Chapter 27 of The House of Islâm is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of The House of Islâm is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“No; I say no. Allah forbid so great a sin. He is a good poor man, who never wronged anyone, my friend these many days. For my sake came he to this city, mistress of wickedness; and if he have sinned herein, the blame is mine. Let me die and save him.”
Chapter 27 of The House of Islâm is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/21 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Muslim name for the one and only God
From this reading “Allah forbid so great a sin.”
put or pin the blame on
From this reading “For my sake came he to this city, mistress of wickedness; and if he have sinned herein, the blame is mine.”
command against
From this reading “Allah forbid so great a sin.”
in this place or thing or document
From this reading “For my sake came he to this city, mistress of wickedness; and if he have sinned herein, the blame is mine.”
estrangement from god
From this reading “Allah forbid so great a sin.”
inflected form of “sin” — commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law
From this reading “For my sake came he to this city, mistress of wickedness; and if he have sinned herein, the blame is mine.”
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading “For my sake came he to this city, mistress of wickedness; and if he have sinned herein, the blame is mine.”
past form of “wrong” — treat unjustly; do wrong to
From this reading “He is a good poor man, who never wronged anyone, my friend these many days.”
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 “He is a good poor man, who never wronged anyone, my friend these many days.”
In this reading “He is a good poor man, who never wronged anyone, my friend these many days.”
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 Allah forbid so great a sin.
Muslim name for the one and only God
From this reading Allah forbid so great a sin.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For my sake came he to this city, mistress of wickedness; and if he have sinned herein, the blame is mine.
any person at all
From this reading He is a good poor man, who never wronged anyone, my friend these many days.
put or pin the blame on
From this reading For my sake came he to this city, mistress of wickedness; and if he have sinned herein, the blame is mine.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading For my sake came he to this city, mistress of wickedness; and if he have sinned herein, the blame is mine.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading For my sake came he to this city, mistress of wickedness; and if he have sinned herein, the blame is mine.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading He is a good poor man, who never wronged anyone, my friend these many days.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Let me die and save him.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For my sake came he to this city, mistress of wickedness; and if he have sinned herein, the blame is mine.
command against
From this reading Allah forbid so great a sin.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading He is a good poor man, who never wronged anyone, my friend these many days.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading He is a good poor man, who never wronged anyone, my friend these many days.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Allah forbid so great a sin.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading For my sake came he to this city, mistress of wickedness; and if he have sinned herein, the blame is mine.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He is a good poor man, who never wronged anyone, my friend these many days.
in this place or thing or document
From this reading For my sake came he to this city, mistress of wickedness; and if he have sinned herein, the blame is mine.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let me die and save him.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “No; I say no.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading For my sake came he to this city, mistress of wickedness; and if he have sinned herein, the blame is mine.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He is a good poor man, who never wronged anyone, my friend these many days.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let me die and save him.”
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading He is a good poor man, who never wronged anyone, my friend these many days.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading He is a good poor man, who never wronged anyone, my friend these many days.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let me die and save him.”
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading For my sake came he to this city, mistress of wickedness; and if he have sinned herein, the blame is mine.
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading For my sake came he to this city, mistress of wickedness; and if he have sinned herein, the blame is mine.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading He is a good poor man, who never wronged anyone, my friend these many days.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading He is a good poor man, who never wronged anyone, my friend these many days.
not any; not one
From this reading “No; I say no.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For my sake came he to this city, mistress of wickedness; and if he have sinned herein, the blame is mine.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading He is a good poor man, who never wronged anyone, my friend these many days.
a reason for wanting something done
From this reading For my sake came he to this city, mistress of wickedness; and if he have sinned herein, the blame is mine.
except for; apart from
From this reading Let me die and save him.”
express in words
From this reading “No; I say no.
estrangement from god
From this reading Allah forbid so great a sin.
inflected form of “sin” — commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law
From this reading For my sake came he to this city, mistress of wickedness; and if he have sinned herein, the blame is mine.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Allah forbid so great a sin.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For my sake came he to this city, mistress of wickedness; and if he have sinned herein, the blame is mine.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading He is a good poor man, who never wronged anyone, my friend these many days.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading For my sake came he to this city, mistress of wickedness; and if he have sinned herein, the blame is mine.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For my sake came he to this city, mistress of wickedness; and if he have sinned herein, the blame is mine.
which person or people
From this reading He is a good poor man, who never wronged anyone, my friend these many days.
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading For my sake came he to this city, mistress of wickedness; and if he have sinned herein, the blame is mine.
past form of “wrong” — treat unjustly; do wrong to
From this reading He is a good poor man, who never wronged anyone, my friend these many days.
Chapter 27 of The House of Islâm by Marmaduke William Pickthall holds 109 sentences, grouped into 22 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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