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All Men Are Ghosts
All Men Are Ghosts

Chapter V

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"Thou art in error," said Abdulla, "for power such as thou speakest of belongeth not to me.
Of a truth, I am one who walketh in a great bewilderment, and the spirit of forgetfulness hath overpowered me.
But withal I am a common man, of whom Allah hath created millions, and it was but yesterday I was seeking the Interpreter of Dreams, that I might pay him the fee and have the matter resolved."
"I am the Interpreter of Dreams whom thou soughtest," said the other, "and I dwell in the house built in the European fashion, with the great knocker of brass, after the manner of the Franks."
"Thy name?" said Abdulla.
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All Men Are Ghosts

Chapter V

Reading 1/87 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"Thou art in error," said Abdulla, "for power such as thou speakest of belongeth not to me.
Line 2
Of a truth, I am one who walketh in a great bewilderment, and the spirit of forgetfulness hath overpowered me.
Line 3
But withal I am a common man, of whom Allah hath created millions, and it was but yesterday I was seeking the Interpreter of Dreams, that I might pay him the fee and have the matter resolved."
Line 4
"I am the Interpreter of Dreams whom thou soughtest," said the other, "and I dwell in the house built in the European fashion, with the great knocker of brass, after the manner of the Franks."
Line 5
"Thy name?" said Abdulla.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

After preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “"I am the Interpreter of Dreams whom thou soughtest," said the other, "and I dwell in the house built in the European fashion, with the great knocker of brass, after the manner of the Franks."”

Art auxiliary verb US /ɑːrt/

an old form of “are”, used with “thou”

From this reading “"Thou art in error," said Abdulla, "for power such as thou speakest of belongeth not to me.”

Great noun US /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Of a truth, I am one who walketh in a great bewilderment, and the spirit of forgetfulness hath overpowered me.”

Hath auxiliary verb US /hæθ/

an old form of “has”

From this reading “Of a truth, I am one who walketh in a great bewilderment, and the spirit of forgetfulness hath overpowered me.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “But withal I am a common man, of whom Allah hath created millions, and it was but yesterday I was seeking the Interpreter of Dreams, that I might pay him the fee and have the matter resolved."”

Might modal verb US /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading “But withal I am a common man, of whom Allah hath created millions, and it was but yesterday I was seeking the Interpreter of Dreams, that I might pay him the fee and have the matter resolved."”

Name noun US /name/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Thy name?" said Abdulla.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “Of a truth, I am one who walketh in a great bewilderment, and the spirit of forgetfulness hath overpowered me.”

Thou pronoun US /ðaʊ/

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading “"Thou art in error," said Abdulla, "for power such as thou speakest of belongeth not to me.”

Thy determiner US /ðaɪ/

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading “"Thy name?" said Abdulla.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading Of a truth, I am one who walketh in a great bewilderment, and the spirit of forgetfulness hath overpowered me.

Abdulla

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From this reading "Thou art in error," said Abdulla, "for power such as thou speakest of belongeth not to me.

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading "I am the Interpreter of Dreams whom thou soughtest," said the other, "and I dwell in the house built in the European fashion, with the great knocker of brass, after the manner of the Franks."

Allah

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From this reading But withal I am a common man, of whom Allah hath created millions, and it was but yesterday I was seeking the Interpreter of Dreams, that I might pay him the fee and have the matter resolved."

amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading Of a truth, I am one who walketh in a great bewilderment, and the spirit of forgetfulness hath overpowered me.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Of a truth, I am one who walketh in a great bewilderment, and the spirit of forgetfulness hath overpowered me.

artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/

an old form of “are”, used with “thou”

From this reading "Thou art in error," said Abdulla, "for power such as thou speakest of belongeth not to me.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading "Thou art in error," said Abdulla, "for power such as thou speakest of belongeth not to me.

belongeth

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From this reading "Thou art in error," said Abdulla, "for power such as thou speakest of belongeth not to me.

bewilderment

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From this reading Of a truth, I am one who walketh in a great bewilderment, and the spirit of forgetfulness hath overpowered me.

brass

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From this reading "I am the Interpreter of Dreams whom thou soughtest," said the other, "and I dwell in the house built in the European fashion, with the great knocker of brass, after the manner of the Franks."

built

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From this reading "I am the Interpreter of Dreams whom thou soughtest," said the other, "and I dwell in the house built in the European fashion, with the great knocker of brass, after the manner of the Franks."

