Chapter 10 of Yiddish Tales is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Yiddish Tales is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
We marched, turned back, and marched again. Then we halted for half an hour, and turned back again. And this went on a whole night and a whole day. Then it turned out that there had been a mistake: it was not we who ought to have marched, but another regiment, and we ought not to have moved from the spot. But there was no help for it then.
Chapter 10 of Yiddish Tales is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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past form of “halt” — cause to stop
From this reading “Then we halted for half an hour, and turned back again.”
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading “Then we halted for half an hour, and turned back again.”
past form of “march” — march in a procession
From this reading “We marched, turned back, and marched again.”
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “Then it turned out that there had been a mistake: it was not we who ought to have marched, but another regiment, and we ought not to have moved from the spot.”
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading “Then it turned out that there had been a mistake: it was not we who ought to have marched, but another regiment, and we ought not to have moved from the spot.”
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “Then it turned out that there had been a mistake: it was not we who ought to have marched, but another regiment, and we ought not to have moved from the spot.”
subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization
From this reading “Then it turned out that there had been a mistake: it was not we who ought to have marched, but another regiment, and we ought not to have moved from the spot.”
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “Then it turned out that there had been a mistake: it was not we who ought to have marched, but another regiment, and we ought not to have moved from the spot.”
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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continue a certain state, condition, or activity
In this reading “And this went on a whole night and a whole day.”
In this reading “And this went on a whole night and a whole day.”
In this reading “And this went on a whole night and a whole day.”
In this reading “Then it turned out that there had been a mistake: it was not we who ought to have marched, but another regiment, and we ought not to have moved from the spot.”
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 And this went on a whole night and a whole day.
anew
From this reading We marched, turned back, and marched again.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Then we halted for half an hour, and turned back again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We marched, turned back, and marched again.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Then it turned out that there had been a mistake: it was not we who ought to have marched, but another regiment, and we ought not to have moved from the spot.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading We marched, turned back, and marched again.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Then it turned out that there had been a mistake: it was not we who ought to have marched, but another regiment, and we ought not to have moved from the spot.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Then it turned out that there had been a mistake: it was not we who ought to have marched, but another regiment, and we ought not to have moved from the spot.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading And this went on a whole night and a whole day.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Then we halted for half an hour, and turned back again.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Then it turned out that there had been a mistake: it was not we who ought to have marched, but another regiment, and we ought not to have moved from the spot.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Then it turned out that there had been a mistake: it was not we who ought to have marched, but another regiment, and we ought not to have moved from the spot.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Then we halted for half an hour, and turned back again.
past form of “halt” — cause to stop
From this reading Then we halted for half an hour, and turned back again.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Then it turned out that there had been a mistake: it was not we who ought to have marched, but another regiment, and we ought not to have moved from the spot.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading But there was no help for it then.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Then we halted for half an hour, and turned back again.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Then it turned out that there had been a mistake: it was not we who ought to have marched, but another regiment, and we ought not to have moved from the spot.
past form of “march” — march in a procession
From this reading We marched, turned back, and marched again.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading Then it turned out that there had been a mistake: it was not we who ought to have marched, but another regiment, and we ought not to have moved from the spot.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading Then it turned out that there had been a mistake: it was not we who ought to have marched, but another regiment, and we ought not to have moved from the spot.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading And this went on a whole night and a whole day.
not any; not one
From this reading But there was no help for it then.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Then it turned out that there had been a mistake: it was not we who ought to have marched, but another regiment, and we ought not to have moved from the spot.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And this went on a whole night and a whole day.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading Then it turned out that there had been a mistake: it was not we who ought to have marched, but another regiment, and we ought not to have moved from the spot.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Then it turned out that there had been a mistake: it was not we who ought to have marched, but another regiment, and we ought not to have moved from the spot.
subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization
From this reading Then it turned out that there had been a mistake: it was not we who ought to have marched, but another regiment, and we ought not to have moved from the spot.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Then it turned out that there had been a mistake: it was not we who ought to have marched, but another regiment, and we ought not to have moved from the spot.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then it turned out that there had been a mistake: it was not we who ought to have marched, but another regiment, and we ought not to have moved from the spot.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then it turned out that there had been a mistake: it was not we who ought to have marched, but another regiment, and we ought not to have moved from the spot.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then we halted for half an hour, and turned back again.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Then it turned out that there had been a mistake: it was not we who ought to have marched, but another regiment, and we ought not to have moved from the spot.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And this went on a whole night and a whole day.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then it turned out that there had been a mistake: it was not we who ought to have marched, but another regiment, and we ought not to have moved from the spot.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading We marched, turned back, and marched again.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then it turned out that there had been a mistake: it was not we who ought to have marched, but another regiment, and we ought not to have moved from the spot.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We marched, turned back, and marched again.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading And this went on a whole night and a whole day.
which person or people
From this reading Then it turned out that there had been a mistake: it was not we who ought to have marched, but another regiment, and we ought not to have moved from the spot.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading And this went on a whole night and a whole day.
Chapter 10 of Yiddish Tales by Helena [Translator] Frank holds 408 sentences, grouped into 82 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 10 holds 408 sentences of Yiddish Tales, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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