Chapter 12 of The Yoke of the Thorah is here in full — 448 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Yoke of the Thorah is here in full — 448 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Well, what are you going to do? Have you thought better of it?” “I am still of the same mind.” “You still mean to fly in the face of Providence?” “Well, if it pleases you to phrase it that way, yes.”
Chapter 12 of The Yoke of the Thorah is here in full — 448 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/89 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading “Have you thought better of it?””
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading ““You still mean to fly in the face of Providence?””
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading ““You still mean to fly in the face of Providence?””
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading ““I am still of the same mind.””
an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence
From this reading ““Well, if it pleases you to phrase it that way, yes.””
third-person singular of “please” — give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading ““Well, if it pleases you to phrase it that way, yes.””
The protective care of God or nature as a spiritual power. (Sự quan phòng, thiên ý phù hộ.)
From this reading ““You still mean to fly in the face of Providence?””
Identical; not different.
From this reading ““I am still of the same mind.””
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.
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am still of the same mind.”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Well, what are you going to do?
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Have you thought better of it?”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Well, what are you going to do?
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading “You still mean to fly in the face of Providence?”
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading “You still mean to fly in the face of Providence?”
the act of departing
From this reading “Well, what are you going to do?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Have you thought better of it?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I am still of the same mind.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Well, if it pleases you to phrase it that way, yes.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “You still mean to fly in the face of Providence?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Have you thought better of it?”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “You still mean to fly in the face of Providence?”
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading “I am still of the same mind.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Have you thought better of it?”
an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence
From this reading “Well, if it pleases you to phrase it that way, yes.”
third-person singular of “please” — give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “Well, if it pleases you to phrase it that way, yes.”
The protective care of God or nature as a spiritual power. (Sự quan phòng, thiên ý phù hộ.)
From this reading “You still mean to fly in the face of Providence?”
Identical; not different.
From this reading “I am still of the same mind.”
not in physical motion
From this reading “I am still of the same mind.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Well, if it pleases you to phrase it that way, yes.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I am still of the same mind.”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Have you thought better of it?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Well, what are you going to do?
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “Well, if it pleases you to phrase it that way, yes.”
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well, what are you going to do?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Well, what are you going to do?
an affirmative
From this reading “Well, if it pleases you to phrase it that way, yes.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Well, what are you going to do?
Chapter 12 of The Yoke of the Thorah by Henry Harland holds 448 sentences, grouped into 90 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 12 holds 448 sentences of The Yoke of the Thorah, unabridged, divided into 90 reading sections.
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