Chapter 8 of Our Little Jewish Cousin is here in full — 260 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Our Little Jewish Cousin is here in full — 260 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE SWEET SINGER OF ISRAEL "VERY well, then. Let us go back to the days of long ago, long, even, before the destruction of our beloved city. Let us seek David on the hillsides, tending his flocks with loving care. "One day a visitor came to the house of Jesse, David's father. This visitor was no other than the prophet Samuel.
Chapter 8 of Our Little Jewish Cousin is here in full — 260 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “david” — patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading “"One day a visitor came to the house of Jesse, David's father.”
plural of “flock” — a church congregation guided by a pastor
From this reading “Let us seek David on the hillsides, tending his flocks with loving care.”
plural of “hillside” — the side or slope of a hill
From this reading “Let us seek David on the hillsides, tending his flocks with loving care.”
Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine
From this reading “THE SWEET SINGER OF ISRAEL "VERY well, then.”
an authoritative person who divines the future
From this reading “This visitor was no other than the prophet Samuel.”
(Old Testament) Hebrew prophet and judge who anointed Saul as king
From this reading “This visitor was no other than the prophet Samuel.”
a person who sings
From this reading “THE SWEET SINGER OF ISRAEL "VERY well, then.”
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading “Let us seek David on the hillsides, tending his flocks with loving care.”
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.
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In this reading “THE SWEET SINGER OF ISRAEL "VERY well, then.”
In this reading “Let us seek David on the hillsides, tending his flocks with loving care.”
In this reading “Let us seek David on the hillsides, tending his flocks with loving care.”
belong to an earlier time
In this reading “Let us go back to the days of long ago, long, even, before the destruction of our beloved city.”
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 before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "One day a visitor came to the house of Jesse, David's father.
in the past
From this reading Let us go back to the days of long ago, long, even, before the destruction of our beloved city.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Let us go back to the days of long ago, long, even, before the destruction of our beloved city.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Let us go back to the days of long ago, long, even, before the destruction of our beloved city.
dearly loved
From this reading Let us go back to the days of long ago, long, even, before the destruction of our beloved city.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "One day a visitor came to the house of Jesse, David's father.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading Let us seek David on the hillsides, tending his flocks with loving care.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Let us go back to the days of long ago, long, even, before the destruction of our beloved city.
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading Let us seek David on the hillsides, tending his flocks with loving care.
possessive form of “david” — patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading "One day a visitor came to the house of Jesse, David's father.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "One day a visitor came to the house of Jesse, David's father.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Let us go back to the days of long ago, long, even, before the destruction of our beloved city.
the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists
From this reading Let us go back to the days of long ago, long, even, before the destruction of our beloved city.
divisible by two
From this reading Let us go back to the days of long ago, long, even, before the destruction of our beloved city.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "One day a visitor came to the house of Jesse, David's father.
plural of “flock” — a church congregation guided by a pastor
From this reading Let us seek David on the hillsides, tending his flocks with loving care.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Let us go back to the days of long ago, long, even, before the destruction of our beloved city.
plural of “hillside” — the side or slope of a hill
From this reading Let us seek David on the hillsides, tending his flocks with loving care.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Let us seek David on the hillsides, tending his flocks with loving care.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading "One day a visitor came to the house of Jesse, David's father.
Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine
From this reading THE SWEET SINGER OF ISRAEL "VERY well, then.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "One day a visitor came to the house of Jesse, David's father.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let us go back to the days of long ago, long, even, before the destruction of our beloved city.
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 Let us go back to the days of long ago, long, even, before the destruction of our beloved city.
feeling or showing love and affection
From this reading Let us seek David on the hillsides, tending his flocks with loving care.
not any; not one
From this reading This visitor was no other than the prophet Samuel.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SWEET SINGER OF ISRAEL "VERY well, then.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Let us seek David on the hillsides, tending his flocks with loving care.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "One day a visitor came to the house of Jesse, David's father.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading This visitor was no other than the prophet Samuel.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Let us go back to the days of long ago, long, even, before the destruction of our beloved city.
an authoritative person who divines the future
From this reading This visitor was no other than the prophet Samuel.
(Old Testament) Hebrew prophet and judge who anointed Saul as king
From this reading This visitor was no other than the prophet Samuel.
try to get or reach
From this reading Let us seek David on the hillsides, tending his flocks with loving care.
a person who sings
From this reading THE SWEET SINGER OF ISRAEL "VERY well, then.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading THE SWEET SINGER OF ISRAEL "VERY well, then.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading Let us seek David on the hillsides, tending his flocks with loving care.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading This visitor was no other than the prophet Samuel.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SWEET SINGER OF ISRAEL "VERY well, then.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading THE SWEET SINGER OF ISRAEL "VERY well, then.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This visitor was no other than the prophet Samuel.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Let us go back to the days of long ago, long, even, before the destruction of our beloved city.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let us go back to the days of long ago, long, even, before the destruction of our beloved city.
precisely as stated
From this reading THE SWEET SINGER OF ISRAEL "VERY well, then.
someone who visits
From this reading "One day a visitor came to the house of Jesse, David's father.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This visitor was no other than the prophet Samuel.
(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 THE SWEET SINGER OF ISRAEL "VERY well, then.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Let us seek David on the hillsides, tending his flocks with loving care.
Chapter 8 of Our Little Jewish Cousin by Mary Hazelton Blanchard Wade holds 260 sentences, grouped into 52 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.
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