Chapter 21 of Rabbi and Priest: A Story is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 21 of Rabbi and Priest: A Story is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A DEN OF NIHILISTS. Let us open the records of Kief for the year 1879. Fifteen years have elapsed since the events last narrated; fifteen years of peace and plenty, of security and prosperity for Jew and gentile. What sudden change do we behold! Is this the country whose future looked so hopeful in the early days of Alexander's reign?
Chapter 21 of Rabbi and Priest: A Story is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “alexander” — European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherb
From this reading “Is this the country whose future looked so hopeful in the early days of Alexander's reign?”
(of time) having passed or slipped by
From this reading “Fifteen years have elapsed since the events last narrated; fifteen years of peace and plenty, of security and prosperity for Jew and gentile.”
belonging to or characteristic of non-Jewish peoples
From this reading “Fifteen years have elapsed since the events last narrated; fifteen years of peace and plenty, of security and prosperity for Jew and gentile.”
having or manifesting hope
From this reading “Is this the country whose future looked so hopeful in the early days of Alexander's reign?”
past form of “narrate” — provide commentary for a film, for example
From this reading “Fifteen years have elapsed since the events last narrated; fifteen years of peace and plenty, of security and prosperity for Jew and gentile.”
plural of “nihilist” — someone who rejects all theories of morality or religious belief
From this reading “A DEN OF NIHILISTS.”
an economic state of growth with rising profits and full employment
From this reading “Fifteen years have elapsed since the events last narrated; fifteen years of peace and plenty, of security and prosperity for Jew and gentile.”
plural of “record” — anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
From this reading “Let us open the records of Kief for the year 1879.”
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From this reading Let us open the records of Kief for the year 1879.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A DEN OF NIHILISTS.
possessive form of “alexander” — European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherb
From this reading Is this the country whose future looked so hopeful in the early days of Alexander's reign?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Fifteen years have elapsed since the events last narrated; fifteen years of peace and plenty, of security and prosperity for Jew and gentile.
see with attention
From this reading What sudden change do we behold!
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading What sudden change do we behold!
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Is this the country whose future looked so hopeful in the early days of Alexander's reign?
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Is this the country whose future looked so hopeful in the early days of Alexander's reign?
the habitation of wild animals
From this reading A DEN OF NIHILISTS.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What sudden change do we behold!
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Is this the country whose future looked so hopeful in the early days of Alexander's reign?
(of time) having passed or slipped by
From this reading Fifteen years have elapsed since the events last narrated; fifteen years of peace and plenty, of security and prosperity for Jew and gentile.
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading Fifteen years have elapsed since the events last narrated; fifteen years of peace and plenty, of security and prosperity for Jew and gentile.
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading Fifteen years have elapsed since the events last narrated; fifteen years of peace and plenty, of security and prosperity for Jew and gentile.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Let us open the records of Kief for the year 1879.
yet to be or coming
From this reading Is this the country whose future looked so hopeful in the early days of Alexander's reign?
belonging to or characteristic of non-Jewish peoples
From this reading Fifteen years have elapsed since the events last narrated; fifteen years of peace and plenty, of security and prosperity for Jew and gentile.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Fifteen years have elapsed since the events last narrated; fifteen years of peace and plenty, of security and prosperity for Jew and gentile.
having or manifesting hope
From this reading Is this the country whose future looked so hopeful in the early days of Alexander's reign?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Is this the country whose future looked so hopeful in the early days of Alexander's reign?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is this the country whose future looked so hopeful in the early days of Alexander's reign?
a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties
From this reading Fifteen years have elapsed since the events last narrated; fifteen years of peace and plenty, of security and prosperity for Jew and gentile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Let us open the records of Kief for the year 1879.
immediately past
From this reading Fifteen years have elapsed since the events last narrated; fifteen years of peace and plenty, of security and prosperity for Jew and gentile.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let us open the records of Kief for the year 1879.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Is this the country whose future looked so hopeful in the early days of Alexander's reign?
past form of “narrate” — provide commentary for a film, for example
From this reading Fifteen years have elapsed since the events last narrated; fifteen years of peace and plenty, of security and prosperity for Jew and gentile.
plural of “nihilist” — someone who rejects all theories of morality or religious belief
From this reading A DEN OF NIHILISTS.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A DEN OF NIHILISTS.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Let us open the records of Kief for the year 1879.
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading Fifteen years have elapsed since the events last narrated; fifteen years of peace and plenty, of security and prosperity for Jew and gentile.
a full supply
From this reading Fifteen years have elapsed since the events last narrated; fifteen years of peace and plenty, of security and prosperity for Jew and gentile.
an economic state of growth with rising profits and full employment
From this reading Fifteen years have elapsed since the events last narrated; fifteen years of peace and plenty, of security and prosperity for Jew and gentile.
plural of “record” — anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
From this reading Let us open the records of Kief for the year 1879.
have sovereign power
From this reading Is this the country whose future looked so hopeful in the early days of Alexander's reign?
the state of being free from danger or injury
From this reading Fifteen years have elapsed since the events last narrated; fifteen years of peace and plenty, of security and prosperity for Jew and gentile.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Fifteen years have elapsed since the events last narrated; fifteen years of peace and plenty, of security and prosperity for Jew and gentile.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Is this the country whose future looked so hopeful in the early days of Alexander's reign?
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading What sudden change do we behold!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Let us open the records of Kief for the year 1879.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Is this the country whose future looked so hopeful in the early days of Alexander's reign?
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let us open the records of Kief for the year 1879.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading What sudden change do we behold!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What sudden change do we behold!
belonging to which person
From this reading Is this the country whose future looked so hopeful in the early days of Alexander's reign?
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Let us open the records of Kief for the year 1879.
a late time of life
From this reading Fifteen years have elapsed since the events last narrated; fifteen years of peace and plenty, of security and prosperity for Jew and gentile.
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