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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 The jewels upon her flashed with a brilliancy that was dazzling, and the sweet odours of her apartment seemed intoxicating.
adding
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From this reading "Ah! my Amin, thou too art performing for me a mission, the result of which will effect stranger things than thou hast ever dreamed," she exclaimed earnestly; adding, "Our story-tellers relate wondrous things, but none have described such marvels as thou shalt behold.
ago
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From this reading "Indeed, had it not been for thine exertions, my bones would long ago have been stripped by the vultures."
Ah
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From this reading "Ah! my Amin, thou too art performing for me a mission, the result of which will effect stranger things than thou hast ever dreamed," she exclaimed earnestly; adding, "Our story-tellers relate wondrous things, but none have described such marvels as thou shalt behold.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Dost thou place thy faith in me implicitly, notwithstanding that I appear in thine eyes debased, and am unable to give thee explanation?" she asked, half credulously, through her blinding tears.
Amin
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From this reading "Ah! my Amin, thou too art performing for me a mission, the result of which will effect stranger things than thou hast ever dreamed," she exclaimed earnestly; adding, "Our story-tellers relate wondrous things, but none have described such marvels as thou shalt behold.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Dost thou place thy faith in me implicitly, notwithstanding that I appear in thine eyes debased, and am unable to give thee explanation?" she asked, half credulously, through her blinding tears.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I do," I answered, fervently kissing her with a mad, fierce passion.
apartment
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From this reading The jewels upon her flashed with a brilliancy that was dazzling, and the sweet odours of her apartment seemed intoxicating.
appear
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From this reading "Dost thou place thy faith in me implicitly, notwithstanding that I appear in thine eyes debased, and am unable to give thee explanation?" she asked, half credulously, through her blinding tears.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading "Ah! my Amin, thou too art performing for me a mission, the result of which will effect stranger things than thou hast ever dreamed," she exclaimed earnestly; adding, "Our story-tellers relate wondrous things, but none have described such marvels as thou shalt behold.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Ah! my Amin, thou too art performing for me a mission, the result of which will effect stranger things than thou hast ever dreamed," she exclaimed earnestly; adding, "Our story-tellers relate wondrous things, but none have described such marvels as thou shalt behold.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Dost thou place thy faith in me implicitly, notwithstanding that I appear in thine eyes debased, and am unable to give thee explanation?" she asked, half credulously, through her blinding tears.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Indeed, had it not been for thine exertions, my bones would long ago have been stripped by the vultures."
behold
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From this reading "Ah! my Amin, thou too art performing for me a mission, the result of which will effect stranger things than thou hast ever dreamed," she exclaimed earnestly; adding, "Our story-tellers relate wondrous things, but none have described such marvels as thou shalt behold.
blinding
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From this reading "Dost thou place thy faith in me implicitly, notwithstanding that I appear in thine eyes debased, and am unable to give thee explanation?" she asked, half credulously, through her blinding tears.
bones
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From this reading "Indeed, had it not been for thine exertions, my bones would long ago have been stripped by the vultures."
brilliancy
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From this reading The jewels upon her flashed with a brilliancy that was dazzling, and the sweet odours of her apartment seemed intoxicating.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Ah! my Amin, thou too art performing for me a mission, the result of which will effect stranger things than thou hast ever dreamed," she exclaimed earnestly; adding, "Our story-tellers relate wondrous things, but none have described such marvels as thou shalt behold.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Indeed, had it not been for thine exertions, my bones would long ago have been stripped by the vultures."
credulously
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From this reading "Dost thou place thy faith in me implicitly, notwithstanding that I appear in thine eyes debased, and am unable to give thee explanation?" she asked, half credulously, through her blinding tears.
dazzling
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From this reading The jewels upon her flashed with a brilliancy that was dazzling, and the sweet odours of her apartment seemed intoxicating.
debased
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From this reading "Dost thou place thy faith in me implicitly, notwithstanding that I appear in thine eyes debased, and am unable to give thee explanation?" she asked, half credulously, through her blinding tears.
described
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From this reading "Ah! my Amin, thou too art performing for me a mission, the result of which will effect stranger things than thou hast ever dreamed," she exclaimed earnestly; adding, "Our story-tellers relate wondrous things, but none have described such marvels as thou shalt behold.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I do," I answered, fervently kissing her with a mad, fierce passion.
