Chapter XXI of A Fair Jewess, “The Living and the Dead,” is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XXI
Chapter XXI of A Fair Jewess, “The Living and the Dead,” is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"If our child lives there is hope that my wife will live?" "A strong hope; I speak with confidence." "And if our child dies?" "The mother will die." No voice was speaking in the chamber of death, but Aaron heard again these words which had passed between the doctor and himself.
Chapter XXI of A Fair Jewess, “The Living and the Dead,” is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934)
From this reading “No voice was speaking in the chamber of death, but Aaron heard again these words which had passed between the doctor and himself.”
a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading “No voice was speaking in the chamber of death, but Aaron heard again these words which had passed between the doctor and himself.”
freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
From this reading “"A strong hope; I speak with confidence."”
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “"The mother will die."”
plural of “die” — a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
From this reading “"And if our child dies?"”
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “No voice was speaking in the chamber of death, but Aaron heard again these words which had passed between the doctor and himself.”
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “"If our child lives there is hope that my wife will live?"”
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading “No voice was speaking in the chamber of death, but Aaron heard again these words which had passed between the doctor and himself.”
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 “No voice was speaking in the chamber of death, but Aaron heard again these words which had passed between the doctor and himself.”
In this reading “"A strong hope; I speak with confidence."”
In this reading “No voice was speaking in the chamber of death, but Aaron heard again these words which had passed between the doctor and himself.”
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 "A strong hope; I speak with confidence."
United States professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934)
From this reading No voice was speaking in the chamber of death, but Aaron heard again these words which had passed between the doctor and himself.
anew
From this reading No voice was speaking in the chamber of death, but Aaron heard again these words which had passed between the doctor and himself.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And if our child dies?"
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading No voice was speaking in the chamber of death, but Aaron heard again these words which had passed between the doctor and himself.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading No voice was speaking in the chamber of death, but Aaron heard again these words which had passed between the doctor and himself.
a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading No voice was speaking in the chamber of death, but Aaron heard again these words which had passed between the doctor and himself.
a young person of either sex
From this reading "If our child lives there is hope that my wife will live?"
freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
From this reading "A strong hope; I speak with confidence."
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading No voice was speaking in the chamber of death, but Aaron heard again these words which had passed between the doctor and himself.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading "The mother will die."
plural of “die” — a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
From this reading "And if our child dies?"
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading No voice was speaking in the chamber of death, but Aaron heard again these words which had passed between the doctor and himself.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading No voice was speaking in the chamber of death, but Aaron heard again these words which had passed between the doctor and himself.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading No voice was speaking in the chamber of death, but Aaron heard again these words which had passed between the doctor and himself.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading No voice was speaking in the chamber of death, but Aaron heard again these words which had passed between the doctor and himself.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading "If our child lives there is hope that my wife will live?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "A strong hope; I speak with confidence."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If our child lives there is hope that my wife will live?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading No voice was speaking in the chamber of death, but Aaron heard again these words which had passed between the doctor and himself.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "If our child lives there is hope that my wife will live?"
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading "If our child lives there is hope that my wife will live?"
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "If our child lives there is hope that my wife will live?"
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "The mother will die."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "If our child lives there is hope that my wife will live?"
not any; not one
From this reading No voice was speaking in the chamber of death, but Aaron heard again these words which had passed between the doctor and himself.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading No voice was speaking in the chamber of death, but Aaron heard again these words which had passed between the doctor and himself.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "If our child lives there is hope that my wife will live?"
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading No voice was speaking in the chamber of death, but Aaron heard again these words which had passed between the doctor and himself.
express in speech
From this reading "A strong hope; I speak with confidence."
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading No voice was speaking in the chamber of death, but Aaron heard again these words which had passed between the doctor and himself.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading "A strong hope; I speak with confidence."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "If our child lives there is hope that my wife will live?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The mother will die."
in or at that place or location
From this reading "If our child lives there is hope that my wife will live?"
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading No voice was speaking in the chamber of death, but Aaron heard again these words which had passed between the doctor and himself.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading No voice was speaking in the chamber of death, but Aaron heard again these words which had passed between the doctor and himself.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No voice was speaking in the chamber of death, but Aaron heard again these words which had passed between the doctor and himself.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading No voice was speaking in the chamber of death, but Aaron heard again these words which had passed between the doctor and himself.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading "If our child lives there is hope that my wife will live?"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "If our child lives there is hope that my wife will live?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading "A strong hope; I speak with confidence."
the words that are spoken
From this reading No voice was speaking in the chamber of death, but Aaron heard again these words which had passed between the doctor and himself.
Chapter 21 of A Fair Jewess by B. L. (Benjamin Leopold) Farjeon holds 147 sentences, grouped into 30 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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