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Chapter I
One Thousand and One Stories, Told by The Sultaness of the Indies, To Divert the sultan from the execution of a bloody vow he had made to marry a Lady every day, and have her cut off next morning, to avenge himself of the disloyalty of his first sultaness, &c. An accurate account of the customs, manners, and religion, of the Eastern nations. In Two Volumes. Vol. I. Contents of Volume I.
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all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “One Thousand and One Stories, Told by The Sultaness of the Indies, To Divert the sultan from the execution of a bloody vow he had made to marry a Lady every day, and have her cut off next morning, to avenge himself of the disloyalty of his first sultaness, &c.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “One Thousand and One Stories, Told by The Sultaness of the Indies, To Divert the sultan from the execution of a bloody vow he had made to marry a Lady every day, and have her cut off next morning, to avenge himself of the disloyalty of his first sultaness, &c.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “One Thousand and One Stories, Told by The Sultaness of the Indies, To Divert the sultan from the execution of a bloody vow he had made to marry a Lady every day, and have her cut off next morning, to avenge himself of the disloyalty of his first sultaness, &c.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “One Thousand and One Stories, Told by The Sultaness of the Indies, To Divert the sultan from the execution of a bloody vow he had made to marry a Lady every day, and have her cut off next morning, to avenge himself of the disloyalty of his first sultaness, &c.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “One Thousand and One Stories, Told by The Sultaness of the Indies, To Divert the sultan from the execution of a bloody vow he had made to marry a Lady every day, and have her cut off next morning, to avenge himself of the disloyalty of his first sultaness, &c.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “One Thousand and One Stories, Told by The Sultaness of the Indies, To Divert the sultan from the execution of a bloody vow he had made to marry a Lady every day, and have her cut off next morning, to avenge himself of the disloyalty of his first sultaness, &c.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One Thousand and One Stories, Told by The Sultaness of the Indies, To Divert the sultan from the execution of a bloody vow he had made to marry a Lady every day, and have her cut off next morning, to avenge himself of the disloyalty of his first sultaness, &c.”
A noble monarch or supreme sovereign ruler of an Islamic country or empire.
From this reading “One Thousand and One Stories, Told by The Sultaness of the Indies, To Divert the sultan from the execution of a bloody vow he had made to marry a Lady every day, and have her cut off next morning, to avenge himself of the disloyalty of his first sultaness, &c.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “One Thousand and One Stories, Told by The Sultaness of the Indies, To Divert the sultan from the execution of a bloody vow he had made to marry a Lady every day, and have her cut off next morning, to avenge himself of the disloyalty of his first sultaness, &c.”
a serious promise
From this reading “One Thousand and One Stories, Told by The Sultaness of the Indies, To Divert the sultan from the execution of a bloody vow he had made to marry a Lady every day, and have her cut off next morning, to avenge himself of the disloyalty of his first sultaness, &c.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading One Thousand and One Stories, Told by The Sultaness of the Indies, To Divert the sultan from the execution of a bloody vow he had made to marry a Lady every day, and have her cut off next morning, to avenge himself of the disloyalty of his first sultaness, &c.
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From this reading An accurate account of the customs, manners, and religion, of the Eastern nations.
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From this reading An accurate account of the customs, manners, and religion, of the Eastern nations.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An accurate account of the customs, manners, and religion, of the Eastern nations.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One Thousand and One Stories, Told by The Sultaness of the Indies, To Divert the sultan from the execution of a bloody vow he had made to marry a Lady every day, and have her cut off next morning, to avenge himself of the disloyalty of his first sultaness, &c.
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From this reading One Thousand and One Stories, Told by The Sultaness of the Indies, To Divert the sultan from the execution of a bloody vow he had made to marry a Lady every day, and have her cut off next morning, to avenge himself of the disloyalty of his first sultaness, &c.
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From this reading One Thousand and One Stories, Told by The Sultaness of the Indies, To Divert the sultan from the execution of a bloody vow he had made to marry a Lady every day, and have her cut off next morning, to avenge himself of the disloyalty of his first sultaness, &c.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading One Thousand and One Stories, Told by The Sultaness of the Indies, To Divert the sultan from the execution of a bloody vow he had made to marry a Lady every day, and have her cut off next morning, to avenge himself of the disloyalty of his first sultaness, &c.
