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Voices for the Speechless Selections

Chapter III · Chapter 3

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_Job, chap._ 39, NOYES' _Translation_.
* * * * * THE BIRTH OF THE HORSE.
FROM THE ARABIC.
When Allah's breath created first The noble Arab steed,-- The conqueror of all his race In courage and in speed,-- To the South-wind He spake: From thee A creature shall have birth, To be the bearer of my arms And my renown on earth.
Then to the perfect horse He spake: Fortune to thee I bring; Fortune, as long as rolls the earth, Shall to thy forelock cling.
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Voices for the Speechless Selections

Chapter III · Chapter 3

Chapter 3 of Voices for the Speechless Selections is here in full — 316 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/63 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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_Job, chap._ 39, NOYES' _Translation_.
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* * * * * THE BIRTH OF THE HORSE.
/ðə bɜːrθ ʌv ðə hɔːrs/
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FROM THE ARABIC.
/frʌm ðə ˈærəbɪk/
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When Allah's breath created first The noble Arab steed,-- The conqueror of all his race In courage and in speed,-- To the South-wind He spake: From thee A creature shall have birth, To be the bearer of my arms And my renown on earth.
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Then to the perfect horse He spake: Fortune to thee I bring; Fortune, as long as rolls the earth, Shall to thy forelock cling.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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arabic noun US /ˈærəbɪk/

the Semitic language of the Arabs; spoken in a variety of dialects

From this reading “FROM THE ARABIC.”

bearer noun US /ˈberər/

someone whose employment involves carrying something

From this reading “When Allah's breath created first The noble Arab steed,-- The conqueror of all his race In courage and in speed,-- To the South-wind He spake: From thee A creature shall have birth, To be the bearer of my arms And my renown on earth.”

cling verb US /klɪŋ/

come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation

From this reading “Then to the perfect horse He spake: Fortune to thee I bring; Fortune, as long as rolls the earth, Shall to thy forelock cling.”

conqueror noun US /ˈkɑːŋkərər/

someone who is victorious by force of arms

From this reading “When Allah's breath created first The noble Arab steed,-- The conqueror of all his race In courage and in speed,-- To the South-wind He spake: From thee A creature shall have birth, To be the bearer of my arms And my renown on earth.”

noyes noun US /nɔɪz/

English poet (1880-1958)

From this reading “_Job, chap._ 39, NOYES' _Translation_.”

renown noun US /rɪˈnaʊn/

the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed

From this reading “When Allah's breath created first The noble Arab steed,-- The conqueror of all his race In courage and in speed,-- To the South-wind He spake: From thee A creature shall have birth, To be the bearer of my arms And my renown on earth.”

rolls noun US /roʊlz/

plural of “roll” — rotary motion of an object around its own axis

From this reading “Then to the perfect horse He spake: Fortune to thee I bring; Fortune, as long as rolls the earth, Shall to thy forelock cling.”

Translation noun US /trænzˈleɪʃən/

a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language

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39

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From this reading _Job, chap._ 39, NOYES' _Translation_.

AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading When Allah's breath created first The noble Arab steed,-- The conqueror of all his race In courage and in speed,-- To the South-wind He spake: From thee A creature shall have birth, To be the bearer of my arms And my renown on earth.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 When Allah's breath created first The noble Arab steed,-- The conqueror of all his race In courage and in speed,-- To the South-wind He spake: From thee A creature shall have birth, To be the bearer of my arms And my renown on earth.

Allah's

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From this reading When Allah's breath created first The noble Arab steed,-- The conqueror of all his race In courage and in speed,-- To the South-wind He spake: From thee A creature shall have birth, To be the bearer of my arms And my renown on earth.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading When Allah's breath created first The noble Arab steed,-- The conqueror of all his race In courage and in speed,-- To the South-wind He spake: From thee A creature shall have birth, To be the bearer of my arms And my renown on earth.

ArabnounUS /ˈærəb/

a member of a Semitic people originally from the Arabian peninsula and surrounding territories who speaks Arabic and who inhabits much of the Middle East and northern Africa

From this reading When Allah's breath created first The noble Arab steed,-- The conqueror of all his race In courage and in speed,-- To the South-wind He spake: From thee A creature shall have birth, To be the bearer of my arms And my renown on earth.

