Chapter 27 of The Jew is here in full — 325 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of The Jew is here in full — 325 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
JACOB IN FLIGHT. Warsaw presented a strange sight. From all its doors the population hurried toward the forests. The combat had been precipitated, and they rushed eagerly to death. The Russians paid no attention to this exodus.
Chapter 27 of The Jew is here in full — 325 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/65 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
an engagement fought between two military forces
From this reading “The combat had been precipitated, and they rushed eagerly to death.”
a journey by a large group to escape from a hostile environment
From this reading “The Russians paid no attention to this exodus.”
plural of “forest” — the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading “From all its doors the population hurried toward the forests.”
French biochemist who (with Jacques Monod) studied regulatory processes in cells (born in 1920)
From this reading “JACOB IN FLIGHT.”
the people who inhabit a territory or state
From this reading “From all its doors the population hurried toward the forests.”
past form of “precipitate” — bring about abruptly
From this reading “The combat had been precipitated, and they rushed eagerly to death.”
plural of “russian” — a native or inhabitant of Russia
From this reading “The Russians paid no attention to this exodus.”
the capital and largest city of Poland; located in central Poland
From this reading “Warsaw presented a strange sight.”
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 “Warsaw presented a strange sight.”
In this reading “From all its doors the population hurried toward the forests.”
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 Warsaw presented a strange sight.
(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 From all its doors the population hurried toward the forests.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The combat had been precipitated, and they rushed eagerly to death.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading The Russians paid no attention to this exodus.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The combat had been precipitated, and they rushed eagerly to death.
an engagement fought between two military forces
From this reading The combat had been precipitated, and they rushed eagerly to death.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading The combat had been precipitated, and they rushed eagerly to death.
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading From all its doors the population hurried toward the forests.
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading The combat had been precipitated, and they rushed eagerly to death.
a journey by a large group to escape from a hostile environment
From this reading The Russians paid no attention to this exodus.
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading JACOB IN FLIGHT.
plural of “forest” — the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading From all its doors the population hurried toward the forests.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From all its doors the population hurried toward the forests.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The combat had been precipitated, and they rushed eagerly to death.
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading From all its doors the population hurried toward the forests.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading JACOB IN FLIGHT.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading From all its doors the population hurried toward the forests.
French biochemist who (with Jacques Monod) studied regulatory processes in cells (born in 1920)
From this reading JACOB IN FLIGHT.
not any; not one
From this reading The Russians paid no attention to this exodus.
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading The Russians paid no attention to this exodus.
the people who inhabit a territory or state
From this reading From all its doors the population hurried toward the forests.
past form of “precipitate” — bring about abruptly
From this reading The combat had been precipitated, and they rushed eagerly to death.
past form of “present” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Warsaw presented a strange sight.
done under pressure
From this reading The combat had been precipitated, and they rushed eagerly to death.
plural of “russian” — a native or inhabitant of Russia
From this reading The Russians paid no attention to this exodus.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading Warsaw presented a strange sight.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Warsaw presented a strange sight.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading From all its doors the population hurried toward the forests.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The combat had been precipitated, and they rushed eagerly to death.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The Russians paid no attention to this exodus.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The combat had been precipitated, and they rushed eagerly to death.
in the direction of
From this reading From all its doors the population hurried toward the forests.
the capital and largest city of Poland; located in central Poland
From this reading Warsaw presented a strange sight.
Chapter 27 of The Jew by Józef Ignacy Kraszewski holds 325 sentences, grouped into 65 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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