Chapter 10 of The Saracen: Land of the Infidel is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter X
Chapter 10 of The Saracen: Land of the Infidel is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The smiles remained fixed on the faces of the Venetians as three of them aimed their already-loaded crossbows at the crowd. They did not hesitate. This was not their city; these were not their people. They were fighting men who did as they were ordered. People screamed and shrank back against the shuttered doors and windows.
Chapter 10 of The Saracen: Land of the Infidel is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
past form of “aim” — point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
From this reading “The smiles remained fixed on the faces of the Venetians as three of them aimed their already-loaded crossbows at the crowd.”
plural of “crossbow” — a bow fixed transversely on a wooden stock grooved to direct the arrow
From this reading “The smiles remained fixed on the faces of the Venetians as three of them aimed their already-loaded crossbows at the crowd.”
the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
From this reading “They were fighting men who did as they were ordered.”
pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading “They did not hesitate.”
past form of “scream” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “People screamed and shrank back against the shuttered doors and windows.”
inflected form of “shrink” — wither, as with a loss of moisture
From this reading “People screamed and shrank back against the shuttered doors and windows.”
provided with shutters or shutters as specified; often used in combination
From this reading “People screamed and shrank back against the shuttered doors and windows.”
plural of “smile” — a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading “The smiles remained fixed on the faces of the Venetians as three of them aimed their already-loaded crossbows at the crowd.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading People screamed and shrank back against the shuttered doors and windows.
past form of “aim” — point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
From this reading The smiles remained fixed on the faces of the Venetians as three of them aimed their already-loaded crossbows at the crowd.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The smiles remained fixed on the faces of the Venetians as three of them aimed their already-loaded crossbows at the crowd.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading People screamed and shrank back against the shuttered doors and windows.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The smiles remained fixed on the faces of the Venetians as three of them aimed their already-loaded crossbows at the crowd.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The smiles remained fixed on the faces of the Venetians as three of them aimed their already-loaded crossbows at the crowd.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading People screamed and shrank back against the shuttered doors and windows.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading This was not their city; these were not their people.
plural of “crossbow” — a bow fixed transversely on a wooden stock grooved to direct the arrow
From this reading The smiles remained fixed on the faces of the Venetians as three of them aimed their already-loaded crossbows at the crowd.
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading The smiles remained fixed on the faces of the Venetians as three of them aimed their already-loaded crossbows at the crowd.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading They did not hesitate.
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading People screamed and shrank back against the shuttered doors and windows.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The smiles remained fixed on the faces of the Venetians as three of them aimed their already-loaded crossbows at the crowd.
the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
From this reading They were fighting men who did as they were ordered.
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading The smiles remained fixed on the faces of the Venetians as three of them aimed their already-loaded crossbows at the crowd.
pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading They did not hesitate.
the force of workers available
From this reading They were fighting men who did as they were ordered.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They did not hesitate.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The smiles remained fixed on the faces of the Venetians as three of them aimed their already-loaded crossbows at the crowd.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The smiles remained fixed on the faces of the Venetians as three of them aimed their already-loaded crossbows at the crowd.
having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule
From this reading They were fighting men who did as they were ordered.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading This was not their city; these were not their people.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading The smiles remained fixed on the faces of the Venetians as three of them aimed their already-loaded crossbows at the crowd.
past form of “scream” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading People screamed and shrank back against the shuttered doors and windows.
inflected form of “shrink” — wither, as with a loss of moisture
From this reading People screamed and shrank back against the shuttered doors and windows.
provided with shutters or shutters as specified; often used in combination
From this reading People screamed and shrank back against the shuttered doors and windows.
plural of “smile” — a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading The smiles remained fixed on the faces of the Venetians as three of them aimed their already-loaded crossbows at the crowd.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The smiles remained fixed on the faces of the Venetians as three of them aimed their already-loaded crossbows at the crowd.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The smiles remained fixed on the faces of the Venetians as three of them aimed their already-loaded crossbows at the crowd.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The smiles remained fixed on the faces of the Venetians as three of them aimed their already-loaded crossbows at the crowd.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading This was not their city; these were not their people.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They did not hesitate.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was not their city; these were not their people.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading The smiles remained fixed on the faces of the Venetians as three of them aimed their already-loaded crossbows at the crowd.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The smiles remained fixed on the faces of the Venetians as three of them aimed their already-loaded crossbows at the crowd.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was not their city; these were not their people.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading This was not their city; these were not their people.
which person or people
From this reading They were fighting men who did as they were ordered.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading People screamed and shrank back against the shuttered doors and windows.
Chapter 10 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 10 holds 404 sentences of The Saracen: Land of the Infidel, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of The Saracen: Land of the Infidel by Robert Shea exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 404 sentences, grouped into 81 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 81 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 81 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 10 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading The Saracen: Land of the Infidel by Robert Shea on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 14140 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #28515 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #28515, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 600 minutes of reading across 2828 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through The Saracen: Land of the Infidel section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 35 chapters of The Saracen: Land of the Infidel to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Saracen: Land of the Infidel, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
