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The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume II
The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume II

Chapter IX · Chapter 9

Chapter 9 of The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume II is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Shall union after estrangement betide us, perchance, some day?
Shall I ever make moan of my passion to thee, I wonder, and say, 'How oft have I called thee to mind, whilst the night in its trances slept!
Thou hast made me waken, whilst all but I in oblivion lay.
Then he wept sore and Aziz wept with him, for that he remembered his cousin; and they both ceased not to do thus till the morning, when Taj el Mulouk rose and went in to his mother in his travelling dress.
She asked him of his case, and he told her what was to do; so she gave him fifty thousand dinars and bade him farewell, offering up prayers for his safety and for his union with his beloved.
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The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume II

Chapter IX · Chapter 9

Chapter 9 of The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume II is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Shall union after estrangement betide us, perchance, some day?
/ʃæl ˈjuːnjən ˈæftər ɪˈstreɪndʒmənt bɪˈtaɪd ʌs pərˈtʃæns sʌm deɪ/
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Shall I ever make moan of my passion to thee, I wonder, and say, 'How oft have I called thee to mind, whilst the night in its trances slept!
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Thou hast made me waken, whilst all but I in oblivion lay.
/ðaʊ hæst meɪd miː ˈweɪkən waɪlst ɔːl bʌt aɪ ɪn əˈblɪviən leɪ/
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Then he wept sore and Aziz wept with him, for that he remembered his cousin; and they both ceased not to do thus till the morning, when Taj el Mulouk rose and went in to his mother in his travelling dress.
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She asked him of his case, and he told her what was to do; so she gave him fifty thousand dinars and bade him farewell, offering up prayers for his safety and for his union with his beloved.
/ʃiː æskt hɪm ʌv hɪz keɪs ənd hiː toʊld hɜːr wʌt wɑːz tuː duː soʊ ʃiː ɡeɪv hɪm ˈfɪfti ˈθaʊzənd ˈdaɪnərz ənd beɪd hɪm ˌferˈwel ˈɔːfərɪŋ ʌp prerz fɔːr hɪz ˈseɪfti ənd fɔːr hɪz ˈjuːnjən wɪð hɪz bɪˈlʌvd/

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betide verb US /bɪˈtaɪd/

become of; happen to

From this reading “Shall union after estrangement betide us, perchance, some day?”

dinars noun US /ˈdaɪnərz/

plural of “dinar” — 100 dinars equal 1 rial in Iran

From this reading “She asked him of his case, and he told her what was to do; so she gave him fifty thousand dinars and bade him farewell, offering up prayers for his safety and for his union with his beloved.”

estrangement noun US /ɪˈstreɪndʒmənt/

separation resulting from hostility

From this reading “Shall union after estrangement betide us, perchance, some day?”

moan noun US /moʊn/

an utterance expressing pain or disapproval

From this reading “Shall I ever make moan of my passion to thee, I wonder, and say, 'How oft have I called thee to mind, whilst the night in its trances slept!”

oblivion noun US /əˈblɪviən/

the state of being disregarded or forgotten

From this reading “Thou hast made me waken, whilst all but I in oblivion lay.”

oft adverb US /ɔːft/

many times at short intervals

From this reading “Shall I ever make moan of my passion to thee, I wonder, and say, 'How oft have I called thee to mind, whilst the night in its trances slept!”

perchance adverb US /pərˈtʃæns/

through chance

From this reading “Shall union after estrangement betide us, perchance, some day?”

waken verb US /ˈweɪkən/

cause to become awake or conscious

From this reading “Thou hast made me waken, whilst all but I in oblivion lay.”

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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading Shall union after estrangement betide us, perchance, some day?

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading Thou hast made me waken, whilst all but I in oblivion lay.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Shall I ever make moan of my passion to thee, I wonder, and say, 'How oft have I called thee to mind, whilst the night in its trances slept!

askedverbUS /æskt/

past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading She asked him of his case, and he told her what was to do; so she gave him fifty thousand dinars and bade him farewell, offering up prayers for his safety and for his union with his beloved.

