Chapter 14 of Yiddish Tales is here in full — 375 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Yiddish Tales is here in full — 375 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"What did he say, Berele?" asked Yainkele, anxiously. "I think he said 'all right,'" Berele answered doubtfully. "I think he said so, too," Yainkele persuaded himself. Then he gave a sigh, and added fearfully: "He may lose the letter!"
Chapter 14 of Yiddish Tales is here in full — 375 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/75 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading “Then he gave a sigh, and added fearfully:”
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “"I think he said 'all right,'" Berele answered doubtfully.”
with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading “"What did he say, Berele?" asked Yainkele, anxiously.”
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “Then he gave a sigh, and added fearfully:”
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading “"He may lose the letter!"”
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading “"He may lose the letter!"”
past form of “persuade” — win approval or support for
From this reading “"I think he said so, too," Yainkele persuaded himself.”
heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading “Then he gave a sigh, and added fearfully:”
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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 Then he gave a sigh, and added fearfully:
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading Then he gave a sigh, and added fearfully:
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "I think he said 'all right,'" Berele answered doubtfully.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then he gave a sigh, and added fearfully:
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "I think he said 'all right,'" Berele answered doubtfully.
with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading "What did he say, Berele?" asked Yainkele, anxiously.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "What did he say, Berele?" asked Yainkele, anxiously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What did he say, Berele?" asked Yainkele, anxiously.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "What did he say, Berele?" asked Yainkele, anxiously.
in a doubtful manner
From this reading "I think he said 'all right,'" Berele answered doubtfully.
in fear
From this reading Then he gave a sigh, and added fearfully:
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Then he gave a sigh, and added fearfully:
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What did he say, Berele?" asked Yainkele, anxiously.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "I think he said so, too," Yainkele persuaded himself.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I think he said 'all right,'" Berele answered doubtfully.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading "He may lose the letter!"
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading "He may lose the letter!"
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "He may lose the letter!"
past form of “persuade” — win approval or support for
From this reading "I think he said so, too," Yainkele persuaded himself.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "I think he said 'all right,'" Berele answered doubtfully.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I think he said 'all right,'" Berele answered doubtfully.
express in words
From this reading "What did he say, Berele?" asked Yainkele, anxiously.
heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading Then he gave a sigh, and added fearfully:
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I think he said so, too," Yainkele persuaded himself.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "He may lose the letter!"
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he gave a sigh, and added fearfully:
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "I think he said 'all right,'" Berele answered doubtfully.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "I think he said so, too," Yainkele persuaded himself.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What did he say, Berele?" asked Yainkele, anxiously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What did he say, Berele?" asked Yainkele, anxiously.
Chapter 14 of Yiddish Tales by Helena [Translator] Frank holds 375 sentences, grouped into 75 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 14 holds 375 sentences of Yiddish Tales, unabridged, divided into 75 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 14 of Yiddish Tales by Helena [Translator] Frank exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 375 sentences, grouped into 75 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 75 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 75 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 14 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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