adeterminerUS /ə/
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.
Aben
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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.”
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “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.”
alwaysadverbUS /ˈɔːlweɪz/
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading “It shall be done,” said the Demon; “spend all that thou canst spend, and thou shalt always have more.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
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.”
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Has my lord any further commands for his slave?”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
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.”
askverbUS /æsk/
make a request or demand for something to somebody
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.”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
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.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
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.”
canstmodal verbUS /kænst/
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.
commandsnounUS /kəˈmændz/
plural of “command” — an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading Has my lord any further commands for his slave?”
DemonnounUS /ˈdiːmən/
an evil supernatural being
From this reading “It shall be done,” said the Demon; “spend all that thou canst spend, and thou shalt always have more.
doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading “It shall be done,” said the Demon; “spend all that thou canst spend, and thou shalt always have more.
flashverbUS /flæʃ/
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading And thereupon the Demon vanished like a flash.
FoolnounUS /fuːl/
a person who lacks good judgment
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.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Has my lord any further commands for his slave?”
furtheradverbUS /ˈfɜːrðər/
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading Has my lord any further commands for his slave?”
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “No,” said the young man, “there is nothing more; you may go now.”
Hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
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?”
Hassen
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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.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
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.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Has my lord any further commands for his slave?”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
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.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
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.”
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
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.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading And thereupon the Demon vanished like a flash.
lordnounUS /lɔːrd/
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading Has my lord any further commands for his slave?”
makeverbUS /meɪk/
engage in
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.”
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “No,” said the young man, “there is nothing more; you may go now.”
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
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.”
mepronounUS /miː/
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.”
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “It shall be done,” said the Demon; “spend all that thou canst spend, and thou shalt always have more.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Has my lord any further commands for his slave?”
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “No,” said the young man, “there is nothing more; you may go now.”
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “No,” said the young man, “there is nothing more; you may go now.”
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
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.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
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.”
richadjectiveUS /rɪtʃ/
possessing material wealth
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.”
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
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.”
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
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.”
shaltmodal verbUS /ʃælt/
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.
slavenounUS /sleɪv/
a person who is owned by someone
From this reading Has my lord any further commands for his slave?”
soonadverbUS /suːn/
in the near future
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.”
spendverbUS /spend/
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading “It shall be done,” said the Demon; “spend all that thou canst spend, and thou shalt always have more.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
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.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
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.”
ThenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
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.”
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading “No,” said the young man, “there is nothing more; you may go now.”
thereupon
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From this reading And thereupon the Demon vanished like a flash.
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
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.
vanishedadjectiveUS /ˈvænɪʃt/
having passed out of existence
From this reading And thereupon the Demon vanished like a flash.
youpronounUS /juː/
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.”
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading “No,” said the young man, “there is nothing more; you may go now.”
