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Four and Twenty Fairy Tales

Chapter XXII

Chapter 22 of Four and Twenty Fairy Tales is here in full — 351 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By J. R. (James Robinson) [Translator] Planché • Curated US English Learning Edition
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--en sortant de chez Barbin[60] Plus Arabe qu'en Arabie.
_Le Mercure Galant_ was flooded with these productions.
_Almanzor et Zehra, Conte Arabe_; _Almerine et Zelima, Conte Oriental_; _Balky, Conte Oriental_; _Zaman, Histoire Oriental_, _&c._ Then we have _Contes Mogol_, _Contes Turcs_, _Contes Chinois_, _Contes Tartares_, _Contes Persans_, _&c._; but we are forgetting Mademoiselle de Lubert and her FOOTNOTES:
[60] Barbin was the publisher of the _Mille et une Nuits_.
PRINCESS CAMION.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Four and Twenty Fairy Tales

Chapter XXII

Chapter 22 of Four and Twenty Fairy Tales is here in full — 351 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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--en sortant de chez Barbin[60] Plus Arabe qu'en Arabie.
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_Le Mercure Galant_ was flooded with these productions.
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_Almanzor et Zehra, Conte Arabe_; _Almerine et Zelima, Conte Oriental_; _Balky, Conte Oriental_; _Zaman, Histoire Oriental_, _&c._ Then we have _Contes Mogol_, _Contes Turcs_, _Contes Chinois_, _Contes Tartares_, _Contes Persans_, _&c._; but we are forgetting Mademoiselle de Lubert and her FOOTNOTES:
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[60] Barbin was the publisher of the _Mille et une Nuits_.
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PRINCESS CAMION.

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Balky adjective US /ˈbɔːki/

stopping short and refusing to go on

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flooded adjective US /ˈflʌdəd/

covered with water

From this reading “_Le Mercure Galant_ was flooded with these productions.”

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footnotes noun US /ˈfʊtnoʊts/

plural of “footnote” — a printed note placed below the text on a printed page

From this reading “_Almanzor et Zehra, Conte Arabe_; _Almerine et Zelima, Conte Oriental_; _Balky, Conte Oriental_; _Zaman, Histoire Oriental_, _&c._ Then we have _Contes Mogol_, _Contes Turcs_, _Contes Chinois_, _Contes Tartares_, _Contes Persans_, _&c._; but we are forgetting Mademoiselle de Lubert and her FOOTNOTES:”

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Oriental adjective US /ˌɔːriˈentəl/

denoting or characteristic of countries of the Far East

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Plus noun US /plʌs/

a useful or valuable quality

From this reading “--en sortant de chez Barbin[60] Plus Arabe qu'en Arabie.”

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productions noun US /prəˈdʌkʃənz/

plural of “production” — the act or process of producing something

From this reading “_Le Mercure Galant_ was flooded with these productions.”

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publisher noun US /ˈpʌblɪʃər/

a firm in the publishing business

From this reading “[60] Barbin was the publisher of the _Mille et une Nuits_.”

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Zaman noun US /ˈzeɪmən/

large ornamental tropical American tree with bipinnate leaves and globose clusters of flowers with crimson stamens and seed pods that are eaten by cattle

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60

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From this reading --en sortant de chez Barbin[60] Plus Arabe qu'en Arabie.

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Almanzor

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From this reading _Almanzor et Zehra, Conte Arabe_; _Almerine et Zelima, Conte Oriental_; _Balky, Conte Oriental_; _Zaman, Histoire Oriental_, _&c._ Then we have _Contes Mogol_, _Contes Turcs_, _Contes Chinois_, _Contes Tartares_, _Contes Persans_, _&c._; but we are forgetting Mademoiselle de Lubert and her FOOTNOTES:

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Almerine

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From this reading _Almanzor et Zehra, Conte Arabe_; _Almerine et Zelima, Conte Oriental_; _Balky, Conte Oriental_; _Zaman, Histoire Oriental_, _&c._ Then we have _Contes Mogol_, _Contes Turcs_, _Contes Chinois_, _Contes Tartares_, _Contes Persans_, _&c._; but we are forgetting Mademoiselle de Lubert and her FOOTNOTES:

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading _Almanzor et Zehra, Conte Arabe_; _Almerine et Zelima, Conte Oriental_; _Balky, Conte Oriental_; _Zaman, Histoire Oriental_, _&c._ Then we have _Contes Mogol_, _Contes Turcs_, _Contes Chinois_, _Contes Tartares_, _Contes Persans_, _&c._; but we are forgetting Mademoiselle de Lubert and her FOOTNOTES:

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Arabe

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From this reading --en sortant de chez Barbin[60] Plus Arabe qu'en Arabie.

