of the Plague in Syria--Motives of Lady Hester Stanhope for visiting Palmyra--Price paid to the Bedouins for a safe conduct--Pilfering; particularly by their chief Nasar--Order of march--Sham fights--Tribe of the Sebáh--Arabs on their march--Rude behaviour of Nasar--Gebel el Abiad, or the White Mountain--The Author rides forward to Palmyra--Alarm at Lady Hester’s encampment--Her entry into Palmyra--Inspection of the ruins--A wedding--Dress of the women--Faydán Bedouins made prisoners--The escape of two of them causes Lady Hester to leave the place.

as follows

From this reading I paid Hassan the remainder of the sum agreed upon for conducting me, namely, 182 piasters.

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From this reading Hamah--Inclemency of the weather--Preparations made by Lady Hester for her journey to Palmyra--Conical cisterns--Nazýf Pasha--Abdallah Pasha--Muly Ismael--The governor of Hamah--Appearance of the Plague in Syria--Motives of Lady Hester Stanhope for visiting Palmyra--Price paid to the Bedouins for a safe conduct--Pilfering; particularly by their chief Nasar--Order of march--Sham fights--Tribe of the Sebáh--Arabs on their march--Rude behaviour of Nasar--Gebel el Abiad, or the White Mountain--The Author rides forward to Palmyra--Alarm at Lady Hester’s encampment--Her entry into Palmyra--Inspection of the ruins--A wedding--Dress of the women--Faydán Bedouins made prisoners--The escape of two of them causes Lady Hester to leave the place.

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From this reading Hamah--Inclemency of the weather--Preparations made by Lady Hester for her journey to Palmyra--Conical cisterns--Nazýf Pasha--Abdallah Pasha--Muly Ismael--The governor of Hamah--Appearance of the Plague in Syria--Motives of Lady Hester Stanhope for visiting Palmyra--Price paid to the Bedouins for a safe conduct--Pilfering; particularly by their chief Nasar--Order of march--Sham fights--Tribe of the Sebáh--Arabs on their march--Rude behaviour of Nasar--Gebel el Abiad, or the White Mountain--The Author rides forward to Palmyra--Alarm at Lady Hester’s encampment--Her entry into Palmyra--Inspection of the ruins--A wedding--Dress of the women--Faydán Bedouins made prisoners--The escape of two of them causes Lady Hester to leave the place.

not any; not one

From this reading The whole cost of the journey, including every expense, was no more than 215 piasters, being equal to about £10.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Hamah--Inclemency of the weather--Preparations made by Lady Hester for her journey to Palmyra--Conical cisterns--Nazýf Pasha--Abdallah Pasha--Muly Ismael--The governor of Hamah--Appearance of the Plague in Syria--Motives of Lady Hester Stanhope for visiting Palmyra--Price paid to the Bedouins for a safe conduct--Pilfering; particularly by their chief Nasar--Order of march--Sham fights--Tribe of the Sebáh--Arabs on their march--Rude behaviour of Nasar--Gebel el Abiad, or the White Mountain--The Author rides forward to Palmyra--Alarm at Lady Hester’s encampment--Her entry into Palmyra--Inspection of the ruins--A wedding--Dress of the women--Faydán Bedouins made prisoners--The escape of two of them causes Lady Hester to leave the place.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Hamah--Inclemency of the weather--Preparations made by Lady Hester for her journey to Palmyra--Conical cisterns--Nazýf Pasha--Abdallah Pasha--Muly Ismael--The governor of Hamah--Appearance of the Plague in Syria--Motives of Lady Hester Stanhope for visiting Palmyra--Price paid to the Bedouins for a safe conduct--Pilfering; particularly by their chief Nasar--Order of march--Sham fights--Tribe of the Sebáh--Arabs on their march--Rude behaviour of Nasar--Gebel el Abiad, or the White Mountain--The Author rides forward to Palmyra--Alarm at Lady Hester’s encampment--Her entry into Palmyra--Inspection of the ruins--A wedding--Dress of the women--Faydán Bedouins made prisoners--The escape of two of them causes Lady Hester to leave the place.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Hamah--Inclemency of the weather--Preparations made by Lady Hester for her journey to Palmyra--Conical cisterns--Nazýf Pasha--Abdallah Pasha--Muly Ismael--The governor of Hamah--Appearance of the Plague in Syria--Motives of Lady Hester Stanhope for visiting Palmyra--Price paid to the Bedouins for a safe conduct--Pilfering; particularly by their chief Nasar--Order of march--Sham fights--Tribe of the Sebáh--Arabs on their march--Rude behaviour of Nasar--Gebel el Abiad, or the White Mountain--The Author rides forward to Palmyra--Alarm at Lady Hester’s encampment--Her entry into Palmyra--Inspection of the ruins--A wedding--Dress of the women--Faydán Bedouins made prisoners--The escape of two of them causes Lady Hester to leave the place.

