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New Arabian Nights

Chapter VI · Chapter 6

Chapter 6 of New Arabian Nights is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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TELLS OF AN INTERVIEW BETWEEN NORTHMOUR, CLARA, AND MYSELF With the first peep of day, I retired from the open to my old lair among the sand-hills, there to await the coming of my wife.
The morning was grey, wild, and melancholy; the wind moderated before sunrise, and then went about, and blew in puffs from the shore; the sea began to go down, but the rain still fell without mercy.
Over all the wilderness of links there was not a creature to be seen.
Yet I felt sure the neighbourhood was alive with skulking foes.
The light that had been so suddenly and surprisingly flashed upon my face as I lay sleeping, and the hat that had been blown ashore by the wind from over Graden Floe, were two speaking signals of the peril that environed Clara and the party in the pavilion.
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New Arabian Nights

Chapter VI · Chapter 6

Chapter 6 of New Arabian Nights is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/23 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
TELLS OF AN INTERVIEW BETWEEN NORTHMOUR, CLARA, AND MYSELF With the first peep of day, I retired from the open to my old lair among the sand-hills, there to await the coming of my wife.
Line 2
The morning was grey, wild, and melancholy; the wind moderated before sunrise, and then went about, and blew in puffs from the shore; the sea began to go down, but the rain still fell without mercy.
Line 3
Over all the wilderness of links there was not a creature to be seen.
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Yet I felt sure the neighbourhood was alive with skulking foes.
Line 5
The light that had been so suddenly and surprisingly flashed upon my face as I lay sleeping, and the hat that had been blown ashore by the wind from over Graden Floe, were two speaking signals of the peril that environed Clara and the party in the pavilion.

Learner Dictionary

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Open verb US /ˈoʊ.pən/

To move from a closed position.

From this reading “TELLS OF AN INTERVIEW BETWEEN NORTHMOUR, CLARA, AND MYSELF With the first peep of day, I retired from the open to my old lair among the sand-hills, there to await the coming of my wife.”

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a

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From this reading Over all the wilderness of links there was not a creature to be seen.

about

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From this reading The morning was grey, wild, and melancholy; the wind moderated before sunrise, and then went about, and blew in puffs from the shore; the sea began to go down, but the rain still fell without mercy.

alive

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From this reading Yet I felt sure the neighbourhood was alive with skulking foes.

all

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From this reading Over all the wilderness of links there was not a creature to be seen.

among

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From this reading TELLS OF AN INTERVIEW BETWEEN NORTHMOUR, CLARA, AND MYSELF With the first peep of day, I retired from the open to my old lair among the sand-hills, there to await the coming of my wife.

AN

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From this reading TELLS OF AN INTERVIEW BETWEEN NORTHMOUR, CLARA, AND MYSELF With the first peep of day, I retired from the open to my old lair among the sand-hills, there to await the coming of my wife.

AND

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From this reading TELLS OF AN INTERVIEW BETWEEN NORTHMOUR, CLARA, AND MYSELF With the first peep of day, I retired from the open to my old lair among the sand-hills, there to await the coming of my wife.

as

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From this reading The light that had been so suddenly and surprisingly flashed upon my face as I lay sleeping, and the hat that had been blown ashore by the wind from over Graden Floe, were two speaking signals of the peril that environed Clara and the party in the pavilion.

ashore

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From this reading The light that had been so suddenly and surprisingly flashed upon my face as I lay sleeping, and the hat that had been blown ashore by the wind from over Graden Floe, were two speaking signals of the peril that environed Clara and the party in the pavilion.

await

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From this reading TELLS OF AN INTERVIEW BETWEEN NORTHMOUR, CLARA, AND MYSELF With the first peep of day, I retired from the open to my old lair among the sand-hills, there to await the coming of my wife.

be

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From this reading Over all the wilderness of links there was not a creature to be seen.

been

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From this reading The light that had been so suddenly and surprisingly flashed upon my face as I lay sleeping, and the hat that had been blown ashore by the wind from over Graden Floe, were two speaking signals of the peril that environed Clara and the party in the pavilion.

before

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From this reading The morning was grey, wild, and melancholy; the wind moderated before sunrise, and then went about, and blew in puffs from the shore; the sea began to go down, but the rain still fell without mercy.

began

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From this reading The morning was grey, wild, and melancholy; the wind moderated before sunrise, and then went about, and blew in puffs from the shore; the sea began to go down, but the rain still fell without mercy.

