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Aladdin and the Magic Lamp
Aladdin and the Magic Lamp

Chapter II · The Enchanted Vault & The Ring of Escape

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“When darkness closes every avenue of hope, the smallest talisman of faith may summon a miraculous dawn.”

Aladdin marvels at jewel fruit in the enchanted underground garden
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But as he came down from the terrace, he stopped in the garden to observe the fruit, which he only had a glimpse of in crossing it.
All the trees were loaded with extraordinary fruit, of different colours on each tree.
Some bore fruit entirely white, and some clear and transparent as crystal; some pale red, and others deeper; some green, blue, and purple, and others yellow: in short, there was fruit of all colours.
The white were pearls; the clear and transparent, diamonds; the deep red, rubies; the green, emeralds; the blue, turquoises; the purple, amethysts; and those that were of yellow cast, sapphires.
Aladdin was altogether ignorant of their worth, and would have preferred figs and grapes, or any other fruits.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Aladdin and the Magic Lamp

Chapter II · The Enchanted Vault & The Ring of Escape

Study this chapter through synchronized reading, listening, pronunciation, and contextual vocabulary.

Reading 1/13 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
But as he came down from the terrace, he stopped in the garden to observe the fruit, which he only had a glimpse of in crossing it.
Line 2
All the trees were loaded with extraordinary fruit, of different colours on each tree.
Line 3
Some bore fruit entirely white, and some clear and transparent as crystal; some pale red, and others deeper; some green, blue, and purple, and others yellow: in short, there was fruit of all colours.
Line 4
The white were pearls; the clear and transparent, diamonds; the deep red, rubies; the green, emeralds; the blue, turquoises; the purple, amethysts; and those that were of yellow cast, sapphires.
Line 5
Aladdin was altogether ignorant of their worth, and would have preferred figs and grapes, or any other fruits.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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glimpse noun US /ɡlɪmps/

A very quick or incomplete look at someone or something.

From this reading “But as he came down from the terrace, he stopped in the garden to observe the fruit, which he only had a glimpse of in crossing it.”

transparent adjective US /trænsˈpɛrənt/

Allowing light to pass through so objects behind can be seen clearly.

From this reading “Some bore fruit entirely white, and some clear and transparent as crystal; some pale red, and others deeper; some green, blue, and purple, and others yellow: in short, there was fruit of all colours.”

All words in this reading · 77

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a

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Aladdin

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From this reading Aladdin was altogether ignorant of their worth, and would have preferred figs and grapes, or any other fruits.

All

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From this reading All the trees were loaded with extraordinary fruit, of different colours on each tree.

altogether

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From this reading Aladdin was altogether ignorant of their worth, and would have preferred figs and grapes, or any other fruits.

amethysts

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From this reading The white were pearls; the clear and transparent, diamonds; the deep red, rubies; the green, emeralds; the blue, turquoises; the purple, amethysts; and those that were of yellow cast, sapphires.

and

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From this reading Some bore fruit entirely white, and some clear and transparent as crystal; some pale red, and others deeper; some green, blue, and purple, and others yellow: in short, there was fruit of all colours.

any

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From this reading Aladdin was altogether ignorant of their worth, and would have preferred figs and grapes, or any other fruits.

as

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From this reading But as he came down from the terrace, he stopped in the garden to observe the fruit, which he only had a glimpse of in crossing it.

blue

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From this reading Some bore fruit entirely white, and some clear and transparent as crystal; some pale red, and others deeper; some green, blue, and purple, and others yellow: in short, there was fruit of all colours.

bore

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From this reading Some bore fruit entirely white, and some clear and transparent as crystal; some pale red, and others deeper; some green, blue, and purple, and others yellow: in short, there was fruit of all colours.

But

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From this reading But as he came down from the terrace, he stopped in the garden to observe the fruit, which he only had a glimpse of in crossing it.

came

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From this reading But as he came down from the terrace, he stopped in the garden to observe the fruit, which he only had a glimpse of in crossing it.

cast

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From this reading The white were pearls; the clear and transparent, diamonds; the deep red, rubies; the green, emeralds; the blue, turquoises; the purple, amethysts; and those that were of yellow cast, sapphires.

clear

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From this reading Some bore fruit entirely white, and some clear and transparent as crystal; some pale red, and others deeper; some green, blue, and purple, and others yellow: in short, there was fruit of all colours.

colours

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From this reading All the trees were loaded with extraordinary fruit, of different colours on each tree.

crossing

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From this reading But as he came down from the terrace, he stopped in the garden to observe the fruit, which he only had a glimpse of in crossing it.

crystal

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From this reading Some bore fruit entirely white, and some clear and transparent as crystal; some pale red, and others deeper; some green, blue, and purple, and others yellow: in short, there was fruit of all colours.