(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed

From this reading Hamah--Inclemency of the weather--Preparations made by Lady Hester for her journey to Palmyra--Conical cisterns--Nazýf Pasha--Abdallah Pasha--Muly Ismael--The governor of Hamah--Appearance of the Plague in Syria--Motives of Lady Hester Stanhope for visiting Palmyra--Price paid to the Bedouins for a safe conduct--Pilfering; particularly by their chief Nasar--Order of march--Sham fights--Tribe of the Sebáh--Arabs on their march--Rude behaviour of Nasar--Gebel el Abiad, or the White Mountain--The Author rides forward to Palmyra--Alarm at Lady Hester’s encampment--Her entry into Palmyra--Inspection of the ruins--A wedding--Dress of the women--Faydán Bedouins made prisoners--The escape of two of them causes Lady Hester to leave the place.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading The horse which Hassan had ridden died, from fatigue and the wound on his back, three days after our return.

marked by the reception of pay

From this reading Hamah--Inclemency of the weather--Preparations made by Lady Hester for her journey to Palmyra--Conical cisterns--Nazýf Pasha--Abdallah Pasha--Muly Ismael--The governor of Hamah--Appearance of the Plague in Syria--Motives of Lady Hester Stanhope for visiting Palmyra--Price paid to the Bedouins for a safe conduct--Pilfering; particularly by their chief Nasar--Order of march--Sham fights--Tribe of the Sebáh--Arabs on their march--Rude behaviour of Nasar--Gebel el Abiad, or the White Mountain--The Author rides forward to Palmyra--Alarm at Lady Hester’s encampment--Her entry into Palmyra--Inspection of the ruins--A wedding--Dress of the women--Faydán Bedouins made prisoners--The escape of two of them causes Lady Hester to leave the place.

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 Hamah--Inclemency of the weather--Preparations made by Lady Hester for her journey to Palmyra--Conical cisterns--Nazýf Pasha--Abdallah Pasha--Muly Ismael--The governor of Hamah--Appearance of the Plague in Syria--Motives of Lady Hester Stanhope for visiting Palmyra--Price paid to the Bedouins for a safe conduct--Pilfering; particularly by their chief Nasar--Order of march--Sham fights--Tribe of the Sebáh--Arabs on their march--Rude behaviour of Nasar--Gebel el Abiad, or the White Mountain--The Author rides forward to Palmyra--Alarm at Lady Hester’s encampment--Her entry into Palmyra--Inspection of the ruins--A wedding--Dress of the women--Faydán Bedouins made prisoners--The escape of two of them causes Lady Hester to leave the place.

