Chapter 6 of The Saracen: Land of the Infidel is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Saracen: Land of the Infidel is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Daoud looked up at the lanterns again. Fire was sure to take men's minds off a fight. "Take the lanterns and run up those stairs. Throw them into the bedding and get a good fire going. Make sure the floor is burning.
Chapter 6 of The Saracen: Land of the Infidel is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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coverings that are used on a bed
From this reading “Throw them into the bedding and get a good fire going.”
the act of burning something
From this reading “Make sure the floor is burning.”
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading “Fire was sure to take men's minds off a fight.”
plural of “lantern” — light in a transparent protective case
From this reading “Daoud looked up at the lanterns again.”
a public toilet for men
From this reading “Fire was sure to take men's minds off a fight.”
plural of “mind” — that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason
From this reading “Fire was sure to take men's minds off a fight.”
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading “"Take the lanterns and run up those stairs.”
propel through the air
From this reading “Throw them into the bedding and get a good fire going.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Fire was sure to take men's minds off a fight.
anew
From this reading Daoud looked up at the lanterns again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Take the lanterns and run up those stairs.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Daoud looked up at the lanterns again.
coverings that are used on a bed
From this reading Throw them into the bedding and get a good fire going.
the act of burning something
From this reading Make sure the floor is burning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Daoud looked up at the lanterns again.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading Fire was sure to take men's minds off a fight.
start firing a weapon
From this reading Fire was sure to take men's minds off a fight.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading Make sure the floor is burning.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Throw them into the bedding and get a good fire going.
the act of departing
From this reading Throw them into the bedding and get a good fire going.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Throw them into the bedding and get a good fire going.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Throw them into the bedding and get a good fire going.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Make sure the floor is burning.
plural of “lantern” — light in a transparent protective case
From this reading Daoud looked up at the lanterns again.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Daoud looked up at the lanterns again.
engage in
From this reading Make sure the floor is burning.
a public toilet for men
From this reading Fire was sure to take men's minds off a fight.
plural of “mind” — that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason
From this reading Fire was sure to take men's minds off a fight.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Fire was sure to take men's minds off a fight.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading "Take the lanterns and run up those stairs.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading "Take the lanterns and run up those stairs.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading Fire was sure to take men's minds off a fight.
carry out
From this reading Fire was sure to take men's minds off a fight.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Daoud looked up at the lanterns again.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Throw them into the bedding and get a good fire going.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "Take the lanterns and run up those stairs.
propel through the air
From this reading Throw them into the bedding and get a good fire going.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Fire was sure to take men's minds off a fight.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Daoud looked up at the lanterns again.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Fire was sure to take men's minds off a fight.
Chapter 6 of The Saracen: Land of the Infidel by Robert Shea holds 404 sentences, grouped into 81 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 6 holds 404 sentences of The Saracen: Land of the Infidel, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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