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Chapter 1 of The Eye of Zeitoon is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Shall I speak of Zeitoon? This, then: the Turks never conquered it! They came once and built a fort on the opposite mountain-side, with guns to overawe us all. We took their fort by storm! We threw their cannon down a thousand feet into the bed of the torrent, and there they lie to-day!
Chapter 1 of The Eye of Zeitoon is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
From this reading “They came once and built a fort on the opposite mountain-side, with guns to overawe us all.”
a large artillery gun that is usually on wheels
From this reading “We threw their cannon down a thousand feet into the bed of the torrent, and there they lie to-day!”
past form of “conquer” — bring under control by force or authority
From this reading “This, then: the Turks never conquered it!”
a fortified military post where troops are stationed
From this reading “They came once and built a fort on the opposite mountain-side, with guns to overawe us all.”
plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading “They came once and built a fort on the opposite mountain-side, with guns to overawe us all.”
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading “We took their fort by storm!”
a heavy rain
From this reading “We threw their cannon down a thousand feet into the bed of the torrent, and there they lie to-day!”
plural of “turk” — a native or inhabitant of Turkey
From this reading “This, then: the Turks never conquered it!”
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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 They came once and built a fort on the opposite mountain-side, with guns to overawe us all.
(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 They came once and built a fort on the opposite mountain-side, with guns to overawe us all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They came once and built a fort on the opposite mountain-side, with guns to overawe us all.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading We threw their cannon down a thousand feet into the bed of the torrent, and there they lie to-day!
(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
From this reading They came once and built a fort on the opposite mountain-side, with guns to overawe us all.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading We took their fort by storm!
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading They came once and built a fort on the opposite mountain-side, with guns to overawe us all.
a large artillery gun that is usually on wheels
From this reading We threw their cannon down a thousand feet into the bed of the torrent, and there they lie to-day!
past form of “conquer” — bring under control by force or authority
From this reading This, then: the Turks never conquered it!
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading We threw their cannon down a thousand feet into the bed of the torrent, and there they lie to-day!
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading We threw their cannon down a thousand feet into the bed of the torrent, and there they lie to-day!
a fortified military post where troops are stationed
From this reading They came once and built a fort on the opposite mountain-side, with guns to overawe us all.
plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading They came once and built a fort on the opposite mountain-side, with guns to overawe us all.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Shall I speak of Zeitoon?
moving to the inside of something
From this reading We threw their cannon down a thousand feet into the bed of the torrent, and there they lie to-day!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This, then: the Turks never conquered it!
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading We threw their cannon down a thousand feet into the bed of the torrent, and there they lie to-day!
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From this reading They came once and built a fort on the opposite mountain-side, with guns to overawe us all.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading This, then: the Turks never conquered it!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Shall I speak of Zeitoon?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They came once and built a fort on the opposite mountain-side, with guns to overawe us all.
on one occasion
From this reading They came once and built a fort on the opposite mountain-side, with guns to overawe us all.
being directly across from each other; facing
From this reading They came once and built a fort on the opposite mountain-side, with guns to overawe us all.
subdue, restrain, or overcome by affecting with a feeling of awe; frighten (as with threats)
From this reading They came once and built a fort on the opposite mountain-side, with guns to overawe us all.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Shall I speak of Zeitoon?
express in speech
From this reading Shall I speak of Zeitoon?
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading We took their fort by storm!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This, then: the Turks never conquered it!
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading We took their fort by storm!
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading This, then: the Turks never conquered it!
in or at that place or location
From this reading We threw their cannon down a thousand feet into the bed of the torrent, and there they lie to-day!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They came once and built a fort on the opposite mountain-side, with guns to overawe us all.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This, then: the Turks never conquered it!
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading We threw their cannon down a thousand feet into the bed of the torrent, and there they lie to-day!
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading We threw their cannon down a thousand feet into the bed of the torrent, and there they lie to-day!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They came once and built a fort on the opposite mountain-side, with guns to overawe us all.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We threw their cannon down a thousand feet into the bed of the torrent, and there they lie to-day!
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading We took their fort by storm!
a heavy rain
From this reading We threw their cannon down a thousand feet into the bed of the torrent, and there they lie to-day!
plural of “turk” — a native or inhabitant of Turkey
From this reading This, then: the Turks never conquered it!
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They came once and built a fort on the opposite mountain-side, with guns to overawe us all.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We took their fort by storm!
in the company of; together with
From this reading They came once and built a fort on the opposite mountain-side, with guns to overawe us all.
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From this reading Shall I speak of Zeitoon?
Chapter 1 of The Eye of Zeitoon by Talbot Mundy holds 436 sentences, grouped into 88 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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