to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common

From this reading Hamah--Inclemency of the weather--Preparations made by Lady Hester for her journey to Palmyra--Conical cisterns--Nazýf Pasha--Abdallah Pasha--Muly Ismael--The governor of Hamah--Appearance of the Plague in Syria--Motives of Lady Hester Stanhope for visiting Palmyra--Price paid to the Bedouins for a safe conduct--Pilfering; particularly by their chief Nasar--Order of march--Sham fights--Tribe of the Sebáh--Arabs on their march--Rude behaviour of Nasar--Gebel el Abiad, or the White Mountain--The Author rides forward to Palmyra--Alarm at Lady Hester’s encampment--Her entry into Palmyra--Inspection of the ruins--A wedding--Dress of the women--Faydán Bedouins made prisoners--The escape of two of them causes Lady Hester to leave the place.

a civil or military authority in Turkey or Egypt

From this reading Hamah--Inclemency of the weather--Preparations made by Lady Hester for her journey to Palmyra--Conical cisterns--Nazýf Pasha--Abdallah Pasha--Muly Ismael--The governor of Hamah--Appearance of the Plague in Syria--Motives of Lady Hester Stanhope for visiting Palmyra--Price paid to the Bedouins for a safe conduct--Pilfering; particularly by their chief Nasar--Order of march--Sham fights--Tribe of the Sebáh--Arabs on their march--Rude behaviour of Nasar--Gebel el Abiad, or the White Mountain--The Author rides forward to Palmyra--Alarm at Lady Hester’s encampment--Her entry into Palmyra--Inspection of the ruins--A wedding--Dress of the women--Faydán Bedouins made prisoners--The escape of two of them causes Lady Hester to leave the place.

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From this reading I paid Hassan the remainder of the sum agreed upon for conducting me, namely, 182 piasters.

-ing form of “pilfer” — make off with belongings of others

From this reading Hamah--Inclemency of the weather--Preparations made by Lady Hester for her journey to Palmyra--Conical cisterns--Nazýf Pasha--Abdallah Pasha--Muly Ismael--The governor of Hamah--Appearance of the Plague in Syria--Motives of Lady Hester Stanhope for visiting Palmyra--Price paid to the Bedouins for a safe conduct--Pilfering; particularly by their chief Nasar--Order of march--Sham fights--Tribe of the Sebáh--Arabs on their march--Rude behaviour of Nasar--Gebel el Abiad, or the White Mountain--The Author rides forward to Palmyra--Alarm at Lady Hester’s encampment--Her entry into Palmyra--Inspection of the ruins--A wedding--Dress of the women--Faydán Bedouins made prisoners--The escape of two of them causes Lady Hester to leave the place.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading Hamah--Inclemency of the weather--Preparations made by Lady Hester for her journey to Palmyra--Conical cisterns--Nazýf Pasha--Abdallah Pasha--Muly Ismael--The governor of Hamah--Appearance of the Plague in Syria--Motives of Lady Hester Stanhope for visiting Palmyra--Price paid to the Bedouins for a safe conduct--Pilfering; particularly by their chief Nasar--Order of march--Sham fights--Tribe of the Sebáh--Arabs on their march--Rude behaviour of Nasar--Gebel el Abiad, or the White Mountain--The Author rides forward to Palmyra--Alarm at Lady Hester’s encampment--Her entry into Palmyra--Inspection of the ruins--A wedding--Dress of the women--Faydán Bedouins made prisoners--The escape of two of them causes Lady Hester to leave the place.

cause to suffer a blight

From this reading Hamah--Inclemency of the weather--Preparations made by Lady Hester for her journey to Palmyra--Conical cisterns--Nazýf Pasha--Abdallah Pasha--Muly Ismael--The governor of Hamah--Appearance of the Plague in Syria--Motives of Lady Hester Stanhope for visiting Palmyra--Price paid to the Bedouins for a safe conduct--Pilfering; particularly by their chief Nasar--Order of march--Sham fights--Tribe of the Sebáh--Arabs on their march--Rude behaviour of Nasar--Gebel el Abiad, or the White Mountain--The Author rides forward to Palmyra--Alarm at Lady Hester’s encampment--Her entry into Palmyra--Inspection of the ruins--A wedding--Dress of the women--Faydán Bedouins made prisoners--The escape of two of them causes Lady Hester to leave the place.

