Chapter 13 of The Book of the Thousand Nights and a — Volume 10, of 10 is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 13 of The Book of the Thousand Nights and a — Volume 10, of 10 is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He is to thee that daily bread thou canst nor loose nor bind, i. 39. He’ll offer sweetmeats with his edged tongue, iii. 115. He made me drain his wine of honeyed lips, v.
Chapter 13 of The Book of the Thousand Nights and a — Volume 10, of 10 is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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stick to firmly
From this reading “He is to thee that daily bread thou canst nor loose nor bind, i.”
food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
From this reading “He is to thee that daily bread thou canst nor loose nor bind, i.”
an old form of “can”, used with “thou”
From this reading “He is to thee that daily bread thou canst nor loose nor bind, i.”
every day; without missing a day
From this reading “He is to thee that daily bread thou canst nor loose nor bind, i.”
flow off gradually
From this reading “He made me drain his wine of honeyed lips, v.”
having a specified kind of border or edge
From this reading “He’ll offer sweetmeats with his edged tongue, iii.”
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
From this reading “He is to thee that daily bread thou canst nor loose nor bind, i.”
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading “He’ll offer sweetmeats with his edged tongue, iii.”
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From this reading 115.
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From this reading 39.
stick to firmly
From this reading He is to thee that daily bread thou canst nor loose nor bind, i.
food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
From this reading He is to thee that daily bread thou canst nor loose nor bind, i.
an old form of “can”, used with “thou”
From this reading He is to thee that daily bread thou canst nor loose nor bind, i.
every day; without missing a day
From this reading He is to thee that daily bread thou canst nor loose nor bind, i.
flow off gradually
From this reading He made me drain his wine of honeyed lips, v.
having a specified kind of border or edge
From this reading He’ll offer sweetmeats with his edged tongue, iii.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He is to thee that daily bread thou canst nor loose nor bind, i.
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From this reading He’ll offer sweetmeats with his edged tongue, iii.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He’ll offer sweetmeats with his edged tongue, iii.
with honey added
From this reading He made me drain his wine of honeyed lips, v.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading He is to thee that daily bread thou canst nor loose nor bind, i.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading He’ll offer sweetmeats with his edged tongue, iii.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He is to thee that daily bread thou canst nor loose nor bind, i.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading He made me drain his wine of honeyed lips, v.
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
From this reading He is to thee that daily bread thou canst nor loose nor bind, i.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading He made me drain his wine of honeyed lips, v.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He made me drain his wine of honeyed lips, v.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading He is to thee that daily bread thou canst nor loose nor bind, i.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He made me drain his wine of honeyed lips, v.
make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading He’ll offer sweetmeats with his edged tongue, iii.
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From this reading He’ll offer sweetmeats with his edged tongue, iii.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He is to thee that daily bread thou canst nor loose nor bind, i.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading He is to thee that daily bread thou canst nor loose nor bind, i.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading He is to thee that daily bread thou canst nor loose nor bind, i.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He is to thee that daily bread thou canst nor loose nor bind, i.
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading He’ll offer sweetmeats with his edged tongue, iii.
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
From this reading He made me drain his wine of honeyed lips, v.
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
From this reading He made me drain his wine of honeyed lips, v.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He’ll offer sweetmeats with his edged tongue, iii.
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