Chapter 5 of Hassan is here in full — 460 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Hassan is here in full — 460 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PERVANEH Cold and heartless coward; you are afraid of death! RAFI By Allah, I am afraid of death, and the man who fears not death is a dullard and a fool! Are we still making speeches in full Divan to the admiration of the by-standers? Must we pose even now! If you hate me for fearing death, go your way and leave this coward.
Chapter 5 of Hassan is here in full — 460 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Muslim name for the one and only God
From this reading “RAFI By Allah, I am afraid of death, and the man who fears not death is a dullard and a fool!”
a person who shows fear or timidity
From this reading “PERVANEH Cold and heartless coward; you are afraid of death!”
a long backless sofa (usually with pillows against a wall)
From this reading “Are we still making speeches in full Divan to the admiration of the by-standers?”
-ing form of “fear” — be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading “If you hate me for fearing death, go your way and leave this coward.”
plural of “fear” — an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
From this reading “RAFI By Allah, I am afraid of death, and the man who fears not death is a dullard and a fool!”
lacking in feeling or pity or warmth
From this reading “PERVANEH Cold and heartless coward; you are afraid of death!”
introduce
From this reading “Must we pose even now!”
plural of “speech” — the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading “Are we still making speeches in full Divan to the admiration of the by-standers?”
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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 RAFI By Allah, I am afraid of death, and the man who fears not death is a dullard and a fool!
a feeling of delighted approval and liking
From this reading Are we still making speeches in full Divan to the admiration of the by-standers?
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading PERVANEH Cold and heartless coward; you are afraid of death!
Muslim name for the one and only God
From this reading RAFI By Allah, I am afraid of death, and the man who fears not death is a dullard and a fool!
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading RAFI By Allah, I am afraid of death, and the man who fears not death is a dullard and a fool!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PERVANEH Cold and heartless coward; you are afraid of death!
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading PERVANEH Cold and heartless coward; you are afraid of death!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading RAFI By Allah, I am afraid of death, and the man who fears not death is a dullard and a fool!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Are we still making speeches in full Divan to the admiration of the by-standers?
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading PERVANEH Cold and heartless coward; you are afraid of death!
a person who shows fear or timidity
From this reading PERVANEH Cold and heartless coward; you are afraid of death!
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading PERVANEH Cold and heartless coward; you are afraid of death!
a long backless sofa (usually with pillows against a wall)
From this reading Are we still making speeches in full Divan to the admiration of the by-standers?
a person who is not very bright
From this reading RAFI By Allah, I am afraid of death, and the man who fears not death is a dullard and a fool!
divisible by two
From this reading Must we pose even now!
-ing form of “fear” — be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading If you hate me for fearing death, go your way and leave this coward.
plural of “fear” — an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
From this reading RAFI By Allah, I am afraid of death, and the man who fears not death is a dullard and a fool!
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading RAFI By Allah, I am afraid of death, and the man who fears not death is a dullard and a fool!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading If you hate me for fearing death, go your way and leave this coward.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Are we still making speeches in full Divan to the admiration of the by-standers?
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading If you hate me for fearing death, go your way and leave this coward.
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading If you hate me for fearing death, go your way and leave this coward.
lacking in feeling or pity or warmth
From this reading PERVANEH Cold and heartless coward; you are afraid of death!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading RAFI By Allah, I am afraid of death, and the man who fears not death is a dullard and a fool!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you hate me for fearing death, go your way and leave this coward.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Are we still making speeches in full Divan to the admiration of the by-standers?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading RAFI By Allah, I am afraid of death, and the man who fears not death is a dullard and a fool!
go away from a place
From this reading If you hate me for fearing death, go your way and leave this coward.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading Are we still making speeches in full Divan to the admiration of the by-standers?
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading RAFI By Allah, I am afraid of death, and the man who fears not death is a dullard and a fool!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If you hate me for fearing death, go your way and leave this coward.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Must we pose even now!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading RAFI By Allah, I am afraid of death, and the man who fears not death is a dullard and a fool!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Must we pose even now!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading PERVANEH Cold and heartless coward; you are afraid of death!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PERVANEH Cold and heartless coward; you are afraid of death!
introduce
From this reading Must we pose even now!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RAFI By Allah, I am afraid of death, and the man who fears not death is a dullard and a fool!
plural of “speech” — the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading Are we still making speeches in full Divan to the admiration of the by-standers?
not in physical motion
From this reading Are we still making speeches in full Divan to the admiration of the by-standers?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading RAFI By Allah, I am afraid of death, and the man who fears not death is a dullard and a fool!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading If you hate me for fearing death, go your way and leave this coward.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Are we still making speeches in full Divan to the admiration of the by-standers?
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading If you hate me for fearing death, go your way and leave this coward.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Are we still making speeches in full Divan to the admiration of the by-standers?
which person or people
From this reading RAFI By Allah, I am afraid of death, and the man who fears not death is a dullard and a fool!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading PERVANEH Cold and heartless coward; you are afraid of death!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If you hate me for fearing death, go your way and leave this coward.
Chapter 5 of Hassan by James Elroy Flecker holds 460 sentences, grouped into 92 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 5 holds 460 sentences of Hassan, unabridged, divided into 92 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of Hassan by James Elroy Flecker exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 460 sentences, grouped into 92 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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