Chapter 29 of The Interpreter: A Tale of the War is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 29 of The Interpreter: A Tale of the War is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MY PATIENT "With the blessing of Allah! rub the palms of her hands with saffron!" "Allah-Illah! Allah-Illah!--tickle the soles of her feet with feathers!" "It is destiny! In the name of the Prophet pour cold water down her back!"
Chapter 29 of The Interpreter: A Tale of the War is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Muslim name for the one and only God
From this reading “MY PATIENT "With the blessing of Allah! rub the palms of her hands with saffron!"”
plural of “palm” — the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers
From this reading “MY PATIENT "With the blessing of Allah! rub the palms of her hands with saffron!"”
cause to run
From this reading “In the name of the Prophet pour cold water down her back!"”
an authoritative person who divines the future
From this reading “In the name of the Prophet pour cold water down her back!"”
move over something with pressure
From this reading “MY PATIENT "With the blessing of Allah! rub the palms of her hands with saffron!"”
Old World crocus having purple or white flowers with aromatic pungent orange stigmas used in flavoring food
From this reading “MY PATIENT "With the blessing of Allah! rub the palms of her hands with saffron!"”
plural of “sol” — a colloid that has a continuous liquid phase in which a solid is suspended in a liquid
From this reading “Allah-Illah!--tickle the soles of her feet with feathers!"”
touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements
From this reading “Allah-Illah!--tickle the soles of her feet with feathers!"”
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disparagement of a plan or hope or expectation
In this reading “In the name of the Prophet pour cold water down her back!"”
In this reading “In the name of the Prophet pour cold water down her back!"”
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Muslim name for the one and only God
From this reading MY PATIENT "With the blessing of Allah! rub the palms of her hands with saffron!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Allah-Illah!
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading In the name of the Prophet pour cold water down her back!"
the formal act of approving
From this reading MY PATIENT "With the blessing of Allah! rub the palms of her hands with saffron!"
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading In the name of the Prophet pour cold water down her back!"
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading "It is destiny!
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading In the name of the Prophet pour cold water down her back!"
plural of “feather” — the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds
From this reading Allah-Illah!--tickle the soles of her feet with feathers!"
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Allah-Illah!--tickle the soles of her feet with feathers!"
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading MY PATIENT "With the blessing of Allah! rub the palms of her hands with saffron!"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading MY PATIENT "With the blessing of Allah! rub the palms of her hands with saffron!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the name of the Prophet pour cold water down her back!"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is destiny!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is destiny!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MY PATIENT "With the blessing of Allah! rub the palms of her hands with saffron!"
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading In the name of the Prophet pour cold water down her back!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MY PATIENT "With the blessing of Allah! rub the palms of her hands with saffron!"
plural of “palm” — the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers
From this reading MY PATIENT "With the blessing of Allah! rub the palms of her hands with saffron!"
a person who requires medical care
From this reading MY PATIENT "With the blessing of Allah! rub the palms of her hands with saffron!"
cause to run
From this reading In the name of the Prophet pour cold water down her back!"
an authoritative person who divines the future
From this reading In the name of the Prophet pour cold water down her back!"
move over something with pressure
From this reading MY PATIENT "With the blessing of Allah! rub the palms of her hands with saffron!"
Old World crocus having purple or white flowers with aromatic pungent orange stigmas used in flavoring food
From this reading MY PATIENT "With the blessing of Allah! rub the palms of her hands with saffron!"
plural of “sol” — a colloid that has a continuous liquid phase in which a solid is suspended in a liquid
From this reading Allah-Illah!--tickle the soles of her feet with feathers!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MY PATIENT "With the blessing of Allah! rub the palms of her hands with saffron!"
touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements
From this reading Allah-Illah!--tickle the soles of her feet with feathers!"
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 In the name of the Prophet pour cold water down her back!"
in the company of; together with
From this reading MY PATIENT "With the blessing of Allah! rub the palms of her hands with saffron!"
Chapter 29 of The Interpreter: A Tale of the War by G. J. (George John) Whyte-Melville holds 127 sentences, grouped into 26 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 29 holds 127 sentences of The Interpreter: A Tale of the War, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
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