Chapter 14 of The Book of the Thousand Nights and a — Volume 10, of 10 is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The Book of the Thousand Nights and a — Volume 10, of 10 is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
If a sharp-witted wight mankind e’er tried iv. 188. If another share in the thing I love, iv. 234. If any sin I sinned, or did I aught, iii.
Chapter 14 of The Book of the Thousand Nights and a — Volume 10, of 10 is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a quantity of no importance
From this reading “If any sin I sinned, or did I aught, iii.”
all of the living human inhabitants of the earth
From this reading “If a sharp-witted wight mankind e’er tried iv.”
have in common
From this reading “If another share in the thing I love, iv.”
estrangement from god
From this reading “If any sin I sinned, or did I aught, iii.”
inflected form of “sin” — commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law
From this reading “If any sin I sinned, or did I aught, iii.”
a special situation
From this reading “If another share in the thing I love, iv.”
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading “If a sharp-witted wight mankind e’er tried iv.”
a human being; “wight” is an archaic term
From this reading “If a sharp-witted wight mankind e’er tried iv.”
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From this reading 188.
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From this reading 234.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading If a sharp-witted wight mankind e’er tried iv.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading If another share in the thing I love, iv.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading If any sin I sinned, or did I aught, iii.
a quantity of no importance
From this reading If any sin I sinned, or did I aught, iii.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading If any sin I sinned, or did I aught, iii.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading If a sharp-witted wight mankind e’er tried iv.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading If another share in the thing I love, iv.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If a sharp-witted wight mankind e’er tried iv.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading If any sin I sinned, or did I aught, iii.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If another share in the thing I love, iv.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading If a sharp-witted wight mankind e’er tried iv.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading If another share in the thing I love, iv.
all of the living human inhabitants of the earth
From this reading If a sharp-witted wight mankind e’er tried iv.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading If any sin I sinned, or did I aught, iii.
have in common
From this reading If another share in the thing I love, iv.
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From this reading If a sharp-witted wight mankind e’er tried iv.
estrangement from god
From this reading If any sin I sinned, or did I aught, iii.
inflected form of “sin” — commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law
From this reading If any sin I sinned, or did I aught, iii.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If another share in the thing I love, iv.
a special situation
From this reading If another share in the thing I love, iv.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading If a sharp-witted wight mankind e’er tried iv.
a human being; “wight” is an archaic term
From this reading If a sharp-witted wight mankind e’er tried iv.
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