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The Seven-Branched Candlestick
The Seven-Branched Candlestick

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of The Seven-Branched Candlestick is here in full — 459 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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The Schooldays of Young American Jew New York Bloch Publishing Company, Inc. "The Jewish Book Concern" "Years of Plenty" was the name an Englishman recently gave to a book of his school days.
My own years of secondary school and college were different from his, by far, but no less full.
I shall only say by way of preface that they numbered seven.
There were two of them at high school, one at a military school on the Hudson, and four at our city's university.
Seven in all.
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The Seven-Branched Candlestick

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of The Seven-Branched Candlestick is here in full — 459 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/91 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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The Schooldays of Young American Jew New York Bloch Publishing Company, Inc. "The Jewish Book Concern" "Years of Plenty" was the name an Englishman recently gave to a book of his school days.
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My own years of secondary school and college were different from his, by far, but no less full.
/maɪ oʊn jɪrz ʌv ˈsekənderi skuːl ənd ˈkɑːlɪdʒ wɜːr ˈdɪfərənt frʌm hɪz baɪ fɑːr bʌt noʊ les fʊl/
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I shall only say by way of preface that they numbered seven.
/aɪ ʃæl ˈoʊnli seɪ baɪ weɪ ʌv ˈprefəs ðæt ðeɪ ˈnʌmbərd ˈsevən/
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There were two of them at high school, one at a military school on the Hudson, and four at our city's university.
/ðer wɜːr tuː ʌv ðem æt haɪ skuːl wʌn æt ə ˈmɪləteri skuːl ɑːn ðə ˈhʌdsən ənd fɔːr æt ˈaʊər ˈsɪtiz ˌjuːnəˈvɜːrsəti/
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Seven in all.
/ˈsevən ɪn ɔːl/

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

Bloch noun US /blɑːk/

United States composer (born in Switzerland) who composed symphonies and chamber music and choral music and a piano sonata and an opera (1880-1959)

From this reading “The Schooldays of Young American Jew New York Bloch Publishing Company, Inc. "The Jewish Book Concern" "Years of Plenty" was the name an Englishman recently gave to a book of his school days.”

city's noun US /ˈsɪtiz/

possessive form of “city” — a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading “There were two of them at high school, one at a military school on the Hudson, and four at our city's university.”

Hudson noun US /ˈhʌdsən/

a New York river; flows southward into New York Bay; explored by Henry Hudson early in the 17th century

From this reading “There were two of them at high school, one at a military school on the Hudson, and four at our city's university.”

Inc noun US /ɪŋk/

a heterogeneous collection of groups united in their opposition to Saddam Hussein's government of Iraq; formed in 1992 it is comprised of Sunni and Shiite Arabs and Kurds who hope to build a new government

From this reading “The Schooldays of Young American Jew New York Bloch Publishing Company, Inc. "The Jewish Book Concern" "Years of Plenty" was the name an Englishman recently gave to a book of his school days.”

Jewish adjective US /ˈdʒuːɪʃ/

of or relating to Jews or their culture or religion

From this reading “The Schooldays of Young American Jew New York Bloch Publishing Company, Inc. "The Jewish Book Concern" "Years of Plenty" was the name an Englishman recently gave to a book of his school days.”

numbered verb US /ˈnʌmbərd/

past form of “number” — add up in number or quantity

From this reading “I shall only say by way of preface that they numbered seven.”

Publishing noun US /ˈpʌblɪʃɪŋ/

the business of issuing printed matter for sale or distribution

From this reading “The Schooldays of Young American Jew New York Bloch Publishing Company, Inc. "The Jewish Book Concern" "Years of Plenty" was the name an Englishman recently gave to a book of his school days.”

secondary adjective US /ˈsekənderi/

being of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate

From this reading “My own years of secondary school and college were different from his, by far, but no less full.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

high school adjective + noun

a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12

In this reading “There were two of them at high school, one at a military school on the Hudson, and four at our city's university.”

military school noun + noun

In this reading “There were two of them at high school, one at a military school on the Hudson, and four at our city's university.”

All words in this reading · 67

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.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading The Schooldays of Young American Jew New York Bloch Publishing Company, Inc. "The Jewish Book Concern" "Years of Plenty" was the name an Englishman recently gave to a book of his school days.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 Seven in all.

AmericannounUS /əˈmerəkən/

a native or inhabitant of the United States

From this reading The Schooldays of Young American Jew New York Bloch Publishing Company, Inc. "The Jewish Book Concern" "Years of Plenty" was the name an Englishman recently gave to a book of his school days.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading The Schooldays of Young American Jew New York Bloch Publishing Company, Inc. "The Jewish Book Concern" "Years of Plenty" was the name an Englishman recently gave to a book of his school days.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading My own years of secondary school and college were different from his, by far, but no less full.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading There were two of them at high school, one at a military school on the Hudson, and four at our city's university.

