Chapter 12 of Supplemental Nights to the Book of the — Volume 5, of 6 is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Supplemental Nights to the Book of the — Volume 5, of 6 is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SCOTT: "The Deformed Jester." The Gate-keeper of Cairo and the wily She-Thief, Night dcclix.-dcclxv .
Chapter 12 of Supplemental Nights to the Book of the — Volume 5, of 6 is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a town at the southern tip of Illinois at the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers
From this reading “The Gate-keeper of Cairo and the wily She-Thief, Night dcclix.-dcclxv .”
so badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly
From this reading “SCOTT: "The Deformed Jester."”
a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the Middle Ages
From this reading “SCOTT: "The Deformed Jester."”
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading “The Gate-keeper of Cairo and the wily She-Thief, Night dcclix.-dcclxv .”
award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
From this reading “SCOTT: "The Deformed Jester."”
marked by skill in deception
From this reading “The Gate-keeper of Cairo and the wily She-Thief, Night dcclix.-dcclxv .”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Gate-keeper of Cairo and the wily She-Thief, Night dcclix.-dcclxv .
a town at the southern tip of Illinois at the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers
From this reading The Gate-keeper of Cairo and the wily She-Thief, Night dcclix.-dcclxv .
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Gate-keeper of Cairo and the wily She-Thief, Night dcclix.-dcclxv .
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Gate-keeper of Cairo and the wily She-Thief, Night dcclix.-dcclxv .
so badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly
From this reading SCOTT: "The Deformed Jester."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Gate-keeper of Cairo and the wily She-Thief, Night dcclix.-dcclxv .
a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the Middle Ages
From this reading SCOTT: "The Deformed Jester."
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The Gate-keeper of Cairo and the wily She-Thief, Night dcclix.-dcclxv .
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Gate-keeper of Cairo and the wily She-Thief, Night dcclix.-dcclxv .
award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
From this reading SCOTT: "The Deformed Jester."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Gate-keeper of Cairo and the wily She-Thief, Night dcclix.-dcclxv .
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SCOTT: "The Deformed Jester."
marked by skill in deception
From this reading The Gate-keeper of Cairo and the wily She-Thief, Night dcclix.-dcclxv .
Chapter 12 of Supplemental Nights to the Book of the — Volume 5, of 6 by Richard Francis, Sir [Translator] Burton holds 433 sentences, grouped into 87 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 12 holds 433 sentences of Supplemental Nights to the Book of the — Volume 5, of 6, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of Supplemental Nights to the Book of the — Volume 5, of 6 by Richard Francis, Sir [Translator] Burton exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 433 sentences, grouped into 87 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.
Work through the 87 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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