Chapter 10 of Jewish Children is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Jewish Children is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"God be with you, Benny! Why this sudden burst of laughter, Benny?" "Oh!" he cried, "oh! go away with your spinning-top! That was a good top. It was a real top.
Chapter 10 of Jewish Children is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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East Indian annual erect herb; source of sesame seed or benniseed and sesame oil
From this reading “"God be with you, Benny!”
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading “Why this sudden burst of laughter, Benny?"”
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “"Oh!" he cried, "oh! go away with your spinning-top!”
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading “"God be with you, Benny!”
the sound of laughing
From this reading “Why this sudden burst of laughter, Benny?"”
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading “It was a real top.”
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading “Why this sudden burst of laughter, Benny?"”
the upper part of anything
From this reading “"Oh!" he cried, "oh! go away with your spinning-top!”
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move away from a place into another direction
In this reading “"Oh!" he cried, "oh! go away with your spinning-top!”
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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 That was a good top.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Oh!" he cried, "oh! go away with your spinning-top!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "God be with you, Benny!
East Indian annual erect herb; source of sesame seed or benniseed and sesame oil
From this reading "God be with you, Benny!
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading Why this sudden burst of laughter, Benny?"
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Oh!" he cried, "oh! go away with your spinning-top!
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Oh!" he cried, "oh! go away with your spinning-top!
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading "God be with you, Benny!
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading That was a good top.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh!" he cried, "oh! go away with your spinning-top!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a real top.
the sound of laughing
From this reading Why this sudden burst of laughter, Benny?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Why this sudden burst of laughter, Benny?"
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh!" he cried, "oh! go away with your spinning-top!
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading It was a real top.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh!" he cried, "oh! go away with your spinning-top!
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading Why this sudden burst of laughter, Benny?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was a good top.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Why this sudden burst of laughter, Benny?"
the upper part of anything
From this reading That was a good top.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was a good top.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why this sudden burst of laughter, Benny?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading "God be with you, Benny!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "God be with you, Benny!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh!" he cried, "oh! go away with your spinning-top!
Chapter 10 of Jewish Children by Sholem Aleichem holds 413 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 10 holds 413 sentences of Jewish Children, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of Jewish Children by Sholem Aleichem exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 413 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.
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