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From this reading One Thousand and One Stories, Told by The Sultaness of the Indies, To Divert the sultan from the execution of a bloody vow he had made to marry a Lady every day, and have her cut off next morning, to avenge himself of the disloyalty of his first sultaness, &c.
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From this reading Contents of Volume I.
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From this reading An accurate account of the customs, manners, and religion, of the Eastern nations.
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From this reading One Thousand and One Stories, Told by The Sultaness of the Indies, To Divert the sultan from the execution of a bloody vow he had made to marry a Lady every day, and have her cut off next morning, to avenge himself of the disloyalty of his first sultaness, &c.
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From this reading One Thousand and One Stories, Told by The Sultaness of the Indies, To Divert the sultan from the execution of a bloody vow he had made to marry a Lady every day, and have her cut off next morning, to avenge himself of the disloyalty of his first sultaness, &c.
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From this reading One Thousand and One Stories, Told by The Sultaness of the Indies, To Divert the sultan from the execution of a bloody vow he had made to marry a Lady every day, and have her cut off next morning, to avenge himself of the disloyalty of his first sultaness, &c.
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From this reading One Thousand and One Stories, Told by The Sultaness of the Indies, To Divert the sultan from the execution of a bloody vow he had made to marry a Lady every day, and have her cut off next morning, to avenge himself of the disloyalty of his first sultaness, &c.
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From this reading An accurate account of the customs, manners, and religion, of the Eastern nations.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading One Thousand and One Stories, Told by The Sultaness of the Indies, To Divert the sultan from the execution of a bloody vow he had made to marry a Lady every day, and have her cut off next morning, to avenge himself of the disloyalty of his first sultaness, &c.
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From this reading One Thousand and One Stories, Told by The Sultaness of the Indies, To Divert the sultan from the execution of a bloody vow he had made to marry a Lady every day, and have her cut off next morning, to avenge himself of the disloyalty of his first sultaness, &c.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One Thousand and One Stories, Told by The Sultaness of the Indies, To Divert the sultan from the execution of a bloody vow he had made to marry a Lady every day, and have her cut off next morning, to avenge himself of the disloyalty of his first sultaness, &c.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading One Thousand and One Stories, Told by The Sultaness of the Indies, To Divert the sultan from the execution of a bloody vow he had made to marry a Lady every day, and have her cut off next morning, to avenge himself of the disloyalty of his first sultaness, &c.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading One Thousand and One Stories, Told by The Sultaness of the Indies, To Divert the sultan from the execution of a bloody vow he had made to marry a Lady every day, and have her cut off next morning, to avenge himself of the disloyalty of his first sultaness, &c.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading One Thousand and One Stories, Told by The Sultaness of the Indies, To Divert the sultan from the execution of a bloody vow he had made to marry a Lady every day, and have her cut off next morning, to avenge himself of the disloyalty of his first sultaness, &c.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One Thousand and One Stories, Told by The Sultaness of the Indies, To Divert the sultan from the execution of a bloody vow he had made to marry a Lady every day, and have her cut off next morning, to avenge himself of the disloyalty of his first sultaness, &c.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading One Thousand and One Stories, Told by The Sultaness of the Indies, To Divert the sultan from the execution of a bloody vow he had made to marry a Lady every day, and have her cut off next morning, to avenge himself of the disloyalty of his first sultaness, &c.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading One Thousand and One Stories, Told by The Sultaness of the Indies, To Divert the sultan from the execution of a bloody vow he had made to marry a Lady every day, and have her cut off next morning, to avenge himself of the disloyalty of his first sultaness, &c.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading One Thousand and One Stories, Told by The Sultaness of the Indies, To Divert the sultan from the execution of a bloody vow he had made to marry a Lady every day, and have her cut off next morning, to avenge himself of the disloyalty of his first sultaness, &c.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Vol. I.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In Two Volumes.
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From this reading One Thousand and One Stories, Told by The Sultaness of the Indies, To Divert the sultan from the execution of a bloody vow he had made to marry a Lady every day, and have her cut off next morning, to avenge himself of the disloyalty of his first sultaness, &c.
