Chapter 4 of Ghetto Comedies is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IV
Chapter 4 of Ghetto Comedies is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Will you go there again?' The cloud returned to his brow. 'Oh, well, we'll see.' A letter from Lucy saved him the trouble of deciding the point. 'DEAR SILLY OLD SIM,' it ran, 'Father has been going on dreadfully, so you had better wait a few Sundays till he has cooled down.
Chapter 4 of Ghetto Comedies is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading “The cloud returned to his brow.”
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading “The cloud returned to his brow.”
past form of “cool” — make cool or cooler
From this reading “'DEAR SILLY OLD SIM,' it ran, 'Father has been going on dreadfully, so you had better wait a few Sundays till he has cooled down.”
the cognitive process of reaching a decision
From this reading “A letter from Lucy saved him the trouble of deciding the point.”
of a dreadful kind
From this reading “'DEAR SILLY OLD SIM,' it ran, 'Father has been going on dreadfully, so you had better wait a few Sundays till he has cooled down.”
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading “A letter from Lucy saved him the trouble of deciding the point.”
ludicrous, foolish
From this reading “'DEAR SILLY OLD SIM,' it ran, 'Father has been going on dreadfully, so you had better wait a few Sundays till he has cooled down.”
plural of “sunday” — first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading “'DEAR SILLY OLD SIM,' it ran, 'Father has been going on dreadfully, so you had better wait a few Sundays till he has cooled down.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A letter from Lucy saved him the trouble of deciding the point.
anew
From this reading Will you go there again?'
the past participle of “be”
From this reading 'DEAR SILLY OLD SIM,' it ran, 'Father has been going on dreadfully, so you had better wait a few Sundays till he has cooled down.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading 'DEAR SILLY OLD SIM,' it ran, 'Father has been going on dreadfully, so you had better wait a few Sundays till he has cooled down.
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading The cloud returned to his brow.
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading The cloud returned to his brow.
past form of “cool” — make cool or cooler
From this reading 'DEAR SILLY OLD SIM,' it ran, 'Father has been going on dreadfully, so you had better wait a few Sundays till he has cooled down.
dearly loved
From this reading 'DEAR SILLY OLD SIM,' it ran, 'Father has been going on dreadfully, so you had better wait a few Sundays till he has cooled down.
the cognitive process of reaching a decision
From this reading A letter from Lucy saved him the trouble of deciding the point.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading 'DEAR SILLY OLD SIM,' it ran, 'Father has been going on dreadfully, so you had better wait a few Sundays till he has cooled down.
of a dreadful kind
From this reading 'DEAR SILLY OLD SIM,' it ran, 'Father has been going on dreadfully, so you had better wait a few Sundays till he has cooled down.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading 'DEAR SILLY OLD SIM,' it ran, 'Father has been going on dreadfully, so you had better wait a few Sundays till he has cooled down.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading 'DEAR SILLY OLD SIM,' it ran, 'Father has been going on dreadfully, so you had better wait a few Sundays till he has cooled down.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A letter from Lucy saved him the trouble of deciding the point.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Will you go there again?'
the act of departing
From this reading 'DEAR SILLY OLD SIM,' it ran, 'Father has been going on dreadfully, so you had better wait a few Sundays till he has cooled down.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading 'DEAR SILLY OLD SIM,' it ran, 'Father has been going on dreadfully, so you had better wait a few Sundays till he has cooled down.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'DEAR SILLY OLD SIM,' it ran, 'Father has been going on dreadfully, so you had better wait a few Sundays till he has cooled down.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'DEAR SILLY OLD SIM,' it ran, 'Father has been going on dreadfully, so you had better wait a few Sundays till he has cooled down.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A letter from Lucy saved him the trouble of deciding the point.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The cloud returned to his brow.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'DEAR SILLY OLD SIM,' it ran, 'Father has been going on dreadfully, so you had better wait a few Sundays till he has cooled down.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading A letter from Lucy saved him the trouble of deciding the point.
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading A letter from Lucy saved him the trouble of deciding the point.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A letter from Lucy saved him the trouble of deciding the point.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading 'Oh, well, we'll see.'
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading 'DEAR SILLY OLD SIM,' it ran, 'Father has been going on dreadfully, so you had better wait a few Sundays till he has cooled down.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading 'DEAR SILLY OLD SIM,' it ran, 'Father has been going on dreadfully, so you had better wait a few Sundays till he has cooled down.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading A letter from Lucy saved him the trouble of deciding the point.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading 'DEAR SILLY OLD SIM,' it ran, 'Father has been going on dreadfully, so you had better wait a few Sundays till he has cooled down.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading The cloud returned to his brow.
rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin
From this reading A letter from Lucy saved him the trouble of deciding the point.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading 'Oh, well, we'll see.'
ludicrous, foolish
From this reading 'DEAR SILLY OLD SIM,' it ran, 'Father has been going on dreadfully, so you had better wait a few Sundays till he has cooled down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'DEAR SILLY OLD SIM,' it ran, 'Father has been going on dreadfully, so you had better wait a few Sundays till he has cooled down.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading 'DEAR SILLY OLD SIM,' it ran, 'Father has been going on dreadfully, so you had better wait a few Sundays till he has cooled down.
plural of “sunday” — first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading 'DEAR SILLY OLD SIM,' it ran, 'Father has been going on dreadfully, so you had better wait a few Sundays till he has cooled down.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The cloud returned to his brow.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Will you go there again?'
up to a particular time
From this reading 'DEAR SILLY OLD SIM,' it ran, 'Father has been going on dreadfully, so you had better wait a few Sundays till he has cooled down.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The cloud returned to his brow.
a source of difficulty
From this reading A letter from Lucy saved him the trouble of deciding the point.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading 'DEAR SILLY OLD SIM,' it ran, 'Father has been going on dreadfully, so you had better wait a few Sundays till he has cooled down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Oh, well, we'll see.'
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading 'Oh, well, we'll see.'
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Will you go there again?'
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Will you go there again?'
Chapter 4 of Ghetto Comedies by Israel Zangwill holds 414 sentences, grouped into 83 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 4 holds 414 sentences of Ghetto Comedies, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 4 of Ghetto Comedies by Israel Zangwill exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 414 sentences, grouped into 83 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 83 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 83 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 4 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading Ghetto Comedies by Israel Zangwill on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 7036 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #28982 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #28982, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 586 minutes of reading across 1408 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Ghetto Comedies section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 17 chapters of Ghetto Comedies to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in Ghetto Comedies, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
