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Saïd the fisherman

Chapter XI

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loquitur).
Ahmed Pasha sent some troops under the command of two colonels into the streets.
They soon applied to him for instructions, under the impossibility of keeping the peace without resorting to violence.
He ordered them in writing to fire upon the people.
One of the colonels in command of the _regulars_ obeyed his order and dispersed the mob, proving thus that the evil might have been checked.
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Saïd the fisherman

Chapter XI

Chapter 11 of Saïd the fisherman is here in full — 77 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/15 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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loquitur).
Line 2
Ahmed Pasha sent some troops under the command of two colonels into the streets.
Line 3
They soon applied to him for instructions, under the impossibility of keeping the peace without resorting to violence.
/ðeɪ suːn əˈplaɪd tuː hɪm fɔːr ˌɪnˈstrʌkʃənz ˈʌndər ðə ˌɪmpɔːsɪˈbɪlɪti ʌv ˈkiːpɪŋ ðə piːs wɪˈθaʊt rɪˈzɔːrtɪŋ tuː ˈvaɪələns/
Line 4
He ordered them in writing to fire upon the people.
/hiː ˈɔːrdərd ðem ɪn ˈraɪtɪŋ tuː ˈfaɪər əˈpɑːn ðə ˈpiːpəl/
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One of the colonels in command of the _regulars_ obeyed his order and dispersed the mob, proving thus that the evil might have been checked.
/wʌn ʌv ðə ˈkɜːrnəlz ɪn kəˈmænd ʌv ðə ˈreɡjələrz oʊˈbeɪd hɪz ˈɔːrdər ənd dɪˈspɜːrst ðə mɑːb ˈpruːvɪŋ ðʌs ðæt ðə ˈiːvəl maɪt hæv bɪn tʃekt/

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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

colonels noun US /ˈkɜːrnəlz/

plural of “colonel” — a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general

From this reading “Ahmed Pasha sent some troops under the command of two colonels into the streets.”

dispersed adjective US /dɪˈspɜːrst/

distributed or spread over a considerable extent

From this reading “One of the colonels in command of the _regulars_ obeyed his order and dispersed the mob, proving thus that the evil might have been checked.”

impossibility noun US /ˌɪmpɔːsɪˈbɪlɪti/

incapability of existing or occurring

From this reading “They soon applied to him for instructions, under the impossibility of keeping the peace without resorting to violence.”

mob noun US /mɑːb/

a disorderly crowd of people

From this reading “One of the colonels in command of the _regulars_ obeyed his order and dispersed the mob, proving thus that the evil might have been checked.”

Pasha noun US /pəˈʃɑː/

a civil or military authority in Turkey or Egypt

From this reading “Ahmed Pasha sent some troops under the command of two colonels into the streets.”

proving verb US /ˈpruːvɪŋ/

-ing form of “prove” — be shown or be found to be

From this reading “One of the colonels in command of the _regulars_ obeyed his order and dispersed the mob, proving thus that the evil might have been checked.”

regulars noun US /ˈreɡjələrz/

plural of “regular” — a regular patron

resorting verb US /rɪˈzɔːrtɪŋ/

-ing form of “resort” — have recourse to

From this reading “They soon applied to him for instructions, under the impossibility of keeping the peace without resorting to violence.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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under the command preposition + article + noun counted as “under … command”

In this reading “Ahmed Pasha sent some troops under the command of two colonels into the streets.”

into the streets preposition + article + noun counted as “into … street”

In this reading “Ahmed Pasha sent some troops under the command of two colonels into the streets.”

in writing preposition + noun

written or drawn or engraved

In this reading “He ordered them in writing to fire upon the people.”

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Ahmed

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Ahmed Pasha sent some troops under the command of two colonels into the streets.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading One of the colonels in command of the _regulars_ obeyed his order and dispersed the mob, proving thus that the evil might have been checked.

appliedadjectiveUS /əˈplaɪd/

concerned with concrete problems or data rather than with fundamental principles

From this reading They soon applied to him for instructions, under the impossibility of keeping the peace without resorting to violence.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading One of the colonels in command of the _regulars_ obeyed his order and dispersed the mob, proving thus that the evil might have been checked.

checkedadjectiveUS /tʃekt/

patterned with alternating squares of color

From this reading One of the colonels in command of the _regulars_ obeyed his order and dispersed the mob, proving thus that the evil might have been checked.

colonelsnounUS /ˈkɜːrnəlz/

plural of “colonel” — a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general

From this reading Ahmed Pasha sent some troops under the command of two colonels into the streets.

commandnounUS /kəˈmænd/

an authoritative direction or instruction to do something

From this reading Ahmed Pasha sent some troops under the command of two colonels into the streets.

dispersedadjectiveUS /dɪˈspɜːrst/

distributed or spread over a considerable extent

From this reading One of the colonels in command of the _regulars_ obeyed his order and dispersed the mob, proving thus that the evil might have been checked.

evilnounUS /ˈiːvəl/

morally objectionable behavior

From this reading One of the colonels in command of the _regulars_ obeyed his order and dispersed the mob, proving thus that the evil might have been checked.

fireverbUS /ˈfaɪər/

start firing a weapon

From this reading He ordered them in writing to fire upon the people.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading They soon applied to him for instructions, under the impossibility of keeping the peace without resorting to violence.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading One of the colonels in command of the _regulars_ obeyed his order and dispersed the mob, proving thus that the evil might have been checked.

