Chapter 5 of The Melting-Pot is here in full — 458 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Melting-Pot is here in full — 458 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
VERA [_Smiling_] Wind and weather permitting. PAPPELMEISTER I haf alvays mein umbrella. _Was?_ Ha! Ha! Ha!
Chapter 5 of The Melting-Pot is here in full — 458 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “permit” — consent to, give permission
From this reading “VERA [_Smiling_] Wind and weather permitting.”
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
a lightweight handheld collapsible canopy
From this reading “PAPPELMEISTER I haf alvays mein umbrella.”
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading “VERA [_Smiling_] Wind and weather permitting.”
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading “VERA [_Smiling_] Wind and weather permitting.”
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From this reading PAPPELMEISTER I haf alvays mein umbrella.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading VERA [_Smiling_] Wind and weather permitting.
(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
From this reading _Was?_ Ha!
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From this reading PAPPELMEISTER I haf alvays mein umbrella.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading PAPPELMEISTER I haf alvays mein umbrella.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PAPPELMEISTER I haf alvays mein umbrella.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PAPPELMEISTER I haf alvays mein umbrella.
inflected form of “permit” — consent to, give permission
From this reading VERA [_Smiling_] Wind and weather permitting.
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading VERA [_Smiling_] Wind and weather permitting.
a lightweight handheld collapsible canopy
From this reading PAPPELMEISTER I haf alvays mein umbrella.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading VERA [_Smiling_] Wind and weather permitting.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Was?_ Ha!
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading VERA [_Smiling_] Wind and weather permitting.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading VERA [_Smiling_] Wind and weather permitting.
Chapter 5 of The Melting-Pot by Israel Zangwill holds 458 sentences, grouped into 92 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 5 holds 458 sentences of The Melting-Pot, unabridged, divided into 92 reading sections.
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