ARABICnounUS /ˈærəbɪk/

the Semitic language of the Arabs; spoken in a variety of dialects

From this reading FROM THE ARABIC.

armsnounUS /ɑːrmz/

weapons considered collectively

From this reading When Allah's breath created first The noble Arab steed,-- The conqueror of all his race In courage and in speed,-- To the South-wind He spake: From thee A creature shall have birth, To be the bearer of my arms And my renown on earth.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Then to the perfect horse He spake: Fortune to thee I bring; Fortune, as long as rolls the earth, Shall to thy forelock cling.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading When Allah's breath created first The noble Arab steed,-- The conqueror of all his race In courage and in speed,-- To the South-wind He spake: From thee A creature shall have birth, To be the bearer of my arms And my renown on earth.

bearernounUS /ˈberər/

someone whose employment involves carrying something

From this reading When Allah's breath created first The noble Arab steed,-- The conqueror of all his race In courage and in speed,-- To the South-wind He spake: From thee A creature shall have birth, To be the bearer of my arms And my renown on earth.

BIRTHnounUS /bɜːrθ/

the time when something begins (especially life)

From this reading * * * * * THE BIRTH OF THE HORSE.

breathnounUS /breθ/

the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing

From this reading When Allah's breath created first The noble Arab steed,-- The conqueror of all his race In courage and in speed,-- To the South-wind He spake: From thee A creature shall have birth, To be the bearer of my arms And my renown on earth.

bringverbUS /brɪŋ/

take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading Then to the perfect horse He spake: Fortune to thee I bring; Fortune, as long as rolls the earth, Shall to thy forelock cling.

chapnounUS /tʃæp/

a boy or man

From this reading _Job, chap._ 39, NOYES' _Translation_.

clingverbUS /klɪŋ/

come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation

From this reading Then to the perfect horse He spake: Fortune to thee I bring; Fortune, as long as rolls the earth, Shall to thy forelock cling.

conquerornounUS /ˈkɑːŋkərər/

someone who is victorious by force of arms

From this reading When Allah's breath created first The noble Arab steed,-- The conqueror of all his race In courage and in speed,-- To the South-wind He spake: From thee A creature shall have birth, To be the bearer of my arms And my renown on earth.

couragenounUS /ˈkɜːrədʒ/

a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear

From this reading When Allah's breath created first The noble Arab steed,-- The conqueror of all his race In courage and in speed,-- To the South-wind He spake: From thee A creature shall have birth, To be the bearer of my arms And my renown on earth.

createdverbUS /kriˈeɪtəd/

past form of “create” — make or cause to be or to become

From this reading When Allah's breath created first The noble Arab steed,-- The conqueror of all his race In courage and in speed,-- To the South-wind He spake: From thee A creature shall have birth, To be the bearer of my arms And my renown on earth.

creaturenounUS /ˈkriːtʃər/

a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading When Allah's breath created first The noble Arab steed,-- The conqueror of all his race In courage and in speed,-- To the South-wind He spake: From thee A creature shall have birth, To be the bearer of my arms And my renown on earth.

earthnounUS /ɜːrθ/

the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

From this reading When Allah's breath created first The noble Arab steed,-- The conqueror of all his race In courage and in speed,-- To the South-wind He spake: From thee A creature shall have birth, To be the bearer of my arms And my renown on earth.

firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading When Allah's breath created first The noble Arab steed,-- The conqueror of all his race In courage and in speed,-- To the South-wind He spake: From thee A creature shall have birth, To be the bearer of my arms And my renown on earth.

forelocknoun

a lock of hair growing (or falling) over the forehead

From this reading Then to the perfect horse He spake: Fortune to thee I bring; Fortune, as long as rolls the earth, Shall to thy forelock cling.

FortunenounUS /ˈfɔːrtʃən/

an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another

From this reading Then to the perfect horse He spake: Fortune to thee I bring; Fortune, as long as rolls the earth, Shall to thy forelock cling.

FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading FROM THE ARABIC.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading When Allah's breath created first The noble Arab steed,-- The conqueror of all his race In courage and in speed,-- To the South-wind He spake: From thee A creature shall have birth, To be the bearer of my arms And my renown on earth.

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading When Allah's breath created first The noble Arab steed,-- The conqueror of all his race In courage and in speed,-- To the South-wind He spake: From thee A creature shall have birth, To be the bearer of my arms And my renown on earth.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading When Allah's breath created first The noble Arab steed,-- The conqueror of all his race In courage and in speed,-- To the South-wind He spake: From thee A creature shall have birth, To be the bearer of my arms And my renown on earth.

HORSEnounUS /hɔːrs/

solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading * * * * * THE BIRTH OF THE HORSE.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Then to the perfect horse He spake: Fortune to thee I bring; Fortune, as long as rolls the earth, Shall to thy forelock cling.

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading When Allah's breath created first The noble Arab steed,-- The conqueror of all his race In courage and in speed,-- To the South-wind He spake: From thee A creature shall have birth, To be the bearer of my arms And my renown on earth.

