Chapter 1 of A Ghetto Violet From "Christian and Leah" is here in full — 665 sentences across 133 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of A Ghetto Violet From "Christian and Leah" is here in full — 665 sentences across 133 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
From “Christian and Leah.” Translated by A. S. Arnold. Through the open window came the clear trill of a canary singing blithely in its cage. Within the tidy, homely little room a pale-faced girl and a youth of slender frame listened intently while the bird sang its song. The girl was the first to break the silence.
Chapter 1 of A Ghetto Violet From "Christian and Leah" is here in full — 665 sentences across 133 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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English poet and literary critic (1822-1888)
From this reading “Translated by A. S. Arnold.”
in a joyous manner
From this reading “Through the open window came the clear trill of a canary singing blithely in its cage.”
an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept
From this reading “Through the open window came the clear trill of a canary singing blithely in its cage.”
someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police
From this reading “Through the open window came the clear trill of a canary singing blithely in its cage.”
lacking in physical beauty or proportion
From this reading “Within the tidy, homely little room a pale-faced girl and a youth of slender frame listened intently while the bird sang its song.”
marked by order and cleanliness in appearance or habits
From this reading “Within the tidy, homely little room a pale-faced girl and a youth of slender frame listened intently while the bird sang its song.”
past form of “translate” — restate (words) from one language into another language
From this reading “Translated by A. S. Arnold.”
a note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it
From this reading “Through the open window came the clear trill of a canary singing blithely in its cage.”
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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 Translated by A. S. Arnold.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading From “Christian and Leah.”
English poet and literary critic (1822-1888)
From this reading Translated by A. S. Arnold.
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading Within the tidy, homely little room a pale-faced girl and a youth of slender frame listened intently while the bird sang its song.
in a joyous manner
From this reading Through the open window came the clear trill of a canary singing blithely in its cage.
terminate
From this reading The girl was the first to break the silence.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Translated by A. S. Arnold.
an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept
From this reading Through the open window came the clear trill of a canary singing blithely in its cage.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Through the open window came the clear trill of a canary singing blithely in its cage.
someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police
From this reading Through the open window came the clear trill of a canary singing blithely in its cage.
relating to or characteristic of Christianity
From this reading From “Christian and Leah.”
rid of obstructions
From this reading Through the open window came the clear trill of a canary singing blithely in its cage.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The girl was the first to break the silence.
enclose in or as if in a frame
From this reading Within the tidy, homely little room a pale-faced girl and a youth of slender frame listened intently while the bird sang its song.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From “Christian and Leah.”
a young female
From this reading Within the tidy, homely little room a pale-faced girl and a youth of slender frame listened intently while the bird sang its song.
lacking in physical beauty or proportion
From this reading Within the tidy, homely little room a pale-faced girl and a youth of slender frame listened intently while the bird sang its song.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Through the open window came the clear trill of a canary singing blithely in its cage.
with strained or eager attention
From this reading Within the tidy, homely little room a pale-faced girl and a youth of slender frame listened intently while the bird sang its song.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Through the open window came the clear trill of a canary singing blithely in its cage.
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From this reading From “Christian and Leah.”
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading Within the tidy, homely little room a pale-faced girl and a youth of slender frame listened intently while the bird sang its song.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Within the tidy, homely little room a pale-faced girl and a youth of slender frame listened intently while the bird sang its song.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Through the open window came the clear trill of a canary singing blithely in its cage.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Through the open window came the clear trill of a canary singing blithely in its cage.
having a pale face
From this reading Within the tidy, homely little room a pale-faced girl and a youth of slender frame listened intently while the bird sang its song.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Within the tidy, homely little room a pale-faced girl and a youth of slender frame listened intently while the bird sang its song.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Translated by A. S. Arnold.
North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng
From this reading Within the tidy, homely little room a pale-faced girl and a youth of slender frame listened intently while the bird sang its song.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading The girl was the first to break the silence.
the act of singing vocal music
From this reading Through the open window came the clear trill of a canary singing blithely in its cage.
being of delicate or slender build
From this reading Within the tidy, homely little room a pale-faced girl and a youth of slender frame listened intently while the bird sang its song.
a short musical composition with words
From this reading Within the tidy, homely little room a pale-faced girl and a youth of slender frame listened intently while the bird sang its song.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Through the open window came the clear trill of a canary singing blithely in its cage.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Through the open window came the clear trill of a canary singing blithely in its cage.
marked by order and cleanliness in appearance or habits
From this reading Within the tidy, homely little room a pale-faced girl and a youth of slender frame listened intently while the bird sang its song.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The girl was the first to break the silence.
past form of “translate” — restate (words) from one language into another language
From this reading Translated by A. S. Arnold.
a note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it
From this reading Through the open window came the clear trill of a canary singing blithely in its cage.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The girl was the first to break the silence.
during the time that
From this reading Within the tidy, homely little room a pale-faced girl and a youth of slender frame listened intently while the bird sang its song.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading Through the open window came the clear trill of a canary singing blithely in its cage.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Within the tidy, homely little room a pale-faced girl and a youth of slender frame listened intently while the bird sang its song.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading Within the tidy, homely little room a pale-faced girl and a youth of slender frame listened intently while the bird sang its song.
Chapter 1 of A Ghetto Violet From "Christian and Leah" by Leopold Kompert holds 665 sentences, grouped into 133 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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