Dostauxiliary verbUS /dɑːst/
an old form of “do”, used with “thou”
From this reading "Dost thou place thy faith in me implicitly, notwithstanding that I appear in thine eyes debased, and am unable to give thee explanation?" she asked, half credulously, through her blinding tears.
dreamed
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From this reading "Ah! my Amin, thou too art performing for me a mission, the result of which will effect stranger things than thou hast ever dreamed," she exclaimed earnestly; adding, "Our story-tellers relate wondrous things, but none have described such marvels as thou shalt behold.
earnestly
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From this reading "Ah! my Amin, thou too art performing for me a mission, the result of which will effect stranger things than thou hast ever dreamed," she exclaimed earnestly; adding, "Our story-tellers relate wondrous things, but none have described such marvels as thou shalt behold.
effect
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From this reading "Ah! my Amin, thou too art performing for me a mission, the result of which will effect stranger things than thou hast ever dreamed," she exclaimed earnestly; adding, "Our story-tellers relate wondrous things, but none have described such marvels as thou shalt behold.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Ah! my Amin, thou too art performing for me a mission, the result of which will effect stranger things than thou hast ever dreamed," she exclaimed earnestly; adding, "Our story-tellers relate wondrous things, but none have described such marvels as thou shalt behold.
exclaimed
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From this reading "Ah! my Amin, thou too art performing for me a mission, the result of which will effect stranger things than thou hast ever dreamed," she exclaimed earnestly; adding, "Our story-tellers relate wondrous things, but none have described such marvels as thou shalt behold.
exertions
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From this reading "Indeed, had it not been for thine exertions, my bones would long ago have been stripped by the vultures."
explanation
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From this reading "Dost thou place thy faith in me implicitly, notwithstanding that I appear in thine eyes debased, and am unable to give thee explanation?" she asked, half credulously, through her blinding tears.
eyes
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From this reading "Dost thou place thy faith in me implicitly, notwithstanding that I appear in thine eyes debased, and am unable to give thee explanation?" she asked, half credulously, through her blinding tears.
faith
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From this reading "Dost thou place thy faith in me implicitly, notwithstanding that I appear in thine eyes debased, and am unable to give thee explanation?" she asked, half credulously, through her blinding tears.
fervently
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From this reading "I do," I answered, fervently kissing her with a mad, fierce passion.
fierce
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From this reading "I do," I answered, fervently kissing her with a mad, fierce passion.
flashed
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From this reading The jewels upon her flashed with a brilliancy that was dazzling, and the sweet odours of her apartment seemed intoxicating.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Indeed, had it not been for thine exertions, my bones would long ago have been stripped by the vultures."
give
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From this reading "Dost thou place thy faith in me implicitly, notwithstanding that I appear in thine eyes debased, and am unable to give thee explanation?" she asked, half credulously, through her blinding tears.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Indeed, had it not been for thine exertions, my bones would long ago have been stripped by the vultures."
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Dost thou place thy faith in me implicitly, notwithstanding that I appear in thine eyes debased, and am unable to give thee explanation?" she asked, half credulously, through her blinding tears.
hastauxiliary verbUS /hæst/
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading "Ah! my Amin, thou too art performing for me a mission, the result of which will effect stranger things than thou hast ever dreamed," she exclaimed earnestly; adding, "Our story-tellers relate wondrous things, but none have described such marvels as thou shalt behold.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Indeed, had it not been for thine exertions, my bones would long ago have been stripped by the vultures."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Dost thou place thy faith in me implicitly, notwithstanding that I appear in thine eyes debased, and am unable to give thee explanation?" she asked, half credulously, through her blinding tears.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Dost thou place thy faith in me implicitly, notwithstanding that I appear in thine eyes debased, and am unable to give thee explanation?" she asked, half credulously, through her blinding tears.
implicitly
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From this reading "Dost thou place thy faith in me implicitly, notwithstanding that I appear in thine eyes debased, and am unable to give thee explanation?" she asked, half credulously, through her blinding tears.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Dost thou place thy faith in me implicitly, notwithstanding that I appear in thine eyes debased, and am unable to give thee explanation?" she asked, half credulously, through her blinding tears.
