Chapter XIV
"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!"
Yiddish Tales
Chapter XIV
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"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!"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"What
did
he
say,
Berele?"
asked
Yainkele,
anxiously.
Line 2
"I
think
he
said
'all
right,'"
Berele
answered
doubtfully.
Line 3
"I
think
he
said
so,
too,"
Yainkele
persuaded
himself.
Line 4
Then
he
gave
a
sigh,
and
added
fearfully:
Line 5
"He
may
lose
the
letter!"
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Added
noun
US /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then he gave a sigh, and added fearfully:”
Answered
noun
US /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"I think he said 'all right,'" Berele answered doubtfully.”
Asked
noun
US /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"What did he say, Berele?" asked Yainkele, anxiously.”
Himself
pronoun
US /hɪmˈself/
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.”
May
modal verb
US /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “"He may lose the letter!"”
Right
noun
US /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I think he said 'all right,'" Berele answered doubtfully.”
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I think he said 'all right,'" Berele answered doubtfully.”
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adeterminerUS /ə/
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:
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then he gave a sigh, and added fearfully:
all
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then he gave a sigh, and added fearfully:
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I think he said 'all right,'" Berele answered doubtfully.
anxiously
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From this reading "What did he say, Berele?" asked Yainkele, anxiously.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What did he say, Berele?" asked Yainkele, anxiously.
Berele
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From this reading "What did he say, Berele?" asked Yainkele, anxiously.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "What did he say, Berele?" asked Yainkele, anxiously.
doubtfully
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fearfully
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From this reading Then he gave a sigh, and added fearfully:
gave
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hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What did he say, Berele?" asked Yainkele, anxiously.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
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.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I think he said 'all right,'" Berele answered doubtfully.
letter
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From this reading "He may lose the letter!"
lose
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From this reading "He may lose the letter!"
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "He may lose the letter!"
persuaded
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From this reading "I think he said so, too," Yainkele persuaded himself.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I think he said 'all right,'" Berele answered doubtfully.
said
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From this reading "I think he said 'all right,'" Berele answered doubtfully.
say
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From this reading "What did he say, Berele?" asked Yainkele, anxiously.
sigh
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From this reading Then he gave a sigh, and added fearfully:
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I think he said so, too," Yainkele persuaded himself.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
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!"
Then
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From this reading Then he gave a sigh, and added fearfully:
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I think he said 'all right,'" Berele answered doubtfully.
too
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From this reading "I think he said so, too," Yainkele persuaded himself.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What did he say, Berele?" asked Yainkele, anxiously.
Yainkele
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From this reading "What did he say, Berele?" asked Yainkele, anxiously.