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Supplemental Nights to the Book of the — Volume 1, of 6

Chapter III · Chapter 3

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The Fifth Day.
Of the Issues of Good and Evil Actions.
When it was the fifth day, the fifth Wazir, whose name was Jahrbaur,[FN#182] came in to the king and prostrating himself before him. said, "O king, it behoveth thee, an thou see or hear one look on thy house,[FN#183] that thou pluck out his eyes.
How then should it be with him whom thou sawest a-middlemost thy palace and on thy royal bed, and he suspected with thy Harim, and not of thy lineage or of thy kindred?
So do thou away this shame by putting him to death.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Supplemental Nights to the Book of the — Volume 1, of 6

Chapter III · Chapter 3

Chapter 3 of Supplemental Nights to the Book of the — Volume 1, of 6 is here in full — 567 sentences across 114 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/113 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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The Fifth Day.
/ðə fɪfθ deɪ/
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Of the Issues of Good and Evil Actions.
/ʌv ðə ˈɪʃuːz ʌv ɡʊd ənd ˈiːvəl ˈækʃənz/
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When it was the fifth day, the fifth Wazir, whose name was Jahrbaur,[FN#182] came in to the king and prostrating himself before him. said, "O king, it behoveth thee, an thou see or hear one look on thy house,[FN#183] that thou pluck out his eyes.
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How then should it be with him whom thou sawest a-middlemost thy palace and on thy royal bed, and he suspected with thy Harim, and not of thy lineage or of thy kindred?
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So do thou away this shame by putting him to death.
/soʊ duː ðaʊ əˈweɪ ðɪs ʃeɪm baɪ ˈpʌtɪŋ hɪm tuː deθ/

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Actions noun US /ˈækʃənz/

plural of “action” — something done (usually as opposed to something said)

From this reading “Of the Issues of Good and Evil Actions.”

fifth noun US /fɪfθ/

a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon

From this reading “The Fifth Day.”

Issues noun US /ˈɪʃuːz/

plural of “issue” — an important question that is in dispute and must be settled

From this reading “Of the Issues of Good and Evil Actions.”

kindred adjective US /ˈkɪndrɪd/

similar in quality or character

From this reading “How then should it be with him whom thou sawest a-middlemost thy palace and on thy royal bed, and he suspected with thy Harim, and not of thy lineage or of thy kindred?”

lineage noun US /ˈlɪniədʒ/

the descendants of one individual

From this reading “How then should it be with him whom thou sawest a-middlemost thy palace and on thy royal bed, and he suspected with thy Harim, and not of thy lineage or of thy kindred?”

pluck verb US /plʌk/

pull or pull out sharply

From this reading “When it was the fifth day, the fifth Wazir, whose name was Jahrbaur,[FN#182] came in to the king and prostrating himself before him. said, "O king, it behoveth thee, an thou see or hear one look on thy house,[FN#183] that thou pluck out his eyes.”

royal adjective US /ˈrɔɪəl/

of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch

From this reading “How then should it be with him whom thou sawest a-middlemost thy palace and on thy royal bed, and he suspected with thy Harim, and not of thy lineage or of thy kindred?”

suspected adjective US /səˈspektɪd/

believed likely

From this reading “How then should it be with him whom thou sawest a-middlemost thy palace and on thy royal bed, and he suspected with thy Harim, and not of thy lineage or of thy kindred?”

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182

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From this reading When it was the fifth day, the fifth Wazir, whose name was Jahrbaur,[FN#182] came in to the king and prostrating himself before him. said, "O king, it behoveth thee, an thou see or hear one look on thy house,[FN#183] that thou pluck out his eyes.

183

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From this reading When it was the fifth day, the fifth Wazir, whose name was Jahrbaur,[FN#182] came in to the king and prostrating himself before him. said, "O king, it behoveth thee, an thou see or hear one look on thy house,[FN#183] that thou pluck out his eyes.

a-middlemost

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From this reading How then should it be with him whom thou sawest a-middlemost thy palace and on thy royal bed, and he suspected with thy Harim, and not of thy lineage or of thy kindred?

