Chapter 2 of Saïd the fisherman is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Saïd the fisherman is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
For answer he received a blow on the wrist which forced him to quit hold. “Pig!” cried the soldier, angrily. “The Sultàn has need of thy beast for his soldiers; and I that am his soldier have need of those sacks for myself. Dost understand? Let go, son of a dog!”
Chapter 2 of Saïd the fisherman is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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with anger
From this reading ““Pig!” cried the soldier, angrily.”
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading ““The Sultàn has need of thy beast for his soldiers; and I that am his soldier have need of those sacks for myself.”
an old form of “do”, used with “thou”
From this reading “Dost understand?”
domestic swine
From this reading ““Pig!” cried the soldier, angrily.”
put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading “For answer he received a blow on the wrist which forced him to quit hold.”
plural of “sack” — a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases
From this reading ““The Sultàn has need of thy beast for his soldiers; and I that am his soldier have need of those sacks for myself.”
an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading ““Pig!” cried the soldier, angrily.”
a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones
From this reading “For answer he received a blow on the wrist which forced him to quit hold.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “For answer he received a blow on the wrist which forced him to quit hold.”
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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 For answer he received a blow on the wrist which forced him to quit hold.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “The Sultàn has need of thy beast for his soldiers; and I that am his soldier have need of those sacks for myself.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “The Sultàn has need of thy beast for his soldiers; and I that am his soldier have need of those sacks for myself.
with anger
From this reading “Pig!” cried the soldier, angrily.
react verbally
From this reading For answer he received a blow on the wrist which forced him to quit hold.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading “The Sultàn has need of thy beast for his soldiers; and I that am his soldier have need of those sacks for myself.
exhale hard
From this reading For answer he received a blow on the wrist which forced him to quit hold.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Pig!” cried the soldier, angrily.
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading Let go, son of a dog!”
an old form of “do”, used with “thou”
From this reading Dost understand?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For answer he received a blow on the wrist which forced him to quit hold.
produced by or subjected to forcing
From this reading For answer he received a blow on the wrist which forced him to quit hold.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Let go, son of a dog!”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The Sultàn has need of thy beast for his soldiers; and I that am his soldier have need of those sacks for myself.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “The Sultàn has need of thy beast for his soldiers; and I that am his soldier have need of those sacks for myself.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For answer he received a blow on the wrist which forced him to quit hold.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For answer he received a blow on the wrist which forced him to quit hold.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “The Sultàn has need of thy beast for his soldiers; and I that am his soldier have need of those sacks for myself.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading For answer he received a blow on the wrist which forced him to quit hold.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “The Sultàn has need of thy beast for his soldiers; and I that am his soldier have need of those sacks for myself.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let go, son of a dog!”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “The Sultàn has need of thy beast for his soldiers; and I that am his soldier have need of those sacks for myself.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading “The Sultàn has need of thy beast for his soldiers; and I that am his soldier have need of those sacks for myself.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “The Sultàn has need of thy beast for his soldiers; and I that am his soldier have need of those sacks for myself.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading For answer he received a blow on the wrist which forced him to quit hold.
domestic swine
From this reading “Pig!” cried the soldier, angrily.
put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading For answer he received a blow on the wrist which forced him to quit hold.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading For answer he received a blow on the wrist which forced him to quit hold.
plural of “sack” — a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases
From this reading “The Sultàn has need of thy beast for his soldiers; and I that am his soldier have need of those sacks for myself.
an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading “Pig!” cried the soldier, angrily.
plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading “The Sultàn has need of thy beast for his soldiers; and I that am his soldier have need of those sacks for myself.
a male human offspring
From this reading Let go, son of a dog!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The Sultàn has need of thy beast for his soldiers; and I that am his soldier have need of those sacks for myself.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “The Sultàn has need of thy beast for his soldiers; and I that am his soldier have need of those sacks for myself.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For answer he received a blow on the wrist which forced him to quit hold.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “The Sultàn has need of thy beast for his soldiers; and I that am his soldier have need of those sacks for myself.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “The Sultàn has need of thy beast for his soldiers; and I that am his soldier have need of those sacks for myself.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For answer he received a blow on the wrist which forced him to quit hold.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading Dost understand?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading For answer he received a blow on the wrist which forced him to quit hold.
a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones
From this reading For answer he received a blow on the wrist which forced him to quit hold.
Chapter 2 of Saïd the fisherman by Marmaduke William Pickthall holds 403 sentences, grouped into 81 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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