AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE BOOK OF THE THOUSAND NIGHTS AND A NIGHT A Plain and Literal Translation of the Arabian Nights Entertainments Translated and Annotated by Richard F. Burton To Alexander Baird of Urie.
acquaintancenounUS /əˈkweɪntəns/
personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading Your long residence in Egypt and your extensive acquaintance with its "politic," private and public, make you a thouroughly competent judge of the merits and demerits of this volume; and encourage me to hope that in reading it you will take something of the pleasure I have had in writing it..
AlexandernounUS /ˌæləɡˈzændər/
European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherb
From this reading THE BOOK OF THE THOUSAND NIGHTS AND A NIGHT A Plain and Literal Translation of the Arabian Nights Entertainments Translated and Annotated by Richard F. Burton To Alexander Baird of Urie.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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AnnotatedverbUS /ˌænəˈteɪtɪd/
past form of “annotate” — add explanatory notes to or supply with critical comments
From this reading THE BOOK OF THE THOUSAND NIGHTS AND A NIGHT A Plain and Literal Translation of the Arabian Nights Entertainments Translated and Annotated by Richard F. Burton To Alexander Baird of Urie.
ArabiannounUS /əˈreɪbiən/
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 THE BOOK OF THE THOUSAND NIGHTS AND A NIGHT A Plain and Literal Translation of the Arabian Nights Entertainments Translated and Annotated by Richard F. Burton To Alexander Baird of Urie.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I avail my self of a privilege of authorship, not yet utterly obsolete, to place your name at the head of this volume.
authorshipnounUS /ˈɔːθərʃɪp/
the act of creating written works
From this reading I avail my self of a privilege of authorship, not yet utterly obsolete, to place your name at the head of this volume.
availverbUS /əˈveɪl/
use to one's advantage
From this reading I avail my self of a privilege of authorship, not yet utterly obsolete, to place your name at the head of this volume.
Baird
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Bloomquist
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BOOKnounUS /bʊk/
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading THE BOOK OF THE THOUSAND NIGHTS AND A NIGHT A Plain and Literal Translation of the Arabian Nights Entertainments Translated and Annotated by Richard F. Burton To Alexander Baird of Urie.
BurtonnounUS /ˈbɜːrtən/
English explorer who with John Speke was the first European to explore Lake Tanganyika (1821-1890)
From this reading THE BOOK OF THE THOUSAND NIGHTS AND A NIGHT A Plain and Literal Translation of the Arabian Nights Entertainments Translated and Annotated by Richard F. Burton To Alexander Baird of Urie.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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Byers
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CnounUS /siː/
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
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capitalnet
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Carrie
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CharlesnounUS /tʃɑːrlz/
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
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com
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competentadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːmpətɪnt/
properly or sufficiently qualified or capable or efficient
From this reading Your long residence in Egypt and your extensive acquaintance with its "politic," private and public, make you a thouroughly competent judge of the merits and demerits of this volume; and encourage me to hope that in reading it you will take something of the pleasure I have had in writing it..
Coralie
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demeritsnounUS /diˈmerəts/
plural of “demerit” — a mark against a person for misconduct or failure; usually given in school or armed forces
From this reading Your long residence in Egypt and your extensive acquaintance with its "politic," private and public, make you a thouroughly competent judge of the merits and demerits of this volume; and encourage me to hope that in reading it you will take something of the pleasure I have had in writing it..
Diane
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Doerfler
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EgyptnounUS /ˈiːdʒəpt/
a republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until 1971; site of an ancient civilization that flourished from 2600 to 30 BC
From this reading Your long residence in Egypt and your extensive acquaintance with its "politic," private and public, make you a thouroughly competent judge of the merits and demerits of this volume; and encourage me to hope that in reading it you will take something of the pleasure I have had in writing it..
encourageverbUS /enˈkɜːrɪdʒ/
contribute to the progress or growth of
From this reading Your long residence in Egypt and your extensive acquaintance with its "politic," private and public, make you a thouroughly competent judge of the merits and demerits of this volume; and encourage me to hope that in reading it you will take something of the pleasure I have had in writing it..