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But withal I am a common man, of whom Allah hath created millions, and it was but yesterday I was seeking the Interpreter of Dreams, that I might pay him the fee and have the matter resolved."

common

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From this reading But withal I am a common man, of whom Allah hath created millions, and it was but yesterday I was seeking the Interpreter of Dreams, that I might pay him the fee and have the matter resolved."

created

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From this reading But withal I am a common man, of whom Allah hath created millions, and it was but yesterday I was seeking the Interpreter of Dreams, that I might pay him the fee and have the matter resolved."

Dreams

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From this reading But withal I am a common man, of whom Allah hath created millions, and it was but yesterday I was seeking the Interpreter of Dreams, that I might pay him the fee and have the matter resolved."

dwell

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From this reading "I am the Interpreter of Dreams whom thou soughtest," said the other, "and I dwell in the house built in the European fashion, with the great knocker of brass, after the manner of the Franks."

error

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

From this reading "Thou art in error," said Abdulla, "for power such as thou speakest of belongeth not to me.

European

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

From this reading "I am the Interpreter of Dreams whom thou soughtest," said the other, "and I dwell in the house built in the European fashion, with the great knocker of brass, after the manner of the Franks."

fashion

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From this reading "I am the Interpreter of Dreams whom thou soughtest," said the other, "and I dwell in the house built in the European fashion, with the great knocker of brass, after the manner of the Franks."

fee

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

From this reading But withal I am a common man, of whom Allah hath created millions, and it was but yesterday I was seeking the Interpreter of Dreams, that I might pay him the fee and have the matter resolved."

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "Thou art in error," said Abdulla, "for power such as thou speakest of belongeth not to me.

forgetfulness

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

From this reading Of a truth, I am one who walketh in a great bewilderment, and the spirit of forgetfulness hath overpowered me.

Franks

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

From this reading "I am the Interpreter of Dreams whom thou soughtest," said the other, "and I dwell in the house built in the European fashion, with the great knocker of brass, after the manner of the Franks."

greatnounUS /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Of a truth, I am one who walketh in a great bewilderment, and the spirit of forgetfulness hath overpowered me.

hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/

an old form of “has”

From this reading Of a truth, I am one who walketh in a great bewilderment, and the spirit of forgetfulness hath overpowered me.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading But withal I am a common man, of whom Allah hath created millions, and it was but yesterday I was seeking the Interpreter of Dreams, that I might pay him the fee and have the matter resolved."

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading But withal I am a common man, of whom Allah hath created millions, and it was but yesterday I was seeking the Interpreter of Dreams, that I might pay him the fee and have the matter resolved."

house

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

From this reading "I am the Interpreter of Dreams whom thou soughtest," said the other, "and I dwell in the house built in the European fashion, with the great knocker of brass, after the manner of the Franks."

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading Of a truth, I am one who walketh in a great bewilderment, and the spirit of forgetfulness hath overpowered me.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading "Thou art in error," said Abdulla, "for power such as thou speakest of belongeth not to me.

Interpreter

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

From this reading But withal I am a common man, of whom Allah hath created millions, and it was but yesterday I was seeking the Interpreter of Dreams, that I might pay him the fee and have the matter resolved."

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading But withal I am a common man, of whom Allah hath created millions, and it was but yesterday I was seeking the Interpreter of Dreams, that I might pay him the fee and have the matter resolved."

knocker

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

From this reading "I am the Interpreter of Dreams whom thou soughtest," said the other, "and I dwell in the house built in the European fashion, with the great knocker of brass, after the manner of the Franks."

man

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

From this reading But withal I am a common man, of whom Allah hath created millions, and it was but yesterday I was seeking the Interpreter of Dreams, that I might pay him the fee and have the matter resolved."

manner

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

From this reading "I am the Interpreter of Dreams whom thou soughtest," said the other, "and I dwell in the house built in the European fashion, with the great knocker of brass, after the manner of the Franks."

matter

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From this reading But withal I am a common man, of whom Allah hath created millions, and it was but yesterday I was seeking the Interpreter of Dreams, that I might pay him the fee and have the matter resolved."

