Chapter 5 of Comrade Yetta is here in full — 244 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Comrade Yetta is here in full — 244 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HARRY KLEIN When they were out of hearing, Harry Klein tightened his grip on Rachel's arm. "Say, Kid, that cousin of yours is a peach. Why didn't you put me on before?" "Oh, Jake," Rachel pleaded, "leave her alone. She ain't got no chance.
Chapter 5 of Comrade Yetta is here in full — 244 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the act of grasping
From this reading “HARRY KLEIN When they were out of hearing, Harry Klein tightened his grip on Rachel's arm.”
tell false information to for fun
From this reading “"Say, Kid, that cousin of yours is a peach.”
German mathematician who created the Klein bottle (1849-1925)
From this reading “HARRY KLEIN When they were out of hearing, Harry Klein tightened his grip on Rachel's arm.”
cultivated in temperate regions
From this reading “"Say, Kid, that cousin of yours is a peach.”
past form of “plead” — appeal or request earnestly
From this reading “"Oh, Jake," Rachel pleaded, "leave her alone.”
(Old Testament) the second wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin
From this reading “HARRY KLEIN When they were out of hearing, Harry Klein tightened his grip on Rachel's arm.”
possessive form of “rachel” — (Old Testament) the second wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin
From this reading “HARRY KLEIN When they were out of hearing, Harry Klein tightened his grip on Rachel's arm.”
past form of “tighten” — make tight or tighter
From this reading “HARRY KLEIN When they were out of hearing, Harry Klein tightened his grip on Rachel's arm.”
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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 "Say, Kid, that cousin of yours is a peach.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She ain't got no chance.
Having no one else present.
From this reading "Oh, Jake," Rachel pleaded, "leave her alone.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading HARRY KLEIN When they were out of hearing, Harry Klein tightened his grip on Rachel's arm.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Why didn't you put me on before?"
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading She ain't got no chance.
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading "Say, Kid, that cousin of yours is a peach.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why didn't you put me on before?"
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading She ain't got no chance.
the act of grasping
From this reading HARRY KLEIN When they were out of hearing, Harry Klein tightened his grip on Rachel's arm.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading HARRY KLEIN When they were out of hearing, Harry Klein tightened his grip on Rachel's arm.
(law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence
From this reading HARRY KLEIN When they were out of hearing, Harry Klein tightened his grip on Rachel's arm.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Oh, Jake," Rachel pleaded, "leave her alone.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HARRY KLEIN When they were out of hearing, Harry Klein tightened his grip on Rachel's arm.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Say, Kid, that cousin of yours is a peach.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, Jake," Rachel pleaded, "leave her alone.
tell false information to for fun
From this reading "Say, Kid, that cousin of yours is a peach.
German mathematician who created the Klein bottle (1849-1925)
From this reading HARRY KLEIN When they were out of hearing, Harry Klein tightened his grip on Rachel's arm.
go away from a place
From this reading "Oh, Jake," Rachel pleaded, "leave her alone.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Why didn't you put me on before?"
not any; not one
From this reading She ain't got no chance.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HARRY KLEIN When they were out of hearing, Harry Klein tightened his grip on Rachel's arm.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, Jake," Rachel pleaded, "leave her alone.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading HARRY KLEIN When they were out of hearing, Harry Klein tightened his grip on Rachel's arm.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading HARRY KLEIN When they were out of hearing, Harry Klein tightened his grip on Rachel's arm.
cultivated in temperate regions
From this reading "Say, Kid, that cousin of yours is a peach.
past form of “plead” — appeal or request earnestly
From this reading "Oh, Jake," Rachel pleaded, "leave her alone.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Why didn't you put me on before?"
(Old Testament) the second wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin
From this reading "Oh, Jake," Rachel pleaded, "leave her alone.
possessive form of “rachel” — (Old Testament) the second wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin
From this reading HARRY KLEIN When they were out of hearing, Harry Klein tightened his grip on Rachel's arm.
express in words
From this reading "Say, Kid, that cousin of yours is a peach.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She ain't got no chance.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Say, Kid, that cousin of yours is a peach.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HARRY KLEIN When they were out of hearing, Harry Klein tightened his grip on Rachel's arm.
past form of “tighten” — make tight or tighter
From this reading HARRY KLEIN When they were out of hearing, Harry Klein tightened his grip on Rachel's arm.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading HARRY KLEIN When they were out of hearing, Harry Klein tightened his grip on Rachel's arm.
at the time that
From this reading HARRY KLEIN When they were out of hearing, Harry Klein tightened his grip on Rachel's arm.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why didn't you put me on before?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Why didn't you put me on before?"
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading "Say, Kid, that cousin of yours is a peach.
Chapter 5 of Comrade Yetta by Albert Edwards holds 244 sentences, grouped into 49 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 5 holds 244 sentences of Comrade Yetta, unabridged, divided into 49 reading sections.
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