Chapter 17 of Supplemental Nights to the Book of the — Volume 5, of 6 is here in full — 364 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 17 of Supplemental Nights to the Book of the — Volume 5, of 6 is here in full — 364 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
[FN#488] Arab. "Bayzah" = an egg, a testicle. See "Bayza'�ni," vol. ii. 55. [FN#489] Here the text ends with the tag, "Concluded is the story of the Woman with her Husband and her Lover.
Chapter 17 of Supplemental Nights to the Book of the — Volume 5, of 6 is here in full — 364 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a member of a Semitic people originally from the Arabian peninsula and surrounding territories who speaks Arabic and who inhabits much of the Middle East and northern Africa
From this reading “[FN#488] Arab.”
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading “[FN#489] Here the text ends with the tag, "Concluded is the story of the Woman with her Husband and her Lover.”
animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes; especially the thin-shelled reproductive body laid by e.g. female birds
From this reading “"Bayzah" = an egg, a testicle.”
plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length
From this reading “[FN#489] Here the text ends with the tag, "Concluded is the story of the Woman with her Husband and her Lover.”
a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading “[FN#489] Here the text ends with the tag, "Concluded is the story of the Woman with her Husband and her Lover.”
attach a tag or label to
From this reading “[FN#489] Here the text ends with the tag, "Concluded is the story of the Woman with her Husband and her Lover.”
one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens
From this reading “"Bayzah" = an egg, a testicle.”
the words of something written
From this reading “[FN#489] Here the text ends with the tag, "Concluded is the story of the Woman with her Husband and her Lover.”
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From this reading [FN#488] Arab.
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From this reading [FN#489] Here the text ends with the tag, "Concluded is the story of the Woman with her Husband and her Lover.
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From this reading 55.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Bayzah" = an egg, a testicle.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Bayzah" = an egg, a testicle.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading [FN#489] Here the text ends with the tag, "Concluded is the story of the Woman with her Husband and her Lover.
a member of a Semitic people originally from the Arabian peninsula and surrounding territories who speaks Arabic and who inhabits much of the Middle East and northern Africa
From this reading [FN#488] Arab.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading See "Bayza'�ni," vol. ii.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Bayzah" = an egg, a testicle.
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading [FN#489] Here the text ends with the tag, "Concluded is the story of the Woman with her Husband and her Lover.
animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes; especially the thin-shelled reproductive body laid by e.g. female birds
From this reading "Bayzah" = an egg, a testicle.
plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length
From this reading [FN#489] Here the text ends with the tag, "Concluded is the story of the Woman with her Husband and her Lover.
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From this reading [FN#488] Arab.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading [FN#489] Here the text ends with the tag, "Concluded is the story of the Woman with her Husband and her Lover.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading [FN#489] Here the text ends with the tag, "Concluded is the story of the Woman with her Husband and her Lover.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading [FN#489] Here the text ends with the tag, "Concluded is the story of the Woman with her Husband and her Lover.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading See "Bayza'�ni," vol. ii.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading [FN#489] Here the text ends with the tag, "Concluded is the story of the Woman with her Husband and her Lover.
a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading [FN#489] Here the text ends with the tag, "Concluded is the story of the Woman with her Husband and her Lover.
a hard malleable ductile silvery metallic element that is resistant to corrosion; used in alloys; occurs in pentlandite and smaltite and garnierite and millerite
From this reading See "Bayza'�ni," vol. ii.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading [FN#489] Here the text ends with the tag, "Concluded is the story of the Woman with her Husband and her Lover.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading See "Bayza'�ni," vol. ii.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading [FN#489] Here the text ends with the tag, "Concluded is the story of the Woman with her Husband and her Lover.
attach a tag or label to
From this reading [FN#489] Here the text ends with the tag, "Concluded is the story of the Woman with her Husband and her Lover.
one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens
From this reading "Bayzah" = an egg, a testicle.
the words of something written
From this reading [FN#489] Here the text ends with the tag, "Concluded is the story of the Woman with her Husband and her Lover.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [FN#489] Here the text ends with the tag, "Concluded is the story of the Woman with her Husband and her Lover.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading See "Bayza'�ni," vol. ii.
in the company of; together with
From this reading [FN#489] Here the text ends with the tag, "Concluded is the story of the Woman with her Husband and her Lover.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading [FN#489] Here the text ends with the tag, "Concluded is the story of the Woman with her Husband and her Lover.
Chapter 17 of Supplemental Nights to the Book of the — Volume 5, of 6 by Richard Francis, Sir [Translator] Burton holds 364 sentences, grouped into 73 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.
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