ActionsnounUS /ˈækʃənz/

plural of “action” — something done (usually as opposed to something said)

From this reading Of the Issues of Good and Evil Actions.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading When it was the fifth day, the fifth Wazir, whose name was Jahrbaur,[FN#182] came in to the king and prostrating himself before him. said, "O king, it behoveth thee, an thou see or hear one look on thy house,[FN#183] that thou pluck out his eyes.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Of the Issues of Good and Evil Actions.

awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading So do thou away this shame by putting him to death.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading How then should it be with him whom thou sawest a-middlemost thy palace and on thy royal bed, and he suspected with thy Harim, and not of thy lineage or of thy kindred?

bednounUS /bed/

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading How then should it be with him whom thou sawest a-middlemost thy palace and on thy royal bed, and he suspected with thy Harim, and not of thy lineage or of thy kindred?

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading When it was the fifth day, the fifth Wazir, whose name was Jahrbaur,[FN#182] came in to the king and prostrating himself before him. said, "O king, it behoveth thee, an thou see or hear one look on thy house,[FN#183] that thou pluck out his eyes.

behoveth

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From this reading When it was the fifth day, the fifth Wazir, whose name was Jahrbaur,[FN#182] came in to the king and prostrating himself before him. said, "O king, it behoveth thee, an thou see or hear one look on thy house,[FN#183] that thou pluck out his eyes.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading So do thou away this shame by putting him to death.

cameverbUS /keɪm/

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

From this reading When it was the fifth day, the fifth Wazir, whose name was Jahrbaur,[FN#182] came in to the king and prostrating himself before him. said, "O king, it behoveth thee, an thou see or hear one look on thy house,[FN#183] that thou pluck out his eyes.

DaynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading The Fifth Day.

deathnounUS /deθ/

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading So do thou away this shame by putting him to death.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading So do thou away this shame by putting him to death.

EvilnounUS /ˈiːvəl/

morally objectionable behavior

From this reading Of the Issues of Good and Evil Actions.

eyesnounUS /aɪz/

opinion or judgment

From this reading When it was the fifth day, the fifth Wazir, whose name was Jahrbaur,[FN#182] came in to the king and prostrating himself before him. said, "O king, it behoveth thee, an thou see or hear one look on thy house,[FN#183] that thou pluck out his eyes.

FifthnounUS /fɪfθ/

a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon

From this reading The Fifth Day.

FN

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From this reading When it was the fifth day, the fifth Wazir, whose name was Jahrbaur,[FN#182] came in to the king and prostrating himself before him. said, "O king, it behoveth thee, an thou see or hear one look on thy house,[FN#183] that thou pluck out his eyes.

GoodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading Of the Issues of Good and Evil Actions.

Harim

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From this reading How then should it be with him whom thou sawest a-middlemost thy palace and on thy royal bed, and he suspected with thy Harim, and not of thy lineage or of thy kindred?

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading How then should it be with him whom thou sawest a-middlemost thy palace and on thy royal bed, and he suspected with thy Harim, and not of thy lineage or of thy kindred?

hearverbUS /hiːr/

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

From this reading When it was the fifth day, the fifth Wazir, whose name was Jahrbaur,[FN#182] came in to the king and prostrating himself before him. said, "O king, it behoveth thee, an thou see or hear one look on thy house,[FN#183] that thou pluck out his eyes.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

From this reading When it was the fifth day, the fifth Wazir, whose name was Jahrbaur,[FN#182] came in to the king and prostrating himself before him. said, "O king, it behoveth thee, an thou see or hear one look on thy house,[FN#183] that thou pluck out his eyes.

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading When it was the fifth day, the fifth Wazir, whose name was Jahrbaur,[FN#182] came in to the king and prostrating himself before him. said, "O king, it behoveth thee, an thou see or hear one look on thy house,[FN#183] that thou pluck out his eyes.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading When it was the fifth day, the fifth Wazir, whose name was Jahrbaur,[FN#182] came in to the king and prostrating himself before him. said, "O king, it behoveth thee, an thou see or hear one look on thy house,[FN#183] that thou pluck out his eyes.

housenounUS /haʊs/

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading When it was the fifth day, the fifth Wazir, whose name was Jahrbaur,[FN#182] came in to the king and prostrating himself before him. said, "O king, it behoveth thee, an thou see or hear one look on thy house,[FN#183] that thou pluck out his eyes.

How

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From this reading How then should it be with him whom thou sawest a-middlemost thy palace and on thy royal bed, and he suspected with thy Harim, and not of thy lineage or of thy kindred?

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading When it was the fifth day, the fifth Wazir, whose name was Jahrbaur,[FN#182] came in to the king and prostrating himself before him. said, "O king, it behoveth thee, an thou see or hear one look on thy house,[FN#183] that thou pluck out his eyes.