deep

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From this reading The white were pearls; the clear and transparent, diamonds; the deep red, rubies; the green, emeralds; the blue, turquoises; the purple, amethysts; and those that were of yellow cast, sapphires.

deeper

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From this reading Some bore fruit entirely white, and some clear and transparent as crystal; some pale red, and others deeper; some green, blue, and purple, and others yellow: in short, there was fruit of all colours.

diamonds

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From this reading The white were pearls; the clear and transparent, diamonds; the deep red, rubies; the green, emeralds; the blue, turquoises; the purple, amethysts; and those that were of yellow cast, sapphires.

different

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From this reading All the trees were loaded with extraordinary fruit, of different colours on each tree.

down

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From this reading But as he came down from the terrace, he stopped in the garden to observe the fruit, which he only had a glimpse of in crossing it.

each

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From this reading All the trees were loaded with extraordinary fruit, of different colours on each tree.

emeralds

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From this reading The white were pearls; the clear and transparent, diamonds; the deep red, rubies; the green, emeralds; the blue, turquoises; the purple, amethysts; and those that were of yellow cast, sapphires.

entirely

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From this reading Some bore fruit entirely white, and some clear and transparent as crystal; some pale red, and others deeper; some green, blue, and purple, and others yellow: in short, there was fruit of all colours.

extraordinary

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From this reading All the trees were loaded with extraordinary fruit, of different colours on each tree.

figs

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From this reading Aladdin was altogether ignorant of their worth, and would have preferred figs and grapes, or any other fruits.

from

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From this reading But as he came down from the terrace, he stopped in the garden to observe the fruit, which he only had a glimpse of in crossing it.

fruit

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From this reading But as he came down from the terrace, he stopped in the garden to observe the fruit, which he only had a glimpse of in crossing it.

fruits

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From this reading Aladdin was altogether ignorant of their worth, and would have preferred figs and grapes, or any other fruits.

garden

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From this reading But as he came down from the terrace, he stopped in the garden to observe the fruit, which he only had a glimpse of in crossing it.

glimpsenounUS /ɡlɪmps/

A very quick or incomplete look at someone or something.

From this reading But as he came down from the terrace, he stopped in the garden to observe the fruit, which he only had a glimpse of in crossing it.

grapes

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From this reading Aladdin was altogether ignorant of their worth, and would have preferred figs and grapes, or any other fruits.

green

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From this reading Some bore fruit entirely white, and some clear and transparent as crystal; some pale red, and others deeper; some green, blue, and purple, and others yellow: in short, there was fruit of all colours.

had

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From this reading But as he came down from the terrace, he stopped in the garden to observe the fruit, which he only had a glimpse of in crossing it.

have

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From this reading Aladdin was altogether ignorant of their worth, and would have preferred figs and grapes, or any other fruits.

he

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From this reading But as he came down from the terrace, he stopped in the garden to observe the fruit, which he only had a glimpse of in crossing it.

ignorant

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From this reading Aladdin was altogether ignorant of their worth, and would have preferred figs and grapes, or any other fruits.

in

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From this reading But as he came down from the terrace, he stopped in the garden to observe the fruit, which he only had a glimpse of in crossing it.

it

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From this reading But as he came down from the terrace, he stopped in the garden to observe the fruit, which he only had a glimpse of in crossing it.

loaded

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From this reading All the trees were loaded with extraordinary fruit, of different colours on each tree.

observe

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From this reading But as he came down from the terrace, he stopped in the garden to observe the fruit, which he only had a glimpse of in crossing it.

of

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From this reading But as he came down from the terrace, he stopped in the garden to observe the fruit, which he only had a glimpse of in crossing it.

on

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From this reading All the trees were loaded with extraordinary fruit, of different colours on each tree.

only

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From this reading But as he came down from the terrace, he stopped in the garden to observe the fruit, which he only had a glimpse of in crossing it.

or

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From this reading Aladdin was altogether ignorant of their worth, and would have preferred figs and grapes, or any other fruits.

other

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From this reading Aladdin was altogether ignorant of their worth, and would have preferred figs and grapes, or any other fruits.

others

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From this reading Some bore fruit entirely white, and some clear and transparent as crystal; some pale red, and others deeper; some green, blue, and purple, and others yellow: in short, there was fruit of all colours.

pale

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From this reading Some bore fruit entirely white, and some clear and transparent as crystal; some pale red, and others deeper; some green, blue, and purple, and others yellow: in short, there was fruit of all colours.

pearls

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From this reading The white were pearls; the clear and transparent, diamonds; the deep red, rubies; the green, emeralds; the blue, turquoises; the purple, amethysts; and those that were of yellow cast, sapphires.