BlochnounUS /blɑːk/

United States composer (born in Switzerland) who composed symphonies and chamber music and choral music and a piano sonata and an opera (1880-1959)

From this reading The Schooldays of Young American Jew New York Bloch Publishing Company, Inc. "The Jewish Book Concern" "Years of Plenty" was the name an Englishman recently gave to a book of his school days.

BooknounUS /bʊk/

a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)

From this reading The Schooldays of Young American Jew New York Bloch Publishing Company, Inc. "The Jewish Book Concern" "Years of Plenty" was the name an Englishman recently gave to a book of his school days.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading My own years of secondary school and college were different from his, by far, but no less full.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading My own years of secondary school and college were different from his, by far, but no less full.

city'snounUS /ˈsɪtiz/

possessive form of “city” — a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading There were two of them at high school, one at a military school on the Hudson, and four at our city's university.

collegenounUS /ˈkɑːlɪdʒ/

the body of faculty and students of a college

From this reading My own years of secondary school and college were different from his, by far, but no less full.

CompanynounUS /ˈkʌmpəniː/

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading The Schooldays of Young American Jew New York Bloch Publishing Company, Inc. "The Jewish Book Concern" "Years of Plenty" was the name an Englishman recently gave to a book of his school days.

ConcernnounUS /kənˈsɜːrn/

something that interests you because it is important or affects you

From this reading The Schooldays of Young American Jew New York Bloch Publishing Company, Inc. "The Jewish Book Concern" "Years of Plenty" was the name an Englishman recently gave to a book of his school days.

daysnounUS /deɪz/

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading The Schooldays of Young American Jew New York Bloch Publishing Company, Inc. "The Jewish Book Concern" "Years of Plenty" was the name an Englishman recently gave to a book of his school days.

differentadjectiveUS /ˈdɪfərənt/

unlike in nature or quality or form or degree

From this reading My own years of secondary school and college were different from his, by far, but no less full.

EnglishmannounUS /ˈɪŋɡlɪʃmən/

a man who is a native or inhabitant of England

From this reading The Schooldays of Young American Jew New York Bloch Publishing Company, Inc. "The Jewish Book Concern" "Years of Plenty" was the name an Englishman recently gave to a book of his school days.

faradverbUS /fɑːr/

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading My own years of secondary school and college were different from his, by far, but no less full.

fournounUS /fɔːr/

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading There were two of them at high school, one at a military school on the Hudson, and four at our city's university.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading My own years of secondary school and college were different from his, by far, but no less full.

fulladjectiveUS /fʊl/

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading My own years of secondary school and college were different from his, by far, but no less full.

gaveverbUS /ɡeɪv/

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading The Schooldays of Young American Jew New York Bloch Publishing Company, Inc. "The Jewish Book Concern" "Years of Plenty" was the name an Englishman recently gave to a book of his school days.

highadjectiveUS /haɪ/

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading There were two of them at high school, one at a military school on the Hudson, and four at our city's university.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading The Schooldays of Young American Jew New York Bloch Publishing Company, Inc. "The Jewish Book Concern" "Years of Plenty" was the name an Englishman recently gave to a book of his school days.

HudsonnounUS /ˈhʌdsən/

a New York river; flows southward into New York Bay; explored by Henry Hudson early in the 17th century

From this reading There were two of them at high school, one at a military school on the Hudson, and four at our city's university.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I shall only say by way of preface that they numbered seven.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Seven in all.

IncnounUS /ɪŋk/

a heterogeneous collection of groups united in their opposition to Saddam Hussein's government of Iraq; formed in 1992 it is comprised of Sunni and Shiite Arabs and Kurds who hope to build a new government

From this reading The Schooldays of Young American Jew New York Bloch Publishing Company, Inc. "The Jewish Book Concern" "Years of Plenty" was the name an Englishman recently gave to a book of his school days.

JewnounUS /dʒuː/

a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties

From this reading The Schooldays of Young American Jew New York Bloch Publishing Company, Inc. "The Jewish Book Concern" "Years of Plenty" was the name an Englishman recently gave to a book of his school days.

JewishadjectiveUS /ˈdʒuːɪʃ/

of or relating to Jews or their culture or religion

From this reading The Schooldays of Young American Jew New York Bloch Publishing Company, Inc. "The Jewish Book Concern" "Years of Plenty" was the name an Englishman recently gave to a book of his school days.

lessadverbUS /les/

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading My own years of secondary school and college were different from his, by far, but no less full.

militaryadjectiveUS /ˈmɪləteri/

of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare

From this reading There were two of them at high school, one at a military school on the Hudson, and four at our city's university.

MydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading My own years of secondary school and college were different from his, by far, but no less full.

nameverbUS /neɪm/

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading The Schooldays of Young American Jew New York Bloch Publishing Company, Inc. "The Jewish Book Concern" "Years of Plenty" was the name an Englishman recently gave to a book of his school days.