Indeed
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From this reading "Indeed, had it not been for thine exertions, my bones would long ago have been stripped by the vultures."
intoxicating
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From this reading The jewels upon her flashed with a brilliancy that was dazzling, and the sweet odours of her apartment seemed intoxicating.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Indeed, had it not been for thine exertions, my bones would long ago have been stripped by the vultures."
jewels
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From this reading The jewels upon her flashed with a brilliancy that was dazzling, and the sweet odours of her apartment seemed intoxicating.
kissing
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From this reading "I do," I answered, fervently kissing her with a mad, fierce passion.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Indeed, had it not been for thine exertions, my bones would long ago have been stripped by the vultures."
mad
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From this reading "I do," I answered, fervently kissing her with a mad, fierce passion.
marvels
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From this reading "Ah! my Amin, thou too art performing for me a mission, the result of which will effect stranger things than thou hast ever dreamed," she exclaimed earnestly; adding, "Our story-tellers relate wondrous things, but none have described such marvels as thou shalt behold.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Dost thou place thy faith in me implicitly, notwithstanding that I appear in thine eyes debased, and am unable to give thee explanation?" she asked, half credulously, through her blinding tears.
mission
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From this reading "Ah! my Amin, thou too art performing for me a mission, the result of which will effect stranger things than thou hast ever dreamed," she exclaimed earnestly; adding, "Our story-tellers relate wondrous things, but none have described such marvels as thou shalt behold.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Indeed, had it not been for thine exertions, my bones would long ago have been stripped by the vultures."
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading "Ah! my Amin, thou too art performing for me a mission, the result of which will effect stranger things than thou hast ever dreamed," she exclaimed earnestly; adding, "Our story-tellers relate wondrous things, but none have described such marvels as thou shalt behold.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Indeed, had it not been for thine exertions, my bones would long ago have been stripped by the vultures."
notwithstanding
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From this reading "Dost thou place thy faith in me implicitly, notwithstanding that I appear in thine eyes debased, and am unable to give thee explanation?" she asked, half credulously, through her blinding tears.
odours
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From this reading The jewels upon her flashed with a brilliancy that was dazzling, and the sweet odours of her apartment seemed intoxicating.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The jewels upon her flashed with a brilliancy that was dazzling, and the sweet odours of her apartment seemed intoxicating.
OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Ah! my Amin, thou too art performing for me a mission, the result of which will effect stranger things than thou hast ever dreamed," she exclaimed earnestly; adding, "Our story-tellers relate wondrous things, but none have described such marvels as thou shalt behold.
passion
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From this reading "I do," I answered, fervently kissing her with a mad, fierce passion.
performing
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From this reading "Ah! my Amin, thou too art performing for me a mission, the result of which will effect stranger things than thou hast ever dreamed," she exclaimed earnestly; adding, "Our story-tellers relate wondrous things, but none have described such marvels as thou shalt behold.
place
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From this reading "Dost thou place thy faith in me implicitly, notwithstanding that I appear in thine eyes debased, and am unable to give thee explanation?" she asked, half credulously, through her blinding tears.
relate
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From this reading "Ah! my Amin, thou too art performing for me a mission, the result of which will effect stranger things than thou hast ever dreamed," she exclaimed earnestly; adding, "Our story-tellers relate wondrous things, but none have described such marvels as thou shalt behold.
result
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From this reading "Ah! my Amin, thou too art performing for me a mission, the result of which will effect stranger things than thou hast ever dreamed," she exclaimed earnestly; adding, "Our story-tellers relate wondrous things, but none have described such marvels as thou shalt behold.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The jewels upon her flashed with a brilliancy that was dazzling, and the sweet odours of her apartment seemed intoxicating.
shaltmodal verbUS /ʃælt/
an old form of “shall”, used with “thou”
From this reading "Ah! my Amin, thou too art performing for me a mission, the result of which will effect stranger things than thou hast ever dreamed," she exclaimed earnestly; adding, "Our story-tellers relate wondrous things, but none have described such marvels as thou shalt behold.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Dost thou place thy faith in me implicitly, notwithstanding that I appear in thine eyes debased, and am unable to give thee explanation?" she asked, half credulously, through her blinding tears.
story-tellers
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From this reading "Ah! my Amin, thou too art performing for me a mission, the result of which will effect stranger things than thou hast ever dreamed," she exclaimed earnestly; adding, "Our story-tellers relate wondrous things, but none have described such marvels as thou shalt behold.
stranger
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From this reading "Ah! my Amin, thou too art performing for me a mission, the result of which will effect stranger things than thou hast ever dreamed," she exclaimed earnestly; adding, "Our story-tellers relate wondrous things, but none have described such marvels as thou shalt behold.
stripped
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From this reading "Indeed, had it not been for thine exertions, my bones would long ago have been stripped by the vultures."
