Chapter XVI
‘What Zal said once to Rostum dost thou know? “Think none contemptible who is thy foe.”’ To-morrow brings him, faithful to his word. It brings, too, a great many gifts with him. Is there one child of the house forgotten?
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Chapter XVI
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‘What
Zal
said
once
to
Rostum
dost
thou
know?
“Think
none
contemptible
who
is
thy
foe.”’
To-morrow
brings
him,
faithful
to
his
word.
It
brings,
too,
a
great
many
gifts
with
him.
Is
there
one
child
of
the
house
forgotten?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
‘What
Zal
said
once
to
Rostum
dost
thou
know?
Line 2
“Think
none
contemptible
who
is
thy
foe.”’
Line 3
To-morrow
brings
him,
faithful
to
his
word.
Line 4
It
brings,
too,
a
great
many
gifts
with
him.
Line 5
Is
there
one
child
of
the
house
forgotten?
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Dost
auxiliary verb
US /dɑːst/
an old form of “do”, used with “thou”
From this reading “‘What Zal said once to Rostum dost thou know?”
Faithful
noun
US /ˈfaithful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “To-morrow brings him, faithful to his word.”
Forgotten
adjective
US /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading “Is there one child of the house forgotten?”
Great
noun
US /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It brings, too, a great many gifts with him.”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘What Zal said once to Rostum dost thou know?”
None
pronoun
US /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading ““Think none contemptible who is thy foe.”’”
Once
noun
US /once/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘What Zal said once to Rostum dost thou know?”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Is there one child of the house forgotten?”
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Think none contemptible who is thy foe.”’”
Thou
pronoun
US /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “‘What Zal said once to Rostum dost thou know?”
Thy
determiner
US /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading ““Think none contemptible who is thy foe.”’”
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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 It brings, too, a great many gifts with him.
brings
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From this reading To-morrow brings him, faithful to his word.
child
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contemptible
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From this reading “Think none contemptible who is thy foe.”’
dostauxiliary verbUS /dɑːst/
an old form of “do”, used with “thou”
From this reading ‘What Zal said once to Rostum dost thou know?
faithfulnounUS /ˈfaithful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading To-morrow brings him, faithful to his word.
foe
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From this reading “Think none contemptible who is thy foe.”’
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading Is there one child of the house forgotten?
gifts
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From this reading It brings, too, a great many gifts with him.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It brings, too, a great many gifts with him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To-morrow brings him, faithful to his word.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading To-morrow brings him, faithful to his word.
house
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From this reading Is there one child of the house forgotten?
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Think none contemptible who is thy foe.”’
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It brings, too, a great many gifts with him.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘What Zal said once to Rostum dost thou know?
many
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From this reading It brings, too, a great many gifts with him.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading “Think none contemptible who is thy foe.”’
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Is there one child of the house forgotten?
once
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From this reading ‘What Zal said once to Rostum dost thou know?
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Is there one child of the house forgotten?
Rostum
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From this reading ‘What Zal said once to Rostum dost thou know?
said
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From this reading ‘What Zal said once to Rostum dost thou know?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Is there one child of the house forgotten?
there
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From this reading Is there one child of the house forgotten?
ThinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Think none contemptible who is thy foe.”’
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading ‘What Zal said once to Rostum dost thou know?
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “Think none contemptible who is thy foe.”’
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘What Zal said once to Rostum dost thou know?
To-morrow
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From this reading To-morrow brings him, faithful to his word.
too
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From this reading It brings, too, a great many gifts with him.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading ‘What Zal said once to Rostum dost thou know?
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “Think none contemptible who is thy foe.”’
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It brings, too, a great many gifts with him.
word
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From this reading To-morrow brings him, faithful to his word.
Zal
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From this reading ‘What Zal said once to Rostum dost thou know?