preferred

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From this reading Aladdin was altogether ignorant of their worth, and would have preferred figs and grapes, or any other fruits.

purple

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From this reading Some bore fruit entirely white, and some clear and transparent as crystal; some pale red, and others deeper; some green, blue, and purple, and others yellow: in short, there was fruit of all colours.

red

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From this reading Some bore fruit entirely white, and some clear and transparent as crystal; some pale red, and others deeper; some green, blue, and purple, and others yellow: in short, there was fruit of all colours.

rubies

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From this reading The white were pearls; the clear and transparent, diamonds; the deep red, rubies; the green, emeralds; the blue, turquoises; the purple, amethysts; and those that were of yellow cast, sapphires.

sapphires

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From this reading The white were pearls; the clear and transparent, diamonds; the deep red, rubies; the green, emeralds; the blue, turquoises; the purple, amethysts; and those that were of yellow cast, sapphires.

short

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From this reading Some bore fruit entirely white, and some clear and transparent as crystal; some pale red, and others deeper; some green, blue, and purple, and others yellow: in short, there was fruit of all colours.

Some

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From this reading Some bore fruit entirely white, and some clear and transparent as crystal; some pale red, and others deeper; some green, blue, and purple, and others yellow: in short, there was fruit of all colours.

stopped

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From this reading But as he came down from the terrace, he stopped in the garden to observe the fruit, which he only had a glimpse of in crossing it.

terrace

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From this reading But as he came down from the terrace, he stopped in the garden to observe the fruit, which he only had a glimpse of in crossing it.

that

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From this reading The white were pearls; the clear and transparent, diamonds; the deep red, rubies; the green, emeralds; the blue, turquoises; the purple, amethysts; and those that were of yellow cast, sapphires.

the

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From this reading But as he came down from the terrace, he stopped in the garden to observe the fruit, which he only had a glimpse of in crossing it.

their

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From this reading Aladdin was altogether ignorant of their worth, and would have preferred figs and grapes, or any other fruits.

there

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From this reading Some bore fruit entirely white, and some clear and transparent as crystal; some pale red, and others deeper; some green, blue, and purple, and others yellow: in short, there was fruit of all colours.

those

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From this reading The white were pearls; the clear and transparent, diamonds; the deep red, rubies; the green, emeralds; the blue, turquoises; the purple, amethysts; and those that were of yellow cast, sapphires.

to

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From this reading But as he came down from the terrace, he stopped in the garden to observe the fruit, which he only had a glimpse of in crossing it.

transparentadjectiveUS /trænsˈpɛrənt/

Allowing light to pass through so objects behind can be seen clearly.

From this reading Some bore fruit entirely white, and some clear and transparent as crystal; some pale red, and others deeper; some green, blue, and purple, and others yellow: in short, there was fruit of all colours.

tree

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From this reading All the trees were loaded with extraordinary fruit, of different colours on each tree.

trees

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From this reading All the trees were loaded with extraordinary fruit, of different colours on each tree.

turquoises

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From this reading The white were pearls; the clear and transparent, diamonds; the deep red, rubies; the green, emeralds; the blue, turquoises; the purple, amethysts; and those that were of yellow cast, sapphires.

was

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From this reading Some bore fruit entirely white, and some clear and transparent as crystal; some pale red, and others deeper; some green, blue, and purple, and others yellow: in short, there was fruit of all colours.

were

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From this reading All the trees were loaded with extraordinary fruit, of different colours on each tree.

which

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From this reading But as he came down from the terrace, he stopped in the garden to observe the fruit, which he only had a glimpse of in crossing it.

white

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From this reading Some bore fruit entirely white, and some clear and transparent as crystal; some pale red, and others deeper; some green, blue, and purple, and others yellow: in short, there was fruit of all colours.

with

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From this reading All the trees were loaded with extraordinary fruit, of different colours on each tree.

worth

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From this reading Aladdin was altogether ignorant of their worth, and would have preferred figs and grapes, or any other fruits.

would

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From this reading Aladdin was altogether ignorant of their worth, and would have preferred figs and grapes, or any other fruits.

yellow

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From this reading Some bore fruit entirely white, and some clear and transparent as crystal; some pale red, and others deeper; some green, blue, and purple, and others yellow: in short, there was fruit of all colours.

Chapter Quiz

Use these questions to verify literal comprehension before continuing to the next chapter.

Why did the Magician trap Aladdin inside the cave?

How did Aladdin escape the sealed cavern?

Shadowing Practice

Repeat the selected source lines aloud to practice rhythm, stress, and clear US English pronunciation.

The Genie of the Ring: “I am the Slave of the Ring, ready to obey thee as thy slave in all things.”
Aladdin: “Deliver me from this tomb of stone, and return me to the light of the sun!”