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The House of Islâm

Chapter XXIX

Chapter 29 of The House of Islâm is here in full — 184 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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The year’s last rain had fallen and the power of the summer sun was fresh on all the land.
With thanks to Allah, the little party of travelers approached the region of great trees in the highland beyond Es-Salt.
Mâs, walking beside the litter which contained Fatmeh, wiped his face with his hand repeatedly and shook off the drops thus reaped upon the ground.
“It is hot, O mother of stale delights,” he observed friendly.
“How fares it with thee inside there?”
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The House of Islâm

Chapter XXIX

Chapter 29 of The House of Islâm is here in full — 184 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/36 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
The year’s last rain had fallen and the power of the summer sun was fresh on all the land.
/ðə jɪrz læst reɪn hæd ˈfɑːlən ənd ðə ˈpaʊər ʌv ðə ˈsʌmər sʌn wɑːz freʃ ɑːn ɔːl ðə lænd/
Line 2
With thanks to Allah, the little party of travelers approached the region of great trees in the highland beyond Es-Salt.
Line 3
Mâs, walking beside the litter which contained Fatmeh, wiped his face with his hand repeatedly and shook off the drops thus reaped upon the ground.
Line 4
“It is hot, O mother of stale delights,” he observed friendly.
/ɪt ɪz hɑːt oʊ ˈmʌðər ʌv steɪl dɪˈlaɪts hiː əbˈzɜːrvd ˈfrendli/
Line 5
“How fares it with thee inside there?”

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

fares noun US /ferz/

plural of “fare” — an agenda of things to do

From this reading ““How fares it with thee inside there?””

highland noun US /ˈhaɪlənd/

elevated (e.g., mountainous) land

From this reading “With thanks to Allah, the little party of travelers approached the region of great trees in the highland beyond Es-Salt.”

litter noun US /ˈlɪtər/

the offspring at one birth of a multiparous mammal

From this reading “Mâs, walking beside the litter which contained Fatmeh, wiped his face with his hand repeatedly and shook off the drops thus reaped upon the ground.”

reaped verb US /riːpt/

past form of “reap” — gather, as of natural products

From this reading “Mâs, walking beside the litter which contained Fatmeh, wiped his face with his hand repeatedly and shook off the drops thus reaped upon the ground.”

repeatedly adverb US /rɪˈpiːtɪdli/

several time

From this reading “Mâs, walking beside the litter which contained Fatmeh, wiped his face with his hand repeatedly and shook off the drops thus reaped upon the ground.”

stale adjective US /steɪl/

lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from age

From this reading ““It is hot, O mother of stale delights,” he observed friendly.”

travelers noun US /ˈtrævələrz/

plural of “traveler” — a person who changes location

From this reading “With thanks to Allah, the little party of travelers approached the region of great trees in the highland beyond Es-Salt.”

year's noun US /jɪrz/

possessive form of “year” — a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

summer sun noun + noun

In this reading “The year’s last rain had fallen and the power of the summer sun was fresh on all the land.”

upon the ground preposition + article + noun counted as “upon … ground”

In this reading “Mâs, walking beside the litter which contained Fatmeh, wiped his face with his hand repeatedly and shook off the drops thus reaped upon the ground.”

little party adjective + noun

In this reading “With thanks to Allah, the little party of travelers approached the region of great trees in the highland beyond Es-Salt.”

great trees adjective + noun counted as “great tree”

In this reading “With thanks to Allah, the little party of travelers approached the region of great trees in the highland beyond Es-Salt.”

All words in this reading · 65

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 The year’s last rain had fallen and the power of the summer sun was fresh on all the land.

AllahnounUS /ˈɑːlə/

Muslim name for the one and only God

From this reading With thanks to Allah, the little party of travelers approached the region of great trees in the highland beyond Es-Salt.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The year’s last rain had fallen and the power of the summer sun was fresh on all the land.

approachedverbUS /əˈproʊtʃt/

past form of “approach” — move towards

From this reading With thanks to Allah, the little party of travelers approached the region of great trees in the highland beyond Es-Salt.

besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/

next to; at the side of

From this reading Mâs, walking beside the litter which contained Fatmeh, wiped his face with his hand repeatedly and shook off the drops thus reaped upon the ground.

beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/

on the far side of; further than

From this reading With thanks to Allah, the little party of travelers approached the region of great trees in the highland beyond Es-Salt.

containedadjectiveUS /kənˈteɪnd/

gotten under control

From this reading Mâs, walking beside the litter which contained Fatmeh, wiped his face with his hand repeatedly and shook off the drops thus reaped upon the ground.

delightsnounUS /dɪˈlaɪts/

plural of “delight” — a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction

From this reading “It is hot, O mother of stale delights,” he observed friendly.

dropsnounUS /drɑːps/

plural of “drop” — a shape that is spherical and small

From this reading Mâs, walking beside the litter which contained Fatmeh, wiped his face with his hand repeatedly and shook off the drops thus reaped upon the ground.

Es-Salt

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading With thanks to Allah, the little party of travelers approached the region of great trees in the highland beyond Es-Salt.

facenounUS /feɪs/

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading Mâs, walking beside the litter which contained Fatmeh, wiped his face with his hand repeatedly and shook off the drops thus reaped upon the ground.

fallenadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːlən/

having dropped by the force of gravity

From this reading The year’s last rain had fallen and the power of the summer sun was fresh on all the land.

faresnounUS /ferz/

plural of “fare” — an agenda of things to do

From this reading “How fares it with thee inside there?”

Fatmeh

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Mâs, walking beside the litter which contained Fatmeh, wiped his face with his hand repeatedly and shook off the drops thus reaped upon the ground.

freshadjectiveUS /freʃ/

recently made, produced, or harvested

From this reading The year’s last rain had fallen and the power of the summer sun was fresh on all the land.

friendlyadjectiveUS /ˈfrendli/

characteristic of or befitting a friend

From this reading “It is hot, O mother of stale delights,” he observed friendly.

greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading With thanks to Allah, the little party of travelers approached the region of great trees in the highland beyond Es-Salt.

groundnounUS /ɡraʊnd/

the solid part of the earth's surface

From this reading Mâs, walking beside the litter which contained Fatmeh, wiped his face with his hand repeatedly and shook off the drops thus reaped upon the ground.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading The year’s last rain had fallen and the power of the summer sun was fresh on all the land.

handnounUS /hænd/

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading Mâs, walking beside the litter which contained Fatmeh, wiped his face with his hand repeatedly and shook off the drops thus reaped upon the ground.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading “It is hot, O mother of stale delights,” he observed friendly.

highlandnounUS /ˈhaɪlənd/

elevated (e.g., mountainous) land

From this reading With thanks to Allah, the little party of travelers approached the region of great trees in the highland beyond Es-Salt.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Mâs, walking beside the litter which contained Fatmeh, wiped his face with his hand repeatedly and shook off the drops thus reaped upon the ground.

hotadjectiveUS /hɑːt/

used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning

From this reading “It is hot, O mother of stale delights,” he observed friendly.

How

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “How fares it with thee inside there?”

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading With thanks to Allah, the little party of travelers approached the region of great trees in the highland beyond Es-Salt.

insideadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈsaɪd/

relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space

From this reading “How fares it with thee inside there?”

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “It is hot, O mother of stale delights,” he observed friendly.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading “It is hot, O mother of stale delights,” he observed friendly.

landnounUS /lænd/

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading The year’s last rain had fallen and the power of the summer sun was fresh on all the land.

lastadjectiveUS /læst/

immediately past

From this reading The year’s last rain had fallen and the power of the summer sun was fresh on all the land.

litternounUS /ˈlɪtər/

the offspring at one birth of a multiparous mammal

From this reading Mâs, walking beside the litter which contained Fatmeh, wiped his face with his hand repeatedly and shook off the drops thus reaped upon the ground.

littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading With thanks to Allah, the little party of travelers approached the region of great trees in the highland beyond Es-Salt.

mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading “It is hot, O mother of stale delights,” he observed friendly.

Mâs

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Mâs, walking beside the litter which contained Fatmeh, wiped his face with his hand repeatedly and shook off the drops thus reaped upon the ground.

