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The Tale of the Three Apples
The Tale of the Three Apples

Chapter IX

Chapter 9, section 1: Schemseddin returned to his daughter's chamber more astonished than before. Well then, my abused daughter, said he, can you give me no further light into this matter? Sir, said she
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Schemseddin returned to his daughter's chamber more astonished than before.
Well then, my abused daughter, said he, can you give me no further light into this matter?
Sir, said she, I can give you no other account than what I have done already.
Here are my husband's clothes, which he left upon the chair; perhaps you may find somewhat that may solve your doubt.
She then showed him Bedreddin's turban, which he took and examined carefully on all sides.
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The Tale of the Three Apples

Chapter IX

Reading 1/77 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Schemseddin returned to his daughter's chamber more astonished than before.
Line 2
Well then, my abused daughter, said he, can you give me no further light into this matter?
Line 3
Sir, said she, I can give you no other account than what I have done already.
Line 4
Here are my husband's clothes, which he left upon the chair; perhaps you may find somewhat that may solve your doubt.
Line 5
She then showed him Bedreddin's turban, which he took and examined carefully on all sides.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Already noun US /already/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Sir, said she, I can give you no other account than what I have done already.”

Astonished adjective US /əˈstɑːnɪʃt/

very surprised

From this reading “Schemseddin returned to his daughter's chamber more astonished than before.”

Before preposition US /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading “Schemseddin returned to his daughter's chamber more astonished than before.”

Done noun US /done/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Sir, said she, I can give you no other account than what I have done already.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “Sir, said she, I can give you no other account than what I have done already.”

Here noun US /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Here are my husband's clothes, which he left upon the chair; perhaps you may find somewhat that may solve your doubt.”

Left noun US /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Here are my husband's clothes, which he left upon the chair; perhaps you may find somewhat that may solve your doubt.”

May modal verb US /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading “Here are my husband's clothes, which he left upon the chair; perhaps you may find somewhat that may solve your doubt.”

Perhaps noun US /perhaps/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Here are my husband's clothes, which he left upon the chair; perhaps you may find somewhat that may solve your doubt.”

Returned noun US /ˈreturned/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “Schemseddin returned to his daughter's chamber more astonished than before.”

Took noun US /took/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “She then showed him Bedreddin's turban, which he took and examined carefully on all sides.”

Upon preposition US /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading “Here are my husband's clothes, which he left upon the chair; perhaps you may find somewhat that may solve your doubt.”

Well noun US /well/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Well then, my abused daughter, said he, can you give me no further light into this matter?”

All words in this reading · 64

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abused

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From this reading Well then, my abused daughter, said he, can you give me no further light into this matter?

account

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From this reading Sir, said she, I can give you no other account than what I have done already.

all

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From this reading She then showed him Bedreddin's turban, which he took and examined carefully on all sides.

alreadynounUS /already/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Sir, said she, I can give you no other account than what I have done already.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading She then showed him Bedreddin's turban, which he took and examined carefully on all sides.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Here are my husband's clothes, which he left upon the chair; perhaps you may find somewhat that may solve your doubt.

astonishedadjectiveUS /əˈstɑːnɪʃt/

very surprised

From this reading Schemseddin returned to his daughter's chamber more astonished than before.

Bedreddin's

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From this reading She then showed him Bedreddin's turban, which he took and examined carefully on all sides.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Schemseddin returned to his daughter's chamber more astonished than before.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading Well then, my abused daughter, said he, can you give me no further light into this matter?

carefully

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From this reading She then showed him Bedreddin's turban, which he took and examined carefully on all sides.

chair

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From this reading Here are my husband's clothes, which he left upon the chair; perhaps you may find somewhat that may solve your doubt.

chamber

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From this reading Schemseddin returned to his daughter's chamber more astonished than before.

clothes

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From this reading Here are my husband's clothes, which he left upon the chair; perhaps you may find somewhat that may solve your doubt.

daughter

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From this reading Well then, my abused daughter, said he, can you give me no further light into this matter?

daughter's

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From this reading Schemseddin returned to his daughter's chamber more astonished than before.

donenounUS /done/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Sir, said she, I can give you no other account than what I have done already.

doubt

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From this reading Here are my husband's clothes, which he left upon the chair; perhaps you may find somewhat that may solve your doubt.

examined

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From this reading She then showed him Bedreddin's turban, which he took and examined carefully on all sides.

find

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From this reading Here are my husband's clothes, which he left upon the chair; perhaps you may find somewhat that may solve your doubt.

further

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From this reading Well then, my abused daughter, said he, can you give me no further light into this matter?

give

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From this reading Well then, my abused daughter, said he, can you give me no further light into this matter?

