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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.
They answered that Zeitoon-fashion. How? I will tell. There is a bridge of wood, flung over across the mountain torrent, five hundred feet above the water, spanning from crag to crag. Those Zeitoonli wives of ours bound the Arab prisoners hand and foot.
Chapter 1 of The Eye of Zeitoon is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 48/87 · 5 reading units · Lines 236–240
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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 “Those Zeitoonli wives of ours bound the Arab prisoners hand and foot.”
a steep rugged rock or cliff
From this reading “There is a bridge of wood, flung over across the mountain torrent, five hundred feet above the water, spanning from crag to crag.”
inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness
From this reading “There is a bridge of wood, flung over across the mountain torrent, five hundred feet above the water, spanning from crag to crag.”
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading “Those Zeitoonli wives of ours bound the Arab prisoners hand and foot.”
plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading “Those Zeitoonli wives of ours bound the Arab prisoners hand and foot.”
inflected form of “span” — to cover or extend over an area or time period
From this reading “There is a bridge of wood, flung over across the mountain torrent, five hundred feet above the water, spanning from crag to crag.”
a heavy rain
From this reading “There is a bridge of wood, flung over across the mountain torrent, five hundred feet above the water, spanning from crag to crag.”
plural of “wife” — a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading “Those Zeitoonli wives of ours bound the Arab prisoners hand and foot.”
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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 There is a bridge of wood, flung over across the mountain torrent, five hundred feet above the water, spanning from crag to crag.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading There is a bridge of wood, flung over across the mountain torrent, five hundred feet above the water, spanning from crag to crag.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading There is a bridge of wood, flung over across the mountain torrent, five hundred feet above the water, spanning from crag to crag.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Those Zeitoonli wives of ours bound the Arab prisoners hand and foot.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading They answered that Zeitoon-fashion.
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 Those Zeitoonli wives of ours bound the Arab prisoners hand and foot.
confined by bonds
From this reading Those Zeitoonli wives of ours bound the Arab prisoners hand and foot.
a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
From this reading There is a bridge of wood, flung over across the mountain torrent, five hundred feet above the water, spanning from crag to crag.
a steep rugged rock or cliff
From this reading There is a bridge of wood, flung over across the mountain torrent, five hundred feet above the water, spanning from crag to crag.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading There is a bridge of wood, flung over across the mountain torrent, five hundred feet above the water, spanning from crag to crag.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading There is a bridge of wood, flung over across the mountain torrent, five hundred feet above the water, spanning from crag to crag.
inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness
From this reading There is a bridge of wood, flung over across the mountain torrent, five hundred feet above the water, spanning from crag to crag.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Those Zeitoonli wives of ours bound the Arab prisoners hand and foot.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There is a bridge of wood, flung over across the mountain torrent, five hundred feet above the water, spanning from crag to crag.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Those Zeitoonli wives of ours bound the Arab prisoners hand and foot.
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From this reading How?
ten 10s
From this reading There is a bridge of wood, flung over across the mountain torrent, five hundred feet above the water, spanning from crag to crag.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I will tell.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is a bridge of wood, flung over across the mountain torrent, five hundred feet above the water, spanning from crag to crag.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading There is a bridge of wood, flung over across the mountain torrent, five hundred feet above the water, spanning from crag to crag.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There is a bridge of wood, flung over across the mountain torrent, five hundred feet above the water, spanning from crag to crag.
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading Those Zeitoonli wives of ours bound the Arab prisoners hand and foot.
above and across; more than
From this reading There is a bridge of wood, flung over across the mountain torrent, five hundred feet above the water, spanning from crag to crag.
plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading Those Zeitoonli wives of ours bound the Arab prisoners hand and foot.
inflected form of “span” — to cover or extend over an area or time period
From this reading There is a bridge of wood, flung over across the mountain torrent, five hundred feet above the water, spanning from crag to crag.
express in words
From this reading I will tell.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They answered that Zeitoon-fashion.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There is a bridge of wood, flung over across the mountain torrent, five hundred feet above the water, spanning from crag to crag.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There is a bridge of wood, flung over across the mountain torrent, five hundred feet above the water, spanning from crag to crag.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They answered that Zeitoon-fashion.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those Zeitoonli wives of ours bound the Arab prisoners hand and foot.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There is a bridge of wood, flung over across the mountain torrent, five hundred feet above the water, spanning from crag to crag.
a heavy rain
From this reading There is a bridge of wood, flung over across the mountain torrent, five hundred feet above the water, spanning from crag to crag.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading There is a bridge of wood, flung over across the mountain torrent, five hundred feet above the water, spanning from crag to crag.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will tell.
plural of “wife” — a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading Those Zeitoonli wives of ours bound the Arab prisoners hand and foot.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading There is a bridge of wood, flung over across the mountain torrent, five hundred feet above the water, spanning from crag to crag.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They answered that Zeitoon-fashion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Those Zeitoonli wives of ours bound the Arab prisoners hand and foot.
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