Chapter 6 of Jewish Children is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Jewish Children is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
* * * My father's silver spectacles shine from the distance. The silver strands of his hair and beard are spread out on the breeze. My mother is waving her shawl at us. We two, Busie and I, remain sitting. We are like paralysed.
Chapter 6 of Jewish Children is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
From this reading “The silver strands of his hair and beard are spread out on the breeze.”
a slight wind (usually refreshing)
From this reading “The silver strands of his hair and beard are spread out on the breeze.”
cloak consisting of an oblong piece of cloth used to cover the head and shoulders
From this reading “My mother is waving her shawl at us.”
be bright by reflecting or casting light
From this reading “* * * My father's silver spectacles shine from the distance.”
(plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision
From this reading “* * * My father's silver spectacles shine from the distance.”
distribute or disperse widely
From this reading “The silver strands of his hair and beard are spread out on the breeze.”
plural of “strand” — a pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole
From this reading “The silver strands of his hair and beard are spread out on the breeze.”
the act of signaling by a movement of the hand
From this reading “My mother is waving her shawl at us.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
move outward
In this reading “The silver strands of his hair and beard are spread out on the breeze.”
In this reading “We two, Busie and I, remain sitting.”
In this reading “* * * My father's silver spectacles shine from the distance.”
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The silver strands of his hair and beard are spread out on the breeze.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The silver strands of his hair and beard are spread out on the breeze.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading My mother is waving her shawl at us.
the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
From this reading The silver strands of his hair and beard are spread out on the breeze.
a slight wind (usually refreshing)
From this reading The silver strands of his hair and beard are spread out on the breeze.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We two, Busie and I, remain sitting.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading * * * My father's silver spectacles shine from the distance.
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading * * * My father's silver spectacles shine from the distance.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading * * * My father's silver spectacles shine from the distance.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading The silver strands of his hair and beard are spread out on the breeze.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading My mother is waving her shawl at us.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The silver strands of his hair and beard are spread out on the breeze.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading We two, Busie and I, remain sitting.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My mother is waving her shawl at us.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading We are like paralysed.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading My mother is waving her shawl at us.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading * * * My father's silver spectacles shine from the distance.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The silver strands of his hair and beard are spread out on the breeze.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The silver strands of his hair and beard are spread out on the breeze.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The silver strands of his hair and beard are spread out on the breeze.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We are like paralysed.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading We two, Busie and I, remain sitting.
cloak consisting of an oblong piece of cloth used to cover the head and shoulders
From this reading My mother is waving her shawl at us.
be bright by reflecting or casting light
From this reading * * * My father's silver spectacles shine from the distance.
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading * * * My father's silver spectacles shine from the distance.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading We two, Busie and I, remain sitting.
(plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision
From this reading * * * My father's silver spectacles shine from the distance.
distribute or disperse widely
From this reading The silver strands of his hair and beard are spread out on the breeze.
plural of “strand” — a pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole
From this reading The silver strands of his hair and beard are spread out on the breeze.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading * * * My father's silver spectacles shine from the distance.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading We two, Busie and I, remain sitting.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My mother is waving her shawl at us.
the act of signaling by a movement of the hand
From this reading My mother is waving her shawl at us.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We two, Busie and I, remain sitting.
Chapter 6 of Jewish Children by Sholem Aleichem holds 426 sentences, grouped into 86 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 6 holds 426 sentences of Jewish Children, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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