OnounUS /oʊ/

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 “It is hot, O mother of stale delights,” he observed friendly.

observedadjectiveUS /əbˈzɜːrvd/

discovered or determined by scientific observation

From this reading “It is hot, O mother of stale delights,” he observed friendly.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The year’s last rain had fallen and the power of the summer sun was fresh on all the land.

offadverbUS /ɔːf/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Mâs, walking beside the litter which contained Fatmeh, wiped his face with his hand repeatedly and shook off the drops thus reaped upon the ground.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The year’s last rain had fallen and the power of the summer sun was fresh on all the land.

partynounUS /ˈpɑːrti/

an organization to gain political power

From this reading With thanks to Allah, the little party of travelers approached the region of great trees in the highland beyond Es-Salt.

powernounUS /ˈpaʊər/

possession of controlling influence

From this reading The year’s last rain had fallen and the power of the summer sun was fresh on all the land.

rainnounUS /reɪn/

water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere

From this reading The year’s last rain had fallen and the power of the summer sun was fresh on all the land.

reapedverbUS /riːpt/

past form of “reap” — gather, as of natural products

From this reading Mâs, walking beside the litter which contained Fatmeh, wiped his face with his hand repeatedly and shook off the drops thus reaped upon the ground.

regionnounUS /ˈriːdʒən/

the extended spatial location of something

From this reading With thanks to Allah, the little party of travelers approached the region of great trees in the highland beyond Es-Salt.

repeatedlyadverbUS /rɪˈpiːtɪdli/

several time

From this reading Mâs, walking beside the litter which contained Fatmeh, wiped his face with his hand repeatedly and shook off the drops thus reaped upon the ground.

shooknounUS /ʃʊk/

a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment

From this reading Mâs, walking beside the litter which contained Fatmeh, wiped his face with his hand repeatedly and shook off the drops thus reaped upon the ground.

staleadjectiveUS /steɪl/

lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from age

From this reading “It is hot, O mother of stale delights,” he observed friendly.

summernounUS /ˈsʌmər/

the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

From this reading The year’s last rain had fallen and the power of the summer sun was fresh on all the land.

sunnounUS /sʌn/

the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system

From this reading The year’s last rain had fallen and the power of the summer sun was fresh on all the land.

thanksnounUS /θæŋks/

an acknowledgment of appreciation

From this reading With thanks to Allah, the little party of travelers approached the region of great trees in the highland beyond Es-Salt.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The year’s last rain had fallen and the power of the summer sun was fresh on all the land.

theepronounUS /ðiː/

an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person

From this reading “How fares it with thee inside there?”

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading “How fares it with thee inside there?”

thusadverbUS /ðʌs/

(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result

From this reading Mâs, walking beside the litter which contained Fatmeh, wiped his face with his hand repeatedly and shook off the drops thus reaped upon the ground.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading With thanks to Allah, the little party of travelers approached the region of great trees in the highland beyond Es-Salt.

travelersnounUS /ˈtrævələrz/

plural of “traveler” — a person who changes location

From this reading With thanks to Allah, the little party of travelers approached the region of great trees in the highland beyond Es-Salt.

treesnounUS /triːz/

plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading With thanks to Allah, the little party of travelers approached the region of great trees in the highland beyond Es-Salt.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Mâs, walking beside the litter which contained Fatmeh, wiped his face with his hand repeatedly and shook off the drops thus reaped upon the ground.

walkingadjectiveUS /ˈwɔːkɪŋ/

close enough to be walked to

From this reading Mâs, walking beside the litter which contained Fatmeh, wiped his face with his hand repeatedly and shook off the drops thus reaped upon the ground.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The year’s last rain had fallen and the power of the summer sun was fresh on all the land.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Mâs, walking beside the litter which contained Fatmeh, wiped his face with his hand repeatedly and shook off the drops thus reaped upon the ground.

wipedverbUS /waɪpt/

past form of “wipe” — rub with a circular motion

From this reading Mâs, walking beside the litter which contained Fatmeh, wiped his face with his hand repeatedly and shook off the drops thus reaped upon the ground.

WithprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading With thanks to Allah, the little party of travelers approached the region of great trees in the highland beyond Es-Salt.

year'snounUS /jɪrz/

possessive form of “year” — a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading The year’s last rain had fallen and the power of the summer sun was fresh on all the land.

Chapter 29 of The House of Islâm by Marmaduke William Pickthall holds 184 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.

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Prays
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Unthinking
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Alcoran
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Reign
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