JobnounUS /dʒɑːb/

the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money

From this reading _Job, chap._ 39, NOYES' _Translation_.

longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading Then to the perfect horse He spake: Fortune to thee I bring; Fortune, as long as rolls the earth, Shall to thy forelock cling.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading When Allah's breath created first The noble Arab steed,-- The conqueror of all his race In courage and in speed,-- To the South-wind He spake: From thee A creature shall have birth, To be the bearer of my arms And my renown on earth.

nobleadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊbəl/

impressive in appearance

From this reading When Allah's breath created first The noble Arab steed,-- The conqueror of all his race In courage and in speed,-- To the South-wind He spake: From thee A creature shall have birth, To be the bearer of my arms And my renown on earth.

NOYESnounUS /nɔɪz/

English poet (1880-1958)

From this reading _Job, chap._ 39, NOYES' _Translation_.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading * * * * * THE BIRTH OF THE HORSE.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading When Allah's breath created first The noble Arab steed,-- The conqueror of all his race In courage and in speed,-- To the South-wind He spake: From thee A creature shall have birth, To be the bearer of my arms And my renown on earth.

perfectadjectiveUS /pərˈfekt/

being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish

From this reading Then to the perfect horse He spake: Fortune to thee I bring; Fortune, as long as rolls the earth, Shall to thy forelock cling.

racenounUS /reɪs/

any competition

From this reading When Allah's breath created first The noble Arab steed,-- The conqueror of all his race In courage and in speed,-- To the South-wind He spake: From thee A creature shall have birth, To be the bearer of my arms And my renown on earth.

renownnounUS /rɪˈnaʊn/

the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed

From this reading When Allah's breath created first The noble Arab steed,-- The conqueror of all his race In courage and in speed,-- To the South-wind He spake: From thee A creature shall have birth, To be the bearer of my arms And my renown on earth.

rollsnounUS /roʊlz/

plural of “roll” — rotary motion of an object around its own axis

From this reading Then to the perfect horse He spake: Fortune to thee I bring; Fortune, as long as rolls the earth, Shall to thy forelock cling.

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading When Allah's breath created first The noble Arab steed,-- The conqueror of all his race In courage and in speed,-- To the South-wind He spake: From thee A creature shall have birth, To be the bearer of my arms And my renown on earth.

South-wind

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading When Allah's breath created first The noble Arab steed,-- The conqueror of all his race In courage and in speed,-- To the South-wind He spake: From thee A creature shall have birth, To be the bearer of my arms And my renown on earth.

spake

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading When Allah's breath created first The noble Arab steed,-- The conqueror of all his race In courage and in speed,-- To the South-wind He spake: From thee A creature shall have birth, To be the bearer of my arms And my renown on earth.

speedverbUS /spiːd/

move hurridly

From this reading When Allah's breath created first The noble Arab steed,-- The conqueror of all his race In courage and in speed,-- To the South-wind He spake: From thee A creature shall have birth, To be the bearer of my arms And my renown on earth.

steednounUS /stiːd/

(literary) a spirited horse for state of war

From this reading When Allah's breath created first The noble Arab steed,-- The conqueror of all his race In courage and in speed,-- To the South-wind He spake: From thee A creature shall have birth, To be the bearer of my arms And my renown on earth.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading * * * * * THE BIRTH OF THE HORSE.

theepronounUS /ðiː/

an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person

From this reading When Allah's breath created first The noble Arab steed,-- The conqueror of all his race In courage and in speed,-- To the South-wind He spake: From thee A creature shall have birth, To be the bearer of my arms And my renown on earth.

ThenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Then to the perfect horse He spake: Fortune to thee I bring; Fortune, as long as rolls the earth, Shall to thy forelock cling.

thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading Then to the perfect horse He spake: Fortune to thee I bring; Fortune, as long as rolls the earth, Shall to thy forelock cling.

ToparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading When Allah's breath created first The noble Arab steed,-- The conqueror of all his race In courage and in speed,-- To the South-wind He spake: From thee A creature shall have birth, To be the bearer of my arms And my renown on earth.

TranslationnounUS /trænzˈleɪʃən/

a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language

From this reading _Job, chap._ 39, NOYES' _Translation_.

WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading When Allah's breath created first The noble Arab steed,-- The conqueror of all his race In courage and in speed,-- To the South-wind He spake: From thee A creature shall have birth, To be the bearer of my arms And my renown on earth.

Chapter 3 of Voices for the Speechless Selections by Abraham [Editor] Firth holds 316 sentences, grouped into 64 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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Chapter 3 holds 316 sentences of Voices for the Speechless Selections, unabridged, divided into 64 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 3 of Voices for the Speechless Selections by Abraham [Editor] Firth exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 316 sentences, grouped into 64 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

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