Chapter 15 of Children of the Ghetto is here in full — 372 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 15 of Children of the Ghetto is here in full — 372 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE HYAMS'S HONEYMOON. "Beenah, hast thou heard aught about our Daniel?" There was a note of anxiety in old Hyams's voice. "Naught, Mendel." "Thou hast not heard talk of him and Sugarman's daughter?"
Chapter 15 of Children of the Ghetto is here in full — 372 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading “There was a note of anxiety in old Hyams's voice.”
a quantity of no importance
From this reading “"Beenah, hast thou heard aught about our Daniel?"”
(Old Testament) a youth who was taken into the court of Nebuchadnezzar and given divine protection when thrown into a den of lions (6th century BC)
From this reading “"Beenah, hast thou heard aught about our Daniel?"”
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading “"Beenah, hast thou heard aught about our Daniel?"”
a holiday taken by a newly married couple
From this reading “THE HYAMS'S HONEYMOON.”
Augustinian monk and botanist whose experiments in breeding garden peas led to his eventual recognition as founder of the science of genetics (1822-1884)
From this reading “"Naught, Mendel."”
a quantity of no importance
From this reading “"Naught, Mendel."”
a brief written record
From this reading “There was a note of anxiety in old Hyams's voice.”
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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 There was a note of anxiety in old Hyams's voice.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Beenah, hast thou heard aught about our Daniel?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Thou hast not heard talk of him and Sugarman's daughter?"
(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading There was a note of anxiety in old Hyams's voice.
a quantity of no importance
From this reading "Beenah, hast thou heard aught about our Daniel?"
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From this reading "Beenah, hast thou heard aught about our Daniel?"
(Old Testament) a youth who was taken into the court of Nebuchadnezzar and given divine protection when thrown into a den of lions (6th century BC)
From this reading "Beenah, hast thou heard aught about our Daniel?"
a female human offspring
From this reading "Thou hast not heard talk of him and Sugarman's daughter?"
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading "Beenah, hast thou heard aught about our Daniel?"
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading "Beenah, hast thou heard aught about our Daniel?"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Thou hast not heard talk of him and Sugarman's daughter?"
a holiday taken by a newly married couple
From this reading THE HYAMS'S HONEYMOON.
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From this reading THE HYAMS'S HONEYMOON.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was a note of anxiety in old Hyams's voice.
Augustinian monk and botanist whose experiments in breeding garden peas led to his eventual recognition as founder of the science of genetics (1822-1884)
From this reading "Naught, Mendel."
a quantity of no importance
From this reading "Naught, Mendel."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Thou hast not heard talk of him and Sugarman's daughter?"
a brief written record
From this reading There was a note of anxiety in old Hyams's voice.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was a note of anxiety in old Hyams's voice.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading There was a note of anxiety in old Hyams's voice.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Beenah, hast thou heard aught about our Daniel?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Thou hast not heard talk of him and Sugarman's daughter?"
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading "Thou hast not heard talk of him and Sugarman's daughter?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HYAMS'S HONEYMOON.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a note of anxiety in old Hyams's voice.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "Beenah, hast thou heard aught about our Daniel?"
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading There was a note of anxiety in old Hyams's voice.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a note of anxiety in old Hyams's voice.
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