plural of “preparation” — the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose

From this reading Hamah--Inclemency of the weather--Preparations made by Lady Hester for her journey to Palmyra--Conical cisterns--Nazýf Pasha--Abdallah Pasha--Muly Ismael--The governor of Hamah--Appearance of the Plague in Syria--Motives of Lady Hester Stanhope for visiting Palmyra--Price paid to the Bedouins for a safe conduct--Pilfering; particularly by their chief Nasar--Order of march--Sham fights--Tribe of the Sebáh--Arabs on their march--Rude behaviour of Nasar--Gebel el Abiad, or the White Mountain--The Author rides forward to Palmyra--Alarm at Lady Hester’s encampment--Her entry into Palmyra--Inspection of the ruins--A wedding--Dress of the women--Faydán Bedouins made prisoners--The escape of two of them causes Lady Hester to leave the place.

the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)

From this reading Hamah--Inclemency of the weather--Preparations made by Lady Hester for her journey to Palmyra--Conical cisterns--Nazýf Pasha--Abdallah Pasha--Muly Ismael--The governor of Hamah--Appearance of the Plague in Syria--Motives of Lady Hester Stanhope for visiting Palmyra--Price paid to the Bedouins for a safe conduct--Pilfering; particularly by their chief Nasar--Order of march--Sham fights--Tribe of the Sebáh--Arabs on their march--Rude behaviour of Nasar--Gebel el Abiad, or the White Mountain--The Author rides forward to Palmyra--Alarm at Lady Hester’s encampment--Her entry into Palmyra--Inspection of the ruins--A wedding--Dress of the women--Faydán Bedouins made prisoners--The escape of two of them causes Lady Hester to leave the place.

plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war

From this reading Hamah--Inclemency of the weather--Preparations made by Lady Hester for her journey to Palmyra--Conical cisterns--Nazýf Pasha--Abdallah Pasha--Muly Ismael--The governor of Hamah--Appearance of the Plague in Syria--Motives of Lady Hester Stanhope for visiting Palmyra--Price paid to the Bedouins for a safe conduct--Pilfering; particularly by their chief Nasar--Order of march--Sham fights--Tribe of the Sebáh--Arabs on their march--Rude behaviour of Nasar--Gebel el Abiad, or the White Mountain--The Author rides forward to Palmyra--Alarm at Lady Hester’s encampment--Her entry into Palmyra--Inspection of the ruins--A wedding--Dress of the women--Faydán Bedouins made prisoners--The escape of two of them causes Lady Hester to leave the place.

something left after other parts have been taken away

From this reading I paid Hassan the remainder of the sum agreed upon for conducting me, namely, 182 piasters.

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

From this reading The horse which Hassan had ridden died, from fatigue and the wound on his back, three days after our return.

inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions

From this reading The horse which Hassan had ridden died, from fatigue and the wound on his back, three days after our return.

plural of “ride” — a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile)

From this reading Hamah--Inclemency of the weather--Preparations made by Lady Hester for her journey to Palmyra--Conical cisterns--Nazýf Pasha--Abdallah Pasha--Muly Ismael--The governor of Hamah--Appearance of the Plague in Syria--Motives of Lady Hester Stanhope for visiting Palmyra--Price paid to the Bedouins for a safe conduct--Pilfering; particularly by their chief Nasar--Order of march--Sham fights--Tribe of the Sebáh--Arabs on their march--Rude behaviour of Nasar--Gebel el Abiad, or the White Mountain--The Author rides forward to Palmyra--Alarm at Lady Hester’s encampment--Her entry into Palmyra--Inspection of the ruins--A wedding--Dress of the women--Faydán Bedouins made prisoners--The escape of two of them causes Lady Hester to leave the place.

