Chapter 6 of Ghetto Tragedies is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Ghetto Tragedies is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Yes, yes, Leah, you can always give yourself a counsel," and Biela put her wet face to her sister's, and kissed the pock-marked cheek. Srul acquiesced eagerly. No one remembered for the moment that Leah would be left alone in the Old World. The problem of effecting the bride's entry blocked all the horizon. "Yes, yes," said Srul.
Chapter 6 of Ghetto Tragedies is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “acquiesce” — to agree or express agreement
From this reading “Srul acquiesced eagerly.”
closed to traffic
From this reading “The problem of effecting the bride's entry blocked all the horizon.”
possessive form of “bride” — a woman who has recently been married
From this reading “The problem of effecting the bride's entry blocked all the horizon.”
a lawyer who pleads cases in court
From this reading “"Yes, yes, Leah, you can always give yourself a counsel," and Biela put her wet face to her sister's, and kissed the pock-marked cheek.”
-ing form of “effect” — produce
From this reading “The problem of effecting the bride's entry blocked all the horizon.”
an item inserted in a written record
From this reading “The problem of effecting the bride's entry blocked all the horizon.”
a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved
From this reading “The problem of effecting the bride's entry blocked all the horizon.”
possessive form of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading “"Yes, yes, Leah, you can always give yourself a counsel," and Biela put her wet face to her sister's, and kissed the pock-marked cheek.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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temporarily
In this reading “No one remembered for the moment that Leah would be left alone in the Old World.”
the regions of the world that were known to Europeans before the discovery of the Americas
In this reading “No one remembered for the moment that Leah would be left alone in the Old World.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 "Yes, yes, Leah, you can always give yourself a counsel," and Biela put her wet face to her sister's, and kissed the pock-marked cheek.
past form of “acquiesce” — to agree or express agreement
From this reading Srul acquiesced eagerly.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading The problem of effecting the bride's entry blocked all the horizon.
Having no one else present.
From this reading No one remembered for the moment that Leah would be left alone in the Old World.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading "Yes, yes, Leah, you can always give yourself a counsel," and Biela put her wet face to her sister's, and kissed the pock-marked cheek.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Yes, yes, Leah, you can always give yourself a counsel," and Biela put her wet face to her sister's, and kissed the pock-marked cheek.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading No one remembered for the moment that Leah would be left alone in the Old World.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, yes, Leah, you can always give yourself a counsel," and Biela put her wet face to her sister's, and kissed the pock-marked cheek.
closed to traffic
From this reading The problem of effecting the bride's entry blocked all the horizon.
possessive form of “bride” — a woman who has recently been married
From this reading The problem of effecting the bride's entry blocked all the horizon.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Yes, yes, Leah, you can always give yourself a counsel," and Biela put her wet face to her sister's, and kissed the pock-marked cheek.
either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading "Yes, yes, Leah, you can always give yourself a counsel," and Biela put her wet face to her sister's, and kissed the pock-marked cheek.
a lawyer who pleads cases in court
From this reading "Yes, yes, Leah, you can always give yourself a counsel," and Biela put her wet face to her sister's, and kissed the pock-marked cheek.
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading Srul acquiesced eagerly.
-ing form of “effect” — produce
From this reading The problem of effecting the bride's entry blocked all the horizon.
an item inserted in a written record
From this reading The problem of effecting the bride's entry blocked all the horizon.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading "Yes, yes, Leah, you can always give yourself a counsel," and Biela put her wet face to her sister's, and kissed the pock-marked cheek.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading No one remembered for the moment that Leah would be left alone in the Old World.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "Yes, yes, Leah, you can always give yourself a counsel," and Biela put her wet face to her sister's, and kissed the pock-marked cheek.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Yes, yes, Leah, you can always give yourself a counsel," and Biela put her wet face to her sister's, and kissed the pock-marked cheek.
the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
From this reading The problem of effecting the bride's entry blocked all the horizon.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading No one remembered for the moment that Leah would be left alone in the Old World.
past form of “kiss” — touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
From this reading "Yes, yes, Leah, you can always give yourself a counsel," and Biela put her wet face to her sister's, and kissed the pock-marked cheek.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, yes, Leah, you can always give yourself a counsel," and Biela put her wet face to her sister's, and kissed the pock-marked cheek.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading No one remembered for the moment that Leah would be left alone in the Old World.
a particular point in time
From this reading No one remembered for the moment that Leah would be left alone in the Old World.
not any; not one
From this reading No one remembered for the moment that Leah would be left alone in the Old World.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The problem of effecting the bride's entry blocked all the horizon.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading No one remembered for the moment that Leah would be left alone in the Old World.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one remembered for the moment that Leah would be left alone in the Old World.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, yes, Leah, you can always give yourself a counsel," and Biela put her wet face to her sister's, and kissed the pock-marked cheek.
a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved
From this reading The problem of effecting the bride's entry blocked all the horizon.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "Yes, yes, Leah, you can always give yourself a counsel," and Biela put her wet face to her sister's, and kissed the pock-marked cheek.
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading No one remembered for the moment that Leah would be left alone in the Old World.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Yes, yes," said Srul.
possessive form of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading "Yes, yes, Leah, you can always give yourself a counsel," and Biela put her wet face to her sister's, and kissed the pock-marked cheek.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Srul acquiesced eagerly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading No one remembered for the moment that Leah would be left alone in the Old World.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Yes, yes, Leah, you can always give yourself a counsel," and Biela put her wet face to her sister's, and kissed the pock-marked cheek.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Yes, yes, Leah, you can always give yourself a counsel," and Biela put her wet face to her sister's, and kissed the pock-marked cheek.
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading "Yes, yes, Leah, you can always give yourself a counsel," and Biela put her wet face to her sister's, and kissed the pock-marked cheek.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading No one remembered for the moment that Leah would be left alone in the Old World.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading No one remembered for the moment that Leah would be left alone in the Old World.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, yes, Leah, you can always give yourself a counsel," and Biela put her wet face to her sister's, and kissed the pock-marked cheek.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Yes, yes, Leah, you can always give yourself a counsel," and Biela put her wet face to her sister's, and kissed the pock-marked cheek.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "Yes, yes, Leah, you can always give yourself a counsel," and Biela put her wet face to her sister's, and kissed the pock-marked cheek.
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