Chapter 38 of Veiled Women is here in full — 83 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXXVIII
Chapter 38 of Veiled Women is here in full — 83 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She had not been in her own house a day, before she said to Umm ed-Dahak: “Wilt thou do me a great service?” “Wallahi, that will I! Even--saving thy presence--one most sinful!” “And canst thou keep a secret from the seed of Adam?”
Chapter 38 of Veiled Women is here in full — 83 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(Old Testament) in Judeo-Christian mythology; the first man and the husband of Eve and the progenitor of the human race
From this reading ““And canst thou keep a secret from the seed of Adam?””
an old form of “can”, used with “thou”
From this reading ““And canst thou keep a secret from the seed of Adam?””
the state of being present; current existence
From this reading “Even--saving thy presence--one most sinful!””
an act of economizing; reduction in cost
From this reading “Even--saving thy presence--one most sinful!””
a small hard fruit
From this reading ““And canst thou keep a secret from the seed of Adam?””
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading ““Wilt thou do me a great service?””
characterized by iniquity; wicked because it is believed to be a sin
From this reading “Even--saving thy presence--one most sinful!””
an old form of “will”, used with “thou”
From this reading ““Wilt thou do me a great service?””
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading ““And canst thou keep a secret from the seed of Adam?””
In this reading ““Wilt thou do me a great service?””
In this reading “She had not been in her own house a day, before she said to Umm ed-Dahak:”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She had not been in her own house a day, before she said to Umm ed-Dahak:
(Old Testament) in Judeo-Christian mythology; the first man and the husband of Eve and the progenitor of the human race
From this reading “And canst thou keep a secret from the seed of Adam?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And canst thou keep a secret from the seed of Adam?”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had not been in her own house a day, before she said to Umm ed-Dahak:
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She had not been in her own house a day, before she said to Umm ed-Dahak:
an old form of “can”, used with “thou”
From this reading “And canst thou keep a secret from the seed of Adam?”
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading She had not been in her own house a day, before she said to Umm ed-Dahak:
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Wilt thou do me a great service?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had not been in her own house a day, before she said to Umm ed-Dahak:
divisible by two
From this reading Even--saving thy presence--one most sinful!”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “And canst thou keep a secret from the seed of Adam?”
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading “Wilt thou do me a great service?”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had not been in her own house a day, before she said to Umm ed-Dahak:
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had not been in her own house a day, before she said to Umm ed-Dahak:
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading She had not been in her own house a day, before she said to Umm ed-Dahak:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Wallahi, that will I!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She had not been in her own house a day, before she said to Umm ed-Dahak:
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “And canst thou keep a secret from the seed of Adam?”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Wilt thou do me a great service?”
used to form the superlative
From this reading Even--saving thy presence--one most sinful!”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She had not been in her own house a day, before she said to Umm ed-Dahak:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “And canst thou keep a secret from the seed of Adam?”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Even--saving thy presence--one most sinful!”
have ownership or possession of
From this reading She had not been in her own house a day, before she said to Umm ed-Dahak:
the state of being present; current existence
From this reading Even--saving thy presence--one most sinful!”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading She had not been in her own house a day, before she said to Umm ed-Dahak:
an act of economizing; reduction in cost
From this reading Even--saving thy presence--one most sinful!”
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading “And canst thou keep a secret from the seed of Adam?”
a small hard fruit
From this reading “And canst thou keep a secret from the seed of Adam?”
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading “Wilt thou do me a great service?”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had not been in her own house a day, before she said to Umm ed-Dahak:
characterized by iniquity; wicked because it is believed to be a sin
From this reading Even--saving thy presence--one most sinful!”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Wallahi, that will I!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “And canst thou keep a secret from the seed of Adam?”
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “Wilt thou do me a great service?”
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Even--saving thy presence--one most sinful!”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had not been in her own house a day, before she said to Umm ed-Dahak:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had not been in her own house a day, before she said to Umm ed-Dahak:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Wallahi, that will I!
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Wallahi, that will I!
an old form of “will”, used with “thou”
From this reading “Wilt thou do me a great service?”
Chapter 38 of Veiled Women by Marmaduke William Pickthall holds 83 sentences, grouped into 17 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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