Chapter 18 of The Lion of Janina is here in full — 270 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of The Lion of Janina is here in full — 270 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE BROKEN SWORDS "Allah Kerim! Allah akbar! Great is God and mighty!" What avails prayer if there be no longer any to hearken? What avails the bright sword if there be none to wield it?
Chapter 18 of The Lion of Janina is here in full — 270 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Muslim name for the one and only God
From this reading “THE BROKEN SWORDS "Allah Kerim!”
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading “What avails the bright sword if there be none to wield it?”
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading “THE BROKEN SWORDS "Allah Kerim!”
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading “Great is God and mighty!"”
the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
From this reading “What avails prayer if there be no longer any to hearken?”
a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
From this reading “What avails the bright sword if there be none to wield it?”
plural of “sword” — a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
From this reading “THE BROKEN SWORDS "Allah Kerim!”
have and exercise
From this reading “What avails the bright sword if there be none to wield it?”
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In this reading “What avails prayer if there be no longer any to hearken?”
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From this reading Allah akbar!
Muslim name for the one and only God
From this reading THE BROKEN SWORDS "Allah Kerim!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Great is God and mighty!"
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading What avails prayer if there be no longer any to hearken?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What avails prayer if there be no longer any to hearken?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading What avails prayer if there be no longer any to hearken?
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading What avails the bright sword if there be none to wield it?
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading THE BROKEN SWORDS "Allah Kerim!
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading Great is God and mighty!"
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Great is God and mighty!"
listen; used mostly in the imperative
From this reading What avails prayer if there be no longer any to hearken?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading What avails prayer if there be no longer any to hearken?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Great is God and mighty!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What avails the bright sword if there be none to wield it?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE BROKEN SWORDS "Allah Kerim!
for more time
From this reading What avails prayer if there be no longer any to hearken?
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading Great is God and mighty!"
not any; not one
From this reading What avails prayer if there be no longer any to hearken?
not one, and not any
From this reading What avails the bright sword if there be none to wield it?
the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
From this reading What avails prayer if there be no longer any to hearken?
a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
From this reading What avails the bright sword if there be none to wield it?
plural of “sword” — a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
From this reading THE BROKEN SWORDS "Allah Kerim!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BROKEN SWORDS "Allah Kerim!
in or at that place or location
From this reading What avails prayer if there be no longer any to hearken?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What avails prayer if there be no longer any to hearken?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What avails prayer if there be no longer any to hearken?
have and exercise
From this reading What avails the bright sword if there be none to wield it?
Chapter 18 of The Lion of Janina by Mór Jókai holds 270 sentences, grouped into 54 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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