Chapter 23 of The Saracen: The Holy War is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of The Saracen: The Holy War is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Seeing their eagerness, he felt proud of them, and proud of himself. The weight of sadness he had felt when he first faced them was lifted, and his heart beat strong within him. The cheering faded quickly, replaced by a murmuring. Men were pointing past him. A faint rumbling came to his ears.
Chapter 23 of The Saracen: The Holy War is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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encouragement in the form of cheers from spectators
From this reading “The cheering faded quickly, replaced by a murmuring.”
a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something
From this reading “Seeing their eagerness, he felt proud of them, and proud of himself.”
having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number; often used in combination
From this reading “The weight of sadness he had felt when he first faced them was lifted, and his heart beat strong within him.”
having lost freshness or brilliance of color
From this reading “The cheering faded quickly, replaced by a murmuring.”
a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
From this reading “The cheering faded quickly, replaced by a murmuring.”
past form of “replace” — substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected)
From this reading “The cheering faded quickly, replaced by a murmuring.”
a loud low dull continuous noise
From this reading “A faint rumbling came to his ears.”
emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being
From this reading “The weight of sadness he had felt when he first faced them was lifted, and his heart beat strong within him.”
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 The cheering faded quickly, replaced by a murmuring.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Seeing their eagerness, he felt proud of them, and proud of himself.
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading The weight of sadness he had felt when he first faced them was lifted, and his heart beat strong within him.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The cheering faded quickly, replaced by a murmuring.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A faint rumbling came to his ears.
encouragement in the form of cheers from spectators
From this reading The cheering faded quickly, replaced by a murmuring.
a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something
From this reading Seeing their eagerness, he felt proud of them, and proud of himself.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading A faint rumbling came to his ears.
having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number; often used in combination
From this reading The weight of sadness he had felt when he first faced them was lifted, and his heart beat strong within him.
having lost freshness or brilliance of color
From this reading The cheering faded quickly, replaced by a murmuring.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading A faint rumbling came to his ears.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Seeing their eagerness, he felt proud of them, and proud of himself.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The weight of sadness he had felt when he first faced them was lifted, and his heart beat strong within him.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The weight of sadness he had felt when he first faced them was lifted, and his heart beat strong within him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Seeing their eagerness, he felt proud of them, and proud of himself.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading The weight of sadness he had felt when he first faced them was lifted, and his heart beat strong within him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The weight of sadness he had felt when he first faced them was lifted, and his heart beat strong within him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Seeing their eagerness, he felt proud of them, and proud of himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The weight of sadness he had felt when he first faced them was lifted, and his heart beat strong within him.
held up in the air
From this reading The weight of sadness he had felt when he first faced them was lifted, and his heart beat strong within him.
the force of workers available
From this reading Men were pointing past him.
a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
From this reading The cheering faded quickly, replaced by a murmuring.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Seeing their eagerness, he felt proud of them, and proud of himself.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading Men were pointing past him.
-ing form of “point” — indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
From this reading Men were pointing past him.
feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
From this reading Seeing their eagerness, he felt proud of them, and proud of himself.
with speed
From this reading The cheering faded quickly, replaced by a murmuring.
past form of “replace” — substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected)
From this reading The cheering faded quickly, replaced by a murmuring.
a loud low dull continuous noise
From this reading A faint rumbling came to his ears.
emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being
From this reading The weight of sadness he had felt when he first faced them was lifted, and his heart beat strong within him.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading Seeing their eagerness, he felt proud of them, and proud of himself.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading The weight of sadness he had felt when he first faced them was lifted, and his heart beat strong within him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The weight of sadness he had felt when he first faced them was lifted, and his heart beat strong within him.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Seeing their eagerness, he felt proud of them, and proud of himself.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Seeing their eagerness, he felt proud of them, and proud of himself.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A faint rumbling came to his ears.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The weight of sadness he had felt when he first faced them was lifted, and his heart beat strong within him.
the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
From this reading The weight of sadness he had felt when he first faced them was lifted, and his heart beat strong within him.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Men were pointing past him.
at the time that
From this reading The weight of sadness he had felt when he first faced them was lifted, and his heart beat strong within him.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading The weight of sadness he had felt when he first faced them was lifted, and his heart beat strong within him.
Chapter 23 of The Saracen: The Holy War by Robert Shea holds 402 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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