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Sir, said she, I can give you no other account than what I have done already.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Well then, my abused daughter, said he, can you give me no further light into this matter?

HerenounUS /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Here are my husband's clothes, which he left upon the chair; perhaps you may find somewhat that may solve your doubt.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading She then showed him Bedreddin's turban, which he took and examined carefully on all sides.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Schemseddin returned to his daughter's chamber more astonished than before.

husband's

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From this reading Here are my husband's clothes, which he left upon the chair; perhaps you may find somewhat that may solve your doubt.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Sir, said she, I can give you no other account than what I have done already.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Well then, my abused daughter, said he, can you give me no further light into this matter?

leftnounUS /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Here are my husband's clothes, which he left upon the chair; perhaps you may find somewhat that may solve your doubt.

light

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From this reading Well then, my abused daughter, said he, can you give me no further light into this matter?

matter

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From this reading Well then, my abused daughter, said he, can you give me no further light into this matter?

maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading Here are my husband's clothes, which he left upon the chair; perhaps you may find somewhat that may solve your doubt.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Well then, my abused daughter, said he, can you give me no further light into this matter?

more

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From this reading Schemseddin returned to his daughter's chamber more astonished than before.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Well then, my abused daughter, said he, can you give me no further light into this matter?

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading Well then, my abused daughter, said he, can you give me no further light into this matter?

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading She then showed him Bedreddin's turban, which he took and examined carefully on all sides.

other

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From this reading Sir, said she, I can give you no other account than what I have done already.

perhaps

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From this reading Here are my husband's clothes, which he left upon the chair; perhaps you may find somewhat that may solve your doubt.

returnednounUS /ˈreturned/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Schemseddin returned to his daughter's chamber more astonished than before.

said

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From this reading Well then, my abused daughter, said he, can you give me no further light into this matter?

Schemseddin

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From this reading Schemseddin returned to his daughter's chamber more astonished than before.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Sir, said she, I can give you no other account than what I have done already.

showed

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From this reading She then showed him Bedreddin's turban, which he took and examined carefully on all sides.

sides

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From this reading She then showed him Bedreddin's turban, which he took and examined carefully on all sides.

Sir

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From this reading Sir, said she, I can give you no other account than what I have done already.

solve

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From this reading Here are my husband's clothes, which he left upon the chair; perhaps you may find somewhat that may solve your doubt.

somewhat

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From this reading Here are my husband's clothes, which he left upon the chair; perhaps you may find somewhat that may solve your doubt.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Schemseddin returned to his daughter's chamber more astonished than before.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Here are my husband's clothes, which he left upon the chair; perhaps you may find somewhat that may solve your doubt.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Here are my husband's clothes, which he left upon the chair; perhaps you may find somewhat that may solve your doubt.

then

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From this reading Well then, my abused daughter, said he, can you give me no further light into this matter?

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Well then, my abused daughter, said he, can you give me no further light into this matter?

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Schemseddin returned to his daughter's chamber more astonished than before.

tooknounUS /took/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading She then showed him Bedreddin's turban, which he took and examined carefully on all sides.

turban

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From this reading She then showed him Bedreddin's turban, which he took and examined carefully on all sides.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Here are my husband's clothes, which he left upon the chair; perhaps you may find somewhat that may solve your doubt.

Well

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From this reading Well then, my abused daughter, said he, can you give me no further light into this matter?

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Sir, said she, I can give you no other account than what I have done already.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Here are my husband's clothes, which he left upon the chair; perhaps you may find somewhat that may solve your doubt.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Well then, my abused daughter, said he, can you give me no further light into this matter?

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Here are my husband's clothes, which he left upon the chair; perhaps you may find somewhat that may solve your doubt.