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Arabie

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From this reading --en sortant de chez Barbin[60] Plus Arabe qu'en Arabie.

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areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading _Almanzor et Zehra, Conte Arabe_; _Almerine et Zelima, Conte Oriental_; _Balky, Conte Oriental_; _Zaman, Histoire Oriental_, _&c._ Then we have _Contes Mogol_, _Contes Turcs_, _Contes Chinois_, _Contes Tartares_, _Contes Persans_, _&c._; but we are forgetting Mademoiselle de Lubert and her FOOTNOTES:

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BalkyadjectiveUS /ˈbɔːki/

stopping short and refusing to go on

From this reading _Almanzor et Zehra, Conte Arabe_; _Almerine et Zelima, Conte Oriental_; _Balky, Conte Oriental_; _Zaman, Histoire Oriental_, _&c._ Then we have _Contes Mogol_, _Contes Turcs_, _Contes Chinois_, _Contes Tartares_, _Contes Persans_, _&c._; but we are forgetting Mademoiselle de Lubert and her FOOTNOTES:

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Barbin

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From this reading --en sortant de chez Barbin[60] Plus Arabe qu'en Arabie.

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butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading _Almanzor et Zehra, Conte Arabe_; _Almerine et Zelima, Conte Oriental_; _Balky, Conte Oriental_; _Zaman, Histoire Oriental_, _&c._ Then we have _Contes Mogol_, _Contes Turcs_, _Contes Chinois_, _Contes Tartares_, _Contes Persans_, _&c._; but we are forgetting Mademoiselle de Lubert and her FOOTNOTES:

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cnounUS /siː/

a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature

From this reading _Almanzor et Zehra, Conte Arabe_; _Almerine et Zelima, Conte Oriental_; _Balky, Conte Oriental_; _Zaman, Histoire Oriental_, _&c._ Then we have _Contes Mogol_, _Contes Turcs_, _Contes Chinois_, _Contes Tartares_, _Contes Persans_, _&c._; but we are forgetting Mademoiselle de Lubert and her FOOTNOTES:

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CAMIONnoun

a large truck designed to carry heavy loads; usually without sides

From this reading PRINCESS CAMION.

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chez

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From this reading --en sortant de chez Barbin[60] Plus Arabe qu'en Arabie.

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Chinois

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From this reading _Almanzor et Zehra, Conte Arabe_; _Almerine et Zelima, Conte Oriental_; _Balky, Conte Oriental_; _Zaman, Histoire Oriental_, _&c._ Then we have _Contes Mogol_, _Contes Turcs_, _Contes Chinois_, _Contes Tartares_, _Contes Persans_, _&c._; but we are forgetting Mademoiselle de Lubert and her FOOTNOTES:

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Conte

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From this reading _Almanzor et Zehra, Conte Arabe_; _Almerine et Zelima, Conte Oriental_; _Balky, Conte Oriental_; _Zaman, Histoire Oriental_, _&c._ Then we have _Contes Mogol_, _Contes Turcs_, _Contes Chinois_, _Contes Tartares_, _Contes Persans_, _&c._; but we are forgetting Mademoiselle de Lubert and her FOOTNOTES:

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Contes

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From this reading _Almanzor et Zehra, Conte Arabe_; _Almerine et Zelima, Conte Oriental_; _Balky, Conte Oriental_; _Zaman, Histoire Oriental_, _&c._ Then we have _Contes Mogol_, _Contes Turcs_, _Contes Chinois_, _Contes Tartares_, _Contes Persans_, _&c._; but we are forgetting Mademoiselle de Lubert and her FOOTNOTES:

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denounUS /diː/

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading --en sortant de chez Barbin[60] Plus Arabe qu'en Arabie.

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ennounUS /en/

half the width of an em

From this reading --en sortant de chez Barbin[60] Plus Arabe qu'en Arabie.

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et

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From this reading _Almanzor et Zehra, Conte Arabe_; _Almerine et Zelima, Conte Oriental_; _Balky, Conte Oriental_; _Zaman, Histoire Oriental_, _&c._ Then we have _Contes Mogol_, _Contes Turcs_, _Contes Chinois_, _Contes Tartares_, _Contes Persans_, _&c._; but we are forgetting Mademoiselle de Lubert and her FOOTNOTES:

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floodedadjectiveUS /ˈflʌdəd/

covered with water

From this reading _Le Mercure Galant_ was flooded with these productions.

