Chapter 8 of Jewish Children is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 8 of Jewish Children is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"How does Isshur come to be an overlord? He is only a beadle. He ought to serve us, and not we him. How long more will this old Isshur with the long legs and big stick rule over us? The account.
Chapter 8 of Jewish Children is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading “The account.”
a minor parish official who serves a ceremonial function
From this reading “He is only a beadle.”
staying power
From this reading “How long more will this old Isshur with the long legs and big stick rule over us?”
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “He ought to serve us, and not we him.”
a person who has general authority over others
From this reading “"How does Isshur come to be an overlord?”
a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
From this reading “How long more will this old Isshur with the long legs and big stick rule over us?”
serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading “He ought to serve us, and not we him.”
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading “How long more will this old Isshur with the long legs and big stick rule over 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.
In this reading “How long more will this old Isshur with the long legs and big stick rule over us?”
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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 He is only a beadle.
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading The account.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "How does Isshur come to be an overlord?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He ought to serve us, and not we him.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "How does Isshur come to be an overlord?
a minor parish official who serves a ceremonial function
From this reading He is only a beadle.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading How long more will this old Isshur with the long legs and big stick rule over us?
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "How does Isshur come to be an overlord?
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "How does Isshur come to be an overlord?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He is only a beadle.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He ought to serve us, and not we him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How does Isshur come to be an overlord?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He is only a beadle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How does Isshur come to be an overlord?
staying power
From this reading How long more will this old Isshur with the long legs and big stick rule over us?
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading How long more will this old Isshur with the long legs and big stick rule over us?
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading How long more will this old Isshur with the long legs and big stick rule over us?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He ought to serve us, and not we him.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading How long more will this old Isshur with the long legs and big stick rule over us?
and nothing more
From this reading He is only a beadle.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading He ought to serve us, and not we him.
above and across; more than
From this reading How long more will this old Isshur with the long legs and big stick rule over us?
a person who has general authority over others
From this reading "How does Isshur come to be an overlord?
a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
From this reading How long more will this old Isshur with the long legs and big stick rule over us?
serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading He ought to serve us, and not we him.
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading How long more will this old Isshur with the long legs and big stick rule over us?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading How long more will this old Isshur with the long legs and big stick rule over us?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading How long more will this old Isshur with the long legs and big stick rule over us?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "How does Isshur come to be an overlord?
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He ought to serve us, and not we him.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading He ought to serve us, and not we him.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading How long more will this old Isshur with the long legs and big stick rule over us?
in the company of; together with
From this reading How long more will this old Isshur with the long legs and big stick rule over us?
Chapter 8 of Jewish Children by Sholem Aleichem holds 432 sentences, grouped into 87 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 8 holds 432 sentences of Jewish Children, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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