Chapter 3 of The Melting-Pot is here in full — 443 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of The Melting-Pot is here in full — 443 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
VERA [_Clapping her hands_] Bravo! Bravo! I'm so excited! QUINCY [_Yawning_] Then it isn't bad, Poppy? PAPPELMEISTER [_Not listening, never ceasing to conduct_] _Und_ de harp solo ...
Chapter 3 of The Melting-Pot is here in full — 443 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed
From this reading “VERA [_Clapping her hands_] Bravo!”
-ing form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading “PAPPELMEISTER [_Not listening, never ceasing to conduct_] _Und_ de harp solo ...”
a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together
a chordophone that has a triangular frame consisting of a sounding board and a pillar and a curved neck; the strings stretched between the neck and the soundbox are plucked with the fingers
From this reading “PAPPELMEISTER [_Not listening, never ceasing to conduct_] _Und_ de harp solo ...”
annual or biennial or perennial herbs having showy flowers
From this reading “QUINCY [_Yawning_] Then it isn't bad, Poppy?”
American patriot who presented the colonists' grievances to the English king (1744-1775)
From this reading “QUINCY [_Yawning_] Then it isn't bad, Poppy?”
any activity that is performed alone without assistance
From this reading “PAPPELMEISTER [_Not listening, never ceasing to conduct_] _Und_ de harp solo ...”
gaping open as if threatening to engulf someone or something
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading QUINCY [_Yawning_] Then it isn't bad, Poppy?
a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed
From this reading VERA [_Clapping her hands_] Bravo!
-ing form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading PAPPELMEISTER [_Not listening, never ceasing to conduct_] _Und_ de harp solo ...
a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together
From this reading VERA [_Clapping her hands_] Bravo!
direct the course of; manage or control
From this reading PAPPELMEISTER [_Not listening, never ceasing to conduct_] _Und_ de harp solo ...
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading PAPPELMEISTER [_Not listening, never ceasing to conduct_] _Und_ de harp solo ...
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading I'm so excited!
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading VERA [_Clapping her hands_] Bravo!
a chordophone that has a triangular frame consisting of a sounding board and a pillar and a curved neck; the strings stretched between the neck and the soundbox are plucked with the fingers
From this reading PAPPELMEISTER [_Not listening, never ceasing to conduct_] _Und_ de harp solo ...
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading VERA [_Clapping her hands_] Bravo!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm so excited!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading QUINCY [_Yawning_] Then it isn't bad, Poppy?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading QUINCY [_Yawning_] Then it isn't bad, Poppy?
the act of hearing attentively
From this reading PAPPELMEISTER [_Not listening, never ceasing to conduct_] _Und_ de harp solo ...
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading PAPPELMEISTER [_Not listening, never ceasing to conduct_] _Und_ de harp solo ...
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading PAPPELMEISTER [_Not listening, never ceasing to conduct_] _Und_ de harp solo ...
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PAPPELMEISTER [_Not listening, never ceasing to conduct_] _Und_ de harp solo ...
annual or biennial or perennial herbs having showy flowers
From this reading QUINCY [_Yawning_] Then it isn't bad, Poppy?
American patriot who presented the colonists' grievances to the English king (1744-1775)
From this reading QUINCY [_Yawning_] Then it isn't bad, Poppy?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I'm so excited!
any activity that is performed alone without assistance
From this reading PAPPELMEISTER [_Not listening, never ceasing to conduct_] _Und_ de harp solo ...
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading QUINCY [_Yawning_] Then it isn't bad, Poppy?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading PAPPELMEISTER [_Not listening, never ceasing to conduct_] _Und_ de harp solo ...
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PAPPELMEISTER [_Not listening, never ceasing to conduct_] _Und_ de harp solo ...
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading VERA [_Clapping her hands_] Bravo!
gaping open as if threatening to engulf someone or something
From this reading QUINCY [_Yawning_] Then it isn't bad, Poppy?
Chapter 3 of The Melting-Pot by Israel Zangwill holds 443 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 443 sentences of The Melting-Pot, unabridged, divided into 89 reading sections.
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