EntertainmentsnounUS /ˌentərˈteɪnmənts/
plural of “entertainment” — an activity that is diverting and that holds the attention
From this reading THE BOOK OF THE THOUSAND NIGHTS AND A NIGHT A Plain and Literal Translation of the Arabian Nights Entertainments Translated and Annotated by Richard F. Burton To Alexander Baird of Urie.
etext
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extensiveadjectiveUS /ɪkˈstensɪv/
large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity
From this reading Your long residence in Egypt and your extensive acquaintance with its "politic," private and public, make you a thouroughly competent judge of the merits and demerits of this volume; and encourage me to hope that in reading it you will take something of the pleasure I have had in writing it..
FnounUS /ef/
a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature
From this reading THE BOOK OF THE THOUSAND NIGHTS AND A NIGHT A Plain and Literal Translation of the Arabian Nights Entertainments Translated and Annotated by Richard F. Burton To Alexander Baird of Urie.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Your long residence in Egypt and your extensive acquaintance with its "politic," private and public, make you a thouroughly competent judge of the merits and demerits of this volume; and encourage me to hope that in reading it you will take something of the pleasure I have had in writing it..
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Your long residence in Egypt and your extensive acquaintance with its "politic," private and public, make you a thouroughly competent judge of the merits and demerits of this volume; and encourage me to hope that in reading it you will take something of the pleasure I have had in writing it..
headnounUS /hed/
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading I avail my self of a privilege of authorship, not yet utterly obsolete, to place your name at the head of this volume.
hopenounUS /hoʊp/
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading Your long residence in Egypt and your extensive acquaintance with its "politic," private and public, make you a thouroughly competent judge of the merits and demerits of this volume; and encourage me to hope that in reading it you will take something of the pleasure I have had in writing it..
htm
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httpnounUS /ˌeɪtʃtiːtiːˈpiː/
a protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I avail my self of a privilege of authorship, not yet utterly obsolete, to place your name at the head of this volume.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Your long residence in Egypt and your extensive acquaintance with its "politic," private and public, make you a thouroughly competent judge of the merits and demerits of this volume; and encourage me to hope that in reading it you will take something of the pleasure I have had in writing it..
indexnounUS /ˈɪndeks/
a numerical scale used to compare variables with one another or with some reference number
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itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Your long residence in Egypt and your extensive acquaintance with its "politic," private and public, make you a thouroughly competent judge of the merits and demerits of this volume; and encourage me to hope that in reading it you will take something of the pleasure I have had in writing it..
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Your long residence in Egypt and your extensive acquaintance with its "politic," private and public, make you a thouroughly competent judge of the merits and demerits of this volume; and encourage me to hope that in reading it you will take something of the pleasure I have had in writing it..
JnounUS /dʒeɪ/
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
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JC
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jcbyers
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judgeverbUS /dʒʌdʒ/
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading Your long residence in Egypt and your extensive acquaintance with its "politic," private and public, make you a thouroughly competent judge of the merits and demerits of this volume; and encourage me to hope that in reading it you will take something of the pleasure I have had in writing it..
LaBrocca
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Laura
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LiteraladjectiveUS /ˈlɪtərəl/
being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something
From this reading THE BOOK OF THE THOUSAND NIGHTS AND A NIGHT A Plain and Literal Translation of the Arabian Nights Entertainments Translated and Annotated by Richard F. Burton To Alexander Baird of Urie.
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Your long residence in Egypt and your extensive acquaintance with its "politic," private and public, make you a thouroughly competent judge of the merits and demerits of this volume; and encourage me to hope that in reading it you will take something of the pleasure I have had in writing it..
LorenznounUS /lərˈents/
Austrian zoologist who studied the behavior of birds and emphasized the importance of innate as opposed to learned behaviors (1903-1989)
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makeverbUS /meɪk/
engage in
From this reading Your long residence in Egypt and your extensive acquaintance with its "politic," private and public, make you a thouroughly competent judge of the merits and demerits of this volume; and encourage me to hope that in reading it you will take something of the pleasure I have had in writing it..
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Your long residence in Egypt and your extensive acquaintance with its "politic," private and public, make you a thouroughly competent judge of the merits and demerits of this volume; and encourage me to hope that in reading it you will take something of the pleasure I have had in writing it..
meritsnounUS /ˈmerəts/
plural of “merit” — any admirable quality or attribute
From this reading Your long residence in Egypt and your extensive acquaintance with its "politic," private and public, make you a thouroughly competent judge of the merits and demerits of this volume; and encourage me to hope that in reading it you will take something of the pleasure I have had in writing it..