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FOOTNOTESnounUS /ˈfʊtnoʊts/

plural of “footnote” — a printed note placed below the text on a printed page

From this reading _Almanzor et Zehra, Conte Arabe_; _Almerine et Zelima, Conte Oriental_; _Balky, Conte Oriental_; _Zaman, Histoire Oriental_, _&c._ Then we have _Contes Mogol_, _Contes Turcs_, _Contes Chinois_, _Contes Tartares_, _Contes Persans_, _&c._; but we are forgetting Mademoiselle de Lubert and her FOOTNOTES:

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forgettingverbUS /fərˈɡetɪŋ/

inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering

From this reading _Almanzor et Zehra, Conte Arabe_; _Almerine et Zelima, Conte Oriental_; _Balky, Conte Oriental_; _Zaman, Histoire Oriental_, _&c._ Then we have _Contes Mogol_, _Contes Turcs_, _Contes Chinois_, _Contes Tartares_, _Contes Persans_, _&c._; but we are forgetting Mademoiselle de Lubert and her FOOTNOTES:

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Galant

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From this reading _Le Mercure Galant_ was flooded with these productions.

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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading _Almanzor et Zehra, Conte Arabe_; _Almerine et Zelima, Conte Oriental_; _Balky, Conte Oriental_; _Zaman, Histoire Oriental_, _&c._ Then we have _Contes Mogol_, _Contes Turcs_, _Contes Chinois_, _Contes Tartares_, _Contes Persans_, _&c._; but we are forgetting Mademoiselle de Lubert and her FOOTNOTES:

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herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading _Almanzor et Zehra, Conte Arabe_; _Almerine et Zelima, Conte Oriental_; _Balky, Conte Oriental_; _Zaman, Histoire Oriental_, _&c._ Then we have _Contes Mogol_, _Contes Turcs_, _Contes Chinois_, _Contes Tartares_, _Contes Persans_, _&c._; but we are forgetting Mademoiselle de Lubert and her FOOTNOTES:

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Histoire

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From this reading _Almanzor et Zehra, Conte Arabe_; _Almerine et Zelima, Conte Oriental_; _Balky, Conte Oriental_; _Zaman, Histoire Oriental_, _&c._ Then we have _Contes Mogol_, _Contes Turcs_, _Contes Chinois_, _Contes Tartares_, _Contes Persans_, _&c._; but we are forgetting Mademoiselle de Lubert and her FOOTNOTES:

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LenounUS /lə/

a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)

From this reading _Le Mercure Galant_ was flooded with these productions.

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Lubert

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From this reading _Almanzor et Zehra, Conte Arabe_; _Almerine et Zelima, Conte Oriental_; _Balky, Conte Oriental_; _Zaman, Histoire Oriental_, _&c._ Then we have _Contes Mogol_, _Contes Turcs_, _Contes Chinois_, _Contes Tartares_, _Contes Persans_, _&c._; but we are forgetting Mademoiselle de Lubert and her FOOTNOTES:

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MademoisellenounUS /ˌmædəməˈzel/

small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch; found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico

From this reading _Almanzor et Zehra, Conte Arabe_; _Almerine et Zelima, Conte Oriental_; _Balky, Conte Oriental_; _Zaman, Histoire Oriental_, _&c._ Then we have _Contes Mogol_, _Contes Turcs_, _Contes Chinois_, _Contes Tartares_, _Contes Persans_, _&c._; but we are forgetting Mademoiselle de Lubert and her FOOTNOTES:

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Mercure

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From this reading _Le Mercure Galant_ was flooded with these productions.

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Mille

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From this reading [60] Barbin was the publisher of the _Mille et une Nuits_.

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Mogol

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From this reading _Almanzor et Zehra, Conte Arabe_; _Almerine et Zelima, Conte Oriental_; _Balky, Conte Oriental_; _Zaman, Histoire Oriental_, _&c._ Then we have _Contes Mogol_, _Contes Turcs_, _Contes Chinois_, _Contes Tartares_, _Contes Persans_, _&c._; but we are forgetting Mademoiselle de Lubert and her FOOTNOTES:

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Nuits

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From this reading [60] Barbin was the publisher of the _Mille et une Nuits_.

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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading [60] Barbin was the publisher of the _Mille et une Nuits_.

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OrientaladjectiveUS /ˌɔːriˈentəl/

denoting or characteristic of countries of the Far East

From this reading _Almanzor et Zehra, Conte Arabe_; _Almerine et Zelima, Conte Oriental_; _Balky, Conte Oriental_; _Zaman, Histoire Oriental_, _&c._ Then we have _Contes Mogol_, _Contes Turcs_, _Contes Chinois_, _Contes Tartares_, _Contes Persans_, _&c._; but we are forgetting Mademoiselle de Lubert and her FOOTNOTES:

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Persans

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From this reading _Almanzor et Zehra, Conte Arabe_; _Almerine et Zelima, Conte Oriental_; _Balky, Conte Oriental_; _Zaman, Histoire Oriental_, _&c._ Then we have _Contes Mogol_, _Contes Turcs_, _Contes Chinois_, _Contes Tartares_, _Contes Persans_, _&c._; but we are forgetting Mademoiselle de Lubert and her FOOTNOTES:

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PlusnounUS /plʌs/

a useful or valuable quality

From this reading --en sortant de chez Barbin[60] Plus Arabe qu'en Arabie.

