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Chapter XI
Show me not thy painted beauties, These impostures I defy.--George Withers. The cave of Falri smelt not more delicately--on every side appeared the marks of drunkenness and gluttony. At the upper end of the cave the sorcerer lay extended, etc.--Mirglip the Persian, in the "Tales of the Genii." I woke the next morning with an aching head and feverish frame. Ah, those midnight carousals, how glorious they would be if there was no next morning!
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all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “The cave of Falri smelt not more delicately--on every side appeared the marks of drunkenness and gluttony.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I woke the next morning with an aching head and feverish frame.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I woke the next morning with an aching head and feverish frame.”
A person who claims or is believed to have magical powers; a wizard of dark enchantments.
From this reading “At the upper end of the cave the sorcerer lay extended, etc.--Mirglip the Persian, in the "Tales of the Genii."”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “Show me not thy painted beauties, These impostures I defy.--George Withers.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Ah, those midnight carousals, how glorious they would be if there was no next morning!”
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “Show me not thy painted beauties, These impostures I defy.--George Withers.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Ah, those midnight carousals, how glorious they would be if there was no next morning!”
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From this reading I woke the next morning with an aching head and feverish frame.
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From this reading Ah, those midnight carousals, how glorious they would be if there was no next morning!
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I woke the next morning with an aching head and feverish frame.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The cave of Falri smelt not more delicately--on every side appeared the marks of drunkenness and gluttony.
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From this reading The cave of Falri smelt not more delicately--on every side appeared the marks of drunkenness and gluttony.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the upper end of the cave the sorcerer lay extended, etc.--Mirglip the Persian, in the "Tales of the Genii."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Ah, those midnight carousals, how glorious they would be if there was no next morning!
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From this reading Show me not thy painted beauties, These impostures I defy.--George Withers.
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From this reading Ah, those midnight carousals, how glorious they would be if there was no next morning!
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From this reading The cave of Falri smelt not more delicately--on every side appeared the marks of drunkenness and gluttony.
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From this reading Show me not thy painted beauties, These impostures I defy.--George Withers.
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From this reading The cave of Falri smelt not more delicately--on every side appeared the marks of drunkenness and gluttony.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The cave of Falri smelt not more delicately--on every side appeared the marks of drunkenness and gluttony.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the upper end of the cave the sorcerer lay extended, etc.--Mirglip the Persian, in the "Tales of the Genii."
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From this reading At the upper end of the cave the sorcerer lay extended, etc.--Mirglip the Persian, in the "Tales of the Genii."
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The cave of Falri smelt not more delicately--on every side appeared the marks of drunkenness and gluttony.
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From this reading At the upper end of the cave the sorcerer lay extended, etc.--Mirglip the Persian, in the "Tales of the Genii."
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From this reading The cave of Falri smelt not more delicately--on every side appeared the marks of drunkenness and gluttony.
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From this reading I woke the next morning with an aching head and feverish frame.
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From this reading I woke the next morning with an aching head and feverish frame.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the upper end of the cave the sorcerer lay extended, etc.--Mirglip the Persian, in the "Tales of the Genii."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Show me not thy painted beauties, These impostures I defy.--George Withers.
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From this reading Ah, those midnight carousals, how glorious they would be if there was no next morning!
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From this reading The cave of Falri smelt not more delicately--on every side appeared the marks of drunkenness and gluttony.
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From this reading I woke the next morning with an aching head and feverish frame.
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From this reading Ah, those midnight carousals, how glorious they would be if there was no next morning!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Show me not thy painted beauties, These impostures I defy.--George Withers.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Ah, those midnight carousals, how glorious they would be if there was no next morning!
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From this reading Show me not thy painted beauties, These impostures I defy.--George Withers.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At the upper end of the cave the sorcerer lay extended, etc.--Mirglip the Persian, in the "Tales of the Genii."
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From this reading At the upper end of the cave the sorcerer lay extended, etc.--Mirglip the Persian, in the "Tales of the Genii."
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From this reading The cave of Falri smelt not more delicately--on every side appeared the marks of drunkenness and gluttony.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Show me not thy painted beauties, These impostures I defy.--George Withers.
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From this reading Ah, those midnight carousals, how glorious they would be if there was no next morning!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the upper end of the cave the sorcerer lay extended, etc.--Mirglip the Persian, in the "Tales of the Genii."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The cave of Falri smelt not more delicately--on every side appeared the marks of drunkenness and gluttony.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I woke the next morning with an aching head and feverish frame.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I woke the next morning with an aching head and feverish frame.
not any; not one
From this reading Ah, those midnight carousals, how glorious they would be if there was no next morning!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Show me not thy painted beauties, These impostures I defy.--George Withers.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The cave of Falri smelt not more delicately--on every side appeared the marks of drunkenness and gluttony.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The cave of Falri smelt not more delicately--on every side appeared the marks of drunkenness and gluttony.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Show me not thy painted beauties, These impostures I defy.--George Withers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the upper end of the cave the sorcerer lay extended, etc.--Mirglip the Persian, in the "Tales of the Genii."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Show me not thy painted beauties, These impostures I defy.--George Withers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The cave of Falri smelt not more delicately--on every side appeared the marks of drunkenness and gluttony.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The cave of Falri smelt not more delicately--on every side appeared the marks of drunkenness and gluttony.
A person who claims or is believed to have magical powers; a wizard of dark enchantments.
From this reading At the upper end of the cave the sorcerer lay extended, etc.--Mirglip the Persian, in the "Tales of the Genii."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the upper end of the cave the sorcerer lay extended, etc.--Mirglip the Persian, in the "Tales of the Genii."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The cave of Falri smelt not more delicately--on every side appeared the marks of drunkenness and gluttony.
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From this reading Ah, those midnight carousals, how glorious they would be if there was no next morning!
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Show me not thy painted beauties, These impostures I defy.--George Withers.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ah, those midnight carousals, how glorious they would be if there was no next morning!
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Ah, those midnight carousals, how glorious they would be if there was no next morning!
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Show me not thy painted beauties, These impostures I defy.--George Withers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the upper end of the cave the sorcerer lay extended, etc.--Mirglip the Persian, in the "Tales of the Genii."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ah, those midnight carousals, how glorious they would be if there was no next morning!
in the company of; together with
From this reading I woke the next morning with an aching head and feverish frame.
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From this reading Show me not thy painted beauties, These impostures I defy.--George Withers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I woke the next morning with an aching head and feverish frame.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Ah, those midnight carousals, how glorious they would be if there was no next morning!