NewadjectiveUS /nuː/

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading The Schooldays of Young American Jew New York Bloch Publishing Company, Inc. "The Jewish Book Concern" "Years of Plenty" was the name an Englishman recently gave to a book of his school days.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading My own years of secondary school and college were different from his, by far, but no less full.

numberedverbUS /ˈnʌmbərd/

past form of “number” — add up in number or quantity

From this reading I shall only say by way of preface that they numbered seven.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The Schooldays of Young American Jew New York Bloch Publishing Company, Inc. "The Jewish Book Concern" "Years of Plenty" was the name an Englishman recently gave to a book of his school days.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading There were two of them at high school, one at a military school on the Hudson, and four at our city's university.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading There were two of them at high school, one at a military school on the Hudson, and four at our city's university.

onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/

and nothing more

From this reading I shall only say by way of preface that they numbered seven.

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading There were two of them at high school, one at a military school on the Hudson, and four at our city's university.

ownverbUS /oʊn/

have ownership or possession of

From this reading My own years of secondary school and college were different from his, by far, but no less full.

PlentynounUS /ˈplenti/

a full supply

From this reading The Schooldays of Young American Jew New York Bloch Publishing Company, Inc. "The Jewish Book Concern" "Years of Plenty" was the name an Englishman recently gave to a book of his school days.

prefacenounUS /ˈprefəs/

a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book

From this reading I shall only say by way of preface that they numbered seven.

PublishingnounUS /ˈpʌblɪʃɪŋ/

the business of issuing printed matter for sale or distribution

From this reading The Schooldays of Young American Jew New York Bloch Publishing Company, Inc. "The Jewish Book Concern" "Years of Plenty" was the name an Englishman recently gave to a book of his school days.

recentlyadverbUS /ˈriːsəntli/

in the recent past

From this reading The Schooldays of Young American Jew New York Bloch Publishing Company, Inc. "The Jewish Book Concern" "Years of Plenty" was the name an Englishman recently gave to a book of his school days.

sayverbUS /seɪ/

express in words

From this reading I shall only say by way of preface that they numbered seven.

schoolnounUS /skuːl/

an educational institution

From this reading The Schooldays of Young American Jew New York Bloch Publishing Company, Inc. "The Jewish Book Concern" "Years of Plenty" was the name an Englishman recently gave to a book of his school days.

Schooldaysnoun

the time of life when you are going to school

From this reading The Schooldays of Young American Jew New York Bloch Publishing Company, Inc. "The Jewish Book Concern" "Years of Plenty" was the name an Englishman recently gave to a book of his school days.

secondaryadjectiveUS /ˈsekənderi/

being of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate

From this reading My own years of secondary school and college were different from his, by far, but no less full.

sevennounUS /ˈsevən/

the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one

From this reading I shall only say by way of preface that they numbered seven.

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading I shall only say by way of preface that they numbered seven.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I shall only say by way of preface that they numbered seven.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The Schooldays of Young American Jew New York Bloch Publishing Company, Inc. "The Jewish Book Concern" "Years of Plenty" was the name an Englishman recently gave to a book of his school days.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading There were two of them at high school, one at a military school on the Hudson, and four at our city's university.

ThereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading There were two of them at high school, one at a military school on the Hudson, and four at our city's university.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading I shall only say by way of preface that they numbered seven.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The Schooldays of Young American Jew New York Bloch Publishing Company, Inc. "The Jewish Book Concern" "Years of Plenty" was the name an Englishman recently gave to a book of his school days.

twonounUS /tuː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading There were two of them at high school, one at a military school on the Hudson, and four at our city's university.

universitynounUS /ˌjuːnəˈvɜːrsəti/

the body of faculty and students at a university

From this reading There were two of them at high school, one at a military school on the Hudson, and four at our city's university.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The Schooldays of Young American Jew New York Bloch Publishing Company, Inc. "The Jewish Book Concern" "Years of Plenty" was the name an Englishman recently gave to a book of his school days.

waynounUS /weɪ/

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading I shall only say by way of preface that they numbered seven.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading My own years of secondary school and college were different from his, by far, but no less full.

YearsnounUS /jɪrz/

a late time of life

From this reading The Schooldays of Young American Jew New York Bloch Publishing Company, Inc. "The Jewish Book Concern" "Years of Plenty" was the name an Englishman recently gave to a book of his school days.

YorknounUS /jɔːrk/

the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose

From this reading The Schooldays of Young American Jew New York Bloch Publishing Company, Inc. "The Jewish Book Concern" "Years of Plenty" was the name an Englishman recently gave to a book of his school days.

YoungadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading The Schooldays of Young American Jew New York Bloch Publishing Company, Inc. "The Jewish Book Concern" "Years of Plenty" was the name an Englishman recently gave to a book of his school days.

Chapter 1 of The Seven-Branched Candlestick by Gilbert W. (Gilbert Wolf) Gabriel holds 459 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.

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Schooldays
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Young
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