Chapter 10 of Supplemental Nights to the Book of the — Volume 5, of 6 is here in full — 381 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Supplemental Nights to the Book of the — Volume 5, of 6 is here in full — 381 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
(Here Ends My Vol. I.) N�r al-D�n Al� and the Damsel Anis al-Jal�s, Night lxviii. .355 Sayf al-Mul�k and Bad�'a al-Jamal, Night xci.[FN#629].
Chapter 10 of Supplemental Nights to the Book of the — Volume 5, of 6 is here in full — 381 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading “.355 Sayf al-Mul�k and Bad�'a al-Jamal, Night xci.[FN#629].”
a young unmarried woman
From this reading “N�r al-D�n Al� and the Damsel Anis al-Jal�s, Night lxviii.”
plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length
From this reading “(Here Ends My Vol. I.)”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “(Here Ends My Vol. I.)”
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading “N�r al-D�n Al� and the Damsel Anis al-Jal�s, Night lxviii.”
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From this reading .355 Sayf al-Mul�k and Bad�'a al-Jamal, Night xci.[FN#629].
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From this reading .355 Sayf al-Mul�k and Bad�'a al-Jamal, Night xci.[FN#629].
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading .355 Sayf al-Mul�k and Bad�'a al-Jamal, Night xci.[FN#629].
a silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite
From this reading N�r al-D�n Al� and the Damsel Anis al-Jal�s, Night lxviii.
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From this reading N�r al-D�n Al� and the Damsel Anis al-Jal�s, Night lxviii.
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From this reading N�r al-D�n Al� and the Damsel Anis al-Jal�s, Night lxviii.
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From this reading .355 Sayf al-Mul�k and Bad�'a al-Jamal, Night xci.[FN#629].
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From this reading .355 Sayf al-Mul�k and Bad�'a al-Jamal, Night xci.[FN#629].
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading N�r al-D�n Al� and the Damsel Anis al-Jal�s, Night lxviii.
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From this reading N�r al-D�n Al� and the Damsel Anis al-Jal�s, Night lxviii.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading .355 Sayf al-Mul�k and Bad�'a al-Jamal, Night xci.[FN#629].
a young unmarried woman
From this reading N�r al-D�n Al� and the Damsel Anis al-Jal�s, Night lxviii.
plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length
From this reading (Here Ends My Vol. I.)
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From this reading .355 Sayf al-Mul�k and Bad�'a al-Jamal, Night xci.[FN#629].
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading (Here Ends My Vol. I.)
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading (Here Ends My Vol. I.)
the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading .355 Sayf al-Mul�k and Bad�'a al-Jamal, Night xci.[FN#629].
being eight more than sixty
From this reading N�r al-D�n Al� and the Damsel Anis al-Jal�s, Night lxviii.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading (Here Ends My Vol. I.)
a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
From this reading N�r al-D�n Al� and the Damsel Anis al-Jal�s, Night lxviii.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading N�r al-D�n Al� and the Damsel Anis al-Jal�s, Night lxviii.
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading N�r al-D�n Al� and the Damsel Anis al-Jal�s, Night lxviii.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading N�r al-D�n Al� and the Damsel Anis al-Jal�s, Night lxviii.
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From this reading .355 Sayf al-Mul�k and Bad�'a al-Jamal, Night xci.[FN#629].
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading N�r al-D�n Al� and the Damsel Anis al-Jal�s, Night lxviii.
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From this reading (Here Ends My Vol. I.)
being one more than ninety
From this reading .355 Sayf al-Mul�k and Bad�'a al-Jamal, Night xci.[FN#629].
Chapter 10 of Supplemental Nights to the Book of the — Volume 5, of 6 by Richard Francis, Sir [Translator] Burton holds 381 sentences, grouped into 77 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.
Chapter 10 holds 381 sentences of Supplemental Nights to the Book of the — Volume 5, of 6, unabridged, divided into 77 reading sections.
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