Chapter 33 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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Chapter 33 of The Saracen: Land of the Infidel is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Lorenzo turned those somber eyes to him again. "It all depends on you. I am gambling that you can do it." Daoud felt a powerful warmth toward the Sicilian. There were times when he had wished Lorenzo were not with him, times when he distrusted him.
Chapter 33 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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third-person singular of “depend” — be contingent upon (something that is elided)
From this reading “"It all depends on you.”
past form of “distrust” — regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in
From this reading “There were times when he had wished Lorenzo were not with him, times when he distrusted him.”
the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize)
From this reading “I am gambling that you can do it."”
having great power or force or potency or effect
From this reading “Daoud felt a powerful warmth toward the Sicilian.”
a resident of Sicily
From this reading “Daoud felt a powerful warmth toward the Sicilian.”
lacking brightness or color; dull
From this reading “Lorenzo turned those somber eyes to him again.”
the sensation caused by heat energy
From this reading “Daoud felt a powerful warmth toward the Sicilian.”
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading “There were times when he had wished Lorenzo were not with him, times when he distrusted him.”
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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 Daoud felt a powerful warmth toward the Sicilian.
anew
From this reading Lorenzo turned those somber eyes to him again.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "It all depends on you.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am gambling that you can do it."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I am gambling that you can do it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Daoud felt a powerful warmth toward the Sicilian.
third-person singular of “depend” — be contingent upon (something that is elided)
From this reading "It all depends on you.
past form of “distrust” — regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in
From this reading There were times when he had wished Lorenzo were not with him, times when he distrusted him.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I am gambling that you can do it."
opinion or judgment
From this reading Lorenzo turned those somber eyes to him again.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Daoud felt a powerful warmth toward the Sicilian.
the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize)
From this reading I am gambling that you can do it."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There were times when he had wished Lorenzo were not with him, times when he distrusted him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There were times when he had wished Lorenzo were not with him, times when he distrusted him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Lorenzo turned those somber eyes to him again.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am gambling that you can do it."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It all depends on you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lorenzo turned those somber eyes to him again.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There were times when he had wished Lorenzo were not with him, times when he distrusted him.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "It all depends on you.
having great power or force or potency or effect
From this reading Daoud felt a powerful warmth toward the Sicilian.
a resident of Sicily
From this reading Daoud felt a powerful warmth toward the Sicilian.
lacking brightness or color; dull
From this reading Lorenzo turned those somber eyes to him again.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I am gambling that you can do it."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Daoud felt a powerful warmth toward the Sicilian.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were times when he had wished Lorenzo were not with him, times when he distrusted him.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Lorenzo turned those somber eyes to him again.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading There were times when he had wished Lorenzo were not with him, times when he distrusted him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lorenzo turned those somber eyes to him again.
in the direction of
From this reading Daoud felt a powerful warmth toward the Sicilian.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Lorenzo turned those somber eyes to him again.
the sensation caused by heat energy
From this reading Daoud felt a powerful warmth toward the Sicilian.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were times when he had wished Lorenzo were not with him, times when he distrusted him.
at the time that
From this reading There were times when he had wished Lorenzo were not with him, times when he distrusted him.
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading There were times when he had wished Lorenzo were not with him, times when he distrusted him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading There were times when he had wished Lorenzo were not with him, times when he distrusted him.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "It all depends on you.
Chapter 33 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.
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