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Ghetto Tragedies

Chapter I

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+-----------------------------------------------------------+ | | | | | Obvious typographical errors have been corrected.
For | | a complete list, please see the end of this document.
| | | +-----------------------------------------------------------+ The MM Co.
AUTHOR OF "CHILDREN OF THE GHETTO," "THE KING OF SCHNORRERS," ETC.
Norwood Press J.S. Cushing & Co.--Berwick & Smith Norwood Mass.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending

A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Ghetto Tragedies

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of Ghetto Tragedies is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/78 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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/ˈɑːbviəs ˌtaɪpəˈɡræfɪkəl ˈerərz hæv bɪn kərˈektəd/
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For | | a complete list, please see the end of this document.
/fɔːr ə kəmˈpliːt lɪst pliːz siː ðə end ʌv ðɪs ˈdɑːkjəment/
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/ðə m koʊ/
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AUTHOR OF "CHILDREN OF THE GHETTO," "THE KING OF SCHNORRERS," ETC.
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Norwood Press J.S. Cushing & Co.--Berwick & Smith Norwood Mass.

Learner Dictionary

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.

corrected adjective US /kərˈektəd/

having something undesirable neutralized

From this reading “+-----------------------------------------------------------+ | | | | | Obvious typographical errors have been corrected.”

Cushing noun US /ˈkʊʃɪŋ/

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.S. Cushing & Co.--Berwick & Smith Norwood Mass.”

document noun US /ˈdɑːkjəment/

writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)

From this reading “For | | a complete list, please see the end of this document.”

errors noun US /ˈerərz/

plural of “error” — a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

From this reading “+-----------------------------------------------------------+ | | | | | Obvious typographical errors have been corrected.”

ghetto noun US /ˈɡetoʊ/

formerly the restricted quarter of many European cities in which Jews were required to live

From this reading “AUTHOR OF "CHILDREN OF THE GHETTO," "THE KING OF SCHNORRERS," ETC.”

list verb US /lɪst/

give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of

From this reading “For | | a complete list, please see the end of this document.”

Obvious adjective US /ˈɑːbviəs/

easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind

From this reading “+-----------------------------------------------------------+ | | | | | Obvious typographical errors have been corrected.”

typographical adjective US /ˌtaɪpəˈɡræfɪkəl/

relating to or occurring or used in typography

From this reading “+-----------------------------------------------------------+ | | | | | Obvious typographical errors have been corrected.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading For | | a complete list, please see the end of this document.

AUTHORnounUS /ˈɔːθər/

writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading AUTHOR OF "CHILDREN OF THE GHETTO," "THE KING OF SCHNORRERS," ETC.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading +-----------------------------------------------------------+ | | | | | Obvious typographical errors have been corrected.

Berwick

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Norwood Press J.S. Cushing & Co.--Berwick & Smith Norwood Mass.

CHILDRENnounUS /ˈtʃɪldrən/

plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading AUTHOR OF "CHILDREN OF THE GHETTO," "THE KING OF SCHNORRERS," ETC.

ConounUS /koʊ/

an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon

From this reading | | | +-----------------------------------------------------------+ The MM Co.

completeverbUS /kəmˈpliːt/

come or bring to a finish or an end

From this reading For | | a complete list, please see the end of this document.

correctedadjectiveUS /kərˈektəd/

having something undesirable neutralized

From this reading +-----------------------------------------------------------+ | | | | | Obvious typographical errors have been corrected.

CushingnounUS /ˈkʊʃɪŋ/

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.S. Cushing & Co.--Berwick & Smith Norwood Mass.

documentnounUS /ˈdɑːkjəment/

writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)

From this reading For | | a complete list, please see the end of this document.

endnounUS /end/

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading For | | a complete list, please see the end of this document.

errorsnounUS /ˈerərz/

plural of “error” — a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

From this reading +-----------------------------------------------------------+ | | | | | Obvious typographical errors have been corrected.

ETC

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading AUTHOR OF "CHILDREN OF THE GHETTO," "THE KING OF SCHNORRERS," ETC.

ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For | | a complete list, please see the end of this document.

GHETTOnounUS /ˈɡetoʊ/

formerly the restricted quarter of many European cities in which Jews were required to live

From this reading AUTHOR OF "CHILDREN OF THE GHETTO," "THE KING OF SCHNORRERS," ETC.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading +-----------------------------------------------------------+ | | | | | Obvious typographical errors have been corrected.

JnounUS /dʒeɪ/

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.S. Cushing & Co.--Berwick & Smith Norwood Mass.

KINGnounUS /kɪŋ/

a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading AUTHOR OF "CHILDREN OF THE GHETTO," "THE KING OF SCHNORRERS," ETC.

listverbUS /lɪst/

give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of

From this reading For | | a complete list, please see the end of this document.

MassnounUS /mæs/

the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field

From this reading Norwood Press J.S. Cushing & Co.--Berwick & Smith Norwood Mass.

MMnounUS /m/

a metric unit of length equal to one thousandth of a meter

From this reading | | | +-----------------------------------------------------------+ The MM Co.

Norwood

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Norwood Press J.S. Cushing & Co.--Berwick & Smith Norwood Mass.

ObviousadjectiveUS /ˈɑːbviəs/

easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind

From this reading +-----------------------------------------------------------+ | | | | | Obvious typographical errors have been corrected.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading For | | a complete list, please see the end of this document.

pleaseverbUS /pliːz/

give pleasure to or be pleasing to

From this reading For | | a complete list, please see the end of this document.

PressverbUS /pres/

exert pressure or force to or upon

From this reading Norwood Press J.S. Cushing & Co.--Berwick & Smith Norwood Mass.

SnounUS /es/

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading Norwood Press J.S. Cushing & Co.--Berwick & Smith Norwood Mass.

SCHNORRERS

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading AUTHOR OF "CHILDREN OF THE GHETTO," "THE KING OF SCHNORRERS," ETC.

seeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading For | | a complete list, please see the end of this document.

SmithnounUS /smɪθ/

Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)

From this reading Norwood Press J.S. Cushing & Co.--Berwick & Smith Norwood Mass.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading For | | a complete list, please see the end of this document.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading For | | a complete list, please see the end of this document.

typographicaladjectiveUS /ˌtaɪpəˈɡræfɪkəl/

relating to or occurring or used in typography

From this reading +-----------------------------------------------------------+ | | | | | Obvious typographical errors have been corrected.

Chapter 1 of Ghetto Tragedies by Israel Zangwill holds 394 sentences, grouped into 79 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.

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Chapter 1 holds 394 sentences of Ghetto Tragedies, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.

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Obvious
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Typographical
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Errors
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