Chapter 16 of Mendel: A Story of Youth is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 16 of Mendel: A Story of Youth is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"How could I?" asked Mendel. "I did not know where he was." "You speak Yiddish. You could have found him. He has done very well, but he is coming home to us.
Chapter 16 of Mendel: A Story of Youth is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “"How could I?" asked Mendel.”
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading “He has done very well, but he is coming home to us.”
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading “He has done very well, but he is coming home to us.”
set up or found
From this reading “You could have found him.”
where you live at a particular time
From this reading “He has done very well, but he is coming home to us.”
Augustinian monk and botanist whose experiments in breeding garden peas led to his eventual recognition as founder of the science of genetics (1822-1884)
From this reading “"How could I?" asked Mendel.”
express in speech
From this reading “"You speak Yiddish.”
a dialect of High German including some Hebrew and other words; spoken in Europe as a vernacular by many Jews; written in the Hebrew script
From this reading “"You speak Yiddish.”
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In this reading “He has done very well, but he is coming home to us.”
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past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "How could I?" asked Mendel.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He has done very well, but he is coming home to us.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading He has done very well, but he is coming home to us.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "How could I?" asked Mendel.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "I did not know where he was."
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading He has done very well, but he is coming home to us.
set up or found
From this reading You could have found him.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He has done very well, but he is coming home to us.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You could have found him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I did not know where he was."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You could have found him.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading He has done very well, but he is coming home to us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How could I?" asked Mendel.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "How could I?" asked Mendel.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He has done very well, but he is coming home to us.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I did not know where he was."
Augustinian monk and botanist whose experiments in breeding garden peas led to his eventual recognition as founder of the science of genetics (1822-1884)
From this reading "How could I?" asked Mendel.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I did not know where he was."
express in speech
From this reading "You speak Yiddish.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He has done very well, but he is coming home to us.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He has done very well, but he is coming home to us.
precisely as stated
From this reading He has done very well, but he is coming home to us.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I did not know where he was."
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading He has done very well, but he is coming home to us.
in or at the place that
From this reading "I did not know where he was."
a dialect of High German including some Hebrew and other words; spoken in Europe as a vernacular by many Jews; written in the Hebrew script
From this reading "You speak Yiddish.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You speak Yiddish.
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