I am hailed as Sitt Betaana 'Our own Lady,' and now the people are really enthusiastic because I refused the offer of some cawasses as a guard which a Bimbashee made me.
But the captain called out to one Latifeh, an ugly, clumsy-looking wench, to show the Sitt what she could do.
An English Sitt is a novelty, and the captain is unhappy that things are not alla Franca for me.
Omar's eyes twinkled with fun as he translated this, and said he knew the Sitt would cry out, as she always did about the Fellaheen, as if she were hurt herself.
Omar was aux anges to hear his Sitt spoken of 'in such a grand way for the religion.
And if any have a desire to sitt in the Lady Porch, besides such as have their ancient Rooms therein, they shall sitt there paying yearly for the same to the use of the Church ijd.
Thow shalt gett none other judges then those that sitt heir.
The Quene Regent hir letter was layed upoun hir cussing in the Chapell Royall at Striveling, quhair sche accustomit to sitt at Messe.
Som sitt upon the planks, som on the masts, Som hange upon the cables, and som few Have only gott the cock-boat; others swimme.
I[70] would I weare som Dolphin or some whayle That they might sitt astryde upon my backe To beare them safe ashore; but I as yet Could neare indure still water.
Gif he nele biddan thaes ecan leohtes, he sitt dhonne blind be dham wege unbiddende.
Se man the nan dhing ne cann dhaes ecan leohtes, he is blind; ac gif he gelyfdh on thone Haelend, thonne sitt he widh thone weig.
Se Wealdenda Drihten, aefter dhisum wordum, waes genumen to heofonum, andsitt on dha swidhran hand his Faeder.
Witodlice we andettadh on urum credan, thaet Drihten sitt aet his Faeder swidhran.
Se dhe rihtlice gelyfdh on Cr['i]st, and geornlice bitt his sawle onlihtinge, hesitt be dham wege biddende.
Sitt al-Milah, Nur al-Din Ali of Damascus and the Damsel, ii.
Nur al-Din Ali of Damascus and the damselSitt al-Milah, ii.
This cytee sitt upon a faire ryvere, gret and brood, that men clepen Caramaron.
And the men han thynne berdes and fewe heres; but thei ben longe: but unethe hathe ony man passynge 50 heres in his berd; and on heersitt here, another there, as the berd of a lyberd or of a catt.
Of the Rialtee of his Palays, and how he sitt at Mete; and of the grete nombre of Officeres, that serven hym.
It is ordered by this Court and our M{r} gave order to the Clarke that he should henceforward have a stoole and sittat the end of the table w{th} his bookes and register as the clarkes of other Companies doe.
He was as their oracle and they chose him for one of their representatives to sitt in Parliament.
Marginal note:--'He didsitt 4 times for his degree.
He was also chosen, after he was displaced, a burghesse to sitt in Parliament.
Harvey--I knew him right well--he made me sitt by him 2 or 3 hours together discoursing.
As Dhahir was only eighteen years old, and in no way educated for the government, Sitt el-Mulk took the reins of government, and was soon looked upon as the instigator of Hakim's death.
Within a week Hakim's son Ali had been raised to the caliphate with the title of Dhahir, at the command of Sitt el-Mulk.
Their first enthusiastic effort to show off before the honourable Sitt had quite subsided.
The other passengers, with native politeness, were already making way for the English Sitt and her servant to go ashore.
She said, 'I will sittin this tree Till my friends doe feitch me.
And as he rode still on the plaine, He saw a lady sitt in a graine.
Say thou, lady, and tell thou mee, How long thou wilt sitt in that tree.
You must sitt downe and heare me then while I At a distance thus deliver-- Cou.
Stand but to'th fate of this, and if it faile I will sitt downe a Convert and renounce All wanton hope hereafter.
I had rather watch, Sir, If you sitt up, for I know you will wake me.
Mounseiur Barnavelt, 'Tis no mans envy that hath brought us hether To sitt as Judges on you, but your owne.
All younger brothers Must sitt beneath the salt[35] & take what dishes The elder shoves downe to them.
As we sitt Ile yeild you further reasons; i'the meane time Commaund him by the Officers of the Court Not to presse in untill your Lordships pleasure Be made knowne to him.
The voters of each parish were empowered to elect two men "to sitt in the severall county courts and have their equall votes with the severall justices for the makeing of by lawes".
Yf you think yt fitte for my Wyfe to do all the work and the maide sitt still, and shee must forbear her hands to strike then the work will lye vndonn.
And Solomon asked him, “where is the palace that the Sitt Belkis requires, between Damascus and Irak, in the desert where the air is good?
As wee were going to sittdowne to supper in the parlour a sudden quarrell arose between Sir Fastidious Overween and Captain Quarelsome about precedency.
My lord had many grotts about his house, cutt in the sandy sides of hills, wherin he delighted to sitt and discourse.
The young man was moved to delight and cried, "By Allah, thou sayest well, O Sitt al-Milah!
Whereat Sitt al-Milah rejoiced and rising, kissed ground before her once more and went away to her own place, and right glad was she.
Thereupon Sitt al-Milah filled a cup and emptied it; after which she drank a second and a third.
Then he came to the damsel and said to her, "O Sitt al-Milah, shall I sell thee to yonder young Damascene for sixteen hundred dinars?
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "sitt" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
