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Chapter VII
The Princess said to her handmaiden, "Take this dish of henna, go to that traveller dressed like a Fakir, and sprinkle scent on him from the dish." The handmaiden obeyed the Princess's order, went to him, and sprinkled the scent over him. Then the people said, "The slave-girl has made a mistake." But she replied, "The slave-girl has made no mistake, 'tis her mistress has made the mistake." On this the King married his daughter to the Fakir, who was really no Fakir, but a Prince.
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the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Then the people said, "The slave-girl has made a mistake."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The handmaiden obeyed the Princess's order, went to him, and sprinkled the scent over him.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “The handmaiden obeyed the Princess's order, went to him, and sprinkled the scent over him.”
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading “The Princess said to her handmaiden, "Take this dish of henna, go to that traveller dressed like a Fakir, and sprinkle scent on him from the dish."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But she replied, "The slave-girl has made no mistake, 'tis her mistress has made the mistake."”
A distinctive smell or aroma.
From this reading “The Princess said to her handmaiden, "Take this dish of henna, go to that traveller dressed like a Fakir, and sprinkle scent on him from the dish."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Princess said to her handmaiden, "Take this dish of henna, go to that traveller dressed like a Fakir, and sprinkle scent on him from the dish."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The handmaiden obeyed the Princess's order, went to him, and sprinkled the scent over him.”
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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 The Princess said to her handmaiden, "Take this dish of henna, go to that traveller dressed like a Fakir, and sprinkle scent on him from the dish."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Princess said to her handmaiden, "Take this dish of henna, go to that traveller dressed like a Fakir, and sprinkle scent on him from the dish."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she replied, "The slave-girl has made no mistake, 'tis her mistress has made the mistake."
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From this reading On this the King married his daughter to the Fakir, who was really no Fakir, but a Prince.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Princess said to her handmaiden, "Take this dish of henna, go to that traveller dressed like a Fakir, and sprinkle scent on him from the dish."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Princess said to her handmaiden, "Take this dish of henna, go to that traveller dressed like a Fakir, and sprinkle scent on him from the dish."
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From this reading The Princess said to her handmaiden, "Take this dish of henna, go to that traveller dressed like a Fakir, and sprinkle scent on him from the dish."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Princess said to her handmaiden, "Take this dish of henna, go to that traveller dressed like a Fakir, and sprinkle scent on him from the dish."
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From this reading The Princess said to her handmaiden, "Take this dish of henna, go to that traveller dressed like a Fakir, and sprinkle scent on him from the dish."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Princess said to her handmaiden, "Take this dish of henna, go to that traveller dressed like a Fakir, and sprinkle scent on him from the dish."
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then the people said, "The slave-girl has made a mistake."
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From this reading The Princess said to her handmaiden, "Take this dish of henna, go to that traveller dressed like a Fakir, and sprinkle scent on him from the dish."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The Princess said to her handmaiden, "Take this dish of henna, go to that traveller dressed like a Fakir, and sprinkle scent on him from the dish."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Princess said to her handmaiden, "Take this dish of henna, go to that traveller dressed like a Fakir, and sprinkle scent on him from the dish."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On this the King married his daughter to the Fakir, who was really no Fakir, but a Prince.
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From this reading On this the King married his daughter to the Fakir, who was really no Fakir, but a Prince.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Princess said to her handmaiden, "Take this dish of henna, go to that traveller dressed like a Fakir, and sprinkle scent on him from the dish."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then the people said, "The slave-girl has made a mistake."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On this the King married his daughter to the Fakir, who was really no Fakir, but a Prince.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then the people said, "The slave-girl has made a mistake."
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From this reading But she replied, "The slave-girl has made no mistake, 'tis her mistress has made the mistake."
not any; not one
From this reading But she replied, "The slave-girl has made no mistake, 'tis her mistress has made the mistake."
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From this reading The handmaiden obeyed the Princess's order, went to him, and sprinkled the scent over him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Princess said to her handmaiden, "Take this dish of henna, go to that traveller dressed like a Fakir, and sprinkle scent on him from the dish."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Princess said to her handmaiden, "Take this dish of henna, go to that traveller dressed like a Fakir, and sprinkle scent on him from the dish."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The handmaiden obeyed the Princess's order, went to him, and sprinkled the scent over him.
above and across; more than
From this reading The handmaiden obeyed the Princess's order, went to him, and sprinkled the scent over him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then the people said, "The slave-girl has made a mistake."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On this the King married his daughter to the Fakir, who was really no Fakir, but a Prince.
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading The Princess said to her handmaiden, "Take this dish of henna, go to that traveller dressed like a Fakir, and sprinkle scent on him from the dish."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The handmaiden obeyed the Princess's order, went to him, and sprinkled the scent over him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On this the King married his daughter to the Fakir, who was really no Fakir, but a Prince.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But she replied, "The slave-girl has made no mistake, 'tis her mistress has made the mistake."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Princess said to her handmaiden, "Take this dish of henna, go to that traveller dressed like a Fakir, and sprinkle scent on him from the dish."
A distinctive smell or aroma.
From this reading The Princess said to her handmaiden, "Take this dish of henna, go to that traveller dressed like a Fakir, and sprinkle scent on him from the dish."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But she replied, "The slave-girl has made no mistake, 'tis her mistress has made the mistake."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then the people said, "The slave-girl has made a mistake."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Princess said to her handmaiden, "Take this dish of henna, go to that traveller dressed like a Fakir, and sprinkle scent on him from the dish."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The handmaiden obeyed the Princess's order, went to him, and sprinkled the scent over him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Princess said to her handmaiden, "Take this dish of henna, go to that traveller dressed like a Fakir, and sprinkle scent on him from the dish."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Princess said to her handmaiden, "Take this dish of henna, go to that traveller dressed like a Fakir, and sprinkle scent on him from the dish."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Princess said to her handmaiden, "Take this dish of henna, go to that traveller dressed like a Fakir, and sprinkle scent on him from the dish."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then the people said, "The slave-girl has made a mistake."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The Princess said to her handmaiden, "Take this dish of henna, go to that traveller dressed like a Fakir, and sprinkle scent on him from the dish."
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From this reading But she replied, "The slave-girl has made no mistake, 'tis her mistress has made the mistake."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Princess said to her handmaiden, "Take this dish of henna, go to that traveller dressed like a Fakir, and sprinkle scent on him from the dish."
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From this reading The Princess said to her handmaiden, "Take this dish of henna, go to that traveller dressed like a Fakir, and sprinkle scent on him from the dish."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On this the King married his daughter to the Fakir, who was really no Fakir, but a Prince.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The handmaiden obeyed the Princess's order, went to him, and sprinkled the scent over him.
which person or people
From this reading On this the King married his daughter to the Fakir, who was really no Fakir, but a Prince.