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I avail my self of a privilege of authorship, not yet utterly obsolete, to place your name at the head of this volume.
nameverbUS /neɪm/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading I avail my self of a privilege of authorship, not yet utterly obsolete, to place your name at the head of this volume.
NancynounUS /ˈnænsi/
a city in northeastern France in Lorraine
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NIGHTnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading THE BOOK OF THE THOUSAND NIGHTS AND A NIGHT A Plain and Literal Translation of the Arabian Nights Entertainments Translated and Annotated by Richard F. Burton To Alexander Baird of Urie.
NIGHTSnounUS /naɪts/
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading THE BOOK OF THE THOUSAND NIGHTS AND A NIGHT A Plain and Literal Translation of the Arabian Nights Entertainments Translated and Annotated by Richard F. Burton To Alexander Baird of Urie.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I avail my self of a privilege of authorship, not yet utterly obsolete, to place your name at the head of this volume.
obsoleteadjectiveUS /ˈɑːbsəliːt/
no longer in use
From this reading I avail my self of a privilege of authorship, not yet utterly obsolete, to place your name at the head of this volume.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BOOK OF THE THOUSAND NIGHTS AND A NIGHT A Plain and Literal Translation of the Arabian Nights Entertainments Translated and Annotated by Richard F. Burton To Alexander Baird of Urie.
PnounUS /piː/
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
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placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading I avail my self of a privilege of authorship, not yet utterly obsolete, to place your name at the head of this volume.
PlainadjectiveUS /pleɪn/
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading THE BOOK OF THE THOUSAND NIGHTS AND A NIGHT A Plain and Literal Translation of the Arabian Nights Entertainments Translated and Annotated by Richard F. Burton To Alexander Baird of Urie.
pleasurenounUS /ˈpleʒər/
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading Your long residence in Egypt and your extensive acquaintance with its "politic," private and public, make you a thouroughly competent judge of the merits and demerits of this volume; and encourage me to hope that in reading it you will take something of the pleasure I have had in writing it..
politicadjectiveUS /ˈpɑːlətɪk/
marked by artful prudence, expedience, and shrewdness
From this reading Your long residence in Egypt and your extensive acquaintance with its "politic," private and public, make you a thouroughly competent judge of the merits and demerits of this volume; and encourage me to hope that in reading it you will take something of the pleasure I have had in writing it..
privateadjectiveUS /ˈpraɪvət/
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading Your long residence in Egypt and your extensive acquaintance with its "politic," private and public, make you a thouroughly competent judge of the merits and demerits of this volume; and encourage me to hope that in reading it you will take something of the pleasure I have had in writing it..
privilegenounUS /ˈprɪvlədʒ/
a special advantage or immunity or benefit not enjoyed by all
From this reading I avail my self of a privilege of authorship, not yet utterly obsolete, to place your name at the head of this volume.
proofreadverbUS /ˈpruːfriːd/
read for errors
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publicnounUS /ˈpʌblɪk/
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading Your long residence in Egypt and your extensive acquaintance with its "politic," private and public, make you a thouroughly competent judge of the merits and demerits of this volume; and encourage me to hope that in reading it you will take something of the pleasure I have had in writing it..
RnounUS /ɑːr/
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
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readingnounUS /ˈriːdɪŋ/
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading Your long residence in Egypt and your extensive acquaintance with its "politic," private and public, make you a thouroughly competent judge of the merits and demerits of this volume; and encourage me to hope that in reading it you will take something of the pleasure I have had in writing it..
residencenounUS /ˈrezɪdəns/
any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
From this reading Your long residence in Egypt and your extensive acquaintance with its "politic," private and public, make you a thouroughly competent judge of the merits and demerits of this volume; and encourage me to hope that in reading it you will take something of the pleasure I have had in writing it..
Richard
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RobertnounUS /ˈrɑːbərt/
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
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scannedverbUS /skænd/
inflected form of “scan” — examine minutely or intensely
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selfnounUS /self/
your consciousness of your own identity
From this reading I avail my self of a privilege of authorship, not yet utterly obsolete, to place your name at the head of this volume.
Shaffer
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Sheehan
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Sinton
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somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Your long residence in Egypt and your extensive acquaintance with its "politic," private and public, make you a thouroughly competent judge of the merits and demerits of this volume; and encourage me to hope that in reading it you will take something of the pleasure I have had in writing it..
takeverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading Your long residence in Egypt and your extensive acquaintance with its "politic," private and public, make you a thouroughly competent judge of the merits and demerits of this volume; and encourage me to hope that in reading it you will take something of the pleasure I have had in writing it..