BETWEEN

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From this reading TELLS OF AN INTERVIEW BETWEEN NORTHMOUR, CLARA, AND MYSELF With the first peep of day, I retired from the open to my old lair among the sand-hills, there to await the coming of my wife.

blew

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From this reading The morning was grey, wild, and melancholy; the wind moderated before sunrise, and then went about, and blew in puffs from the shore; the sea began to go down, but the rain still fell without mercy.

blown

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From this reading The light that had been so suddenly and surprisingly flashed upon my face as I lay sleeping, and the hat that had been blown ashore by the wind from over Graden Floe, were two speaking signals of the peril that environed Clara and the party in the pavilion.

but

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From this reading The morning was grey, wild, and melancholy; the wind moderated before sunrise, and then went about, and blew in puffs from the shore; the sea began to go down, but the rain still fell without mercy.

by

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From this reading The light that had been so suddenly and surprisingly flashed upon my face as I lay sleeping, and the hat that had been blown ashore by the wind from over Graden Floe, were two speaking signals of the peril that environed Clara and the party in the pavilion.

CLARA

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From this reading TELLS OF AN INTERVIEW BETWEEN NORTHMOUR, CLARA, AND MYSELF With the first peep of day, I retired from the open to my old lair among the sand-hills, there to await the coming of my wife.

coming

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From this reading TELLS OF AN INTERVIEW BETWEEN NORTHMOUR, CLARA, AND MYSELF With the first peep of day, I retired from the open to my old lair among the sand-hills, there to await the coming of my wife.

creature

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From this reading Over all the wilderness of links there was not a creature to be seen.

day

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From this reading TELLS OF AN INTERVIEW BETWEEN NORTHMOUR, CLARA, AND MYSELF With the first peep of day, I retired from the open to my old lair among the sand-hills, there to await the coming of my wife.

down

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From this reading The morning was grey, wild, and melancholy; the wind moderated before sunrise, and then went about, and blew in puffs from the shore; the sea began to go down, but the rain still fell without mercy.

environed

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From this reading The light that had been so suddenly and surprisingly flashed upon my face as I lay sleeping, and the hat that had been blown ashore by the wind from over Graden Floe, were two speaking signals of the peril that environed Clara and the party in the pavilion.

face

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From this reading The light that had been so suddenly and surprisingly flashed upon my face as I lay sleeping, and the hat that had been blown ashore by the wind from over Graden Floe, were two speaking signals of the peril that environed Clara and the party in the pavilion.

fell

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From this reading The morning was grey, wild, and melancholy; the wind moderated before sunrise, and then went about, and blew in puffs from the shore; the sea began to go down, but the rain still fell without mercy.

felt

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From this reading Yet I felt sure the neighbourhood was alive with skulking foes.

first

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From this reading TELLS OF AN INTERVIEW BETWEEN NORTHMOUR, CLARA, AND MYSELF With the first peep of day, I retired from the open to my old lair among the sand-hills, there to await the coming of my wife.

flashed

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From this reading The light that had been so suddenly and surprisingly flashed upon my face as I lay sleeping, and the hat that had been blown ashore by the wind from over Graden Floe, were two speaking signals of the peril that environed Clara and the party in the pavilion.

Floe

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From this reading The light that had been so suddenly and surprisingly flashed upon my face as I lay sleeping, and the hat that had been blown ashore by the wind from over Graden Floe, were two speaking signals of the peril that environed Clara and the party in the pavilion.

foes

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From this reading Yet I felt sure the neighbourhood was alive with skulking foes.

from

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From this reading TELLS OF AN INTERVIEW BETWEEN NORTHMOUR, CLARA, AND MYSELF With the first peep of day, I retired from the open to my old lair among the sand-hills, there to await the coming of my wife.

go

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From this reading The morning was grey, wild, and melancholy; the wind moderated before sunrise, and then went about, and blew in puffs from the shore; the sea began to go down, but the rain still fell without mercy.

Graden

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From this reading The light that had been so suddenly and surprisingly flashed upon my face as I lay sleeping, and the hat that had been blown ashore by the wind from over Graden Floe, were two speaking signals of the peril that environed Clara and the party in the pavilion.

grey

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From this reading The morning was grey, wild, and melancholy; the wind moderated before sunrise, and then went about, and blew in puffs from the shore; the sea began to go down, but the rain still fell without mercy.

had

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From this reading The light that had been so suddenly and surprisingly flashed upon my face as I lay sleeping, and the hat that had been blown ashore by the wind from over Graden Floe, were two speaking signals of the peril that environed Clara and the party in the pavilion.

hat

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From this reading The light that had been so suddenly and surprisingly flashed upon my face as I lay sleeping, and the hat that had been blown ashore by the wind from over Graden Floe, were two speaking signals of the peril that environed Clara and the party in the pavilion.

