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Volume 1.

To the FOREWORD of this book I have practically nothing to add.

It describes how the book was planned, and how at last it came to be written.

The novel--'The Weavers'--of which it was the herald, as one might say, was published in 1907.

The reception of Donovan Pasha convinced me beyond peradventure, that the step I took in enlarging my field of work was as wise in relation to my art as in its effect upon my mind, temperament and faculty for writing.

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Chapter I

Chapter 1

Chapter 1 of Donovan Pasha, and Some People of Egypt — Volume 1 is here in full — 586 sentences across 118 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Volume 1. To the FOREWORD of this book I have practically nothing to add. It describes how the book was planned, and how at last it came to be written. The novel--'The Weavers'--of which it was the herald, as one might say, was published in 1907. The reception of Donovan Pasha convinced me beyond peradventure, that the step I took in enlarging my field of work was as wise in relation to my art as in its effect upon my mind, temperament and faculty for writing.

Donovan Pasha, and Some People of Egypt — Volume 1

Chapter I · Chapter 1

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Volume 1.

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To the FOREWORD of this book I have practically nothing to add.

/tuː ðə ˈfɔːrwɜːrd ʌv ðɪs bʊk aɪ hæv ˈpræktɪkli ˈnʌθɪŋ tuː æd/

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It describes how the book was planned, and how at last it came to be written.

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The novel--'The Weavers'--of which it was the herald, as one might say, was published in 1907.

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describes verb US /dɪˈskraɪbz/

third-person singular of “describe” — give a description of

From this reading “It describes how the book was planned, and how at last it came to be written.”

enlarging verb US /ɪnˈlɑːrdʒɪŋ/

-ing form of “enlarge” — make larger

From this reading “The reception of Donovan Pasha convinced me beyond peradventure, that the step I took in enlarging my field of work was as wise in relation to my art as in its effect upon my mind, temperament and faculty for writing.”

faculty noun US /ˈfækəlti/

one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind

foreword noun US /ˈfɔːrwɜːrd/

a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book

From this reading “To the FOREWORD of this book I have practically nothing to add.”

herald verb US /ˈherəld/

foreshadow or presage

From this reading “The novel--'The Weavers'--of which it was the herald, as one might say, was published in 1907.”

Pasha noun US /pəˈʃɑː/

a civil or military authority in Turkey or Egypt

temperament noun US /ˈtemprəmənt/

your usual mood

Weavers noun US /ˈwiːvərz/

plural of “weaver” — a craftsman who weaves cloth

From this reading “The novel--'The Weavers'--of which it was the herald, as one might say, was published in 1907.”

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From this reading Volume 1.

1907

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From this reading The novel--'The Weavers'--of which it was the herald, as one might say, was published in 1907.

addverbUS /æd/

make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of

From this reading To the FOREWORD of this book I have practically nothing to add.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading It describes how the book was planned, and how at last it came to be written.

artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/

an old form of “are”, used with “thou”

From this reading The reception of Donovan Pasha convinced me beyond peradventure, that the step I took in enlarging my field of work was as wise in relation to my art as in its effect upon my mind, temperament and faculty for writing.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading The novel--'The Weavers'--of which it was the herald, as one might say, was published in 1907.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading It describes how the book was planned, and how at last it came to be written.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading It describes how the book was planned, and how at last it came to be written.

beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/

on the far side of; further than

booknounUS /bʊk/

a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)

From this reading To the FOREWORD of this book I have practically nothing to add.

cameverbUS /keɪm/

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading It describes how the book was planned, and how at last it came to be written.

convincedadjectiveUS /kənˈvɪnst/

persuaded of; very sure

describesverbUS /dɪˈskraɪbz/

third-person singular of “describe” — give a description of

From this reading It describes how the book was planned, and how at last it came to be written.

Donovan

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effectnounUS /ɪˈfekt/

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

enlargingverbUS /ɪnˈlɑːrdʒɪŋ/

-ing form of “enlarge” — make larger

facultynounUS /ˈfækəlti/

one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind

fieldnounUS /fiːld/

a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

FOREWORDnounUS /ˈfɔːrwɜːrd/

a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book

From this reading To the FOREWORD of this book I have practically nothing to add.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading To the FOREWORD of this book I have practically nothing to add.

heraldverbUS /ˈherəld/

foreshadow or presage

From this reading The novel--'The Weavers'--of which it was the herald, as one might say, was published in 1907.

how

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From this reading It describes how the book was planned, and how at last it came to be written.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading To the FOREWORD of this book I have practically nothing to add.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading The novel--'The Weavers'--of which it was the herald, as one might say, was published in 1907.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It describes how the book was planned, and how at last it came to be written.

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

lastadjectiveUS /læst/

immediately past

From this reading It describes how the book was planned, and how at last it came to be written.

mepronounUS /miː/

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

mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading The novel--'The Weavers'--of which it was the herald, as one might say, was published in 1907.

mindnounUS /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading To the FOREWORD of this book I have practically nothing to add.

novelnounUS /ˈnɑːvəl/

an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story

From this reading The novel--'The Weavers'--of which it was the herald, as one might say, was published in 1907.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading To the FOREWORD of this book I have practically nothing to add.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading The novel--'The Weavers'--of which it was the herald, as one might say, was published in 1907.

PashanounUS /pəˈʃɑː/

a civil or military authority in Turkey or Egypt

peradventurenoun

doubt or uncertainty as to whether something is the case

plannedadjectiveUS /plænd/

designed or carried out according to a plan

From this reading It describes how the book was planned, and how at last it came to be written.

practicallyadverbUS /ˈpræktɪkli/

almost; nearly

From this reading To the FOREWORD of this book I have practically nothing to add.

publishedadjectiveUS /ˈpʌblɪʃt/

prepared and printed for distribution and sale

From this reading The novel--'The Weavers'--of which it was the herald, as one might say, was published in 1907.

receptionnounUS /rɪˈsepʃən/

the manner in which something is greeted

relationnounUS /riˈleɪʃən/

an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together

sayverbUS /seɪ/

express in words

From this reading The novel--'The Weavers'--of which it was the herald, as one might say, was published in 1907.

stepnounUS /step/

any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal

temperamentnounUS /ˈtemprəmənt/

your usual mood

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading To the FOREWORD of this book I have practically nothing to add.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading To the FOREWORD of this book I have practically nothing to add.

ToparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading To the FOREWORD of this book I have practically nothing to add.

tookverbUS /tʊk/

inflected form of “take” — carry out

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

VolumenounUS /ˈvɑːljuːm/

the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object

From this reading Volume 1.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading It describes how the book was planned, and how at last it came to be written.

WeaversnounUS /ˈwiːvərz/

plural of “weaver” — a craftsman who weaves cloth

From this reading The novel--'The Weavers'--of which it was the herald, as one might say, was published in 1907.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

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

From this reading The novel--'The Weavers'--of which it was the herald, as one might say, was published in 1907.

wiseadjectiveUS /waɪz/

having or prompted by wisdom or discernment

workverbUS /wɜːrk/

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

writingnounUS /ˈraɪtɪŋ/

the act of creating written works

writtenadjectiveUS /ˈrɪtən/

set down in writing in any of various ways

From this reading It describes how the book was planned, and how at last it came to be written.

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