Chapter 8 of The Saracen: Land of the Infidel is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 8 of The Saracen: Land of the Infidel is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"You find that funny?" "I am just as surprised to find out that you are a Jew as others would be to find out that I am a Muslim." Daoud stopped laughing. "I have known many Jews in Egypt. Abd ibn Adam, Sultan Baibars's personal physician, is a Jew.
Chapter 8 of The Saracen: Land of the Infidel is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(Old Testament) in Judeo-Christian mythology; the first man and the husband of Eve and the progenitor of the human race
From this reading “Abd ibn Adam, Sultan Baibars's personal physician, is a Jew.”
a republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until 1971; site of an ancient civilization that flourished from 2600 to 30 BC
From this reading “"I have known many Jews in Egypt.”
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading “"You find that funny?"”
a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties
From this reading “"I am just as surprised to find out that you are a Jew as others would be to find out that I am a Muslim."”
plural of “jew” — a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties
From this reading “"I have known many Jews in Egypt.”
a believer in or follower of Islam
From this reading “"I am just as surprised to find out that you are a Jew as others would be to find out that I am a Muslim."”
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “Abd ibn Adam, Sultan Baibars's personal physician, is a Jew.”
A noble monarch or supreme sovereign ruler of an Islamic country or empire.
From this reading “Abd ibn Adam, Sultan Baibars's personal physician, is a Jew.”
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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 "I am just as surprised to find out that you are a Jew as others would be to find out that I am a Muslim."
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From this reading Abd ibn Adam, Sultan Baibars's personal physician, is a Jew.
(Old Testament) in Judeo-Christian mythology; the first man and the husband of Eve and the progenitor of the human race
From this reading Abd ibn Adam, Sultan Baibars's personal physician, is a Jew.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am just as surprised to find out that you are a Jew as others would be to find out that I am a Muslim."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I am just as surprised to find out that you are a Jew as others would be to find out that I am a Muslim."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I am just as surprised to find out that you are a Jew as others would be to find out that I am a Muslim."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Abd ibn Adam, Sultan Baibars's personal physician, is a Jew.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I am just as surprised to find out that you are a Jew as others would be to find out that I am a Muslim."
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From this reading Daoud stopped laughing.
a republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until 1971; site of an ancient civilization that flourished from 2600 to 30 BC
From this reading "I have known many Jews in Egypt.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "You find that funny?"
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading "You find that funny?"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have known many Jews in Egypt.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am just as surprised to find out that you are a Jew as others would be to find out that I am a Muslim."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Abd ibn Adam, Sultan Baibars's personal physician, is a Jew.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I have known many Jews in Egypt.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Abd ibn Adam, Sultan Baibars's personal physician, is a Jew.
a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties
From this reading "I am just as surprised to find out that you are a Jew as others would be to find out that I am a Muslim."
plural of “jew” — a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties
From this reading "I have known many Jews in Egypt.
and nothing more
From this reading "I am just as surprised to find out that you are a Jew as others would be to find out that I am a Muslim."
apprehended with certainty
From this reading "I have known many Jews in Egypt.
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading Daoud stopped laughing.
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 "I have known many Jews in Egypt.
a believer in or follower of Islam
From this reading "I am just as surprised to find out that you are a Jew as others would be to find out that I am a Muslim."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I am just as surprised to find out that you are a Jew as others would be to find out that I am a Muslim."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "I am just as surprised to find out that you are a Jew as others would be to find out that I am a Muslim."
concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality
From this reading Abd ibn Adam, Sultan Baibars's personal physician, is a Jew.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading Abd ibn Adam, Sultan Baibars's personal physician, is a Jew.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading Daoud stopped laughing.
A noble monarch or supreme sovereign ruler of an Islamic country or empire.
From this reading Abd ibn Adam, Sultan Baibars's personal physician, is a Jew.
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading "I am just as surprised to find out that you are a Jew as others would be to find out that I am a Muslim."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "You find that funny?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I am just as surprised to find out that you are a Jew as others would be to find out that I am a Muslim."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I am just as surprised to find out that you are a Jew as others would be to find out that I am a Muslim."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You find that funny?"
Chapter 8 of The Saracen: Land of the Infidel by Robert Shea holds 410 sentences, grouped into 82 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 8 holds 410 sentences of The Saracen: Land of the Infidel, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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