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He ordered them in writing to fire upon the people.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading They soon applied to him for instructions, under the impossibility of keeping the peace without resorting to violence.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading One of the colonels in command of the _regulars_ obeyed his order and dispersed the mob, proving thus that the evil might have been checked.

impossibilitynounUS /ˌɪmpɔːsɪˈbɪlɪti/

incapability of existing or occurring

From this reading They soon applied to him for instructions, under the impossibility of keeping the peace without resorting to violence.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading He ordered them in writing to fire upon the people.

instructionsnounUS /ˌɪnˈstrʌkʃənz/

a manual usually accompanying a technical device and explaining how to install or operate it

From this reading They soon applied to him for instructions, under the impossibility of keeping the peace without resorting to violence.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Ahmed Pasha sent some troops under the command of two colonels into the streets.

keepingnounUS /ˈkiːpɪŋ/

conformity or harmony

From this reading They soon applied to him for instructions, under the impossibility of keeping the peace without resorting to violence.

loquitur

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading loquitur).

mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading One of the colonels in command of the _regulars_ obeyed his order and dispersed the mob, proving thus that the evil might have been checked.

mobnounUS /mɑːb/

a disorderly crowd of people

From this reading One of the colonels in command of the _regulars_ obeyed his order and dispersed the mob, proving thus that the evil might have been checked.

obeyedverbUS /oʊˈbeɪd/

past form of “obey” — be obedient to

From this reading One of the colonels in command of the _regulars_ obeyed his order and dispersed the mob, proving thus that the evil might have been checked.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Ahmed Pasha sent some troops under the command of two colonels into the streets.

OnepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading One of the colonels in command of the _regulars_ obeyed his order and dispersed the mob, proving thus that the evil might have been checked.

ordernounUS /ˈɔːrdər/

(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed

From this reading One of the colonels in command of the _regulars_ obeyed his order and dispersed the mob, proving thus that the evil might have been checked.

orderedadjectiveUS /ˈɔːrdərd/

having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule

From this reading He ordered them in writing to fire upon the people.

PashanounUS /pəˈʃɑː/

a civil or military authority in Turkey or Egypt

From this reading Ahmed Pasha sent some troops under the command of two colonels into the streets.

peacenounUS /piːs/

the state prevailing during the absence of war

From this reading They soon applied to him for instructions, under the impossibility of keeping the peace without resorting to violence.

peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading He ordered them in writing to fire upon the people.

provingverbUS /ˈpruːvɪŋ/

-ing form of “prove” — be shown or be found to be

From this reading One of the colonels in command of the _regulars_ obeyed his order and dispersed the mob, proving thus that the evil might have been checked.

regularsnounUS /ˈreɡjələrz/

plural of “regular” — a regular patron

From this reading One of the colonels in command of the _regulars_ obeyed his order and dispersed the mob, proving thus that the evil might have been checked.

resortingverbUS /rɪˈzɔːrtɪŋ/

-ing form of “resort” — have recourse to

From this reading They soon applied to him for instructions, under the impossibility of keeping the peace without resorting to violence.

sentnounUS /sent/

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading Ahmed Pasha sent some troops under the command of two colonels into the streets.

someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Ahmed Pasha sent some troops under the command of two colonels into the streets.

soonadverbUS /suːn/

in the near future

From this reading They soon applied to him for instructions, under the impossibility of keeping the peace without resorting to violence.

streetsnounUS /striːts/

plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading Ahmed Pasha sent some troops under the command of two colonels into the streets.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading One of the colonels in command of the _regulars_ obeyed his order and dispersed the mob, proving thus that the evil might have been checked.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Ahmed Pasha sent some troops under the command of two colonels into the streets.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading He ordered them in writing to fire upon the people.

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They soon applied to him for instructions, under the impossibility of keeping the peace without resorting to violence.

thusadverbUS /ðʌs/

(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result

From this reading One of the colonels in command of the _regulars_ obeyed his order and dispersed the mob, proving thus that the evil might have been checked.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading They soon applied to him for instructions, under the impossibility of keeping the peace without resorting to violence.

troopsnounUS /truːps/

soldiers collectively

From this reading Ahmed Pasha sent some troops under the command of two colonels into the streets.

twonounUS /tuː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading Ahmed Pasha sent some troops under the command of two colonels into the streets.

underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading Ahmed Pasha sent some troops under the command of two colonels into the streets.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading He ordered them in writing to fire upon the people.

violencenounUS /ˈvaɪələns/

an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)

From this reading They soon applied to him for instructions, under the impossibility of keeping the peace without resorting to violence.

withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading They soon applied to him for instructions, under the impossibility of keeping the peace without resorting to violence.

writingnounUS /ˈraɪtɪŋ/

the act of creating written works

From this reading He ordered them in writing to fire upon the people.

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