Chapter 3 of The Imported Bridegroom, and Other Stories of the New York Ghetto is here in full — 444 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Imported Bridegroom, and Other Stories of the New York Ghetto is here in full — 444 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"No--at the Astor Library," he whispered. "They have such a lot of books there, Flora! Upstairs and downstairs--large rooms like rich synagogues, with shelves all over the walls, and all full of books. Have you ever been there, Flora?" "N-no!" she owned, with reluctance.
Chapter 3 of The Imported Bridegroom, and Other Stories of the New York Ghetto is here in full — 444 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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British politician (born in the United States) who was the first woman to sit in the British House of Commons (1879-1964)
From this reading “"No--at the Astor Library," he whispered.”
on a floor below
From this reading “Upstairs and downstairs--large rooms like rich synagogues, with shelves all over the walls, and all full of books.”
all the plant life in a particular region or period
From this reading “"They have such a lot of books there, Flora!”
having an owner; often used in combination
From this reading “"N-no!" she owned, with reluctance.”
(physics) opposition to magnetic flux (analogous to electric resistance)
From this reading “"N-no!" she owned, with reluctance.”
Plural of shelf; the vast wooden or stone structures holding archives.
From this reading “Upstairs and downstairs--large rooms like rich synagogues, with shelves all over the walls, and all full of books.”
plural of “synagogue” — (Judaism) the place of worship for a Jewish congregation
From this reading “Upstairs and downstairs--large rooms like rich synagogues, with shelves all over the walls, and all full of books.”
on a floor above
From this reading “Upstairs and downstairs--large rooms like rich synagogues, with shelves all over the walls, and all full of books.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Upstairs and downstairs--large rooms like rich synagogues, with shelves all over the walls, and all full of books.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 "They have such a lot of books there, Flora!
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Upstairs and downstairs--large rooms like rich synagogues, with shelves all over the walls, and all full of books.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Upstairs and downstairs--large rooms like rich synagogues, with shelves all over the walls, and all full of books.
British politician (born in the United States) who was the first woman to sit in the British House of Commons (1879-1964)
From this reading "No--at the Astor Library," he whispered.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "No--at the Astor Library," he whispered.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Have you ever been there, Flora?"
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading "They have such a lot of books there, Flora!
on a floor below
From this reading Upstairs and downstairs--large rooms like rich synagogues, with shelves all over the walls, and all full of books.
at any time
From this reading Have you ever been there, Flora?"
all the plant life in a particular region or period
From this reading "They have such a lot of books there, Flora!
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Upstairs and downstairs--large rooms like rich synagogues, with shelves all over the walls, and all full of books.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "They have such a lot of books there, Flora!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "No--at the Astor Library," he whispered.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Upstairs and downstairs--large rooms like rich synagogues, with shelves all over the walls, and all full of books.
a room where books are kept
From this reading "No--at the Astor Library," he whispered.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Upstairs and downstairs--large rooms like rich synagogues, with shelves all over the walls, and all full of books.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading "They have such a lot of books there, Flora!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "N-no!" she owned, with reluctance.
not any; not one
From this reading "No--at the Astor Library," he whispered.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "They have such a lot of books there, Flora!
above and across; more than
From this reading Upstairs and downstairs--large rooms like rich synagogues, with shelves all over the walls, and all full of books.
having an owner; often used in combination
From this reading "N-no!" she owned, with reluctance.
(physics) opposition to magnetic flux (analogous to electric resistance)
From this reading "N-no!" she owned, with reluctance.
possessing material wealth
From this reading Upstairs and downstairs--large rooms like rich synagogues, with shelves all over the walls, and all full of books.
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading Upstairs and downstairs--large rooms like rich synagogues, with shelves all over the walls, and all full of books.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "N-no!" she owned, with reluctance.
Plural of shelf; the vast wooden or stone structures holding archives.
From this reading Upstairs and downstairs--large rooms like rich synagogues, with shelves all over the walls, and all full of books.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "They have such a lot of books there, Flora!
plural of “synagogue” — (Judaism) the place of worship for a Jewish congregation
From this reading Upstairs and downstairs--large rooms like rich synagogues, with shelves all over the walls, and all full of books.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "No--at the Astor Library," he whispered.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "They have such a lot of books there, Flora!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They have such a lot of books there, Flora!
on a floor above
From this reading Upstairs and downstairs--large rooms like rich synagogues, with shelves all over the walls, and all full of books.
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading Upstairs and downstairs--large rooms like rich synagogues, with shelves all over the walls, and all full of books.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading "No--at the Astor Library," he whispered.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Upstairs and downstairs--large rooms like rich synagogues, with shelves all over the walls, and all full of books.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Have you ever been there, Flora?"
Chapter 3 of The Imported Bridegroom, and Other Stories of the New York Ghetto by Abraham Cahan holds 444 sentences, grouped into 89 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 3 holds 444 sentences of The Imported Bridegroom, and Other Stories of the New York Ghetto, unabridged, divided into 89 reading sections.
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