Chapter 15 of A Hungarian Nabob is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of A Hungarian Nabob is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE SPY. And now we are in Mr. Kecskerey's quarters again. It would be a great mistake on our part to leave him out of sight. An individual like him, once seen, may not be forgotten. He was now living at Pest, where he had elegant chambers and all his old renown, carrying on his old business of amalgamating the various elements of society.
Chapter 15 of A Hungarian Nabob is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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-ing form of “amalgamate” — to bring or combine together or with something else
From this reading “He was now living at Pest, where he had elegant chambers and all his old renown, carrying on his old business of amalgamating the various elements of society.”
English architect (1723-1796)
From this reading “He was now living at Pest, where he had elegant chambers and all his old renown, carrying on his old business of amalgamating the various elements of society.”
refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style
From this reading “He was now living at Pest, where he had elegant chambers and all his old renown, carrying on his old business of amalgamating the various elements of society.”
violent or severe weather (viewed as caused by the action of the four elements)
From this reading “He was now living at Pest, where he had elegant chambers and all his old renown, carrying on his old business of amalgamating the various elements of society.”
a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal
From this reading “He was now living at Pest, where he had elegant chambers and all his old renown, carrying on his old business of amalgamating the various elements of society.”
housing available for people to live in
From this reading “And now we are in Mr. Kecskerey's quarters again.”
the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
From this reading “He was now living at Pest, where he had elegant chambers and all his old renown, carrying on his old business of amalgamating the various elements of society.”
catch sight of
From this reading “THE SPY.”
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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 It would be a great mistake on our part to leave him out of sight.
anew
From this reading And now we are in Mr. Kecskerey's quarters again.
(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 He was now living at Pest, where he had elegant chambers and all his old renown, carrying on his old business of amalgamating the various elements of society.
-ing form of “amalgamate” — to bring or combine together or with something else
From this reading He was now living at Pest, where he had elegant chambers and all his old renown, carrying on his old business of amalgamating the various elements of society.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An individual like him, once seen, may not be forgotten.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And now we are in Mr. Kecskerey's quarters again.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And now we are in Mr. Kecskerey's quarters again.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He was now living at Pest, where he had elegant chambers and all his old renown, carrying on his old business of amalgamating the various elements of society.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It would be a great mistake on our part to leave him out of sight.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading He was now living at Pest, where he had elegant chambers and all his old renown, carrying on his old business of amalgamating the various elements of society.
-ing form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading He was now living at Pest, where he had elegant chambers and all his old renown, carrying on his old business of amalgamating the various elements of society.
English architect (1723-1796)
From this reading He was now living at Pest, where he had elegant chambers and all his old renown, carrying on his old business of amalgamating the various elements of society.
refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style
From this reading He was now living at Pest, where he had elegant chambers and all his old renown, carrying on his old business of amalgamating the various elements of society.
violent or severe weather (viewed as caused by the action of the four elements)
From this reading He was now living at Pest, where he had elegant chambers and all his old renown, carrying on his old business of amalgamating the various elements of society.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading An individual like him, once seen, may not be forgotten.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading It would be a great mistake on our part to leave him out of sight.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was now living at Pest, where he had elegant chambers and all his old renown, carrying on his old business of amalgamating the various elements of society.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was now living at Pest, where he had elegant chambers and all his old renown, carrying on his old business of amalgamating the various elements of society.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It would be a great mistake on our part to leave him out of sight.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was now living at Pest, where he had elegant chambers and all his old renown, carrying on his old business of amalgamating the various elements of society.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And now we are in Mr. Kecskerey's quarters again.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading An individual like him, once seen, may not be forgotten.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would be a great mistake on our part to leave him out of sight.
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From this reading And now we are in Mr. Kecskerey's quarters again.
go away from a place
From this reading It would be a great mistake on our part to leave him out of sight.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading An individual like him, once seen, may not be forgotten.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading He was now living at Pest, where he had elegant chambers and all his old renown, carrying on his old business of amalgamating the various elements of society.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading An individual like him, once seen, may not be forgotten.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading It would be a great mistake on our part to leave him out of sight.
a form of address for a man
From this reading And now we are in Mr. Kecskerey's quarters again.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading An individual like him, once seen, may not be forgotten.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading And now we are in Mr. Kecskerey's quarters again.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It would be a great mistake on our part to leave him out of sight.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading He was now living at Pest, where he had elegant chambers and all his old renown, carrying on his old business of amalgamating the various elements of society.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It would be a great mistake on our part to leave him out of sight.
on one occasion
From this reading An individual like him, once seen, may not be forgotten.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading It would be a great mistake on our part to leave him out of sight.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading It would be a great mistake on our part to leave him out of sight.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading It would be a great mistake on our part to leave him out of sight.
a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal
From this reading He was now living at Pest, where he had elegant chambers and all his old renown, carrying on his old business of amalgamating the various elements of society.
housing available for people to live in
From this reading And now we are in Mr. Kecskerey's quarters again.
the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
From this reading He was now living at Pest, where he had elegant chambers and all his old renown, carrying on his old business of amalgamating the various elements of society.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading An individual like him, once seen, may not be forgotten.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading It would be a great mistake on our part to leave him out of sight.
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading He was now living at Pest, where he had elegant chambers and all his old renown, carrying on his old business of amalgamating the various elements of society.
catch sight of
From this reading THE SPY.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SPY.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It would be a great mistake on our part to leave him out of sight.
of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity
From this reading He was now living at Pest, where he had elegant chambers and all his old renown, carrying on his old business of amalgamating the various elements of society.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was now living at Pest, where he had elegant chambers and all his old renown, carrying on his old business of amalgamating the various elements of society.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading And now we are in Mr. Kecskerey's quarters again.
in or at the place that
From this reading He was now living at Pest, where he had elegant chambers and all his old renown, carrying on his old business of amalgamating the various elements of society.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would be a great mistake on our part to leave him out of sight.
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