Chapter 2 of Jewish Fairy Tales and Legends is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Chapter 2 of Jewish Fairy Tales and Legends by Gertrude Landa holds 416 sentences, grouped into 84 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 2 holds 416 sentences of Jewish Fairy Tales and Legends, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Jewish Fairy Tales and Legends is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
II Bar Shalmon found himself on the outskirts of the city, and cautiously he crept forward. To his intense relief, he saw that the first building was a synagogue. The door, however, was locked. Weary, sore, and weak with long fasting, Bar Shalmon sank down on the steps and sobbed like a child. Something touched him on the arm.
Chapter 2 of Jewish Fairy Tales and Legends is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “II Bar Shalmon found himself on the outskirts of the city, and cautiously he crept forward.”
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading “The door, however, was locked.”
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading “To his intense relief, he saw that the first building was a synagogue.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Something touched him on the arm.”
Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading To his intense relief, he saw that the first building was a synagogue.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading II Bar Shalmon found himself on the outskirts of the city, and cautiously he crept forward.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Something touched him on the arm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading II Bar Shalmon found himself on the outskirts of the city, and cautiously he crept forward.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To his intense relief, he saw that the first building was a synagogue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading II Bar Shalmon found himself on the outskirts of the city, and cautiously he crept forward.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Weary, sore, and weak with long fasting, Bar Shalmon sank down on the steps and sobbed like a child.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading II Bar Shalmon found himself on the outskirts of the city, and cautiously he crept forward.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading II Bar Shalmon found himself on the outskirts of the city, and cautiously he crept forward.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The door, however, was locked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Weary, sore, and weak with long fasting, Bar Shalmon sank down on the steps and sobbed like a child.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Weary, sore, and weak with long fasting, Bar Shalmon sank down on the steps and sobbed like a child.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To his intense relief, he saw that the first building was a synagogue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading II Bar Shalmon found himself on the outskirts of the city, and cautiously he crept forward.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading II Bar Shalmon found himself on the outskirts of the city, and cautiously he crept forward.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading II Bar Shalmon found himself on the outskirts of the city, and cautiously he crept forward.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Something touched him on the arm.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading II Bar Shalmon found himself on the outskirts of the city, and cautiously he crept forward.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading To his intense relief, he saw that the first building was a synagogue.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading The door, however, was locked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading II Bar Shalmon found himself on the outskirts of the city, and cautiously he crept forward.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To his intense relief, he saw that the first building was a synagogue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Weary, sore, and weak with long fasting, Bar Shalmon sank down on the steps and sobbed like a child.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The door, however, was locked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Weary, sore, and weak with long fasting, Bar Shalmon sank down on the steps and sobbed like a child.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading II Bar Shalmon found himself on the outskirts of the city, and cautiously he crept forward.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading II Bar Shalmon found himself on the outskirts of the city, and cautiously he crept forward.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading II Bar Shalmon found himself on the outskirts of the city, and cautiously he crept forward.
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading To his intense relief, he saw that the first building was a synagogue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Weary, sore, and weak with long fasting, Bar Shalmon sank down on the steps and sobbed like a child.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To his intense relief, he saw that the first building was a synagogue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading II Bar Shalmon found himself on the outskirts of the city, and cautiously he crept forward.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Weary, sore, and weak with long fasting, Bar Shalmon sank down on the steps and sobbed like a child.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Something touched him on the arm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Weary, sore, and weak with long fasting, Bar Shalmon sank down on the steps and sobbed like a child.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Weary, sore, and weak with long fasting, Bar Shalmon sank down on the steps and sobbed like a child.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To his intense relief, he saw that the first building was a synagogue.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To his intense relief, he saw that the first building was a synagogue.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading II Bar Shalmon found himself on the outskirts of the city, and cautiously he crept forward.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To his intense relief, he saw that the first building was a synagogue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Something touched him on the arm.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To his intense relief, he saw that the first building was a synagogue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Weary, sore, and weak with long fasting, Bar Shalmon sank down on the steps and sobbed like a child.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Weary, sore, and weak with long fasting, Bar Shalmon sank down on the steps and sobbed like a child.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Weary, sore, and weak with long fasting, Bar Shalmon sank down on the steps and sobbed like a child.
