Chapter 16 of Aaron the Jew: A Novel is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Aaron the Jew: A Novel is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH. "Aaron!" "My beloved!" "Is our darling beautiful?" "Very beautiful--like you."
Chapter 16 of Aaron the Jew: A Novel is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 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 “"Aaron!"”
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading “"Is our darling beautiful?"”
dearly loved
From this reading “"My beloved!"”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH.”
a special loved one
From this reading “"Is our darling beautiful?"”
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading “BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH.”
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH.”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “"Very beautiful--like you."”
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United States professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934)
From this reading "Aaron!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading "Is our darling beautiful?"
dearly loved
From this reading "My beloved!"
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH.
a special loved one
From this reading "Is our darling beautiful?"
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is our darling beautiful?"
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Very beautiful--like you."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My beloved!"
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Is our darling beautiful?"
precisely as stated
From this reading "Very beautiful--like you."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Very beautiful--like you."
Chapter 16 of Aaron the Jew: A Novel by B. L. (Benjamin Leopold) Farjeon holds 169 sentences, grouped into 34 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.
Chapter 16 holds 169 sentences of Aaron the Jew: A Novel, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
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