Chapter 14 of The Yoke of the Thorah is here in full — 378 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The Yoke of the Thorah is here in full — 378 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Ah?” returned Elias, with a perfunctory affectation of interest. “Yes, sir, gets married, and sets up house-keeping. So I lose him; and I'm mighty sorry to, I can tell you. He's a gentleman, from the word go. But he's caught a stunning pretty girl for a wife, now, and don't you forget it.
Chapter 14 of The Yoke of the Thorah is here in full — 378 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
From this reading ““Ah?” returned Elias, with a perfunctory affectation of interest.”
plural of “elia” — English essayist (1775-1834)
From this reading ““Ah?” returned Elias, with a perfunctory affectation of interest.”
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading ““Yes, sir, gets married, and sets up house-keeping.”
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading “So I lose him; and I'm mighty sorry to, I can tell you.”
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading “So I lose him; and I'm mighty sorry to, I can tell you.”
hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
From this reading ““Ah?” returned Elias, with a perfunctory affectation of interest.”
plural of “set” — a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
From this reading ““Yes, sir, gets married, and sets up house-keeping.”
commanding attention
From this reading “But he's caught a stunning pretty girl for a wife, now, and don't you forget it.”
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.
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In this reading “But he's caught a stunning pretty girl for a wife, now, and don't you forget it.”
take in marriage
In this reading ““Yes, sir, gets married, and sets up house-keeping.”
set up or found
In this reading ““Yes, sir, gets married, and sets up house-keeping.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Ah?” returned Elias, with a perfunctory affectation of interest.
a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
From this reading “Ah?” returned Elias, with a perfunctory affectation of interest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ah?” returned Elias, with a perfunctory affectation of interest.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Yes, sir, gets married, and sets up house-keeping.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he's caught a stunning pretty girl for a wife, now, and don't you forget it.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading So I lose him; and I'm mighty sorry to, I can tell you.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading But he's caught a stunning pretty girl for a wife, now, and don't you forget it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But he's caught a stunning pretty girl for a wife, now, and don't you forget it.
plural of “elia” — English essayist (1775-1834)
From this reading “Ah?” returned Elias, with a perfunctory affectation of interest.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But he's caught a stunning pretty girl for a wife, now, and don't you forget it.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading But he's caught a stunning pretty girl for a wife, now, and don't you forget it.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He's a gentleman, from the word go.
a man of refinement
From this reading He's a gentleman, from the word go.
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading “Yes, sir, gets married, and sets up house-keeping.
a young female
From this reading But he's caught a stunning pretty girl for a wife, now, and don't you forget it.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He's a gentleman, from the word go.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He's a gentleman, from the word go.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So I lose him; and I'm mighty sorry to, I can tell you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, sir, gets married, and sets up house-keeping.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading So I lose him; and I'm mighty sorry to, I can tell you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So I lose him; and I'm mighty sorry to, I can tell you.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading “Ah?” returned Elias, with a perfunctory affectation of interest.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But he's caught a stunning pretty girl for a wife, now, and don't you forget it.
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading So I lose him; and I'm mighty sorry to, I can tell you.
joined in matrimony
From this reading “Yes, sir, gets married, and sets up house-keeping.
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading So I lose him; and I'm mighty sorry to, I can tell you.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading But he's caught a stunning pretty girl for a wife, now, and don't you forget it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Ah?” returned Elias, with a perfunctory affectation of interest.
hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
From this reading “Ah?” returned Elias, with a perfunctory affectation of interest.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading But he's caught a stunning pretty girl for a wife, now, and don't you forget it.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading “Ah?” returned Elias, with a perfunctory affectation of interest.
plural of “set” — a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
From this reading “Yes, sir, gets married, and sets up house-keeping.
term of address for a man
From this reading “Yes, sir, gets married, and sets up house-keeping.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So I lose him; and I'm mighty sorry to, I can tell you.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading So I lose him; and I'm mighty sorry to, I can tell you.
commanding attention
From this reading But he's caught a stunning pretty girl for a wife, now, and don't you forget it.
express in words
From this reading So I lose him; and I'm mighty sorry to, I can tell you.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He's a gentleman, from the word go.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So I lose him; and I'm mighty sorry to, I can tell you.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Yes, sir, gets married, and sets up house-keeping.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading But he's caught a stunning pretty girl for a wife, now, and don't you forget it.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Ah?” returned Elias, with a perfunctory affectation of interest.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading He's a gentleman, from the word go.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, sir, gets married, and sets up house-keeping.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading So I lose him; and I'm mighty sorry to, I can tell you.
Chapter 14 of The Yoke of the Thorah by Henry Harland holds 378 sentences, grouped into 76 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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