Aziz

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From this reading Then he wept sore and Aziz wept with him, for that he remembered his cousin; and they both ceased not to do thus till the morning, when Taj el Mulouk rose and went in to his mother in his travelling dress.

badenounUS /beɪd/

a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria

From this reading She asked him of his case, and he told her what was to do; so she gave him fifty thousand dinars and bade him farewell, offering up prayers for his safety and for his union with his beloved.

belovedadjectiveUS /bɪˈlʌvd/

dearly loved

From this reading She asked him of his case, and he told her what was to do; so she gave him fifty thousand dinars and bade him farewell, offering up prayers for his safety and for his union with his beloved.

betideverbUS /bɪˈtaɪd/

become of; happen to

From this reading Shall union after estrangement betide us, perchance, some day?

bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/

the two together, not just one

From this reading Then he wept sore and Aziz wept with him, for that he remembered his cousin; and they both ceased not to do thus till the morning, when Taj el Mulouk rose and went in to his mother in his travelling dress.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Thou hast made me waken, whilst all but I in oblivion lay.

calledverbUS /kɔːld/

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Shall I ever make moan of my passion to thee, I wonder, and say, 'How oft have I called thee to mind, whilst the night in its trances slept!

casenounUS /keɪs/

an occurrence of something

From this reading She asked him of his case, and he told her what was to do; so she gave him fifty thousand dinars and bade him farewell, offering up prayers for his safety and for his union with his beloved.

ceasedverbUS /siːst/

past form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity

From this reading Then he wept sore and Aziz wept with him, for that he remembered his cousin; and they both ceased not to do thus till the morning, when Taj el Mulouk rose and went in to his mother in his travelling dress.

cousinnounUS /ˈkʌzən/

the child of your aunt or uncle

From this reading Then he wept sore and Aziz wept with him, for that he remembered his cousin; and they both ceased not to do thus till the morning, when Taj el Mulouk rose and went in to his mother in his travelling dress.

daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Shall union after estrangement betide us, perchance, some day?

dinarsnounUS /ˈdaɪnərz/

plural of “dinar” — 100 dinars equal 1 rial in Iran

From this reading She asked him of his case, and he told her what was to do; so she gave him fifty thousand dinars and bade him farewell, offering up prayers for his safety and for his union with his beloved.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Then he wept sore and Aziz wept with him, for that he remembered his cousin; and they both ceased not to do thus till the morning, when Taj el Mulouk rose and went in to his mother in his travelling dress.

dressverbUS /dres/

put on clothes

From this reading Then he wept sore and Aziz wept with him, for that he remembered his cousin; and they both ceased not to do thus till the morning, when Taj el Mulouk rose and went in to his mother in his travelling dress.

elnounUS /el/

angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)

From this reading Then he wept sore and Aziz wept with him, for that he remembered his cousin; and they both ceased not to do thus till the morning, when Taj el Mulouk rose and went in to his mother in his travelling dress.

estrangementnounUS /ɪˈstreɪndʒmənt/

separation resulting from hostility

From this reading Shall union after estrangement betide us, perchance, some day?

everadverbUS /ˈevər/

at any time

From this reading Shall I ever make moan of my passion to thee, I wonder, and say, 'How oft have I called thee to mind, whilst the night in its trances slept!

farewellnounUS /ˌferˈwel/

an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting

From this reading She asked him of his case, and he told her what was to do; so she gave him fifty thousand dinars and bade him farewell, offering up prayers for his safety and for his union with his beloved.

fiftynounUS /ˈfɪfti/

the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five

From this reading She asked him of his case, and he told her what was to do; so she gave him fifty thousand dinars and bade him farewell, offering up prayers for his safety and for his union with his beloved.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Then he wept sore and Aziz wept with him, for that he remembered his cousin; and they both ceased not to do thus till the morning, when Taj el Mulouk rose and went in to his mother in his travelling dress.

gaveverbUS /ɡeɪv/

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading She asked him of his case, and he told her what was to do; so she gave him fifty thousand dinars and bade him farewell, offering up prayers for his safety and for his union with his beloved.

hastauxiliary verbUS /hæst/

an old form of “have”, used with “thou”

From this reading Thou hast made me waken, whilst all but I in oblivion lay.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Shall I ever make moan of my passion to thee, I wonder, and say, 'How oft have I called thee to mind, whilst the night in its trances slept!

