Chapter 3 of The Scapegoat is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of The Scapegoat is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He would go past the Saints' Houses in the public ways, and at the sound of his footsteps the bleached and eyeless lepers who sat under the white walls crying “Allah! Allah! Allah!” would suddenly change their cry to “Arrah! Arrah! Arrah!”
Chapter 3 of The Scapegoat is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Muslim name for the one and only God
From this reading “He would go past the Saints' Houses in the public ways, and at the sound of his footsteps the bleached and eyeless lepers who sat under the white walls crying “Allah!”
having lost freshness or brilliance of color
From this reading “He would go past the Saints' Houses in the public ways, and at the sound of his footsteps the bleached and eyeless lepers who sat under the white walls crying “Allah!”
demanding attention
From this reading “He would go past the Saints' Houses in the public ways, and at the sound of his footsteps the bleached and eyeless lepers who sat under the white walls crying “Allah!”
lacking eyes or eyelike features
From this reading “He would go past the Saints' Houses in the public ways, and at the sound of his footsteps the bleached and eyeless lepers who sat under the white walls crying “Allah!”
plural of “footstep” — the sound of a step of someone walking
From this reading “He would go past the Saints' Houses in the public ways, and at the sound of his footsteps the bleached and eyeless lepers who sat under the white walls crying “Allah!”
plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading “He would go past the Saints' Houses in the public ways, and at the sound of his footsteps the bleached and eyeless lepers who sat under the white walls crying “Allah!”
plural of “leper” — a person afflicted with leprosy
From this reading “He would go past the Saints' Houses in the public ways, and at the sound of his footsteps the bleached and eyeless lepers who sat under the white walls crying “Allah!”
plural of “saint” — a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
From this reading “He would go past the Saints' Houses in the public ways, and at the sound of his footsteps the bleached and eyeless lepers who sat under the white walls crying “Allah!”
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Muslim name for the one and only God
From this reading He would go past the Saints' Houses in the public ways, and at the sound of his footsteps the bleached and eyeless lepers who sat under the white walls crying “Allah!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He would go past the Saints' Houses in the public ways, and at the sound of his footsteps the bleached and eyeless lepers who sat under the white walls crying “Allah!
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From this reading Allah!” would suddenly change their cry to “Arrah!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He would go past the Saints' Houses in the public ways, and at the sound of his footsteps the bleached and eyeless lepers who sat under the white walls crying “Allah!
having lost freshness or brilliance of color
From this reading He would go past the Saints' Houses in the public ways, and at the sound of his footsteps the bleached and eyeless lepers who sat under the white walls crying “Allah!
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading Allah!” would suddenly change their cry to “Arrah!
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Allah!” would suddenly change their cry to “Arrah!
demanding attention
From this reading He would go past the Saints' Houses in the public ways, and at the sound of his footsteps the bleached and eyeless lepers who sat under the white walls crying “Allah!
lacking eyes or eyelike features
From this reading He would go past the Saints' Houses in the public ways, and at the sound of his footsteps the bleached and eyeless lepers who sat under the white walls crying “Allah!
plural of “footstep” — the sound of a step of someone walking
From this reading He would go past the Saints' Houses in the public ways, and at the sound of his footsteps the bleached and eyeless lepers who sat under the white walls crying “Allah!
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He would go past the Saints' Houses in the public ways, and at the sound of his footsteps the bleached and eyeless lepers who sat under the white walls crying “Allah!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He would go past the Saints' Houses in the public ways, and at the sound of his footsteps the bleached and eyeless lepers who sat under the white walls crying “Allah!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He would go past the Saints' Houses in the public ways, and at the sound of his footsteps the bleached and eyeless lepers who sat under the white walls crying “Allah!
plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading He would go past the Saints' Houses in the public ways, and at the sound of his footsteps the bleached and eyeless lepers who sat under the white walls crying “Allah!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He would go past the Saints' Houses in the public ways, and at the sound of his footsteps the bleached and eyeless lepers who sat under the white walls crying “Allah!
plural of “leper” — a person afflicted with leprosy
From this reading He would go past the Saints' Houses in the public ways, and at the sound of his footsteps the bleached and eyeless lepers who sat under the white walls crying “Allah!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He would go past the Saints' Houses in the public ways, and at the sound of his footsteps the bleached and eyeless lepers who sat under the white walls crying “Allah!
the time that has elapsed
From this reading He would go past the Saints' Houses in the public ways, and at the sound of his footsteps the bleached and eyeless lepers who sat under the white walls crying “Allah!
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading He would go past the Saints' Houses in the public ways, and at the sound of his footsteps the bleached and eyeless lepers who sat under the white walls crying “Allah!
plural of “saint” — a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
From this reading He would go past the Saints' Houses in the public ways, and at the sound of his footsteps the bleached and eyeless lepers who sat under the white walls crying “Allah!
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading He would go past the Saints' Houses in the public ways, and at the sound of his footsteps the bleached and eyeless lepers who sat under the white walls crying “Allah!
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading He would go past the Saints' Houses in the public ways, and at the sound of his footsteps the bleached and eyeless lepers who sat under the white walls crying “Allah!
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Allah!” would suddenly change their cry to “Arrah!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He would go past the Saints' Houses in the public ways, and at the sound of his footsteps the bleached and eyeless lepers who sat under the white walls crying “Allah!
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Allah!” would suddenly change their cry to “Arrah!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Allah!” would suddenly change their cry to “Arrah!
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading He would go past the Saints' Houses in the public ways, and at the sound of his footsteps the bleached and eyeless lepers who sat under the white walls crying “Allah!
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading He would go past the Saints' Houses in the public ways, and at the sound of his footsteps the bleached and eyeless lepers who sat under the white walls crying “Allah!
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading He would go past the Saints' Houses in the public ways, and at the sound of his footsteps the bleached and eyeless lepers who sat under the white walls crying “Allah!
a Caucasian
From this reading He would go past the Saints' Houses in the public ways, and at the sound of his footsteps the bleached and eyeless lepers who sat under the white walls crying “Allah!
which person or people
From this reading He would go past the Saints' Houses in the public ways, and at the sound of his footsteps the bleached and eyeless lepers who sat under the white walls crying “Allah!
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He would go past the Saints' Houses in the public ways, and at the sound of his footsteps the bleached and eyeless lepers who sat under the white walls crying “Allah!
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