Chapter 12 of The House of Islâm is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The House of Islâm is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Come, O my brothers! Talk is vain when the throat is dry and the belly empty. Lead the way to some place where we can eat together, and drink a cup or two of good coffee. So shall our business prosper by the blessing of Allah.” “But we have no money, O my lord!
Chapter 12 of The House of Islâm is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Muslim name for the one and only God
From this reading “So shall our business prosper by the blessing of Allah.””
the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis
From this reading “Talk is vain when the throat is dry and the belly empty.”
the formal act of approving
From this reading “So shall our business prosper by the blessing of Allah.””
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading ““Come, O my brothers!”
a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
From this reading “Lead the way to some place where we can eat together, and drink a cup or two of good coffee.”
a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
From this reading “Lead the way to some place where we can eat together, and drink a cup or two of good coffee.”
make steady progress; be at the high point in one's career or reach a high point in historical significance or importance
From this reading “So shall our business prosper by the blessing of Allah.””
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading “Talk is vain when the throat is dry and the belly empty.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Lead the way to some place where we can eat together, and drink a cup or two of good coffee.”
In this reading “Lead the way to some place where we can eat together, and drink a cup or two of good coffee.”
In this reading “Lead the way to some place where we can eat together, and drink a cup or two of good coffee.”
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 Lead the way to some place where we can eat together, and drink a cup or two of good coffee.
Muslim name for the one and only God
From this reading So shall our business prosper by the blessing of Allah.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Talk is vain when the throat is dry and the belly empty.
the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis
From this reading Talk is vain when the throat is dry and the belly empty.
the formal act of approving
From this reading So shall our business prosper by the blessing of Allah.”
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading “Come, O my brothers!
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading So shall our business prosper by the blessing of Allah.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But we have no money, O my lord!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading So shall our business prosper by the blessing of Allah.”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Lead the way to some place where we can eat together, and drink a cup or two of good coffee.
a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
From this reading Lead the way to some place where we can eat together, and drink a cup or two of good coffee.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Come, O my brothers!
a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
From this reading Lead the way to some place where we can eat together, and drink a cup or two of good coffee.
take in liquids
From this reading Lead the way to some place where we can eat together, and drink a cup or two of good coffee.
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading Talk is vain when the throat is dry and the belly empty.
take in solid food
From this reading Lead the way to some place where we can eat together, and drink a cup or two of good coffee.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading Talk is vain when the throat is dry and the belly empty.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Lead the way to some place where we can eat together, and drink a cup or two of good coffee.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “But we have no money, O my lord!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Talk is vain when the throat is dry and the belly empty.
take somebody somewhere
From this reading Lead the way to some place where we can eat together, and drink a cup or two of good coffee.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading “But we have no money, O my lord!
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading “But we have no money, O my lord!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Come, O my brothers!
not any; not one
From this reading “But we have no money, O my lord!
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 “Come, O my brothers!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lead the way to some place where we can eat together, and drink a cup or two of good coffee.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Lead the way to some place where we can eat together, and drink a cup or two of good coffee.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading So shall our business prosper by the blessing of Allah.”
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Lead the way to some place where we can eat together, and drink a cup or two of good coffee.
make steady progress; be at the high point in one's career or reach a high point in historical significance or importance
From this reading So shall our business prosper by the blessing of Allah.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading So shall our business prosper by the blessing of Allah.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So shall our business prosper by the blessing of Allah.”
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Lead the way to some place where we can eat together, and drink a cup or two of good coffee.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading Talk is vain when the throat is dry and the belly empty.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Talk is vain when the throat is dry and the belly empty.
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading Talk is vain when the throat is dry and the belly empty.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lead the way to some place where we can eat together, and drink a cup or two of good coffee.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Lead the way to some place where we can eat together, and drink a cup or two of good coffee.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Lead the way to some place where we can eat together, and drink a cup or two of good coffee.
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading Talk is vain when the throat is dry and the belly empty.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Lead the way to some place where we can eat together, and drink a cup or two of good coffee.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Lead the way to some place where we can eat together, and drink a cup or two of good coffee.
at the time that
From this reading Talk is vain when the throat is dry and the belly empty.
in or at the place that
From this reading Lead the way to some place where we can eat together, and drink a cup or two of good coffee.
Chapter 12 of The House of Islâm by Marmaduke William Pickthall holds 183 sentences, grouped into 37 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 12 holds 183 sentences of The House of Islâm, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
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