Chapter 12 of For Fortune and Glory is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of For Fortune and Glory is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Answer_. "Yes, everybody knows the Sheikh Burrachee." _Question_. "Is he not a foreigner to the Soudan?" _Answer_.
Chapter 12 of For Fortune and Glory is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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react verbally
every person
From this reading “"Yes, everybody knows the Sheikh Burrachee."”
a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country
From this reading “"Is he not a foreigner to the Soudan?"”
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading “"Yes, everybody knows the Sheikh Burrachee."”
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
the leader of an Arab village or family
From this reading “"Yes, everybody knows the Sheikh Burrachee."”
an affirmative
From this reading “"Yes, everybody knows the Sheikh Burrachee."”
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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 "Is he not a foreigner to the Soudan?"
react verbally
From this reading _Answer_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, everybody knows the Sheikh Burrachee."
every person
From this reading "Yes, everybody knows the Sheikh Burrachee."
a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country
From this reading "Is he not a foreigner to the Soudan?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Is he not a foreigner to the Soudan?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is he not a foreigner to the Soudan?"
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading "Yes, everybody knows the Sheikh Burrachee."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Is he not a foreigner to the Soudan?"
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading _Question_.
the leader of an Arab village or family
From this reading "Yes, everybody knows the Sheikh Burrachee."
a republic in northeastern Africa on the Red Sea; achieved independence from Egypt and the United Kingdom in 1956
From this reading "Is he not a foreigner to the Soudan?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Yes, everybody knows the Sheikh Burrachee."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Is he not a foreigner to the Soudan?"
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, everybody knows the Sheikh Burrachee."
Chapter 12 of For Fortune and Glory by Lewis Hough holds 411 sentences, grouped into 83 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 12 holds 411 sentences of For Fortune and Glory, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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