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "Ah! my Amin, thou too art performing for me a mission, the result of which will effect stranger things than thou hast ever dreamed," she exclaimed earnestly; adding, "Our story-tellers relate wondrous things, but none have described such marvels as thou shalt behold.
sweet
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From this reading The jewels upon her flashed with a brilliancy that was dazzling, and the sweet odours of her apartment seemed intoxicating.
tears
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From this reading "Dost thou place thy faith in me implicitly, notwithstanding that I appear in thine eyes debased, and am unable to give thee explanation?" she asked, half credulously, through her blinding tears.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "Ah! my Amin, thou too art performing for me a mission, the result of which will effect stranger things than thou hast ever dreamed," she exclaimed earnestly; adding, "Our story-tellers relate wondrous things, but none have described such marvels as thou shalt behold.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Dost thou place thy faith in me implicitly, notwithstanding that I appear in thine eyes debased, and am unable to give thee explanation?" she asked, half credulously, through her blinding tears.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The jewels upon her flashed with a brilliancy that was dazzling, and the sweet odours of her apartment seemed intoxicating.
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading "Dost thou place thy faith in me implicitly, notwithstanding that I appear in thine eyes debased, and am unable to give thee explanation?" she asked, half credulously, through her blinding tears.
thinepronounUS /ðaɪn/
an old word for “yours”
From this reading "Dost thou place thy faith in me implicitly, notwithstanding that I appear in thine eyes debased, and am unable to give thee explanation?" she asked, half credulously, through her blinding tears.
things
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From this reading "Ah! my Amin, thou too art performing for me a mission, the result of which will effect stranger things than thou hast ever dreamed," she exclaimed earnestly; adding, "Our story-tellers relate wondrous things, but none have described such marvels as thou shalt behold.
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "Dost thou place thy faith in me implicitly, notwithstanding that I appear in thine eyes debased, and am unable to give thee explanation?" she asked, half credulously, through her blinding tears.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Dost thou place thy faith in me implicitly, notwithstanding that I appear in thine eyes debased, and am unable to give thee explanation?" she asked, half credulously, through her blinding tears.
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading "Dost thou place thy faith in me implicitly, notwithstanding that I appear in thine eyes debased, and am unable to give thee explanation?" she asked, half credulously, through her blinding tears.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Dost thou place thy faith in me implicitly, notwithstanding that I appear in thine eyes debased, and am unable to give thee explanation?" she asked, half credulously, through her blinding tears.
too
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From this reading "Ah! my Amin, thou too art performing for me a mission, the result of which will effect stranger things than thou hast ever dreamed," she exclaimed earnestly; adding, "Our story-tellers relate wondrous things, but none have described such marvels as thou shalt behold.
unable
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From this reading "Dost thou place thy faith in me implicitly, notwithstanding that I appear in thine eyes debased, and am unable to give thee explanation?" she asked, half credulously, through her blinding tears.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The jewels upon her flashed with a brilliancy that was dazzling, and the sweet odours of her apartment seemed intoxicating.
vultures
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From this reading "Indeed, had it not been for thine exertions, my bones would long ago have been stripped by the vultures."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The jewels upon her flashed with a brilliancy that was dazzling, and the sweet odours of her apartment seemed intoxicating.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Ah! my Amin, thou too art performing for me a mission, the result of which will effect stranger things than thou hast ever dreamed," she exclaimed earnestly; adding, "Our story-tellers relate wondrous things, but none have described such marvels as thou shalt behold.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Ah! my Amin, thou too art performing for me a mission, the result of which will effect stranger things than thou hast ever dreamed," she exclaimed earnestly; adding, "Our story-tellers relate wondrous things, but none have described such marvels as thou shalt behold.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The jewels upon her flashed with a brilliancy that was dazzling, and the sweet odours of her apartment seemed intoxicating.
wondrousadjectiveUS /ˈwʌndrəs/
strange, beautiful, and impressive
From this reading "Ah! my Amin, thou too art performing for me a mission, the result of which will effect stranger things than thou hast ever dreamed," she exclaimed earnestly; adding, "Our story-tellers relate wondrous things, but none have described such marvels as thou shalt behold.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Indeed, had it not been for thine exertions, my bones would long ago have been stripped by the vultures."