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Your long residence in Egypt and your extensive acquaintance with its "politic," private and public, make you a thouroughly competent judge of the merits and demerits of this volume; and encourage me to hope that in reading it you will take something of the pleasure I have had in writing it..
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BOOK OF THE THOUSAND NIGHTS AND A NIGHT A Plain and Literal Translation of the Arabian Nights Entertainments Translated and Annotated by Richard F. Burton To Alexander Baird of Urie.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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thouroughly
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From this reading Your long residence in Egypt and your extensive acquaintance with its "politic," private and public, make you a thouroughly competent judge of the merits and demerits of this volume; and encourage me to hope that in reading it you will take something of the pleasure I have had in writing it..
THOUSANDnounUS /ˈθaʊzənd/
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading THE BOOK OF THE THOUSAND NIGHTS AND A NIGHT A Plain and Literal Translation of the Arabian Nights Entertainments Translated and Annotated by Richard F. Burton To Alexander Baird of Urie.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE BOOK OF THE THOUSAND NIGHTS AND A NIGHT A Plain and Literal Translation of the Arabian Nights Entertainments Translated and Annotated by Richard F. Burton To Alexander Baird of Urie.
TranslatedverbUS /trænzˈleɪtɪd/
past form of “translate” — restate (words) from one language into another language
From this reading THE BOOK OF THE THOUSAND NIGHTS AND A NIGHT A Plain and Literal Translation of the Arabian Nights Entertainments Translated and Annotated by Richard F. Burton To Alexander Baird of Urie.
TranslationnounUS /trænzˈleɪʃən/
a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language
From this reading THE BOOK OF THE THOUSAND NIGHTS AND A NIGHT A Plain and Literal Translation of the Arabian Nights Entertainments Translated and Annotated by Richard F. Burton To Alexander Baird of Urie.
Urie
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From this reading THE BOOK OF THE THOUSAND NIGHTS AND A NIGHT A Plain and Literal Translation of the Arabian Nights Entertainments Translated and Annotated by Richard F. Burton To Alexander Baird of Urie.
utterlyadverbUS /ˈʌtərli/
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading I avail my self of a privilege of authorship, not yet utterly obsolete, to place your name at the head of this volume.
volumenounUS /ˈvɑːljuːm/
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading I avail my self of a privilege of authorship, not yet utterly obsolete, to place your name at the head of this volume.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
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willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Your long residence in Egypt and your extensive acquaintance with its "politic," private and public, make you a thouroughly competent judge of the merits and demerits of this volume; and encourage me to hope that in reading it you will take something of the pleasure I have had in writing it..
WilsonnounUS /ˈwɪlsən/
author of the first novel by an African American that was published in the United States (1808-1870)
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withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Your long residence in Egypt and your extensive acquaintance with its "politic," private and public, make you a thouroughly competent judge of the merits and demerits of this volume; and encourage me to hope that in reading it you will take something of the pleasure I have had in writing it..
writingnounUS /ˈraɪtɪŋ/
the act of creating written works
From this reading Your long residence in Egypt and your extensive acquaintance with its "politic," private and public, make you a thouroughly competent judge of the merits and demerits of this volume; and encourage me to hope that in reading it you will take something of the pleasure I have had in writing it..
wwwnoun
computer network consisting of a collection of internet sites that offer text and graphics and sound and animation resources through the hypertext transfer protocol
From this reading This etext was scanned by JC Byers (http://www.capitalnet.com/~jcbyers/index.htm) and proofread by Nancy Bloomquist, J.C. Byers, Diane Doerfler, P.J. LaBrocca, Carrie R. Lorenz, Laura Shaffer, Coralie Sheehan, Robert Sinton, and Charles Wilson.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading I avail my self of a privilege of authorship, not yet utterly obsolete, to place your name at the head of this volume.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your long residence in Egypt and your extensive acquaintance with its "politic," private and public, make you a thouroughly competent judge of the merits and demerits of this volume; and encourage me to hope that in reading it you will take something of the pleasure I have had in writing it..
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I avail my self of a privilege of authorship, not yet utterly obsolete, to place your name at the head of this volume.