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading "Thou art in error," said Abdulla, "for power such as thou speakest of belongeth not to me.

mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading But withal I am a common man, of whom Allah hath created millions, and it was but yesterday I was seeking the Interpreter of Dreams, that I might pay him the fee and have the matter resolved."

millions

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

From this reading But withal I am a common man, of whom Allah hath created millions, and it was but yesterday I was seeking the Interpreter of Dreams, that I might pay him the fee and have the matter resolved."

namenounUS /name/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Thy name?" said Abdulla.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "Thou art in error," said Abdulla, "for power such as thou speakest of belongeth not to me.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "Thou art in error," said Abdulla, "for power such as thou speakest of belongeth not to me.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Of a truth, I am one who walketh in a great bewilderment, and the spirit of forgetfulness hath overpowered me.

other

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

From this reading "I am the Interpreter of Dreams whom thou soughtest," said the other, "and I dwell in the house built in the European fashion, with the great knocker of brass, after the manner of the Franks."

overpowered

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

From this reading Of a truth, I am one who walketh in a great bewilderment, and the spirit of forgetfulness hath overpowered me.

pay

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

From this reading But withal I am a common man, of whom Allah hath created millions, and it was but yesterday I was seeking the Interpreter of Dreams, that I might pay him the fee and have the matter resolved."

power

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

From this reading "Thou art in error," said Abdulla, "for power such as thou speakest of belongeth not to me.

resolved

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

From this reading But withal I am a common man, of whom Allah hath created millions, and it was but yesterday I was seeking the Interpreter of Dreams, that I might pay him the fee and have the matter resolved."

said

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

From this reading "Thou art in error," said Abdulla, "for power such as thou speakest of belongeth not to me.

seeking

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

From this reading But withal I am a common man, of whom Allah hath created millions, and it was but yesterday I was seeking the Interpreter of Dreams, that I might pay him the fee and have the matter resolved."

soughtest

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

From this reading "I am the Interpreter of Dreams whom thou soughtest," said the other, "and I dwell in the house built in the European fashion, with the great knocker of brass, after the manner of the Franks."

speakest

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

From this reading "Thou art in error," said Abdulla, "for power such as thou speakest of belongeth not to me.

spirit

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

From this reading Of a truth, I am one who walketh in a great bewilderment, and the spirit of forgetfulness hath overpowered me.

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading "Thou art in error," said Abdulla, "for power such as thou speakest of belongeth not to me.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading But withal I am a common man, of whom Allah hath created millions, and it was but yesterday I was seeking the Interpreter of Dreams, that I might pay him the fee and have the matter resolved."

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Of a truth, I am one who walketh in a great bewilderment, and the spirit of forgetfulness hath overpowered me.

ThoupronounUS /ðaʊ/

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading "Thou art in error," said Abdulla, "for power such as thou speakest of belongeth not to me.

ThydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading "Thy name?" said Abdulla.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading "Thou art in error," said Abdulla, "for power such as thou speakest of belongeth not to me.

truth

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

From this reading Of a truth, I am one who walketh in a great bewilderment, and the spirit of forgetfulness hath overpowered me.

walketh

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

From this reading Of a truth, I am one who walketh in a great bewilderment, and the spirit of forgetfulness hath overpowered me.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading But withal I am a common man, of whom Allah hath created millions, and it was but yesterday I was seeking the Interpreter of Dreams, that I might pay him the fee and have the matter resolved."

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading Of a truth, I am one who walketh in a great bewilderment, and the spirit of forgetfulness hath overpowered me.

whompronounUS /huːm/

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading But withal I am a common man, of whom Allah hath created millions, and it was but yesterday I was seeking the Interpreter of Dreams, that I might pay him the fee and have the matter resolved."

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading "I am the Interpreter of Dreams whom thou soughtest," said the other, "and I dwell in the house built in the European fashion, with the great knocker of brass, after the manner of the Franks."

withal

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

From this reading But withal I am a common man, of whom Allah hath created millions, and it was but yesterday I was seeking the Interpreter of Dreams, that I might pay him the fee and have the matter resolved."

yesterday

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

From this reading But withal I am a common man, of whom Allah hath created millions, and it was but yesterday I was seeking the Interpreter of Dreams, that I might pay him the fee and have the matter resolved."