I

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From this reading TELLS OF AN INTERVIEW BETWEEN NORTHMOUR, CLARA, AND MYSELF With the first peep of day, I retired from the open to my old lair among the sand-hills, there to await the coming of my wife.

in

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From this reading The morning was grey, wild, and melancholy; the wind moderated before sunrise, and then went about, and blew in puffs from the shore; the sea began to go down, but the rain still fell without mercy.

INTERVIEW

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From this reading TELLS OF AN INTERVIEW BETWEEN NORTHMOUR, CLARA, AND MYSELF With the first peep of day, I retired from the open to my old lair among the sand-hills, there to await the coming of my wife.

lair

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From this reading TELLS OF AN INTERVIEW BETWEEN NORTHMOUR, CLARA, AND MYSELF With the first peep of day, I retired from the open to my old lair among the sand-hills, there to await the coming of my wife.

lay

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From this reading The light that had been so suddenly and surprisingly flashed upon my face as I lay sleeping, and the hat that had been blown ashore by the wind from over Graden Floe, were two speaking signals of the peril that environed Clara and the party in the pavilion.

light

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From this reading The light that had been so suddenly and surprisingly flashed upon my face as I lay sleeping, and the hat that had been blown ashore by the wind from over Graden Floe, were two speaking signals of the peril that environed Clara and the party in the pavilion.

links

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From this reading Over all the wilderness of links there was not a creature to be seen.

melancholy

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From this reading The morning was grey, wild, and melancholy; the wind moderated before sunrise, and then went about, and blew in puffs from the shore; the sea began to go down, but the rain still fell without mercy.

mercy

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From this reading The morning was grey, wild, and melancholy; the wind moderated before sunrise, and then went about, and blew in puffs from the shore; the sea began to go down, but the rain still fell without mercy.

moderated

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From this reading The morning was grey, wild, and melancholy; the wind moderated before sunrise, and then went about, and blew in puffs from the shore; the sea began to go down, but the rain still fell without mercy.

morning

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From this reading The morning was grey, wild, and melancholy; the wind moderated before sunrise, and then went about, and blew in puffs from the shore; the sea began to go down, but the rain still fell without mercy.

my

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From this reading TELLS OF AN INTERVIEW BETWEEN NORTHMOUR, CLARA, AND MYSELF With the first peep of day, I retired from the open to my old lair among the sand-hills, there to await the coming of my wife.

MYSELF

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From this reading TELLS OF AN INTERVIEW BETWEEN NORTHMOUR, CLARA, AND MYSELF With the first peep of day, I retired from the open to my old lair among the sand-hills, there to await the coming of my wife.

neighbourhood

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From this reading Yet I felt sure the neighbourhood was alive with skulking foes.

NORTHMOUR

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From this reading TELLS OF AN INTERVIEW BETWEEN NORTHMOUR, CLARA, AND MYSELF With the first peep of day, I retired from the open to my old lair among the sand-hills, there to await the coming of my wife.

not

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From this reading Over all the wilderness of links there was not a creature to be seen.

OF

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From this reading TELLS OF AN INTERVIEW BETWEEN NORTHMOUR, CLARA, AND MYSELF With the first peep of day, I retired from the open to my old lair among the sand-hills, there to await the coming of my wife.

old

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From this reading TELLS OF AN INTERVIEW BETWEEN NORTHMOUR, CLARA, AND MYSELF With the first peep of day, I retired from the open to my old lair among the sand-hills, there to await the coming of my wife.

openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/

To move from a closed position.

From this reading TELLS OF AN INTERVIEW BETWEEN NORTHMOUR, CLARA, AND MYSELF With the first peep of day, I retired from the open to my old lair among the sand-hills, there to await the coming of my wife.

