Chapter 7 of In the Mahdi's Grasp is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of In the Mahdi's Grasp is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Frank shook his head. "Not if you used water?" There was another shake of the head. "It is good--more than good," said the Sheikh. "I have come over to walk with the Hakim to see his sick people.
Chapter 7 of In the Mahdi's Grasp is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading “Frank shook his head.”
a Muslim ruler or governor or judge
From this reading “"I have come over to walk with the Hakim to see his sick people.”
move or cause to move back and forth
From this reading “There was another shake of the head.”
the leader of an Arab village or family
From this reading “"It is good--more than good," said the Sheikh.”
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading “Frank shook his head.”
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “"I have come over to walk with the Hakim to see his sick people.”
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading “"Not if you used water?"”
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading “"I have come over to walk with the Hakim to see his sick people.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading There was another shake of the head.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "I have come over to walk with the Hakim to see his sick people.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading Frank shook his head.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "It is good--more than good," said the Sheikh.
a Muslim ruler or governor or judge
From this reading "I have come over to walk with the Hakim to see his sick people.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have come over to walk with the Hakim to see his sick people.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Frank shook his head.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Frank shook his head.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have come over to walk with the Hakim to see his sick people.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Not if you used water?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is good--more than good," said the Sheikh.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is good--more than good," said the Sheikh.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "It is good--more than good," said the Sheikh.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not if you used water?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was another shake of the head.
above and across; more than
From this reading "I have come over to walk with the Hakim to see his sick people.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading "I have come over to walk with the Hakim to see his sick people.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "It is good--more than good," said the Sheikh.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "I have come over to walk with the Hakim to see his sick people.
move or cause to move back and forth
From this reading There was another shake of the head.
the leader of an Arab village or family
From this reading "It is good--more than good," said the Sheikh.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading Frank shook his head.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading "I have come over to walk with the Hakim to see his sick people.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "It is good--more than good," said the Sheikh.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was another shake of the head.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was another shake of the head.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I have come over to walk with the Hakim to see his sick people.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading "Not if you used water?"
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading "I have come over to walk with the Hakim to see his sick people.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was another shake of the head.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading "Not if you used water?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I have come over to walk with the Hakim to see his sick people.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Not if you used water?"
Chapter 7 of In the Mahdi's Grasp by George Manville Fenn holds 430 sentences, grouped into 86 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.
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