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loomslooms – – (noun)(noun) a wooden frame worked by hand for weaving yarn into a textile or a rug. a wooden frame worked by hand for weaving yarn into a textile or a rug. The first ones to go to the bathroom every morning were those who had slept chained by their ankles The first ones to go to the bathroom every morning were those who had slept chained by their ankles

to their looms. to their looms.

slate slate – – (noun)(noun) a sheet of rock to write on like a chalkboard. a sheet of rock to write on like a chalkboard. I had my own little slate hanging above the loom I worked on. I had my own little slate hanging above the loom I worked on.

rupeerupee – (noun) – (noun) the standard money unit of India, Nepal, and Pakistan; like our dollarthe standard money unit of India, Nepal, and Pakistan; like our dollar I'll give you a rupee for every day you work. I'll give you a rupee for every day you work.

weftweft - (noun) - (noun) the yarn woven across the width of the fabric through the lengthwise warp the yarn woven across the width of the fabric through the lengthwise warp yarnyarn They passed the weft, beat it down with the comb, then started knotting. They passed the weft, beat it down with the comb, then started knotting.

precisionprecision – (noun) – (noun) accuracy; exactness accuracy; exactness delicacydelicacy – (noun) – (noun) exact, tiny details in the constructionexact, tiny details in the construction

Nobody was as fast and skillful as he, nobody knew how to tighten the knots with such precision and Nobody was as fast and skillful as he, nobody knew how to tighten the knots with such precision and delicacy. delicacy.

assureassure – (verb) – (verb) to promise; to make certainto promise; to make certain Here they learn an honest profession that will assure them a better future.Here they learn an honest profession that will assure them a better future.

cistern cistern – (noun) an – (noun) an underground container for the storage of rainwater underground container for the storage of rainwater The Tomb was an old cistern, buried under the courtyard, closed by a grating at the foot of a damp, The Tomb was an old cistern, buried under the courtyard, closed by a grating at the foot of a damp,

slippery stairway. slippery stairway.

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Iqbal – Part 1 - VocabularyIqbal – Part 1 - Vocabulary looms – looms –

(noun) a wooden frame worked by hand for weaving yarn into a textile or a rug.(noun) a wooden frame worked by hand for weaving yarn into a textile or a rug. slate – slate –

(noun) a sheet of rock to write on like a chalkboard.(noun) a sheet of rock to write on like a chalkboard. rupee – rupee –

(noun) the standard money unit of India, Nepal, and Pakistan; like our dollar(noun) the standard money unit of India, Nepal, and Pakistan; like our dollar weft - weft -

(noun) the yarn woven across the width of the fabric through the lengthwise warp (noun) the yarn woven across the width of the fabric through the lengthwise warp yarn yarn

precision – precision – (noun) accuracy; exactness (noun) accuracy; exactness

delicacy – delicacy – (noun) exact, tiny details in the construction(noun) exact, tiny details in the construction

assure –assure – (verb) to promise; to make certain(verb) to promise; to make certain

cistern – cistern – (noun) an underground container for the storage of rainwater (noun) an underground container for the storage of rainwater