Over

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From this reading Over all the wilderness of links there was not a creature to be seen.

party

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From this reading The light that had been so suddenly and surprisingly flashed upon my face as I lay sleeping, and the hat that had been blown ashore by the wind from over Graden Floe, were two speaking signals of the peril that environed Clara and the party in the pavilion.

pavilion

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From this reading The light that had been so suddenly and surprisingly flashed upon my face as I lay sleeping, and the hat that had been blown ashore by the wind from over Graden Floe, were two speaking signals of the peril that environed Clara and the party in the pavilion.

peep

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From this reading TELLS OF AN INTERVIEW BETWEEN NORTHMOUR, CLARA, AND MYSELF With the first peep of day, I retired from the open to my old lair among the sand-hills, there to await the coming of my wife.

peril

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From this reading The light that had been so suddenly and surprisingly flashed upon my face as I lay sleeping, and the hat that had been blown ashore by the wind from over Graden Floe, were two speaking signals of the peril that environed Clara and the party in the pavilion.

puffs

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From this reading The morning was grey, wild, and melancholy; the wind moderated before sunrise, and then went about, and blew in puffs from the shore; the sea began to go down, but the rain still fell without mercy.

rain

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From this reading The morning was grey, wild, and melancholy; the wind moderated before sunrise, and then went about, and blew in puffs from the shore; the sea began to go down, but the rain still fell without mercy.

retired

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From this reading TELLS OF AN INTERVIEW BETWEEN NORTHMOUR, CLARA, AND MYSELF With the first peep of day, I retired from the open to my old lair among the sand-hills, there to await the coming of my wife.

sand-hills

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From this reading TELLS OF AN INTERVIEW BETWEEN NORTHMOUR, CLARA, AND MYSELF With the first peep of day, I retired from the open to my old lair among the sand-hills, there to await the coming of my wife.

sea

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From this reading The morning was grey, wild, and melancholy; the wind moderated before sunrise, and then went about, and blew in puffs from the shore; the sea began to go down, but the rain still fell without mercy.

seen

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From this reading Over all the wilderness of links there was not a creature to be seen.

shore

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From this reading The morning was grey, wild, and melancholy; the wind moderated before sunrise, and then went about, and blew in puffs from the shore; the sea began to go down, but the rain still fell without mercy.

signals

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From this reading The light that had been so suddenly and surprisingly flashed upon my face as I lay sleeping, and the hat that had been blown ashore by the wind from over Graden Floe, were two speaking signals of the peril that environed Clara and the party in the pavilion.

skulking

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From this reading Yet I felt sure the neighbourhood was alive with skulking foes.

sleeping

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From this reading The light that had been so suddenly and surprisingly flashed upon my face as I lay sleeping, and the hat that had been blown ashore by the wind from over Graden Floe, were two speaking signals of the peril that environed Clara and the party in the pavilion.

so

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From this reading The light that had been so suddenly and surprisingly flashed upon my face as I lay sleeping, and the hat that had been blown ashore by the wind from over Graden Floe, were two speaking signals of the peril that environed Clara and the party in the pavilion.

speaking

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From this reading The light that had been so suddenly and surprisingly flashed upon my face as I lay sleeping, and the hat that had been blown ashore by the wind from over Graden Floe, were two speaking signals of the peril that environed Clara and the party in the pavilion.

still

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From this reading The morning was grey, wild, and melancholy; the wind moderated before sunrise, and then went about, and blew in puffs from the shore; the sea began to go down, but the rain still fell without mercy.

suddenly

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From this reading The light that had been so suddenly and surprisingly flashed upon my face as I lay sleeping, and the hat that had been blown ashore by the wind from over Graden Floe, were two speaking signals of the peril that environed Clara and the party in the pavilion.

sunrise

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From this reading The morning was grey, wild, and melancholy; the wind moderated before sunrise, and then went about, and blew in puffs from the shore; the sea began to go down, but the rain still fell without mercy.

sure

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From this reading Yet I felt sure the neighbourhood was alive with skulking foes.

surprisingly

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From this reading The light that had been so suddenly and surprisingly flashed upon my face as I lay sleeping, and the hat that had been blown ashore by the wind from over Graden Floe, were two speaking signals of the peril that environed Clara and the party in the pavilion.

