Chapter 3 of Tahara Among African Tribes is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Tahara Among African Tribes is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ARAB RAIDERS Dan came running to Dick Oakwood and cried, "Say it looks to me like a sandstorm over there. Maybe we had all better get under cover!" Across the desert, far away, Dick saw a cloud of dust rising into the hot blue sky and called Raal. "Is that a sandstorm?" he asked. Raal studied the horizon carefully with narrowed eyes.
Chapter 3 of Tahara Among African Tribes is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a member of a Semitic people originally from the Arabian peninsula and surrounding territories who speaks Arabic and who inhabits much of the Middle East and northern Africa
From this reading “ARAB RAIDERS Dan came running to Dick Oakwood and cried, "Say it looks to me like a sandstorm over there.”
provide with a covering or cause to be covered
From this reading “Maybe we had all better get under cover!"”
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading “Across the desert, far away, Dick saw a cloud of dust rising into the hot blue sky and called Raal.”
the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
From this reading “Raal studied the horizon carefully with narrowed eyes.”
reduced in size as by squeezing together
From this reading “Raal studied the horizon carefully with narrowed eyes.”
plural of “raider” — someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war)
From this reading “ARAB RAIDERS Dan came running to Dick Oakwood and cried, "Say it looks to me like a sandstorm over there.”
a windstorm that lifts up clouds of dust or sand
From this reading “ARAB RAIDERS Dan came running to Dick Oakwood and cried, "Say it looks to me like a sandstorm over there.”
produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation
From this reading “Raal studied the horizon carefully with narrowed eyes.”
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the sky as viewed during daylight
In this reading “Across the desert, far away, Dick saw a cloud of dust rising into the hot blue sky and called Raal.”
In this reading “Raal studied the horizon carefully with narrowed eyes.”
In this reading “ARAB RAIDERS Dan came running to Dick Oakwood and cried, "Say it looks to me like a sandstorm over there.”
In this reading “Across the desert, far away, Dick saw a cloud of dust rising into the hot blue sky and called Raal.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ARAB RAIDERS Dan came running to Dick Oakwood and cried, "Say it looks to me like a sandstorm over there.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Across the desert, far away, Dick saw a cloud of dust rising into the hot blue sky and called Raal.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Maybe we had all better get under cover!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ARAB RAIDERS Dan came running to Dick Oakwood and cried, "Say it looks to me like a sandstorm over there.
a member of a Semitic people originally from the Arabian peninsula and surrounding territories who speaks Arabic and who inhabits much of the Middle East and northern Africa
From this reading ARAB RAIDERS Dan came running to Dick Oakwood and cried, "Say it looks to me like a sandstorm over there.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Is that a sandstorm?" he asked.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Across the desert, far away, Dick saw a cloud of dust rising into the hot blue sky and called Raal.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Maybe we had all better get under cover!"
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading Across the desert, far away, Dick saw a cloud of dust rising into the hot blue sky and called Raal.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Across the desert, far away, Dick saw a cloud of dust rising into the hot blue sky and called Raal.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading ARAB RAIDERS Dan came running to Dick Oakwood and cried, "Say it looks to me like a sandstorm over there.
taking care or paying attention
From this reading Raal studied the horizon carefully with narrowed eyes.
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading Across the desert, far away, Dick saw a cloud of dust rising into the hot blue sky and called Raal.
provide with a covering or cause to be covered
From this reading Maybe we had all better get under cover!"
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading ARAB RAIDERS Dan came running to Dick Oakwood and cried, "Say it looks to me like a sandstorm over there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ARAB RAIDERS Dan came running to Dick Oakwood and cried, "Say it looks to me like a sandstorm over there.
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading Across the desert, far away, Dick saw a cloud of dust rising into the hot blue sky and called Raal.
someone who is a detective
From this reading ARAB RAIDERS Dan came running to Dick Oakwood and cried, "Say it looks to me like a sandstorm over there.
remove the dust from
From this reading Across the desert, far away, Dick saw a cloud of dust rising into the hot blue sky and called Raal.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Raal studied the horizon carefully with narrowed eyes.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Across the desert, far away, Dick saw a cloud of dust rising into the hot blue sky and called Raal.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Maybe we had all better get under cover!"
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Maybe we had all better get under cover!"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Is that a sandstorm?" he asked.
the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
From this reading Raal studied the horizon carefully with narrowed eyes.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading Across the desert, far away, Dick saw a cloud of dust rising into the hot blue sky and called Raal.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Across the desert, far away, Dick saw a cloud of dust rising into the hot blue sky and called Raal.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is that a sandstorm?" he asked.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ARAB RAIDERS Dan came running to Dick Oakwood and cried, "Say it looks to me like a sandstorm over there.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading ARAB RAIDERS Dan came running to Dick Oakwood and cried, "Say it looks to me like a sandstorm over there.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading ARAB RAIDERS Dan came running to Dick Oakwood and cried, "Say it looks to me like a sandstorm over there.
by chance
From this reading Maybe we had all better get under cover!"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ARAB RAIDERS Dan came running to Dick Oakwood and cried, "Say it looks to me like a sandstorm over there.
reduced in size as by squeezing together
From this reading Raal studied the horizon carefully with narrowed eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ARAB RAIDERS Dan came running to Dick Oakwood and cried, "Say it looks to me like a sandstorm over there.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Across the desert, far away, Dick saw a cloud of dust rising into the hot blue sky and called Raal.
above and across; more than
From this reading ARAB RAIDERS Dan came running to Dick Oakwood and cried, "Say it looks to me like a sandstorm over there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Across the desert, far away, Dick saw a cloud of dust rising into the hot blue sky and called Raal.
plural of “raider” — someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war)
From this reading ARAB RAIDERS Dan came running to Dick Oakwood and cried, "Say it looks to me like a sandstorm over there.
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading Across the desert, far away, Dick saw a cloud of dust rising into the hot blue sky and called Raal.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading ARAB RAIDERS Dan came running to Dick Oakwood and cried, "Say it looks to me like a sandstorm over there.
a windstorm that lifts up clouds of dust or sand
From this reading ARAB RAIDERS Dan came running to Dick Oakwood and cried, "Say it looks to me like a sandstorm over there.
cut with a saw
From this reading Across the desert, far away, Dick saw a cloud of dust rising into the hot blue sky and called Raal.
express in words
From this reading ARAB RAIDERS Dan came running to Dick Oakwood and cried, "Say it looks to me like a sandstorm over there.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading Across the desert, far away, Dick saw a cloud of dust rising into the hot blue sky and called Raal.
produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation
From this reading Raal studied the horizon carefully with narrowed eyes.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Is that a sandstorm?" he asked.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Across the desert, far away, Dick saw a cloud of dust rising into the hot blue sky and called Raal.
in or at that place or location
From this reading ARAB RAIDERS Dan came running to Dick Oakwood and cried, "Say it looks to me like a sandstorm over there.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ARAB RAIDERS Dan came running to Dick Oakwood and cried, "Say it looks to me like a sandstorm over there.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Maybe we had all better get under cover!"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Maybe we had all better get under cover!"
in the company of; together with
From this reading Raal studied the horizon carefully with narrowed eyes.
Chapter 3 of Tahara Among African Tribes by Harold M. (Harold Morrow) Sherman holds 180 sentences, grouped into 36 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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