socially incorrect in behavior

From this reading Hamah--Inclemency of the weather--Preparations made by Lady Hester for her journey to Palmyra--Conical cisterns--Nazýf Pasha--Abdallah Pasha--Muly Ismael--The governor of Hamah--Appearance of the Plague in Syria--Motives of Lady Hester Stanhope for visiting Palmyra--Price paid to the Bedouins for a safe conduct--Pilfering; particularly by their chief Nasar--Order of march--Sham fights--Tribe of the Sebáh--Arabs on their march--Rude behaviour of Nasar--Gebel el Abiad, or the White Mountain--The Author rides forward to Palmyra--Alarm at Lady Hester’s encampment--Her entry into Palmyra--Inspection of the ruins--A wedding--Dress of the women--Faydán Bedouins made prisoners--The escape of two of them causes Lady Hester to leave the place.

plural of “ruin” — an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction

From this reading Hamah--Inclemency of the weather--Preparations made by Lady Hester for her journey to Palmyra--Conical cisterns--Nazýf Pasha--Abdallah Pasha--Muly Ismael--The governor of Hamah--Appearance of the Plague in Syria--Motives of Lady Hester Stanhope for visiting Palmyra--Price paid to the Bedouins for a safe conduct--Pilfering; particularly by their chief Nasar--Order of march--Sham fights--Tribe of the Sebáh--Arabs on their march--Rude behaviour of Nasar--Gebel el Abiad, or the White Mountain--The Author rides forward to Palmyra--Alarm at Lady Hester’s encampment--Her entry into Palmyra--Inspection of the ruins--A wedding--Dress of the women--Faydán Bedouins made prisoners--The escape of two of them causes Lady Hester to leave the place.

free from danger or the risk of harm

From this reading Hamah--Inclemency of the weather--Preparations made by Lady Hester for her journey to Palmyra--Conical cisterns--Nazýf Pasha--Abdallah Pasha--Muly Ismael--The governor of Hamah--Appearance of the Plague in Syria--Motives of Lady Hester Stanhope for visiting Palmyra--Price paid to the Bedouins for a safe conduct--Pilfering; particularly by their chief Nasar--Order of march--Sham fights--Tribe of the Sebáh--Arabs on their march--Rude behaviour of Nasar--Gebel el Abiad, or the White Mountain--The Author rides forward to Palmyra--Alarm at Lady Hester’s encampment--Her entry into Palmyra--Inspection of the ruins--A wedding--Dress of the women--Faydán Bedouins made prisoners--The escape of two of them causes Lady Hester to leave the place.

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From this reading Hamah--Inclemency of the weather--Preparations made by Lady Hester for her journey to Palmyra--Conical cisterns--Nazýf Pasha--Abdallah Pasha--Muly Ismael--The governor of Hamah--Appearance of the Plague in Syria--Motives of Lady Hester Stanhope for visiting Palmyra--Price paid to the Bedouins for a safe conduct--Pilfering; particularly by their chief Nasar--Order of march--Sham fights--Tribe of the Sebáh--Arabs on their march--Rude behaviour of Nasar--Gebel el Abiad, or the White Mountain--The Author rides forward to Palmyra--Alarm at Lady Hester’s encampment--Her entry into Palmyra--Inspection of the ruins--A wedding--Dress of the women--Faydán Bedouins made prisoners--The escape of two of them causes Lady Hester to leave the place.

something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be

From this reading Hamah--Inclemency of the weather--Preparations made by Lady Hester for her journey to Palmyra--Conical cisterns--Nazýf Pasha--Abdallah Pasha--Muly Ismael--The governor of Hamah--Appearance of the Plague in Syria--Motives of Lady Hester Stanhope for visiting Palmyra--Price paid to the Bedouins for a safe conduct--Pilfering; particularly by their chief Nasar--Order of march--Sham fights--Tribe of the Sebáh--Arabs on their march--Rude behaviour of Nasar--Gebel el Abiad, or the White Mountain--The Author rides forward to Palmyra--Alarm at Lady Hester’s encampment--Her entry into Palmyra--Inspection of the ruins--A wedding--Dress of the women--Faydán Bedouins made prisoners--The escape of two of them causes Lady Hester to leave the place.

