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Chapter III
“Then make me rich as soon as you can,” said Aben Hassen the Fool, “and that is all that I shall ask of you now.” “It shall be done,” said the Demon; “spend all that thou canst spend, and thou shalt always have more. Has my lord any further commands for his slave?” “No,” said the young man, “there is nothing more; you may go now.” And thereupon the Demon vanished like a flash.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
an old form of “can”, used with “thou”
From this reading ““It shall be done,” said the Demon; “spend all that thou canst spend, and thou shalt always have more.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““It shall be done,” said the Demon; “spend all that thou canst spend, and thou shalt always have more.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Then make me rich as soon as you can,” said Aben Hassen the Fool, “and that is all that I shall ask of you now.””
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Has my lord any further commands for his slave?””
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““It shall be done,” said the Demon; “spend all that thou canst spend, and thou shalt always have more.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Then make me rich as soon as you can,” said Aben Hassen the Fool, “and that is all that I shall ask of you now.””
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading ““No,” said the young man, “there is nothing more; you may go now.””
not one thing; not anything
From this reading ““No,” said the young man, “there is nothing more; you may go now.””
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading ““Then make me rich as soon as you can,” said Aben Hassen the Fool, “and that is all that I shall ask of you now.””
an old form of “shall”, used with “thou”
From this reading ““It shall be done,” said the Demon; “spend all that thou canst spend, and thou shalt always have more.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Then make me rich as soon as you can,” said Aben Hassen the Fool, “and that is all that I shall ask of you now.””
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading ““It shall be done,” said the Demon; “spend all that thou canst spend, and thou shalt always have more.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And thereupon the Demon vanished like a flash.
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From this reading “Then make me rich as soon as you can,” said Aben Hassen the Fool, “and that is all that I shall ask of you now.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Then make me rich as soon as you can,” said Aben Hassen the Fool, “and that is all that I shall ask of you now.”
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From this reading “It shall be done,” said the Demon; “spend all that thou canst spend, and thou shalt always have more.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Then make me rich as soon as you can,” said Aben Hassen the Fool, “and that is all that I shall ask of you now.”
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From this reading Has my lord any further commands for his slave?”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Then make me rich as soon as you can,” said Aben Hassen the Fool, “and that is all that I shall ask of you now.”
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From this reading “Then make me rich as soon as you can,” said Aben Hassen the Fool, “and that is all that I shall ask of you now.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “It shall be done,” said the Demon; “spend all that thou canst spend, and thou shalt always have more.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Then make me rich as soon as you can,” said Aben Hassen the Fool, “and that is all that I shall ask of you now.”
an old form of “can”, used with “thou”
From this reading “It shall be done,” said the Demon; “spend all that thou canst spend, and thou shalt always have more.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Has my lord any further commands for his slave?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It shall be done,” said the Demon; “spend all that thou canst spend, and thou shalt always have more.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It shall be done,” said the Demon; “spend all that thou canst spend, and thou shalt always have more.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And thereupon the Demon vanished like a flash.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then make me rich as soon as you can,” said Aben Hassen the Fool, “and that is all that I shall ask of you now.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Has my lord any further commands for his slave?”
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From this reading Has my lord any further commands for his slave?”
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From this reading “No,” said the young man, “there is nothing more; you may go now.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Has my lord any further commands for his slave?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Then make me rich as soon as you can,” said Aben Hassen the Fool, “and that is all that I shall ask of you now.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “It shall be done,” said the Demon; “spend all that thou canst spend, and thou shalt always have more.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Has my lord any further commands for his slave?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Then make me rich as soon as you can,” said Aben Hassen the Fool, “and that is all that I shall ask of you now.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Then make me rich as soon as you can,” said Aben Hassen the Fool, “and that is all that I shall ask of you now.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It shall be done,” said the Demon; “spend all that thou canst spend, and thou shalt always have more.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And thereupon the Demon vanished like a flash.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Has my lord any further commands for his slave?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then make me rich as soon as you can,” said Aben Hassen the Fool, “and that is all that I shall ask of you now.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No,” said the young man, “there is nothing more; you may go now.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “No,” said the young man, “there is nothing more; you may go now.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Then make me rich as soon as you can,” said Aben Hassen the Fool, “and that is all that I shall ask of you now.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It shall be done,” said the Demon; “spend all that thou canst spend, and thou shalt always have more.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Has my lord any further commands for his slave?”
not any; not one
From this reading “No,” said the young man, “there is nothing more; you may go now.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “No,” said the young man, “there is nothing more; you may go now.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Then make me rich as soon as you can,” said Aben Hassen the Fool, “and that is all that I shall ask of you now.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Then make me rich as soon as you can,” said Aben Hassen the Fool, “and that is all that I shall ask of you now.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Then make me rich as soon as you can,” said Aben Hassen the Fool, “and that is all that I shall ask of you now.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Then make me rich as soon as you can,” said Aben Hassen the Fool, “and that is all that I shall ask of you now.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Then make me rich as soon as you can,” said Aben Hassen the Fool, “and that is all that I shall ask of you now.”
an old form of “shall”, used with “thou”
From this reading “It shall be done,” said the Demon; “spend all that thou canst spend, and thou shalt always have more.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Has my lord any further commands for his slave?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Then make me rich as soon as you can,” said Aben Hassen the Fool, “and that is all that I shall ask of you now.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It shall be done,” said the Demon; “spend all that thou canst spend, and thou shalt always have more.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Then make me rich as soon as you can,” said Aben Hassen the Fool, “and that is all that I shall ask of you now.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Then make me rich as soon as you can,” said Aben Hassen the Fool, “and that is all that I shall ask of you now.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Then make me rich as soon as you can,” said Aben Hassen the Fool, “and that is all that I shall ask of you now.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No,” said the young man, “there is nothing more; you may go now.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And thereupon the Demon vanished like a flash.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “It shall be done,” said the Demon; “spend all that thou canst spend, and thou shalt always have more.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And thereupon the Demon vanished like a flash.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Then make me rich as soon as you can,” said Aben Hassen the Fool, “and that is all that I shall ask of you now.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No,” said the young man, “there is nothing more; you may go now.”