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PRINCESSnounUS /ˈprɪn.ses/

The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.

From this reading PRINCESS CAMION.

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productionsnounUS /prəˈdʌkʃənz/

plural of “production” — the act or process of producing something

From this reading _Le Mercure Galant_ was flooded with these productions.

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publishernounUS /ˈpʌblɪʃər/

a firm in the publishing business

From this reading [60] Barbin was the publisher of the _Mille et une Nuits_.

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qu'en

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From this reading --en sortant de chez Barbin[60] Plus Arabe qu'en Arabie.

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sortant

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From this reading --en sortant de chez Barbin[60] Plus Arabe qu'en Arabie.

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Tartares

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From this reading _Almanzor et Zehra, Conte Arabe_; _Almerine et Zelima, Conte Oriental_; _Balky, Conte Oriental_; _Zaman, Histoire Oriental_, _&c._ Then we have _Contes Mogol_, _Contes Turcs_, _Contes Chinois_, _Contes Tartares_, _Contes Persans_, _&c._; but we are forgetting Mademoiselle de Lubert and her FOOTNOTES:

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thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading [60] Barbin was the publisher of the _Mille et une Nuits_.

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ThenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading _Almanzor et Zehra, Conte Arabe_; _Almerine et Zelima, Conte Oriental_; _Balky, Conte Oriental_; _Zaman, Histoire Oriental_, _&c._ Then we have _Contes Mogol_, _Contes Turcs_, _Contes Chinois_, _Contes Tartares_, _Contes Persans_, _&c._; but we are forgetting Mademoiselle de Lubert and her FOOTNOTES:

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thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading _Le Mercure Galant_ was flooded with these productions.

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Turcs

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From this reading _Almanzor et Zehra, Conte Arabe_; _Almerine et Zelima, Conte Oriental_; _Balky, Conte Oriental_; _Zaman, Histoire Oriental_, _&c._ Then we have _Contes Mogol_, _Contes Turcs_, _Contes Chinois_, _Contes Tartares_, _Contes Persans_, _&c._; but we are forgetting Mademoiselle de Lubert and her FOOTNOTES:

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une

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From this reading [60] Barbin was the publisher of the _Mille et une Nuits_.

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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading _Le Mercure Galant_ was flooded with these productions.

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wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading _Almanzor et Zehra, Conte Arabe_; _Almerine et Zelima, Conte Oriental_; _Balky, Conte Oriental_; _Zaman, Histoire Oriental_, _&c._ Then we have _Contes Mogol_, _Contes Turcs_, _Contes Chinois_, _Contes Tartares_, _Contes Persans_, _&c._; but we are forgetting Mademoiselle de Lubert and her FOOTNOTES:

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withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading _Le Mercure Galant_ was flooded with these productions.

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ZamannounUS /ˈzeɪmən/

large ornamental tropical American tree with bipinnate leaves and globose clusters of flowers with crimson stamens and seed pods that are eaten by cattle

From this reading _Almanzor et Zehra, Conte Arabe_; _Almerine et Zelima, Conte Oriental_; _Balky, Conte Oriental_; _Zaman, Histoire Oriental_, _&c._ Then we have _Contes Mogol_, _Contes Turcs_, _Contes Chinois_, _Contes Tartares_, _Contes Persans_, _&c._; but we are forgetting Mademoiselle de Lubert and her FOOTNOTES:

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Zehra

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From this reading _Almanzor et Zehra, Conte Arabe_; _Almerine et Zelima, Conte Oriental_; _Balky, Conte Oriental_; _Zaman, Histoire Oriental_, _&c._ Then we have _Contes Mogol_, _Contes Turcs_, _Contes Chinois_, _Contes Tartares_, _Contes Persans_, _&c._; but we are forgetting Mademoiselle de Lubert and her FOOTNOTES:

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Zelima

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From this reading _Almanzor et Zehra, Conte Arabe_; _Almerine et Zelima, Conte Oriental_; _Balky, Conte Oriental_; _Zaman, Histoire Oriental_, _&c._ Then we have _Contes Mogol_, _Contes Turcs_, _Contes Chinois_, _Contes Tartares_, _Contes Persans_, _&c._; but we are forgetting Mademoiselle de Lubert and her FOOTNOTES:

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Chapter 22 of Four and Twenty Fairy Tales by J. R. (James Robinson) [Translator] Planché holds 351 sentences, grouped into 71 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

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