Chapter 2 of The Melting-Pot is here in full — 461 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Melting-Pot is here in full — 461 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
VERA The wild beasts! I feel more ashamed of my country than ever. But there's his symphony. MENDEL And who will look at that amateurish stuff? He knows so little of harmony and counterpoint--he breaks all the rules.
Chapter 2 of The Melting-Pot is here in full — 461 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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lacking professional skill or expertise
From this reading “MENDEL And who will look at that amateurish stuff?”
plural of “beast” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading “VERA The wild beasts!”
plural of “break” — some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
From this reading “He knows so little of harmony and counterpoint--he breaks all the rules.”
to show differences when compared; be different
From this reading “He knows so little of harmony and counterpoint--he breaks all the rules.”
compatibility in opinion and action
From this reading “He knows so little of harmony and counterpoint--he breaks all the rules.”
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 “MENDEL And who will look at that amateurish stuff?”
plural of “rule” — a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
From this reading “He knows so little of harmony and counterpoint--he breaks all the rules.”
a long and complex sonata for symphony orchestra
From this reading “But there's his symphony.”
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(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 He knows so little of harmony and counterpoint--he breaks all the rules.
lacking professional skill or expertise
From this reading MENDEL And who will look at that amateurish stuff?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MENDEL And who will look at that amateurish stuff?
feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
From this reading I feel more ashamed of my country than ever.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading MENDEL And who will look at that amateurish stuff?
plural of “beast” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading VERA The wild beasts!
plural of “break” — some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
From this reading He knows so little of harmony and counterpoint--he breaks all the rules.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But there's his symphony.
to show differences when compared; be different
From this reading He knows so little of harmony and counterpoint--he breaks all the rules.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading I feel more ashamed of my country than ever.
at any time
From this reading I feel more ashamed of my country than ever.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading I feel more ashamed of my country than ever.
compatibility in opinion and action
From this reading He knows so little of harmony and counterpoint--he breaks all the rules.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He knows so little of harmony and counterpoint--he breaks all the rules.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But there's his symphony.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I feel more ashamed of my country than ever.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading He knows so little of harmony and counterpoint--he breaks all the rules.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He knows so little of harmony and counterpoint--he breaks all the rules.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading MENDEL And who will look at that amateurish stuff?
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 MENDEL And who will look at that amateurish stuff?
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading I feel more ashamed of my country than ever.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I feel more ashamed of my country than ever.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I feel more ashamed of my country than ever.
plural of “rule” — a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
From this reading He knows so little of harmony and counterpoint--he breaks all the rules.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He knows so little of harmony and counterpoint--he breaks all the rules.
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
From this reading MENDEL And who will look at that amateurish stuff?
a long and complex sonata for symphony orchestra
From this reading But there's his symphony.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I feel more ashamed of my country than ever.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading MENDEL And who will look at that amateurish stuff?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading VERA The wild beasts!
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From this reading VERA The wild beasts!
which person or people
From this reading MENDEL And who will look at that amateurish stuff?
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading VERA The wild beasts!
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading MENDEL And who will look at that amateurish stuff?
Chapter 2 of The Melting-Pot by Israel Zangwill holds 461 sentences, grouped into 93 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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