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Then he wept sore and Aziz wept with him, for that he remembered his cousin; and they both ceased not to do thus till the morning, when Taj el Mulouk rose and went in to his mother in his travelling dress.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading She asked him of his case, and he told her what was to do; so she gave him fifty thousand dinars and bade him farewell, offering up prayers for his safety and for his union with his beloved.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Then he wept sore and Aziz wept with him, for that he remembered his cousin; and they both ceased not to do thus till the morning, when Taj el Mulouk rose and went in to his mother in his travelling dress.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Then he wept sore and Aziz wept with him, for that he remembered his cousin; and they both ceased not to do thus till the morning, when Taj el Mulouk rose and went in to his mother in his travelling dress.

How

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From this reading Shall I ever make moan of my passion to thee, I wonder, and say, 'How oft have I called thee to mind, whilst the night in its trances slept!

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Shall I ever make moan of my passion to thee, I wonder, and say, 'How oft have I called thee to mind, whilst the night in its trances slept!

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Shall I ever make moan of my passion to thee, I wonder, and say, 'How oft have I called thee to mind, whilst the night in its trances slept!

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Shall I ever make moan of my passion to thee, I wonder, and say, 'How oft have I called thee to mind, whilst the night in its trances slept!

layverbUS /leɪ/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Thou hast made me waken, whilst all but I in oblivion lay.

madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Thou hast made me waken, whilst all but I in oblivion lay.

makeverbUS /meɪk/

engage in

From this reading Shall I ever make moan of my passion to thee, I wonder, and say, 'How oft have I called thee to mind, whilst the night in its trances slept!

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Thou hast made me waken, whilst all but I in oblivion lay.

mindnounUS /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading Shall I ever make moan of my passion to thee, I wonder, and say, 'How oft have I called thee to mind, whilst the night in its trances slept!

moannounUS /moʊn/

an utterance expressing pain or disapproval

From this reading Shall I ever make moan of my passion to thee, I wonder, and say, 'How oft have I called thee to mind, whilst the night in its trances slept!

morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading Then he wept sore and Aziz wept with him, for that he remembered his cousin; and they both ceased not to do thus till the morning, when Taj el Mulouk rose and went in to his mother in his travelling dress.

mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading Then he wept sore and Aziz wept with him, for that he remembered his cousin; and they both ceased not to do thus till the morning, when Taj el Mulouk rose and went in to his mother in his travelling dress.

Mulouk

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From this reading Then he wept sore and Aziz wept with him, for that he remembered his cousin; and they both ceased not to do thus till the morning, when Taj el Mulouk rose and went in to his mother in his travelling dress.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Shall I ever make moan of my passion to thee, I wonder, and say, 'How oft have I called thee to mind, whilst the night in its trances slept!

nightnounUS /naɪt/

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading Shall I ever make moan of my passion to thee, I wonder, and say, 'How oft have I called thee to mind, whilst the night in its trances slept!

