Chapter I
Of the Breslau and Calcutta (1814-18) editions of The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night not occurring in the other printed texts of the work, VOLUME THE FIRST. Contents of The First Volume. Breslau Text. 1. Asleep and Awake a.
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Chapter I
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Of
the
Breslau
and
Calcutta
(1814-18)
editions
of
The
Book
of
the
Thousand
Nights
and
One
Night
not
occurring
in
the
other
printed
texts
of
the
work,
VOLUME
THE
FIRST.
Contents
of
The
First
Volume.
Breslau
Text.
1.
Asleep
and
Awake
a.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Of
the
Breslau
and
Calcutta
(1814-18)
editions
of
The
Book
of
the
Thousand
Nights
and
One
Night
not
occurring
in
the
other
printed
texts
of
the
work,
VOLUME
THE
FIRST.
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Contents
of
The
First
Volume.
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Breslau
Text.
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1.
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Asleep
and
Awake
a.
Learner Dictionary
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FIRST
noun
US /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Of the Breslau and Calcutta (1814-18) editions of The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night not occurring in the other printed texts of the work, VOLUME THE FIRST.”
Nights
noun
US /naɪts/
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading “Of the Breslau and Calcutta (1814-18) editions of The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night not occurring in the other printed texts of the work, VOLUME THE FIRST.”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Of the Breslau and Calcutta (1814-18) editions of The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night not occurring in the other printed texts of the work, VOLUME THE FIRST.”
Printed
noun
US /printed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Of the Breslau and Calcutta (1814-18) editions of The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night not occurring in the other printed texts of the work, VOLUME THE FIRST.”
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1
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From this reading 1.
18
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From this reading Of the Breslau and Calcutta (1814-18) editions of The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night not occurring in the other printed texts of the work, VOLUME THE FIRST.
1814
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From this reading Of the Breslau and Calcutta (1814-18) editions of The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night not occurring in the other printed texts of the work, VOLUME THE FIRST.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Asleep and Awake a.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Of the Breslau and Calcutta (1814-18) editions of The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night not occurring in the other printed texts of the work, VOLUME THE FIRST.
Asleep
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From this reading Asleep and Awake a.
Awake
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From this reading Asleep and Awake a.
Book
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From this reading Of the Breslau and Calcutta (1814-18) editions of The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night not occurring in the other printed texts of the work, VOLUME THE FIRST.
Breslau
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From this reading Of the Breslau and Calcutta (1814-18) editions of The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night not occurring in the other printed texts of the work, VOLUME THE FIRST.
Calcutta
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From this reading Of the Breslau and Calcutta (1814-18) editions of The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night not occurring in the other printed texts of the work, VOLUME THE FIRST.
Contents
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From this reading Contents of The First Volume.
editions
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From this reading Of the Breslau and Calcutta (1814-18) editions of The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night not occurring in the other printed texts of the work, VOLUME THE FIRST.
FIRSTnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of the Breslau and Calcutta (1814-18) editions of The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night not occurring in the other printed texts of the work, VOLUME THE FIRST.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Of the Breslau and Calcutta (1814-18) editions of The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night not occurring in the other printed texts of the work, VOLUME THE FIRST.
Night
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From this reading Of the Breslau and Calcutta (1814-18) editions of The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night not occurring in the other printed texts of the work, VOLUME THE FIRST.
NightsnounUS /naɪts/
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading Of the Breslau and Calcutta (1814-18) editions of The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night not occurring in the other printed texts of the work, VOLUME THE FIRST.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Of the Breslau and Calcutta (1814-18) editions of The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night not occurring in the other printed texts of the work, VOLUME THE FIRST.
occurring
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From this reading Of the Breslau and Calcutta (1814-18) editions of The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night not occurring in the other printed texts of the work, VOLUME THE FIRST.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of the Breslau and Calcutta (1814-18) editions of The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night not occurring in the other printed texts of the work, VOLUME THE FIRST.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Of the Breslau and Calcutta (1814-18) editions of The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night not occurring in the other printed texts of the work, VOLUME THE FIRST.
other
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From this reading Of the Breslau and Calcutta (1814-18) editions of The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night not occurring in the other printed texts of the work, VOLUME THE FIRST.
printednounUS /printed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of the Breslau and Calcutta (1814-18) editions of The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night not occurring in the other printed texts of the work, VOLUME THE FIRST.
Text
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From this reading Breslau Text.
texts
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From this reading Of the Breslau and Calcutta (1814-18) editions of The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night not occurring in the other printed texts of the work, VOLUME THE FIRST.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Of the Breslau and Calcutta (1814-18) editions of The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night not occurring in the other printed texts of the work, VOLUME THE FIRST.
Thousand
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From this reading Of the Breslau and Calcutta (1814-18) editions of The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night not occurring in the other printed texts of the work, VOLUME THE FIRST.
VOLUME
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From this reading Of the Breslau and Calcutta (1814-18) editions of The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night not occurring in the other printed texts of the work, VOLUME THE FIRST.
work
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From this reading Of the Breslau and Calcutta (1814-18) editions of The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night not occurring in the other printed texts of the work, VOLUME THE FIRST.