Chapter 6 of Yiddish Tales is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Yiddish Tales is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
August--and I gave a glance out of the corner of my eye. She was up and doing! From the director to the inspector, from the inspector to the director! "Why are you running from Shmunin to Bunin," say I, "like a poisoned mouse?" "You asking why?" says she.
Chapter 6 of Yiddish Tales is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/80 · 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.
the verbal act of requesting
From this reading “"You asking why?" says she.”
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading “August--and I gave a glance out of the corner of my eye.”
someone who controls resources and expenditures
From this reading “From the director to the inspector, from the inspector to the director!”
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading “August--and I gave a glance out of the corner of my eye.”
a high ranking police officer
From this reading “From the director to the inspector, from the inspector to the director!”
any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails
From this reading “"Why are you running from Shmunin to Bunin," say I, "like a poisoned mouse?"”
past form of “poison” — spoil as if by poison
From this reading “"Why are you running from Shmunin to Bunin," say I, "like a poisoned mouse?"”
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading “"Why are you running from Shmunin to Bunin," say I, "like a poisoned mouse?"”
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.
In this reading “"You asking why?" says she.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading August--and I gave a glance out of the corner of my eye.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading August--and I gave a glance out of the corner of my eye.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Why are you running from Shmunin to Bunin," say I, "like a poisoned mouse?"
the verbal act of requesting
From this reading "You asking why?" says she.
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading August--and I gave a glance out of the corner of my eye.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why are you running from Shmunin to Bunin," say I, "like a poisoned mouse?"
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading August--and I gave a glance out of the corner of my eye.
someone who controls resources and expenditures
From this reading From the director to the inspector, from the inspector to the director!
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading She was up and doing!
the organ of sight
From this reading August--and I gave a glance out of the corner of my eye.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the director to the inspector, from the inspector to the director!
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading August--and I gave a glance out of the corner of my eye.
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading August--and I gave a glance out of the corner of my eye.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading August--and I gave a glance out of the corner of my eye.
a high ranking police officer
From this reading From the director to the inspector, from the inspector to the director!
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Why are you running from Shmunin to Bunin," say I, "like a poisoned mouse?"
any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails
From this reading "Why are you running from Shmunin to Bunin," say I, "like a poisoned mouse?"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading August--and I gave a glance out of the corner of my eye.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading August--and I gave a glance out of the corner of my eye.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading August--and I gave a glance out of the corner of my eye.
past form of “poison” — spoil as if by poison
From this reading "Why are you running from Shmunin to Bunin," say I, "like a poisoned mouse?"
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading "Why are you running from Shmunin to Bunin," say I, "like a poisoned mouse?"
express in words
From this reading "Why are you running from Shmunin to Bunin," say I, "like a poisoned mouse?"
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading "You asking why?" says she.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was up and doing!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why are you running from Shmunin to Bunin," say I, "like a poisoned mouse?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading August--and I gave a glance out of the corner of my eye.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading From the director to the inspector, from the inspector to the director!
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She was up and doing!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was up and doing!
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why are you running from Shmunin to Bunin," say I, "like a poisoned mouse?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why are you running from Shmunin to Bunin," say I, "like a poisoned mouse?"
Chapter 6 of Yiddish Tales by Helena [Translator] Frank holds 400 sentences, grouped into 80 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 6 holds 400 sentences of Yiddish Tales, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 6 of Yiddish Tales by Helena [Translator] Frank exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 400 sentences, grouped into 80 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 80 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 80 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 6 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
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About 600 minutes of reading across 1538 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Yiddish Tales section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in Yiddish Tales, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