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Then he wept sore and Aziz wept with him, for that he remembered his cousin; and they both ceased not to do thus till the morning, when Taj el Mulouk rose and went in to his mother in his travelling dress.

oblivionnounUS /əˈblɪviən/

the state of being disregarded or forgotten

From this reading Thou hast made me waken, whilst all but I in oblivion lay.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Shall I ever make moan of my passion to thee, I wonder, and say, 'How oft have I called thee to mind, whilst the night in its trances slept!

offeringnounUS /ˈɔːfərɪŋ/

something offered (as a proposal or bid)

From this reading She asked him of his case, and he told her what was to do; so she gave him fifty thousand dinars and bade him farewell, offering up prayers for his safety and for his union with his beloved.

oftadverbUS /ɔːft/

many times at short intervals

From this reading Shall I ever make moan of my passion to thee, I wonder, and say, 'How oft have I called thee to mind, whilst the night in its trances slept!

passionnounUS /ˈpæʃən/

a strong feeling or emotion

From this reading Shall I ever make moan of my passion to thee, I wonder, and say, 'How oft have I called thee to mind, whilst the night in its trances slept!

perchanceadverbUS /pərˈtʃæns/

through chance

From this reading Shall union after estrangement betide us, perchance, some day?

prayersnounUS /prerz/

plural of “prayer” — the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)

From this reading She asked him of his case, and he told her what was to do; so she gave him fifty thousand dinars and bade him farewell, offering up prayers for his safety and for his union with his beloved.

rememberedverbUS /rɪˈmembərd/

past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection

From this reading Then he wept sore and Aziz wept with him, for that he remembered his cousin; and they both ceased not to do thus till the morning, when Taj el Mulouk rose and went in to his mother in his travelling dress.

rosenounUS /roʊz/

any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading Then he wept sore and Aziz wept with him, for that he remembered his cousin; and they both ceased not to do thus till the morning, when Taj el Mulouk rose and went in to his mother in his travelling dress.

safetynounUS /ˈseɪfti/

the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions

From this reading She asked him of his case, and he told her what was to do; so she gave him fifty thousand dinars and bade him farewell, offering up prayers for his safety and for his union with his beloved.

sayverbUS /seɪ/

express in words

From this reading Shall I ever make moan of my passion to thee, I wonder, and say, 'How oft have I called thee to mind, whilst the night in its trances slept!

Shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading Shall union after estrangement betide us, perchance, some day?

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She asked him of his case, and he told her what was to do; so she gave him fifty thousand dinars and bade him farewell, offering up prayers for his safety and for his union with his beloved.

sleptverbUS /slept/

inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep

From this reading Shall I ever make moan of my passion to thee, I wonder, and say, 'How oft have I called thee to mind, whilst the night in its trances slept!

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading She asked him of his case, and he told her what was to do; so she gave him fifty thousand dinars and bade him farewell, offering up prayers for his safety and for his union with his beloved.

someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Shall union after estrangement betide us, perchance, some day?

soreadjectiveUS /sɔːr/

hurting

From this reading Then he wept sore and Aziz wept with him, for that he remembered his cousin; and they both ceased not to do thus till the morning, when Taj el Mulouk rose and went in to his mother in his travelling dress.

Taj

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From this reading Then he wept sore and Aziz wept with him, for that he remembered his cousin; and they both ceased not to do thus till the morning, when Taj el Mulouk rose and went in to his mother in his travelling dress.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Then he wept sore and Aziz wept with him, for that he remembered his cousin; and they both ceased not to do thus till the morning, when Taj el Mulouk rose and went in to his mother in his travelling dress.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Shall I ever make moan of my passion to thee, I wonder, and say, 'How oft have I called thee to mind, whilst the night in its trances slept!

theepronounUS /ðiː/

an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person

From this reading Shall I ever make moan of my passion to thee, I wonder, and say, 'How oft have I called thee to mind, whilst the night in its trances slept!

ThenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Then he wept sore and Aziz wept with him, for that he remembered his cousin; and they both ceased not to do thus till the morning, when Taj el Mulouk rose and went in to his mother in his travelling dress.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Then he wept sore and Aziz wept with him, for that he remembered his cousin; and they both ceased not to do thus till the morning, when Taj el Mulouk rose and went in to his mother in his travelling dress.

