Chapter 1 of The Yoke of the Thorah is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Yoke of the Thorah is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Author Of “As It Was Written” “Mrs. Peixada,” Etc. The Cassell Publishing Co. EXCEPT FOR WHOSE COUNSEL AND ENCOURAGEMENT THIS BOOK WOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN WRITTEN, IT IS NOW GRATEFULLY AND AFFECTIONATELY INSCRIBED. THE YOKE OF THE THORAH. IT was the last day of November, 1882.
Chapter 1 of The Yoke of the Thorah is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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with affection
From this reading “EXCEPT FOR WHOSE COUNSEL AND ENCOURAGEMENT THIS BOOK WOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN WRITTEN, IT IS NOW GRATEFULLY AND AFFECTIONATELY INSCRIBED.”
a lawyer who pleads cases in court
From this reading “EXCEPT FOR WHOSE COUNSEL AND ENCOURAGEMENT THIS BOOK WOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN WRITTEN, IT IS NOW GRATEFULLY AND AFFECTIONATELY INSCRIBED.”
the expression of approval and support
From this reading “EXCEPT FOR WHOSE COUNSEL AND ENCOURAGEMENT THIS BOOK WOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN WRITTEN, IT IS NOW GRATEFULLY AND AFFECTIONATELY INSCRIBED.”
with appreciation; in a grateful manner
From this reading “EXCEPT FOR WHOSE COUNSEL AND ENCOURAGEMENT THIS BOOK WOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN WRITTEN, IT IS NOW GRATEFULLY AND AFFECTIONATELY INSCRIBED.”
written (by handwriting, printing, engraving, or carving) on or in a surface
From this reading “EXCEPT FOR WHOSE COUNSEL AND ENCOURAGEMENT THIS BOOK WOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN WRITTEN, IT IS NOW GRATEFULLY AND AFFECTIONATELY INSCRIBED.”
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading “IT was the last day of November, 1882.”
the business of issuing printed matter for sale or distribution
From this reading “The Cassell Publishing Co.”
fabric comprising a fitted part at the top of a garment
From this reading “THE YOKE OF THE THORAH.”
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.
(New Testament) day at the end of time following Armageddon when God will decree the fates of all individual humans according to the good and evil of their earthly lives
In this reading “IT was the last day of November, 1882.”
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From this reading IT was the last day of November, 1882.
with affection
From this reading EXCEPT FOR WHOSE COUNSEL AND ENCOURAGEMENT THIS BOOK WOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN WRITTEN, IT IS NOW GRATEFULLY AND AFFECTIONATELY INSCRIBED.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading EXCEPT FOR WHOSE COUNSEL AND ENCOURAGEMENT THIS BOOK WOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN WRITTEN, IT IS NOW GRATEFULLY AND AFFECTIONATELY INSCRIBED.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Author Of “As It Was Written” “Mrs. Peixada,” Etc.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Author Of “As It Was Written” “Mrs. Peixada,” Etc.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading EXCEPT FOR WHOSE COUNSEL AND ENCOURAGEMENT THIS BOOK WOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN WRITTEN, IT IS NOW GRATEFULLY AND AFFECTIONATELY INSCRIBED.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading EXCEPT FOR WHOSE COUNSEL AND ENCOURAGEMENT THIS BOOK WOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN WRITTEN, IT IS NOW GRATEFULLY AND AFFECTIONATELY INSCRIBED.
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From this reading The Cassell Publishing Co.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading The Cassell Publishing Co.
a lawyer who pleads cases in court
From this reading EXCEPT FOR WHOSE COUNSEL AND ENCOURAGEMENT THIS BOOK WOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN WRITTEN, IT IS NOW GRATEFULLY AND AFFECTIONATELY INSCRIBED.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading IT was the last day of November, 1882.
the expression of approval and support
From this reading EXCEPT FOR WHOSE COUNSEL AND ENCOURAGEMENT THIS BOOK WOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN WRITTEN, IT IS NOW GRATEFULLY AND AFFECTIONATELY INSCRIBED.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Author Of “As It Was Written” “Mrs. Peixada,” Etc.
apart from; not including
From this reading EXCEPT FOR WHOSE COUNSEL AND ENCOURAGEMENT THIS BOOK WOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN WRITTEN, IT IS NOW GRATEFULLY AND AFFECTIONATELY INSCRIBED.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading EXCEPT FOR WHOSE COUNSEL AND ENCOURAGEMENT THIS BOOK WOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN WRITTEN, IT IS NOW GRATEFULLY AND AFFECTIONATELY INSCRIBED.
with appreciation; in a grateful manner
From this reading EXCEPT FOR WHOSE COUNSEL AND ENCOURAGEMENT THIS BOOK WOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN WRITTEN, IT IS NOW GRATEFULLY AND AFFECTIONATELY INSCRIBED.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading EXCEPT FOR WHOSE COUNSEL AND ENCOURAGEMENT THIS BOOK WOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN WRITTEN, IT IS NOW GRATEFULLY AND AFFECTIONATELY INSCRIBED.
written (by handwriting, printing, engraving, or carving) on or in a surface
From this reading EXCEPT FOR WHOSE COUNSEL AND ENCOURAGEMENT THIS BOOK WOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN WRITTEN, IT IS NOW GRATEFULLY AND AFFECTIONATELY INSCRIBED.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading EXCEPT FOR WHOSE COUNSEL AND ENCOURAGEMENT THIS BOOK WOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN WRITTEN, IT IS NOW GRATEFULLY AND AFFECTIONATELY INSCRIBED.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Author Of “As It Was Written” “Mrs. Peixada,” Etc.
immediately past
From this reading IT was the last day of November, 1882.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Author Of “As It Was Written” “Mrs. Peixada,” Etc.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading EXCEPT FOR WHOSE COUNSEL AND ENCOURAGEMENT THIS BOOK WOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN WRITTEN, IT IS NOW GRATEFULLY AND AFFECTIONATELY INSCRIBED.
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading IT was the last day of November, 1882.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading EXCEPT FOR WHOSE COUNSEL AND ENCOURAGEMENT THIS BOOK WOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN WRITTEN, IT IS NOW GRATEFULLY AND AFFECTIONATELY INSCRIBED.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author Of “As It Was Written” “Mrs. Peixada,” Etc.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Author Of “As It Was Written” “Mrs. Peixada,” Etc.
the business of issuing printed matter for sale or distribution
From this reading The Cassell Publishing Co.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Cassell Publishing Co.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading EXCEPT FOR WHOSE COUNSEL AND ENCOURAGEMENT THIS BOOK WOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN WRITTEN, IT IS NOW GRATEFULLY AND AFFECTIONATELY INSCRIBED.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE YOKE OF THE THORAH.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Author Of “As It Was Written” “Mrs. Peixada,” Etc.
belonging to which person
From this reading EXCEPT FOR WHOSE COUNSEL AND ENCOURAGEMENT THIS BOOK WOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN WRITTEN, IT IS NOW GRATEFULLY AND AFFECTIONATELY INSCRIBED.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading EXCEPT FOR WHOSE COUNSEL AND ENCOURAGEMENT THIS BOOK WOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN WRITTEN, IT IS NOW GRATEFULLY AND AFFECTIONATELY INSCRIBED.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading Author Of “As It Was Written” “Mrs. Peixada,” Etc.
fabric comprising a fitted part at the top of a garment
From this reading THE YOKE OF THE THORAH.
Chapter 1 of The Yoke of the Thorah by Henry Harland holds 420 sentences, grouped into 84 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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