In the Grip of the Mullah

Chapter VIII

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It is already upon nine o'clock, and you will scarcely reach it within an hour.

After that progress will be very slow, for marching at night with a convoy of camels is no light undertaking.

And now it only remains for me to wish you all success in your enterprise.

May you, Mr. Hubbard, return within a short period with your father, and you, Mr. Dixon, reach us once again primed with information concerning the Mullah.

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In the Grip of the Mullah F. S. (Frederick Sadleir) Brereton

Chapter VIII

Chapter 8 of In the Grip of the Mullah is here in full — 227 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

PREPARING TO ADVANCE "I think I have now given you all the information I possess," continued the Consul, after a pause, "and at the risk of appearing anxious to be rid of you, I suggest that you should lose no time in going to your camp. It is already upon nine o'clock, and you will scarcely reach it within an hour. After that progress will be very slow, for marching at night with a convoy of camels is no light undertaking. And now it only remains for me to wish you all success in your enterprise. May you, Mr. Hubbard, return within a short period with your father, and you, Mr. Dixon, reach us once again primed with information concerning the Mullah.

In the Grip of the Mullah

Chapter VIII

Chapter 8 of In the Grip of the Mullah is here in full — 227 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/45 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

/priˈperɪŋ tuː ədˈvæns aɪ θɪŋk aɪ hæv naʊ ˈɡɪvən juː ɔːl ðə ˌɪnfərˈmeɪʃən aɪ pəˈzes kənˈtɪnjuːd ðə ˈkɑːnsəl ˈæftər ə pɔːz ənd æt ðə rɪsk ʌv əˈpɪrɪŋ ˈæŋkʃəs tuː biː rɪd ʌv juː aɪ səˈdʒest ðæt juː ʃʊd luːz noʊ taɪm ɪn ˈɡoʊɪŋ tuː jɔːr kæmp/

Line 2

It is already upon nine o'clock, and you will scarcely reach it within an hour.

/ɪt ɪz ɔːlˈredi əˈpɑːn naɪn əˈklɑːk ənd juː wɪl ˈskersli riːtʃ ɪt wɪˈðɪn æn ˈaʊər/

Line 3

After that progress will be very slow, for marching at night with a convoy of camels is no light undertaking.

/ˈæftər ðæt ˈprɑːɡres wɪl biː ˈveri sloʊ fɔːr ˈmɑːrtʃɪŋ æt naɪt wɪð ə ˈkɑːnvɔɪ ʌv ˈkæməlz ɪz noʊ laɪt ˈʌndərteɪkɪŋ/

Line 4

And now it only remains for me to wish you all success in your enterprise.

/ənd naʊ ɪt ˈoʊnli rɪˈmeɪnz fɔːr miː tuː wɪʃ juː ɔːl səkˈses ɪn jɔːr ˈentərpraɪz/

Line 5

May you, Mr. Hubbard, return within a short period with your father, and you, Mr. Dixon, reach us once again primed with information concerning the Mullah.

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appearing noun US /əˈpɪrɪŋ/

formal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in an action

From this reading “PREPARING TO ADVANCE "I think I have now given you all the information I possess," continued the Consul, after a pause, "and at the risk of appearing anxious to be rid of you, I suggest that you should lose no time in going to your camp.”

camels noun US /ˈkæməlz/

plural of “camel” — cud-chewing mammal used as a draft or saddle animal in desert regions

From this reading “After that progress will be very slow, for marching at night with a convoy of camels is no light undertaking.”

Consul noun US /ˈkɑːnsəl/

a diplomat appointed by a government to protect its commercial interests and help its citizens in a foreign country

convoy noun US /ˈkɑːnvɔɪ/

a procession of land vehicles traveling together

From this reading “After that progress will be very slow, for marching at night with a convoy of camels is no light undertaking.”

Hubbard noun US /ˈhʌbərd/

a United States writer of science fiction and founder of Scientology (1911-1986)

From this reading “May you, Mr. Hubbard, return within a short period with your father, and you, Mr. Dixon, reach us once again primed with information concerning the Mullah.”

Mullah noun US /ˈmʌlə/

a Muslim trained in the doctrine and law of Islam; the head of a mosque

From this reading “May you, Mr. Hubbard, return within a short period with your father, and you, Mr. Dixon, reach us once again primed with information concerning the Mullah.”

primed adjective US /praɪmd/

(usually followed by “to” or “for”) on the point of or strongly disposed

From this reading “May you, Mr. Hubbard, return within a short period with your father, and you, Mr. Dixon, reach us once again primed with information concerning the Mullah.”

undertaking noun US /ˈʌndərteɪkɪŋ/

any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted

From this reading “After that progress will be very slow, for marching at night with a convoy of camels is no light undertaking.”