TELLS

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From this reading TELLS OF AN INTERVIEW BETWEEN NORTHMOUR, CLARA, AND MYSELF With the first peep of day, I retired from the open to my old lair among the sand-hills, there to await the coming of my wife.

that

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From this reading The light that had been so suddenly and surprisingly flashed upon my face as I lay sleeping, and the hat that had been blown ashore by the wind from over Graden Floe, were two speaking signals of the peril that environed Clara and the party in the pavilion.

the

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From this reading TELLS OF AN INTERVIEW BETWEEN NORTHMOUR, CLARA, AND MYSELF With the first peep of day, I retired from the open to my old lair among the sand-hills, there to await the coming of my wife.

then

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From this reading The morning was grey, wild, and melancholy; the wind moderated before sunrise, and then went about, and blew in puffs from the shore; the sea began to go down, but the rain still fell without mercy.

there

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From this reading TELLS OF AN INTERVIEW BETWEEN NORTHMOUR, CLARA, AND MYSELF With the first peep of day, I retired from the open to my old lair among the sand-hills, there to await the coming of my wife.

to

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From this reading TELLS OF AN INTERVIEW BETWEEN NORTHMOUR, CLARA, AND MYSELF With the first peep of day, I retired from the open to my old lair among the sand-hills, there to await the coming of my wife.

two

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From this reading The light that had been so suddenly and surprisingly flashed upon my face as I lay sleeping, and the hat that had been blown ashore by the wind from over Graden Floe, were two speaking signals of the peril that environed Clara and the party in the pavilion.

upon

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From this reading The light that had been so suddenly and surprisingly flashed upon my face as I lay sleeping, and the hat that had been blown ashore by the wind from over Graden Floe, were two speaking signals of the peril that environed Clara and the party in the pavilion.

was

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From this reading The morning was grey, wild, and melancholy; the wind moderated before sunrise, and then went about, and blew in puffs from the shore; the sea began to go down, but the rain still fell without mercy.

went

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From this reading The morning was grey, wild, and melancholy; the wind moderated before sunrise, and then went about, and blew in puffs from the shore; the sea began to go down, but the rain still fell without mercy.

were

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From this reading The light that had been so suddenly and surprisingly flashed upon my face as I lay sleeping, and the hat that had been blown ashore by the wind from over Graden Floe, were two speaking signals of the peril that environed Clara and the party in the pavilion.

wife

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From this reading TELLS OF AN INTERVIEW BETWEEN NORTHMOUR, CLARA, AND MYSELF With the first peep of day, I retired from the open to my old lair among the sand-hills, there to await the coming of my wife.

wild

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From this reading The morning was grey, wild, and melancholy; the wind moderated before sunrise, and then went about, and blew in puffs from the shore; the sea began to go down, but the rain still fell without mercy.

wilderness

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From this reading Over all the wilderness of links there was not a creature to be seen.

wind

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From this reading The morning was grey, wild, and melancholy; the wind moderated before sunrise, and then went about, and blew in puffs from the shore; the sea began to go down, but the rain still fell without mercy.

With

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From this reading TELLS OF AN INTERVIEW BETWEEN NORTHMOUR, CLARA, AND MYSELF With the first peep of day, I retired from the open to my old lair among the sand-hills, there to await the coming of my wife.

without

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From this reading The morning was grey, wild, and melancholy; the wind moderated before sunrise, and then went about, and blew in puffs from the shore; the sea began to go down, but the rain still fell without mercy.

Yet

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From this reading Yet I felt sure the neighbourhood was alive with skulking foes.

Chapter 6 of New Arabian Nights by Robert Louis Stevenson holds 119 sentences, grouped into 24 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.

What does chapter 6 of New Arabian Nights contain?

Chapter 6 holds 119 sentences of New Arabian Nights, unabridged, divided into 24 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 6 of New Arabian Nights by Robert Louis Stevenson exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 119 sentences, grouped into 24 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

How do I study chapter 6 of New Arabian Nights?

Work through the 24 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 24 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

Can chapter 6 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 6 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

Questions about reading New Arabian Nights

Common questions about reading New Arabian Nights by Robert Louis Stevenson on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of New Arabian Nights?

Yes. All 5153 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #839 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of New Arabian Nights is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #839, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does New Arabian Nights take to read?

About 429 minutes of reading across 1031 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read New Arabian Nights section by section

How to work through New Arabian Nights section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

    Choose one of the 16 chapters of New Arabian Nights to begin.

  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

    Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.

Vocabulary met early in New Arabian Nights

Words and structures a reader meets early in New Arabian Nights, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

During
A word that appears in the opening chapter of New Arabian Nights; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Residence
A word that appears in the opening chapter of New Arabian Nights; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
London
A word that appears in the opening chapter of New Arabian Nights; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Accomplished
A word that appears in the opening chapter of New Arabian Nights; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.