ThoupronounUS /ðaʊ/

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading Thou hast made me waken, whilst all but I in oblivion lay.

thousandnounUS /ˈθaʊzənd/

the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

From this reading She asked him of his case, and he told her what was to do; so she gave him fifty thousand dinars and bade him farewell, offering up prayers for his safety and for his union with his beloved.

thusadverbUS /ðʌs/

(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result

From this reading Then he wept sore and Aziz wept with him, for that he remembered his cousin; and they both ceased not to do thus till the morning, when Taj el Mulouk rose and went in to his mother in his travelling dress.

tillprepositionUS /tɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading Then he wept sore and Aziz wept with him, for that he remembered his cousin; and they both ceased not to do thus till the morning, when Taj el Mulouk rose and went in to his mother in his travelling dress.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Shall I ever make moan of my passion to thee, I wonder, and say, 'How oft have I called thee to mind, whilst the night in its trances slept!

toldverbUS /toʊld/

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading She asked him of his case, and he told her what was to do; so she gave him fifty thousand dinars and bade him farewell, offering up prayers for his safety and for his union with his beloved.

trances

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From this reading Shall I ever make moan of my passion to thee, I wonder, and say, 'How oft have I called thee to mind, whilst the night in its trances slept!

travellingnounUS /ˈtrævəlɪŋ/

the act of going from one place to another

From this reading Then he wept sore and Aziz wept with him, for that he remembered his cousin; and they both ceased not to do thus till the morning, when Taj el Mulouk rose and went in to his mother in his travelling dress.

unionnounUS /ˈjuːnjən/

an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer

From this reading Shall union after estrangement betide us, perchance, some day?

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading She asked him of his case, and he told her what was to do; so she gave him fifty thousand dinars and bade him farewell, offering up prayers for his safety and for his union with his beloved.

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Shall union after estrangement betide us, perchance, some day?

wakenverbUS /ˈweɪkən/

cause to become awake or conscious

From this reading Thou hast made me waken, whilst all but I in oblivion lay.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading She asked him of his case, and he told her what was to do; so she gave him fifty thousand dinars and bade him farewell, offering up prayers for his safety and for his union with his beloved.

wentverbUS /went/

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Then he wept sore and Aziz wept with him, for that he remembered his cousin; and they both ceased not to do thus till the morning, when Taj el Mulouk rose and went in to his mother in his travelling dress.

weptverbUS /wept/

inflected form of “weep” — shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain

From this reading Then he wept sore and Aziz wept with him, for that he remembered his cousin; and they both ceased not to do thus till the morning, when Taj el Mulouk rose and went in to his mother in his travelling dress.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading She asked him of his case, and he told her what was to do; so she gave him fifty thousand dinars and bade him farewell, offering up prayers for his safety and for his union with his beloved.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading Then he wept sore and Aziz wept with him, for that he remembered his cousin; and they both ceased not to do thus till the morning, when Taj el Mulouk rose and went in to his mother in his travelling dress.

whilstconjunctionUS /waɪlst/

an old and formal word for “while”

From this reading Shall I ever make moan of my passion to thee, I wonder, and say, 'How oft have I called thee to mind, whilst the night in its trances slept!

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Then he wept sore and Aziz wept with him, for that he remembered his cousin; and they both ceased not to do thus till the morning, when Taj el Mulouk rose and went in to his mother in his travelling dress.

wondernounUS /ˈwʌndər/

the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising

From this reading Shall I ever make moan of my passion to thee, I wonder, and say, 'How oft have I called thee to mind, whilst the night in its trances slept!

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How do I study chapter 9 of The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume II?

Work through the 80 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 80 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

Can chapter 9 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 9 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

Questions about reading The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume II

Common questions about reading The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume II by John [Translator] Payne on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume II?

Yes. All 4798 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #8656 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume II is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #8656, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume II take to read?

About 399 minutes of reading across 960 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume II section by section

How to work through The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume II section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

    Choose one of the 12 chapters of The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume II to begin.

  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

    Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.

Vocabulary met early in The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume II

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume II, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

First
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume II; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Completely
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume II; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
English
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume II; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Prose
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume II; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.