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Chapter 14 of Dreamers of the Ghetto is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Are you quite incurable?" she said gently, as she returned from the window to seat herself at his mattress graveside. "No, I shall die some day. Gruby says very soon. But doctors are so inconsistent. Last week, after I had had a frightful attack of cramp in the throat and chest, '_Pouvez-vous siffler?_' he said.
Chapter 14 of Dreamers of the Ghetto is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
From this reading “Last week, after I had had a frightful attack of cramp in the throat and chest, '_Pouvez-vous siffler?_' he said.”
a painful and involuntary muscular contraction
From this reading “Last week, after I had had a frightful attack of cramp in the throat and chest, '_Pouvez-vous siffler?_' he said.”
plural of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “But doctors are so inconsistent.”
provoking horror
From this reading “Last week, after I had had a frightful attack of cramp in the throat and chest, '_Pouvez-vous siffler?_' he said.”
displaying a lack of consistency
From this reading “But doctors are so inconsistent.”
incapable of being cured
From this reading “"Are you quite incurable?" she said gently, as she returned from the window to seat herself at his mattress graveside.”
a large thick pad filled with resilient material and often incorporating coiled springs, used as a bed or part of a bed
From this reading “"Are you quite incurable?" she said gently, as she returned from the window to seat herself at his mattress graveside.”
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading “Last week, after I had had a frightful attack of cramp in the throat and chest, '_Pouvez-vous siffler?_' he said.”
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In this reading “Last week, after I had had a frightful attack of cramp in the throat and chest, '_Pouvez-vous siffler?_' he said.”
In this reading “"No, I shall die some day.”
In this reading “"Are you quite incurable?" she said gently, as she returned from the window to seat herself at his mattress graveside.”
In this reading “"Are you quite incurable?" she said gently, as she returned from the window to seat herself at his mattress graveside.”
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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 Last week, after I had had a frightful attack of cramp in the throat and chest, '_Pouvez-vous siffler?_' he said.
later than; following
From this reading Last week, after I had had a frightful attack of cramp in the throat and chest, '_Pouvez-vous siffler?_' he said.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Last week, after I had had a frightful attack of cramp in the throat and chest, '_Pouvez-vous siffler?_' he said.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are you quite incurable?" she said gently, as she returned from the window to seat herself at his mattress graveside.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Are you quite incurable?" she said gently, as she returned from the window to seat herself at his mattress graveside.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Are you quite incurable?" she said gently, as she returned from the window to seat herself at his mattress graveside.
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
From this reading Last week, after I had had a frightful attack of cramp in the throat and chest, '_Pouvez-vous siffler?_' he said.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But doctors are so inconsistent.
the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
From this reading Last week, after I had had a frightful attack of cramp in the throat and chest, '_Pouvez-vous siffler?_' he said.
a painful and involuntary muscular contraction
From this reading Last week, after I had had a frightful attack of cramp in the throat and chest, '_Pouvez-vous siffler?_' he said.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "No, I shall die some day.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading "No, I shall die some day.
plural of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading But doctors are so inconsistent.
provoking horror
From this reading Last week, after I had had a frightful attack of cramp in the throat and chest, '_Pouvez-vous siffler?_' he said.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Are you quite incurable?" she said gently, as she returned from the window to seat herself at his mattress graveside.
in a gradual manner
From this reading "Are you quite incurable?" she said gently, as she returned from the window to seat herself at his mattress graveside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Are you quite incurable?" she said gently, as she returned from the window to seat herself at his mattress graveside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gruby says very soon.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Last week, after I had had a frightful attack of cramp in the throat and chest, '_Pouvez-vous siffler?_' he said.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Last week, after I had had a frightful attack of cramp in the throat and chest, '_Pouvez-vous siffler?_' he said.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "Are you quite incurable?" she said gently, as she returned from the window to seat herself at his mattress graveside.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Are you quite incurable?" she said gently, as she returned from the window to seat herself at his mattress graveside.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "No, I shall die some day.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Last week, after I had had a frightful attack of cramp in the throat and chest, '_Pouvez-vous siffler?_' he said.
displaying a lack of consistency
From this reading But doctors are so inconsistent.
incapable of being cured
From this reading "Are you quite incurable?" she said gently, as she returned from the window to seat herself at his mattress graveside.
immediately past
From this reading Last week, after I had had a frightful attack of cramp in the throat and chest, '_Pouvez-vous siffler?_' he said.
a large thick pad filled with resilient material and often incorporating coiled springs, used as a bed or part of a bed
From this reading "Are you quite incurable?" she said gently, as she returned from the window to seat herself at his mattress graveside.
not any; not one
From this reading "No, I shall die some day.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Last week, after I had had a frightful attack of cramp in the throat and chest, '_Pouvez-vous siffler?_' he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Last week, after I had had a frightful attack of cramp in the throat and chest, '_Pouvez-vous siffler?_' he said.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "Are you quite incurable?" she said gently, as she returned from the window to seat herself at his mattress graveside.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading "Are you quite incurable?" she said gently, as she returned from the window to seat herself at his mattress graveside.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Are you quite incurable?" she said gently, as she returned from the window to seat herself at his mattress graveside.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading Gruby says very soon.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading "Are you quite incurable?" she said gently, as she returned from the window to seat herself at his mattress graveside.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "No, I shall die some day.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Are you quite incurable?" she said gently, as she returned from the window to seat herself at his mattress graveside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Last week, after I had had a frightful attack of cramp in the throat and chest, '_Pouvez-vous siffler?_' he said.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But doctors are so inconsistent.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "No, I shall die some day.
in the near future
From this reading Gruby says very soon.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Are you quite incurable?" she said gently, as she returned from the window to seat herself at his mattress graveside.
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading Last week, after I had had a frightful attack of cramp in the throat and chest, '_Pouvez-vous siffler?_' he said.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Are you quite incurable?" she said gently, as she returned from the window to seat herself at his mattress graveside.
precisely as stated
From this reading Gruby says very soon.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Last week, after I had had a frightful attack of cramp in the throat and chest, '_Pouvez-vous siffler?_' he said.
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 "Are you quite incurable?" she said gently, as she returned from the window to seat herself at his mattress graveside.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Are you quite incurable?" she said gently, as she returned from the window to seat herself at his mattress graveside.
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