IssuesnounUS /ˈɪʃuːz/

plural of “issue” — an important question that is in dispute and must be settled

From this reading Of the Issues of Good and Evil Actions.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading When it was the fifth day, the fifth Wazir, whose name was Jahrbaur,[FN#182] came in to the king and prostrating himself before him. said, "O king, it behoveth thee, an thou see or hear one look on thy house,[FN#183] that thou pluck out his eyes.

Jahrbaur

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From this reading When it was the fifth day, the fifth Wazir, whose name was Jahrbaur,[FN#182] came in to the king and prostrating himself before him. said, "O king, it behoveth thee, an thou see or hear one look on thy house,[FN#183] that thou pluck out his eyes.

kindredadjectiveUS /ˈkɪndrɪd/

similar in quality or character

From this reading How then should it be with him whom thou sawest a-middlemost thy palace and on thy royal bed, and he suspected with thy Harim, and not of thy lineage or of thy kindred?

kingnounUS /kɪŋ/

a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading When it was the fifth day, the fifth Wazir, whose name was Jahrbaur,[FN#182] came in to the king and prostrating himself before him. said, "O king, it behoveth thee, an thou see or hear one look on thy house,[FN#183] that thou pluck out his eyes.

lineagenounUS /ˈlɪniədʒ/

the descendants of one individual

From this reading How then should it be with him whom thou sawest a-middlemost thy palace and on thy royal bed, and he suspected with thy Harim, and not of thy lineage or of thy kindred?

lookverbUS /lʊk/

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading When it was the fifth day, the fifth Wazir, whose name was Jahrbaur,[FN#182] came in to the king and prostrating himself before him. said, "O king, it behoveth thee, an thou see or hear one look on thy house,[FN#183] that thou pluck out his eyes.

nameverbUS /neɪm/

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading When it was the fifth day, the fifth Wazir, whose name was Jahrbaur,[FN#182] came in to the king and prostrating himself before him. said, "O king, it behoveth thee, an thou see or hear one look on thy house,[FN#183] that thou pluck out his eyes.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading How then should it be with him whom thou sawest a-middlemost thy palace and on thy royal bed, and he suspected with thy Harim, and not of thy lineage or of thy kindred?

OnounUS /oʊ/

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading When it was the fifth day, the fifth Wazir, whose name was Jahrbaur,[FN#182] came in to the king and prostrating himself before him. said, "O king, it behoveth thee, an thou see or hear one look on thy house,[FN#183] that thou pluck out his eyes.

OfprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Of the Issues of Good and Evil Actions.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading When it was the fifth day, the fifth Wazir, whose name was Jahrbaur,[FN#182] came in to the king and prostrating himself before him. said, "O king, it behoveth thee, an thou see or hear one look on thy house,[FN#183] that thou pluck out his eyes.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading When it was the fifth day, the fifth Wazir, whose name was Jahrbaur,[FN#182] came in to the king and prostrating himself before him. said, "O king, it behoveth thee, an thou see or hear one look on thy house,[FN#183] that thou pluck out his eyes.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading When it was the fifth day, the fifth Wazir, whose name was Jahrbaur,[FN#182] came in to the king and prostrating himself before him. said, "O king, it behoveth thee, an thou see or hear one look on thy house,[FN#183] that thou pluck out his eyes.

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading When it was the fifth day, the fifth Wazir, whose name was Jahrbaur,[FN#182] came in to the king and prostrating himself before him. said, "O king, it behoveth thee, an thou see or hear one look on thy house,[FN#183] that thou pluck out his eyes.

palacenounUS /ˈpæləs/

a large and stately mansion

From this reading How then should it be with him whom thou sawest a-middlemost thy palace and on thy royal bed, and he suspected with thy Harim, and not of thy lineage or of thy kindred?

pluckverbUS /plʌk/

pull or pull out sharply

From this reading When it was the fifth day, the fifth Wazir, whose name was Jahrbaur,[FN#182] came in to the king and prostrating himself before him. said, "O king, it behoveth thee, an thou see or hear one look on thy house,[FN#183] that thou pluck out his eyes.

prostrating

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From this reading When it was the fifth day, the fifth Wazir, whose name was Jahrbaur,[FN#182] came in to the king and prostrating himself before him. said, "O king, it behoveth thee, an thou see or hear one look on thy house,[FN#183] that thou pluck out his eyes.

puttingnounUS /ˈpʌtɪŋ/

hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter

From this reading So do thou away this shame by putting him to death.

royaladjectiveUS /ˈrɔɪəl/

of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch

From this reading How then should it be with him whom thou sawest a-middlemost thy palace and on thy royal bed, and he suspected with thy Harim, and not of thy lineage or of thy kindred?