a light open horse-drawn carriage with two or four wheels and one seat

From this reading Hamah--Inclemency of the weather--Preparations made by Lady Hester for her journey to Palmyra--Conical cisterns--Nazýf Pasha--Abdallah Pasha--Muly Ismael--The governor of Hamah--Appearance of the Plague in Syria--Motives of Lady Hester Stanhope for visiting Palmyra--Price paid to the Bedouins for a safe conduct--Pilfering; particularly by their chief Nasar--Order of march--Sham fights--Tribe of the Sebáh--Arabs on their march--Rude behaviour of Nasar--Gebel el Abiad, or the White Mountain--The Author rides forward to Palmyra--Alarm at Lady Hester’s encampment--Her entry into Palmyra--Inspection of the ruins--A wedding--Dress of the women--Faydán Bedouins made prisoners--The escape of two of them causes Lady Hester to leave the place.

a quantity of money

From this reading I paid Hassan the remainder of the sum agreed upon for conducting me, namely, 182 piasters.

an Asian republic in the Middle East at the east end of the Mediterranean; site of some of the world's most ancient centers of civilization

From this reading Hamah--Inclemency of the weather--Preparations made by Lady Hester for her journey to Palmyra--Conical cisterns--Nazýf Pasha--Abdallah Pasha--Muly Ismael--The governor of Hamah--Appearance of the Plague in Syria--Motives of Lady Hester Stanhope for visiting Palmyra--Price paid to the Bedouins for a safe conduct--Pilfering; particularly by their chief Nasar--Order of march--Sham fights--Tribe of the Sebáh--Arabs on their march--Rude behaviour of Nasar--Gebel el Abiad, or the White Mountain--The Author rides forward to Palmyra--Alarm at Lady Hester’s encampment--Her entry into Palmyra--Inspection of the ruins--A wedding--Dress of the women--Faydán Bedouins made prisoners--The escape of two of them causes Lady Hester to leave the place.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading The whole cost of the journey, including every expense, was no more than 215 piasters, being equal to about £10.

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

From this reading Hamah--Inclemency of the weather--Preparations made by Lady Hester for her journey to Palmyra--Conical cisterns--Nazýf Pasha--Abdallah Pasha--Muly Ismael--The governor of Hamah--Appearance of the Plague in Syria--Motives of Lady Hester Stanhope for visiting Palmyra--Price paid to the Bedouins for a safe conduct--Pilfering; particularly by their chief Nasar--Order of march--Sham fights--Tribe of the Sebáh--Arabs on their march--Rude behaviour of Nasar--Gebel el Abiad, or the White Mountain--The Author rides forward to Palmyra--Alarm at Lady Hester’s encampment--Her entry into Palmyra--Inspection of the ruins--A wedding--Dress of the women--Faydán Bedouins made prisoners--The escape of two of them causes Lady Hester to leave the place.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Hamah--Inclemency of the weather--Preparations made by Lady Hester for her journey to Palmyra--Conical cisterns--Nazýf Pasha--Abdallah Pasha--Muly Ismael--The governor of Hamah--Appearance of the Plague in Syria--Motives of Lady Hester Stanhope for visiting Palmyra--Price paid to the Bedouins for a safe conduct--Pilfering; particularly by their chief Nasar--Order of march--Sham fights--Tribe of the Sebáh--Arabs on their march--Rude behaviour of Nasar--Gebel el Abiad, or the White Mountain--The Author rides forward to Palmyra--Alarm at Lady Hester’s encampment--Her entry into Palmyra--Inspection of the ruins--A wedding--Dress of the women--Faydán Bedouins made prisoners--The escape of two of them causes Lady Hester to leave the place.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Hamah--Inclemency of the weather--Preparations made by Lady Hester for her journey to Palmyra--Conical cisterns--Nazýf Pasha--Abdallah Pasha--Muly Ismael--The governor of Hamah--Appearance of the Plague in Syria--Motives of Lady Hester Stanhope for visiting Palmyra--Price paid to the Bedouins for a safe conduct--Pilfering; particularly by their chief Nasar--Order of march--Sham fights--Tribe of the Sebáh--Arabs on their march--Rude behaviour of Nasar--Gebel el Abiad, or the White Mountain--The Author rides forward to Palmyra--Alarm at Lady Hester’s encampment--Her entry into Palmyra--Inspection of the ruins--A wedding--Dress of the women--Faydán Bedouins made prisoners--The escape of two of them causes Lady Hester to leave the place.

