#28

Instrument*	수단, 도구
Assortment*	분류, 한데 넣은 것, 구색
Bade*	Bid의 과거형/ Bid : 명령하다
Handwrought*	손으로 만든, 수세공의
Semicircle*	반원, 반원형
Embroider*	~에 수를 놓다, 꾸미다, 수놓다
Laden*	Lade의 과거분사형/ Lade : (짐을) 실은
Suffuse*	가득차게 하다, ~을 뒤덮다, 퍼지다
Habituate*	습관이 되다, 길들이다
Imperceptibly*	근소하게, 미세하게, 모르는 사이에

 

* Why was it that he wanted the boy to serve as his instrument?

 

* Night fell, and an assortment of fighting men and merchants entered and exited the tent.

 

* Finally, after hours of waiting, the guard bade the boy enter.

 

* The ground was covered with the most beautiful carpets he had ever walked upon, and from the top of the structure hung lamps of handwroght gold, each with a lighted candle.

 

* The tribal chieftains were seated at the back of the tent in a semicircle, resting upon richly embroidered silk cushions.

 

* Servants came and went with silver trays laden with spices

 

* The atmsphere was suffused with the sweet scent of smoke.

 

* "I can see things that eyes habituated to the desert might not see."

 

* Suddenly, the elder at the center smiled almost imperceptibly.