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading When it was the fifth day, the fifth Wazir, whose name was Jahrbaur,[FN#182] came in to the king and prostrating himself before him. said, "O king, it behoveth thee, an thou see or hear one look on thy house,[FN#183] that thou pluck out his eyes.

sawest

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From this reading How then should it be with him whom thou sawest a-middlemost thy palace and on thy royal bed, and he suspected with thy Harim, and not of thy lineage or of thy kindred?

seeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading When it was the fifth day, the fifth Wazir, whose name was Jahrbaur,[FN#182] came in to the king and prostrating himself before him. said, "O king, it behoveth thee, an thou see or hear one look on thy house,[FN#183] that thou pluck out his eyes.

shamenounUS /ʃeɪm/

a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt

From this reading So do thou away this shame by putting him to death.

shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading How then should it be with him whom thou sawest a-middlemost thy palace and on thy royal bed, and he suspected with thy Harim, and not of thy lineage or of thy kindred?

SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So do thou away this shame by putting him to death.

suspectedadjectiveUS /səˈspektɪd/

believed likely

From this reading How then should it be with him whom thou sawest a-middlemost thy palace and on thy royal bed, and he suspected with thy Harim, and not of thy lineage or of thy kindred?

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading When it was the fifth day, the fifth Wazir, whose name was Jahrbaur,[FN#182] came in to the king and prostrating himself before him. said, "O king, it behoveth thee, an thou see or hear one look on thy house,[FN#183] that thou pluck out his eyes.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The Fifth Day.

theepronounUS /ðiː/

an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person

From this reading When it was the fifth day, the fifth Wazir, whose name was Jahrbaur,[FN#182] came in to the king and prostrating himself before him. said, "O king, it behoveth thee, an thou see or hear one look on thy house,[FN#183] that thou pluck out his eyes.

thenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading How then should it be with him whom thou sawest a-middlemost thy palace and on thy royal bed, and he suspected with thy Harim, and not of thy lineage or of thy kindred?

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading So do thou away this shame by putting him to death.

thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading When it was the fifth day, the fifth Wazir, whose name was Jahrbaur,[FN#182] came in to the king and prostrating himself before him. said, "O king, it behoveth thee, an thou see or hear one look on thy house,[FN#183] that thou pluck out his eyes.

thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading When it was the fifth day, the fifth Wazir, whose name was Jahrbaur,[FN#182] came in to the king and prostrating himself before him. said, "O king, it behoveth thee, an thou see or hear one look on thy house,[FN#183] that thou pluck out his eyes.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading When it was the fifth day, the fifth Wazir, whose name was Jahrbaur,[FN#182] came in to the king and prostrating himself before him. said, "O king, it behoveth thee, an thou see or hear one look on thy house,[FN#183] that thou pluck out his eyes.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading When it was the fifth day, the fifth Wazir, whose name was Jahrbaur,[FN#182] came in to the king and prostrating himself before him. said, "O king, it behoveth thee, an thou see or hear one look on thy house,[FN#183] that thou pluck out his eyes.

Wazir

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From this reading When it was the fifth day, the fifth Wazir, whose name was Jahrbaur,[FN#182] came in to the king and prostrating himself before him. said, "O king, it behoveth thee, an thou see or hear one look on thy house,[FN#183] that thou pluck out his eyes.

WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading When it was the fifth day, the fifth Wazir, whose name was Jahrbaur,[FN#182] came in to the king and prostrating himself before him. said, "O king, it behoveth thee, an thou see or hear one look on thy house,[FN#183] that thou pluck out his eyes.

whompronounUS /huːm/

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading How then should it be with him whom thou sawest a-middlemost thy palace and on thy royal bed, and he suspected with thy Harim, and not of thy lineage or of thy kindred?

whosedeterminerUS /huːz/

belonging to which person

From this reading When it was the fifth day, the fifth Wazir, whose name was Jahrbaur,[FN#182] came in to the king and prostrating himself before him. said, "O king, it behoveth thee, an thou see or hear one look on thy house,[FN#183] that thou pluck out his eyes.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading How then should it be with him whom thou sawest a-middlemost thy palace and on thy royal bed, and he suspected with thy Harim, and not of thy lineage or of thy kindred?

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Thousand
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Notes
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Supplemental Nights to the Book of the — Volume 1, of 6; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.