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

From this reading The horse which Hassan had ridden died, from fatigue and the wound on his back, three days after our return.

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

From this reading Hamah--Inclemency of the weather--Preparations made by Lady Hester for her journey to Palmyra--Conical cisterns--Nazýf Pasha--Abdallah Pasha--Muly Ismael--The governor of Hamah--Appearance of the Plague in Syria--Motives of Lady Hester Stanhope for visiting Palmyra--Price paid to the Bedouins for a safe conduct--Pilfering; particularly by their chief Nasar--Order of march--Sham fights--Tribe of the Sebáh--Arabs on their march--Rude behaviour of Nasar--Gebel el Abiad, or the White Mountain--The Author rides forward to Palmyra--Alarm at Lady Hester’s encampment--Her entry into Palmyra--Inspection of the ruins--A wedding--Dress of the women--Faydán Bedouins made prisoners--The escape of two of them causes Lady Hester to leave the place.

a social division of (usually preliterate) people

From this reading Hamah--Inclemency of the weather--Preparations made by Lady Hester for her journey to Palmyra--Conical cisterns--Nazýf Pasha--Abdallah Pasha--Muly Ismael--The governor of Hamah--Appearance of the Plague in Syria--Motives of Lady Hester Stanhope for visiting Palmyra--Price paid to the Bedouins for a safe conduct--Pilfering; particularly by their chief Nasar--Order of march--Sham fights--Tribe of the Sebáh--Arabs on their march--Rude behaviour of Nasar--Gebel el Abiad, or the White Mountain--The Author rides forward to Palmyra--Alarm at Lady Hester’s encampment--Her entry into Palmyra--Inspection of the ruins--A wedding--Dress of the women--Faydán Bedouins made prisoners--The escape of two of them causes Lady Hester to leave the place.

the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-seven and one

From this reading I had been absent twenty-eight days.

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

From this reading Hamah--Inclemency of the weather--Preparations made by Lady Hester for her journey to Palmyra--Conical cisterns--Nazýf Pasha--Abdallah Pasha--Muly Ismael--The governor of Hamah--Appearance of the Plague in Syria--Motives of Lady Hester Stanhope for visiting Palmyra--Price paid to the Bedouins for a safe conduct--Pilfering; particularly by their chief Nasar--Order of march--Sham fights--Tribe of the Sebáh--Arabs on their march--Rude behaviour of Nasar--Gebel el Abiad, or the White Mountain--The Author rides forward to Palmyra--Alarm at Lady Hester’s encampment--Her entry into Palmyra--Inspection of the ruins--A wedding--Dress of the women--Faydán Bedouins made prisoners--The escape of two of them causes Lady Hester to leave the place.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading I paid Hassan the remainder of the sum agreed upon for conducting me, namely, 182 piasters.

the activity of making visits

From this reading Hamah--Inclemency of the weather--Preparations made by Lady Hester for her journey to Palmyra--Conical cisterns--Nazýf Pasha--Abdallah Pasha--Muly Ismael--The governor of Hamah--Appearance of the Plague in Syria--Motives of Lady Hester Stanhope for visiting Palmyra--Price paid to the Bedouins for a safe conduct--Pilfering; particularly by their chief Nasar--Order of march--Sham fights--Tribe of the Sebáh--Arabs on their march--Rude behaviour of Nasar--Gebel el Abiad, or the White Mountain--The Author rides forward to Palmyra--Alarm at Lady Hester’s encampment--Her entry into Palmyra--Inspection of the ruins--A wedding--Dress of the women--Faydán Bedouins made prisoners--The escape of two of them causes Lady Hester to leave the place.

