Chapter 1 of The Book of the Thousand Nights and a — Volume 10, of 10 is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Book of the Thousand Nights and a — Volume 10, of 10 is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Translated and Annotated by Richard F. Burton His Excellency Yacoub Artin Pasha, Minister of Instruction, Etc. Etc. Etc. Cairo. My Dear Pasha, During the last dozen years, since we first met at Cairo, you have done much for Egyptian folk-lore and you can do much more.
Chapter 1 of The Book of the Thousand Nights and a — Volume 10, of 10 is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “annotate” — add explanatory notes to or supply with critical comments
From this reading “Translated and Annotated by Richard F. Burton His Excellency Yacoub Artin Pasha, Minister of Instruction, Etc.”
English explorer who with John Speke was the first European to explore Lake Tanganyika (1821-1890)
From this reading “Translated and Annotated by Richard F. Burton His Excellency Yacoub Artin Pasha, Minister of Instruction, Etc.”
a town at the southern tip of Illinois at the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers
From this reading “Cairo.”
a native or inhabitant of Egypt
From this reading “My Dear Pasha, During the last dozen years, since we first met at Cairo, you have done much for Egyptian folk-lore and you can do much more.”
a title used to address dignitaries (such as ambassadors or governors); usually preceded by “Your” or “His” or “Her”
From this reading “Translated and Annotated by Richard F. Burton His Excellency Yacoub Artin Pasha, Minister of Instruction, Etc.”
a message describing how something is to be done
From this reading “Translated and Annotated by Richard F. Burton His Excellency Yacoub Artin Pasha, Minister of Instruction, Etc.”
a civil or military authority in Turkey or Egypt
From this reading “Translated and Annotated by Richard F. Burton His Excellency Yacoub Artin Pasha, Minister of Instruction, Etc.”
past form of “translate” — restate (words) from one language into another language
From this reading “Translated and Annotated by Richard F. Burton His Excellency Yacoub Artin Pasha, Minister of Instruction, Etc.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Translated and Annotated by Richard F. Burton His Excellency Yacoub Artin Pasha, Minister of Instruction, Etc.
past form of “annotate” — add explanatory notes to or supply with critical comments
From this reading Translated and Annotated by Richard F. Burton His Excellency Yacoub Artin Pasha, Minister of Instruction, Etc.
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From this reading Translated and Annotated by Richard F. Burton His Excellency Yacoub Artin Pasha, Minister of Instruction, Etc.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading My Dear Pasha, During the last dozen years, since we first met at Cairo, you have done much for Egyptian folk-lore and you can do much more.
English explorer who with John Speke was the first European to explore Lake Tanganyika (1821-1890)
From this reading Translated and Annotated by Richard F. Burton His Excellency Yacoub Artin Pasha, Minister of Instruction, Etc.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Translated and Annotated by Richard F. Burton His Excellency Yacoub Artin Pasha, Minister of Instruction, Etc.
a town at the southern tip of Illinois at the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers
From this reading Cairo.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading My Dear Pasha, During the last dozen years, since we first met at Cairo, you have done much for Egyptian folk-lore and you can do much more.
dearly loved
From this reading My Dear Pasha, During the last dozen years, since we first met at Cairo, you have done much for Egyptian folk-lore and you can do much more.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading My Dear Pasha, During the last dozen years, since we first met at Cairo, you have done much for Egyptian folk-lore and you can do much more.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading My Dear Pasha, During the last dozen years, since we first met at Cairo, you have done much for Egyptian folk-lore and you can do much more.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading My Dear Pasha, During the last dozen years, since we first met at Cairo, you have done much for Egyptian folk-lore and you can do much more.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading My Dear Pasha, During the last dozen years, since we first met at Cairo, you have done much for Egyptian folk-lore and you can do much more.
a native or inhabitant of Egypt
From this reading My Dear Pasha, During the last dozen years, since we first met at Cairo, you have done much for Egyptian folk-lore and you can do much more.
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From this reading Translated and Annotated by Richard F. Burton His Excellency Yacoub Artin Pasha, Minister of Instruction, Etc.
a title used to address dignitaries (such as ambassadors or governors); usually preceded by “Your” or “His” or “Her”
From this reading Translated and Annotated by Richard F. Burton His Excellency Yacoub Artin Pasha, Minister of Instruction, Etc.
a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature
From this reading Translated and Annotated by Richard F. Burton His Excellency Yacoub Artin Pasha, Minister of Instruction, Etc.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading My Dear Pasha, During the last dozen years, since we first met at Cairo, you have done much for Egyptian folk-lore and you can do much more.
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From this reading My Dear Pasha, During the last dozen years, since we first met at Cairo, you have done much for Egyptian folk-lore and you can do much more.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading My Dear Pasha, During the last dozen years, since we first met at Cairo, you have done much for Egyptian folk-lore and you can do much more.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading My Dear Pasha, During the last dozen years, since we first met at Cairo, you have done much for Egyptian folk-lore and you can do much more.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Translated and Annotated by Richard F. Burton His Excellency Yacoub Artin Pasha, Minister of Instruction, Etc.
a message describing how something is to be done
From this reading Translated and Annotated by Richard F. Burton His Excellency Yacoub Artin Pasha, Minister of Instruction, Etc.
immediately past
From this reading My Dear Pasha, During the last dozen years, since we first met at Cairo, you have done much for Egyptian folk-lore and you can do much more.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading My Dear Pasha, During the last dozen years, since we first met at Cairo, you have done much for Egyptian folk-lore and you can do much more.
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading Translated and Annotated by Richard F. Burton His Excellency Yacoub Artin Pasha, Minister of Instruction, Etc.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading My Dear Pasha, During the last dozen years, since we first met at Cairo, you have done much for Egyptian folk-lore and you can do much more.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading My Dear Pasha, During the last dozen years, since we first met at Cairo, you have done much for Egyptian folk-lore and you can do much more.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My Dear Pasha, During the last dozen years, since we first met at Cairo, you have done much for Egyptian folk-lore and you can do much more.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Translated and Annotated by Richard F. Burton His Excellency Yacoub Artin Pasha, Minister of Instruction, Etc.
a civil or military authority in Turkey or Egypt
From this reading Translated and Annotated by Richard F. Burton His Excellency Yacoub Artin Pasha, Minister of Instruction, Etc.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Translated and Annotated by Richard F. Burton His Excellency Yacoub Artin Pasha, Minister of Instruction, Etc.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading My Dear Pasha, During the last dozen years, since we first met at Cairo, you have done much for Egyptian folk-lore and you can do much more.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My Dear Pasha, During the last dozen years, since we first met at Cairo, you have done much for Egyptian folk-lore and you can do much more.
past form of “translate” — restate (words) from one language into another language
From this reading Translated and Annotated by Richard F. Burton His Excellency Yacoub Artin Pasha, Minister of Instruction, Etc.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading My Dear Pasha, During the last dozen years, since we first met at Cairo, you have done much for Egyptian folk-lore and you can do much more.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Translated and Annotated by Richard F. Burton His Excellency Yacoub Artin Pasha, Minister of Instruction, Etc.
a late time of life
From this reading My Dear Pasha, During the last dozen years, since we first met at Cairo, you have done much for Egyptian folk-lore and you can do much more.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading My Dear Pasha, During the last dozen years, since we first met at Cairo, you have done much for Egyptian folk-lore and you can do much more.
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