Chapter 23 of Tales from the Arabic — Complete is here in full — 262 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of Tales from the Arabic — Complete is here in full — 262 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Fair fall the maid whose loosened locks her cheeks do overcloud! iii. 191. Fair patience practise, for thereon still followeth content, iii. 116. Fair patience use, for ease still followeth after stress, iii.
Chapter 23 of Tales from the Arabic — Complete is here in full — 262 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading “Fair patience practise, for thereon still followeth content, iii.”
move gently or carefully
From this reading “Fair patience use, for ease still followeth after stress, iii.”
plural of “lock” — a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed
From this reading “Fair fall the maid whose loosened locks her cheeks do overcloud! iii.”
straightened out
From this reading “Fair fall the maid whose loosened locks her cheeks do overcloud! iii.”
good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
From this reading “Fair patience practise, for thereon still followeth content, iii.”
engage in a rehearsal
From this reading “Fair patience practise, for thereon still followeth content, iii.”
the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
From this reading “Fair patience use, for ease still followeth after stress, iii.”
on that
From this reading “Fair patience practise, for thereon still followeth content, iii.”
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From this reading 116.
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From this reading 191.
later than; following
From this reading Fair patience use, for ease still followeth after stress, iii.
plural of “cheek” — either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading Fair fall the maid whose loosened locks her cheeks do overcloud! iii.
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading Fair patience practise, for thereon still followeth content, iii.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Fair fall the maid whose loosened locks her cheeks do overcloud! iii.
move gently or carefully
From this reading Fair patience use, for ease still followeth after stress, iii.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading Fair fall the maid whose loosened locks her cheeks do overcloud! iii.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading Fair fall the maid whose loosened locks her cheeks do overcloud! iii.
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From this reading Fair patience practise, for thereon still followeth content, iii.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Fair patience practise, for thereon still followeth content, iii.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Fair fall the maid whose loosened locks her cheeks do overcloud! iii.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Fair fall the maid whose loosened locks her cheeks do overcloud! iii.
plural of “lock” — a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed
From this reading Fair fall the maid whose loosened locks her cheeks do overcloud! iii.
straightened out
From this reading Fair fall the maid whose loosened locks her cheeks do overcloud! iii.
a female domestic
From this reading Fair fall the maid whose loosened locks her cheeks do overcloud! iii.
become covered with clouds
From this reading Fair fall the maid whose loosened locks her cheeks do overcloud! iii.
good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
From this reading Fair patience practise, for thereon still followeth content, iii.
engage in a rehearsal
From this reading Fair patience practise, for thereon still followeth content, iii.
not in physical motion
From this reading Fair patience practise, for thereon still followeth content, iii.
the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
From this reading Fair patience use, for ease still followeth after stress, iii.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Fair fall the maid whose loosened locks her cheeks do overcloud! iii.
on that
From this reading Fair patience practise, for thereon still followeth content, iii.
the act of using
From this reading Fair patience use, for ease still followeth after stress, iii.
belonging to which person
From this reading Fair fall the maid whose loosened locks her cheeks do overcloud! iii.
Chapter 23 of Tales from the Arabic — Complete by John [Translator] Payne holds 262 sentences, grouped into 53 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, 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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