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information concerning noun + noun counted as “information concern”

In this reading “May you, Mr. Hubbard, return within a short period with your father, and you, Mr. Dixon, reach us once again primed with information concerning the Mullah.”

short period adjective + noun

In this reading “May you, Mr. Hubbard, return within a short period with your father, and you, Mr. Dixon, reach us once again primed with information concerning the Mullah.”

after a pause preposition + article + noun counted as “after … pause”

In this reading “PREPARING TO ADVANCE "I think I have now given you all the information I possess," continued the Consul, after a pause, "and at the risk of appearing anxious to be rid of you, I suggest that you should lose no time in going to your camp.”

within an hour preposition + article + noun counted as “within … hour”

In this reading “It is already upon nine o'clock, and you will scarcely reach it within an hour.”

rid of verb + particle

do away with

at night preposition + noun

In this reading “After that progress will be very slow, for marching at night with a convoy of camels is no light undertaking.”

at the risk preposition + article + noun counted as “at … risk”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading PREPARING TO ADVANCE "I think I have now given you all the information I possess," continued the Consul, after a pause, "and at the risk of appearing anxious to be rid of you, I suggest that you should lose no time in going to your camp.

ADVANCEverbUS /ədˈvæns/

move forward, also in the metaphorical sense

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading May you, Mr. Hubbard, return within a short period with your father, and you, Mr. Dixon, reach us once again primed with information concerning the Mullah.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

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

alreadyadverbUS /ɔːlˈredi/

prior to a specified or implied time

From this reading It is already upon nine o'clock, and you will scarcely reach it within an hour.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading It is already upon nine o'clock, and you will scarcely reach it within an hour.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

anxiousadjectiveUS /ˈæŋkʃəs/

eagerly desirous

appearingnounUS /əˈpɪrɪŋ/

formal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in an action

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

camelsnounUS /ˈkæməlz/

plural of “camel” — cud-chewing mammal used as a draft or saddle animal in desert regions

From this reading After that progress will be very slow, for marching at night with a convoy of camels is no light undertaking.

campnounUS /kæmp/

temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers

concerningverbUS /kənˈsɜːrnɪŋ/

-ing form of “concern” — be relevant to

From this reading May you, Mr. Hubbard, return within a short period with your father, and you, Mr. Dixon, reach us once again primed with information concerning the Mullah.

ConsulnounUS /ˈkɑːnsəl/

a diplomat appointed by a government to protect its commercial interests and help its citizens in a foreign country

continuedadjectiveUS /kənˈtɪnjuːd/

without stop or interruption

convoynounUS /ˈkɑːnvɔɪ/

a procession of land vehicles traveling together

From this reading After that progress will be very slow, for marching at night with a convoy of camels is no light undertaking.

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From this reading May you, Mr. Hubbard, return within a short period with your father, and you, Mr. Dixon, reach us once again primed with information concerning the Mullah.

enterprisenounUS /ˈentərpraɪz/

a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)

From this reading And now it only remains for me to wish you all success in your enterprise.

fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading May you, Mr. Hubbard, return within a short period with your father, and you, Mr. Dixon, reach us once again primed with information concerning the Mullah.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading After that progress will be very slow, for marching at night with a convoy of camels is no light undertaking.

givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/

acknowledged as a supposition

goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/

the act of departing

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

hournounUS /ˈaʊər/

a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day

From this reading It is already upon nine o'clock, and you will scarcely reach it within an hour.

HubbardnounUS /ˈhʌbərd/

a United States writer of science fiction and founder of Scientology (1911-1986)

From this reading May you, Mr. Hubbard, return within a short period with your father, and you, Mr. Dixon, reach us once again primed with information concerning the Mullah.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

informationnounUS /ˌɪnfərˈmeɪʃən/

a message received and understood

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading It is already upon nine o'clock, and you will scarcely reach it within an hour.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It is already upon nine o'clock, and you will scarcely reach it within an hour.

lightadjectiveUS /laɪt/

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading After that progress will be very slow, for marching at night with a convoy of camels is no light undertaking.

loseverbUS /luːz/

fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense

marchingnounUS /ˈmɑːrtʃɪŋ/

the act of marching; walking with regular steps (especially in a procession of some kind)

From this reading After that progress will be very slow, for marching at night with a convoy of camels is no light undertaking.

Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading May you, Mr. Hubbard, return within a short period with your father, and you, Mr. Dixon, reach us once again primed with information concerning the Mullah.

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading And now it only remains for me to wish you all success in your enterprise.

MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/

a form of address for a man

From this reading May you, Mr. Hubbard, return within a short period with your father, and you, Mr. Dixon, reach us once again primed with information concerning the Mullah.

MullahnounUS /ˈmʌlə/

a Muslim trained in the doctrine and law of Islam; the head of a mosque

From this reading May you, Mr. Hubbard, return within a short period with your father, and you, Mr. Dixon, reach us once again primed with information concerning the Mullah.

nightnounUS /naɪt/

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

From this reading After that progress will be very slow, for marching at night with a convoy of camels is no light undertaking.

ninenounUS /naɪn/

the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one

From this reading It is already upon nine o'clock, and you will scarcely reach it within an hour.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

nowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/

according to the clock

From this reading It is already upon nine o'clock, and you will scarcely reach it within an hour.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

onceadverbUS /wʌns/

on one occasion

From this reading May you, Mr. Hubbard, return within a short period with your father, and you, Mr. Dixon, reach us once again primed with information concerning the Mullah.

onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/

and nothing more

From this reading And now it only remains for me to wish you all success in your enterprise.

pausenounUS /pɔːz/

a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something

periodnounUS /ˈpɪriəd/

an amount of time

From this reading May you, Mr. Hubbard, return within a short period with your father, and you, Mr. Dixon, reach us once again primed with information concerning the Mullah.

possessverbUS /pəˈzes/

have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill

PREPARINGverbUS /priˈperɪŋ/

-ing form of “prepare” — make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc

primedadjectiveUS /praɪmd/

(usually followed by “to” or “for”) on the point of or strongly disposed

From this reading May you, Mr. Hubbard, return within a short period with your father, and you, Mr. Dixon, reach us once again primed with information concerning the Mullah.

progressnounUS /ˈprɑːɡres/

gradual improvement or growth or development

From this reading After that progress will be very slow, for marching at night with a convoy of camels is no light undertaking.

reachverbUS /riːtʃ/

reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading It is already upon nine o'clock, and you will scarcely reach it within an hour.

remainsnounUS /rɪˈmeɪnz/

any object that is left unused or still extant

From this reading And now it only remains for me to wish you all success in your enterprise.

returnverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrn/

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading May you, Mr. Hubbard, return within a short period with your father, and you, Mr. Dixon, reach us once again primed with information concerning the Mullah.

ridverbUS /rɪd/

relieve from

risknounUS /rɪsk/

a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune

scarcelyadverbUS /ˈskersli/

only a very short time before

From this reading It is already upon nine o'clock, and you will scarcely reach it within an hour.

shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔːrt/

primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

From this reading May you, Mr. Hubbard, return within a short period with your father, and you, Mr. Dixon, reach us once again primed with information concerning the Mullah.

shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

slowadjectiveUS /sloʊ/

not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time

From this reading After that progress will be very slow, for marching at night with a convoy of camels is no light undertaking.

successnounUS /səkˈses/

an event that accomplishes its intended purpose

From this reading And now it only remains for me to wish you all success in your enterprise.

suggestverbUS /səˈdʒest/

make a proposal, declare a plan for something

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/

judge or regard; look upon; judge

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

TOparticleUS /tuː/

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

undertakingnounUS /ˈʌndərteɪkɪŋ/

any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted

From this reading After that progress will be very slow, for marching at night with a convoy of camels is no light undertaking.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading It is already upon nine o'clock, and you will scarcely reach it within an hour.

uspronounUS /ʌs/

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

From this reading May you, Mr. Hubbard, return within a short period with your father, and you, Mr. Dixon, reach us once again primed with information concerning the Mullah.

veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

From this reading After that progress will be very slow, for marching at night with a convoy of camels is no light undertaking.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading It is already upon nine o'clock, and you will scarcely reach it within an hour.

wishverbUS /wɪʃ/

hope for; have a wish

From this reading And now it only remains for me to wish you all success in your enterprise.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading After that progress will be very slow, for marching at night with a convoy of camels is no light undertaking.

withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading It is already upon nine o'clock, and you will scarcely reach it within an hour.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

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