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

From this reading The whole cost of the journey, including every expense, was no more than 215 piasters, being equal to about £10.

the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation

From this reading Hamah--Inclemency of the weather--Preparations made by Lady Hester for her journey to Palmyra--Conical cisterns--Nazýf Pasha--Abdallah Pasha--Muly Ismael--The governor of Hamah--Appearance of the Plague in Syria--Motives of Lady Hester Stanhope for visiting Palmyra--Price paid to the Bedouins for a safe conduct--Pilfering; particularly by their chief Nasar--Order of march--Sham fights--Tribe of the Sebáh--Arabs on their march--Rude behaviour of Nasar--Gebel el Abiad, or the White Mountain--The Author rides forward to Palmyra--Alarm at Lady Hester’s encampment--Her entry into Palmyra--Inspection of the ruins--A wedding--Dress of the women--Faydán Bedouins made prisoners--The escape of two of them causes Lady Hester to leave the place.

the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed

From this reading Hamah--Inclemency of the weather--Preparations made by Lady Hester for her journey to Palmyra--Conical cisterns--Nazýf Pasha--Abdallah Pasha--Muly Ismael--The governor of Hamah--Appearance of the Plague in Syria--Motives of Lady Hester Stanhope for visiting Palmyra--Price paid to the Bedouins for a safe conduct--Pilfering; particularly by their chief Nasar--Order of march--Sham fights--Tribe of the Sebáh--Arabs on their march--Rude behaviour of Nasar--Gebel el Abiad, or the White Mountain--The Author rides forward to Palmyra--Alarm at Lady Hester’s encampment--Her entry into Palmyra--Inspection of the ruins--A wedding--Dress of the women--Faydán Bedouins made prisoners--The escape of two of them causes Lady Hester to leave the place.

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

From this reading The horse which Hassan had ridden died, from fatigue and the wound on his back, three days after our return.

a Caucasian

From this reading Hamah--Inclemency of the weather--Preparations made by Lady Hester for her journey to Palmyra--Conical cisterns--Nazýf Pasha--Abdallah Pasha--Muly Ismael--The governor of Hamah--Appearance of the Plague in Syria--Motives of Lady Hester Stanhope for visiting Palmyra--Price paid to the Bedouins for a safe conduct--Pilfering; particularly by their chief Nasar--Order of march--Sham fights--Tribe of the Sebáh--Arabs on their march--Rude behaviour of Nasar--Gebel el Abiad, or the White Mountain--The Author rides forward to Palmyra--Alarm at Lady Hester’s encampment--Her entry into Palmyra--Inspection of the ruins--A wedding--Dress of the women--Faydán Bedouins made prisoners--The escape of two of them causes Lady Hester to leave the place.

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading The whole cost of the journey, including every expense, was no more than 215 piasters, being equal to about £10.

plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading Hamah--Inclemency of the weather--Preparations made by Lady Hester for her journey to Palmyra--Conical cisterns--Nazýf Pasha--Abdallah Pasha--Muly Ismael--The governor of Hamah--Appearance of the Plague in Syria--Motives of Lady Hester Stanhope for visiting Palmyra--Price paid to the Bedouins for a safe conduct--Pilfering; particularly by their chief Nasar--Order of march--Sham fights--Tribe of the Sebáh--Arabs on their march--Rude behaviour of Nasar--Gebel el Abiad, or the White Mountain--The Author rides forward to Palmyra--Alarm at Lady Hester’s encampment--Her entry into Palmyra--Inspection of the ruins--A wedding--Dress of the women--Faydán Bedouins made prisoners--The escape of two of them causes Lady Hester to leave the place.

an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)

From this reading The horse which Hassan had ridden died, from fatigue and the wound on his back, three days after our return.