Chapter 1 of Comrade Yetta is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Comrade Yetta is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Set up and electrotyped. Published February, 1913. Norwood Press J. B. Cushing Co.--Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A. The girlhood of Yetta Rayefsky was passed in her father's second-hand book-store on East Broadway. In the late nineties the fame of his kindly philosophy had attracted a circle of followers, and the store became almost prosperous.
Chapter 1 of Comrade Yetta is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a street in Manhattan that passes through Times Square; famous for its theaters
From this reading “The girlhood of Yetta Rayefsky was passed in her father's second-hand book-store on East Broadway.”
United States neurologist noted for his study of the brain and pituitary gland and who identified Cushing's syndrome (1869-1939)
From this reading “Norwood Press J. B. Cushing Co.--Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.”
the month following January and preceding March
From this reading “Published February, 1913.”
a group of followers or enthusiasts
From this reading “In the late nineties the fame of his kindly philosophy had attracted a circle of followers, and the store became almost prosperous.”
the childhood of a girl
From this reading “The girlhood of Yetta Rayefsky was passed in her father's second-hand book-store on East Broadway.”
the decade from 1890 to 1899
From this reading “In the late nineties the fame of his kindly philosophy had attracted a circle of followers, and the store became almost prosperous.”
The study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence. (Triết học, đạo lý nhân sinh.)
From this reading “In the late nineties the fame of his kindly philosophy had attracted a circle of followers, and the store became almost prosperous.”
in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich
From this reading “In the late nineties the fame of his kindly philosophy had attracted a circle of followers, and the store became almost prosperous.”
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set up or found
In this reading “Set up and electrotyped.”
In this reading “In the late nineties the fame of his kindly philosophy had attracted a circle of followers, and the store became almost prosperous.”
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From this reading Published February, 1913.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Norwood Press J. B. Cushing Co.--Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading In the late nineties the fame of his kindly philosophy had attracted a circle of followers, and the store became almost prosperous.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Set up and electrotyped.
past form of “attract” — direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
From this reading In the late nineties the fame of his kindly philosophy had attracted a circle of followers, and the store became almost prosperous.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading Norwood Press J. B. Cushing Co.--Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading In the late nineties the fame of his kindly philosophy had attracted a circle of followers, and the store became almost prosperous.
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From this reading Norwood Press J. B. Cushing Co.--Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The girlhood of Yetta Rayefsky was passed in her father's second-hand book-store on East Broadway.
a street in Manhattan that passes through Times Square; famous for its theaters
From this reading The girlhood of Yetta Rayefsky was passed in her father's second-hand book-store on East Broadway.
ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading In the late nineties the fame of his kindly philosophy had attracted a circle of followers, and the store became almost prosperous.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading Norwood Press J. B. Cushing Co.--Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
United States neurologist noted for his study of the brain and pituitary gland and who identified Cushing's syndrome (1869-1939)
From this reading Norwood Press J. B. Cushing Co.--Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading The girlhood of Yetta Rayefsky was passed in her father's second-hand book-store on East Broadway.
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From this reading Set up and electrotyped.
the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
From this reading In the late nineties the fame of his kindly philosophy had attracted a circle of followers, and the store became almost prosperous.
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading The girlhood of Yetta Rayefsky was passed in her father's second-hand book-store on East Broadway.
the month following January and preceding March
From this reading Published February, 1913.
a group of followers or enthusiasts
From this reading In the late nineties the fame of his kindly philosophy had attracted a circle of followers, and the store became almost prosperous.
the childhood of a girl
From this reading The girlhood of Yetta Rayefsky was passed in her father's second-hand book-store on East Broadway.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the late nineties the fame of his kindly philosophy had attracted a circle of followers, and the store became almost prosperous.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The girlhood of Yetta Rayefsky was passed in her father's second-hand book-store on East Broadway.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In the late nineties the fame of his kindly philosophy had attracted a circle of followers, and the store became almost prosperous.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The girlhood of Yetta Rayefsky was passed in her father's second-hand book-store on East Broadway.
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading Norwood Press J. B. Cushing Co.--Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading In the late nineties the fame of his kindly philosophy had attracted a circle of followers, and the store became almost prosperous.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading In the late nineties the fame of his kindly philosophy had attracted a circle of followers, and the store became almost prosperous.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading Norwood Press J. B. Cushing Co.--Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
the decade from 1890 to 1899
From this reading In the late nineties the fame of his kindly philosophy had attracted a circle of followers, and the store became almost prosperous.
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From this reading Norwood Press J. B. Cushing Co.--Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The girlhood of Yetta Rayefsky was passed in her father's second-hand book-store on East Broadway.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The girlhood of Yetta Rayefsky was passed in her father's second-hand book-store on East Broadway.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading The girlhood of Yetta Rayefsky was passed in her father's second-hand book-store on East Broadway.
The study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence. (Triết học, đạo lý nhân sinh.)
From this reading In the late nineties the fame of his kindly philosophy had attracted a circle of followers, and the store became almost prosperous.
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading Norwood Press J. B. Cushing Co.--Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich
From this reading In the late nineties the fame of his kindly philosophy had attracted a circle of followers, and the store became almost prosperous.
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading Published February, 1913.
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From this reading The girlhood of Yetta Rayefsky was passed in her father's second-hand book-store on East Broadway.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Norwood Press J. B. Cushing Co.--Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
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From this reading The girlhood of Yetta Rayefsky was passed in her father's second-hand book-store on East Broadway.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Set up and electrotyped.
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading Norwood Press J. B. Cushing Co.--Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading In the late nineties the fame of his kindly philosophy had attracted a circle of followers, and the store became almost prosperous.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The girlhood of Yetta Rayefsky was passed in her father's second-hand book-store on East Broadway.
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading Norwood Press J. B. Cushing Co.--Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Set up and electrotyped.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The girlhood of Yetta Rayefsky was passed in her father's second-hand book-store on East Broadway.
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From this reading The girlhood of Yetta Rayefsky was passed in her father's second-hand book-store on East Broadway.
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