1. za'tr: a spice
2. mutton: a type of meat
3. aubergine: a vegetable
4. mint-spiced salad: a type of salad
5. moonstone: a type of rock
6. petals: flower leaves
7. Sita: a person's name
8. writhed: twisted or contorted in pain
9. groaned: made a low, mournful sound
10. wilted: became limp or droopy
11. fried potatoes: a dish of potatoes cooked in oil
12. sliced aubergine in tomato sauce: a dish of sliced eggplant cooked in a tomato-based sauce
13. diced slated cheese: a type of cheese cut into small pieces
14. pomegranates: a fruit
15. watermelons: a fruit
16. hot pitas: a type of bread
17. drum: a musical instrument
18. cymbals: a musical instrument
19. Arab song: a song from the Arabian culture
20. plaintive: expressing sorrow or melancholy
21. floating trills: musical notes that are played quickly and smoothly
22. crescent moon: a moon phase in the shape of a curved sliver
23. eastern mountains: mountains located in the east
24. stirring waves: waves that are moving or vibrating
25. glistened: shone or sparkled
26. feeble rays: weak or faint beams of light
27. Manfalout: a place or location
28. scattered: spread or dispersed
29. opposite bank: the other side of a river or body of water
Use the word bank below to match the word with its description
"...cooking assailed our nostrils: waves of za'tr, of roast mutton, of fried aubergine, and mint-spiced salad washed over us in turn."
"They made her a soft bed on a slab of moonstone with layers of soft petals but the flowers wilted, Sita writhed and groaned and complained of everything..."
"We were served large dishes of fried potatoes, sliced aubergine in tomato sauce and diced slated cheese, and a bowl of pomegranates and watermelons. There was a heap of hot pitas in the centre of the table."
"...drum and cymbals issued forth, immediately followed by an Arab song, sung in a sweet plaintive voice, with delicate, floating trills."
"The crescent moon rose from behind the eastern mountains and the peaks of the gently stirring waves glistened in its feeble rays, intermingled with threads of light leaking from the houses of Manfalout scattered along the opposite bank."
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