Chapter 5 of Tales from the Arabic — Complete is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 5 of Tales from the Arabic — Complete is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Quoth En Numan, "What prompted thee to keep faith, the case being as thou sayest?" "O king," answered the Arab, "it was my religion." And En Numan said, "What is thy religion?" "The Christian," replied the other. Quoth the king, "Expound it unto me."
Chapter 5 of Tales from the Arabic — Complete is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 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 “"O king," answered the Arab, "it was my religion."”
an occurrence of something
From this reading “Quoth En Numan, "What prompted thee to keep faith, the case being as thou sayest?"”
relating to or characteristic of Christianity
From this reading “"The Christian," replied the other.”
add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
From this reading “Quoth the king, "Expound it unto me."”
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading “Quoth En Numan, "What prompted thee to keep faith, the case being as thou sayest?"”
past form of “prompt” — give an incentive for action
From this reading “Quoth En Numan, "What prompted thee to keep faith, the case being as thou sayest?"”
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading “"O king," answered the Arab, "it was my religion."”
an old word for “to”
From this reading “Quoth the king, "Expound it unto me."”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And En Numan said, "What is thy religion?"
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "O king," answered the Arab, "it was my religion."
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 "O king," answered the Arab, "it was my religion."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Quoth En Numan, "What prompted thee to keep faith, the case being as thou sayest?"
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Quoth En Numan, "What prompted thee to keep faith, the case being as thou sayest?"
an occurrence of something
From this reading Quoth En Numan, "What prompted thee to keep faith, the case being as thou sayest?"
relating to or characteristic of Christianity
From this reading "The Christian," replied the other.
half the width of an em
From this reading Quoth En Numan, "What prompted thee to keep faith, the case being as thou sayest?"
add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
From this reading Quoth the king, "Expound it unto me."
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading Quoth En Numan, "What prompted thee to keep faith, the case being as thou sayest?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And En Numan said, "What is thy religion?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "O king," answered the Arab, "it was my religion."
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Quoth En Numan, "What prompted thee to keep faith, the case being as thou sayest?"
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading "O king," answered the Arab, "it was my religion."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Quoth the king, "Expound it unto me."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "O king," answered the Arab, "it was my religion."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Quoth En Numan, "What prompted thee to keep faith, the case being as thou sayest?"
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "O king," answered the Arab, "it was my religion."
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "The Christian," replied the other.
past form of “prompt” — give an incentive for action
From this reading Quoth En Numan, "What prompted thee to keep faith, the case being as thou sayest?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Quoth En Numan, "What prompted thee to keep faith, the case being as thou sayest?"
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading "O king," answered the Arab, "it was my religion."
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "The Christian," replied the other.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading And En Numan said, "What is thy religion?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Quoth En Numan, "What prompted thee to keep faith, the case being as thou sayest?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Quoth En Numan, "What prompted thee to keep faith, the case being as thou sayest?"
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Quoth En Numan, "What prompted thee to keep faith, the case being as thou sayest?"
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Quoth En Numan, "What prompted thee to keep faith, the case being as thou sayest?"
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading And En Numan said, "What is thy religion?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Quoth En Numan, "What prompted thee to keep faith, the case being as thou sayest?"
an old word for “to”
From this reading Quoth the king, "Expound it unto me."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "O king," answered the Arab, "it was my religion."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Quoth En Numan, "What prompted thee to keep faith, the case being as thou sayest?"
Chapter 5 of Tales from the Arabic — Complete by John [Translator] Payne holds 408 sentences, grouped into 82 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.
Chapter 5 holds 408 sentences of Tales from the Arabic — Complete, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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