Chapter 10 of The Saracen: The Holy War is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Saracen: The Holy War is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Friar Mathieu looked off into the distance. "That is how it is with the Tartars." Rachel shuddered. To John, Cassio was just a bundle of rags to be laughed at, and she was a plaything to be dragged through the world. "Please help me get away," she begged Friar Mathieu.
Chapter 10 of The Saracen: The Holy War is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
From this reading “To John, Cassio was just a bundle of rags to be laughed at, and she was a plaything to be dragged through the world.”
inflected form of “drag” — pull, as against a resistance
From this reading “To John, Cassio was just a bundle of rags to be laughed at, and she was a plaything to be dragged through the world.”
a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms
From this reading “Friar Mathieu looked off into the distance.”
an artifact designed to be played with
From this reading “To John, Cassio was just a bundle of rags to be laughed at, and she was a plaything to be dragged through the world.”
(Old Testament) the second wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin
From this reading “Rachel shuddered.”
plural of “rag” — a small piece of cloth or paper
From this reading “To John, Cassio was just a bundle of rags to be laughed at, and she was a plaything to be dragged through the world.”
past form of “shudder” — shake, as from cold
From this reading “Rachel shuddered.”
plural of “tartar” — a salt used especially in baking powder
From this reading “"That is how it is with the Tartars."”
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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 To John, Cassio was just a bundle of rags to be laughed at, and she was a plaything to be dragged through the world.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To John, Cassio was just a bundle of rags to be laughed at, and she was a plaything to be dragged through the world.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading To John, Cassio was just a bundle of rags to be laughed at, and she was a plaything to be dragged through the world.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Please help me get away," she begged Friar Mathieu.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To John, Cassio was just a bundle of rags to be laughed at, and she was a plaything to be dragged through the world.
inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading "Please help me get away," she begged Friar Mathieu.
a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
From this reading To John, Cassio was just a bundle of rags to be laughed at, and she was a plaything to be dragged through the world.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To John, Cassio was just a bundle of rags to be laughed at, and she was a plaything to be dragged through the world.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading Friar Mathieu looked off into the distance.
inflected form of “drag” — pull, as against a resistance
From this reading To John, Cassio was just a bundle of rags to be laughed at, and she was a plaything to be dragged through the world.
a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms
From this reading Friar Mathieu looked off into the distance.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Please help me get away," she begged Friar Mathieu.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading "Please help me get away," she begged Friar Mathieu.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That is how it is with the Tartars."
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Friar Mathieu looked off into the distance.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "That is how it is with the Tartars."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "That is how it is with the Tartars."
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading To John, Cassio was just a bundle of rags to be laughed at, and she was a plaything to be dragged through the world.
and nothing more
From this reading To John, Cassio was just a bundle of rags to be laughed at, and she was a plaything to be dragged through the world.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading To John, Cassio was just a bundle of rags to be laughed at, and she was a plaything to be dragged through the world.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Friar Mathieu looked off into the distance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Friar Mathieu looked off into the distance.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Please help me get away," she begged Friar Mathieu.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To John, Cassio was just a bundle of rags to be laughed at, and she was a plaything to be dragged through the world.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Friar Mathieu looked off into the distance.
an artifact designed to be played with
From this reading To John, Cassio was just a bundle of rags to be laughed at, and she was a plaything to be dragged through the world.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "Please help me get away," she begged Friar Mathieu.
(Old Testament) the second wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin
From this reading Rachel shuddered.
plural of “rag” — a small piece of cloth or paper
From this reading To John, Cassio was just a bundle of rags to be laughed at, and she was a plaything to be dragged through the world.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To John, Cassio was just a bundle of rags to be laughed at, and she was a plaything to be dragged through the world.
past form of “shudder” — shake, as from cold
From this reading Rachel shuddered.
plural of “tartar” — a salt used especially in baking powder
From this reading "That is how it is with the Tartars."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That is how it is with the Tartars."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Friar Mathieu looked off into the distance.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading To John, Cassio was just a bundle of rags to be laughed at, and she was a plaything to be dragged through the world.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To John, Cassio was just a bundle of rags to be laughed at, and she was a plaything to be dragged through the world.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To John, Cassio was just a bundle of rags to be laughed at, and she was a plaything to be dragged through the world.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "That is how it is with the Tartars."
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading To John, Cassio was just a bundle of rags to be laughed at, and she was a plaything to be dragged through the world.
Chapter 10 of The Saracen: The Holy War by Robert Shea holds 401 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.
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