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From this reading One Thousand and One Stories, Told by The Sultaness of the Indies, To Divert the sultan from the execution of a bloody vow he had made to marry a Lady every day, and have her cut off next morning, to avenge himself of the disloyalty of his first sultaness, &c.
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From this reading One Thousand and One Stories, Told by The Sultaness of the Indies, To Divert the sultan from the execution of a bloody vow he had made to marry a Lady every day, and have her cut off next morning, to avenge himself of the disloyalty of his first sultaness, &c.
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From this reading An accurate account of the customs, manners, and religion, of the Eastern nations.
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From this reading One Thousand and One Stories, Told by The Sultaness of the Indies, To Divert the sultan from the execution of a bloody vow he had made to marry a Lady every day, and have her cut off next morning, to avenge himself of the disloyalty of his first sultaness, &c.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One Thousand and One Stories, Told by The Sultaness of the Indies, To Divert the sultan from the execution of a bloody vow he had made to marry a Lady every day, and have her cut off next morning, to avenge himself of the disloyalty of his first sultaness, &c.
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From this reading An accurate account of the customs, manners, and religion, of the Eastern nations.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One Thousand and One Stories, Told by The Sultaness of the Indies, To Divert the sultan from the execution of a bloody vow he had made to marry a Lady every day, and have her cut off next morning, to avenge himself of the disloyalty of his first sultaness, &c.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One Thousand and One Stories, Told by The Sultaness of the Indies, To Divert the sultan from the execution of a bloody vow he had made to marry a Lady every day, and have her cut off next morning, to avenge himself of the disloyalty of his first sultaness, &c.
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From this reading One Thousand and One Stories, Told by The Sultaness of the Indies, To Divert the sultan from the execution of a bloody vow he had made to marry a Lady every day, and have her cut off next morning, to avenge himself of the disloyalty of his first sultaness, &c.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One Thousand and One Stories, Told by The Sultaness of the Indies, To Divert the sultan from the execution of a bloody vow he had made to marry a Lady every day, and have her cut off next morning, to avenge himself of the disloyalty of his first sultaness, &c.
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From this reading An accurate account of the customs, manners, and religion, of the Eastern nations.
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From this reading One Thousand and One Stories, Told by The Sultaness of the Indies, To Divert the sultan from the execution of a bloody vow he had made to marry a Lady every day, and have her cut off next morning, to avenge himself of the disloyalty of his first sultaness, &c.
A noble monarch or supreme sovereign ruler of an Islamic country or empire.
From this reading One Thousand and One Stories, Told by The Sultaness of the Indies, To Divert the sultan from the execution of a bloody vow he had made to marry a Lady every day, and have her cut off next morning, to avenge himself of the disloyalty of his first sultaness, &c.
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From this reading One Thousand and One Stories, Told by The Sultaness of the Indies, To Divert the sultan from the execution of a bloody vow he had made to marry a Lady every day, and have her cut off next morning, to avenge himself of the disloyalty of his first sultaness, &c.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One Thousand and One Stories, Told by The Sultaness of the Indies, To Divert the sultan from the execution of a bloody vow he had made to marry a Lady every day, and have her cut off next morning, to avenge himself of the disloyalty of his first sultaness, &c.
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From this reading One Thousand and One Stories, Told by The Sultaness of the Indies, To Divert the sultan from the execution of a bloody vow he had made to marry a Lady every day, and have her cut off next morning, to avenge himself of the disloyalty of his first sultaness, &c.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One Thousand and One Stories, Told by The Sultaness of the Indies, To Divert the sultan from the execution of a bloody vow he had made to marry a Lady every day, and have her cut off next morning, to avenge himself of the disloyalty of his first sultaness, &c.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One Thousand and One Stories, Told by The Sultaness of the Indies, To Divert the sultan from the execution of a bloody vow he had made to marry a Lady every day, and have her cut off next morning, to avenge himself of the disloyalty of his first sultaness, &c.
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From this reading In Two Volumes.
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From this reading Vol. I.
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From this reading Contents of Volume I.
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From this reading In Two Volumes.
a serious promise
From this reading One Thousand and One Stories, Told by The Sultaness of the Indies, To Divert the sultan from the execution of a bloody vow he had made to marry a Lady every day, and have her cut off next morning, to avenge himself of the disloyalty of his first sultaness, &c.
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