Chapter 3 of Crimes of Charity is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Crimes of Charity is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Still I could not get along on their money. My children were hungry. I was hungry. I went out again and sold tea and coffee and whisky, and under my coat I would bring an additional piece of meat and bread. Soon the neighbours knew that we had meat every day and some of them told the investigator.
Chapter 3 of Crimes of Charity is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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further or added
From this reading “I went out again and sold tea and coffee and whisky, and under my coat I would bring an additional piece of meat and bread.”
a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
From this reading “I went out again and sold tea and coffee and whisky, and under my coat I would bring an additional piece of meat and bread.”
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading “My children were hungry.”
a scientist who devotes himself to doing research
From this reading “Soon the neighbours knew that we had meat every day and some of them told the investigator.”
the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
From this reading “I went out again and sold tea and coffee and whisky, and under my coat I would bring an additional piece of meat and bread.”
plural of “neighbour” — a person who lives (or is located) near another
From this reading “Soon the neighbours knew that we had meat every day and some of them told the investigator.”
disposed of to a purchaser
From this reading “I went out again and sold tea and coffee and whisky, and under my coat I would bring an additional piece of meat and bread.”
a liquor made from fermented mash of grain
From this reading “I went out again and sold tea and coffee and whisky, and under my coat I would bring an additional piece of meat and bread.”
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move out of or depart from
In this reading “I went out again and sold tea and coffee and whisky, and under my coat I would bring an additional piece of meat and bread.”
proceed or get along
In this reading “"Still I could not get along on their money.”
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further or added
From this reading I went out again and sold tea and coffee and whisky, and under my coat I would bring an additional piece of meat and bread.
anew
From this reading I went out again and sold tea and coffee and whisky, and under my coat I would bring an additional piece of meat and bread.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading "Still I could not get along on their money.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I went out again and sold tea and coffee and whisky, and under my coat I would bring an additional piece of meat and bread.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I went out again and sold tea and coffee and whisky, and under my coat I would bring an additional piece of meat and bread.
food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
From this reading I went out again and sold tea and coffee and whisky, and under my coat I would bring an additional piece of meat and bread.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading I went out again and sold tea and coffee and whisky, and under my coat I would bring an additional piece of meat and bread.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading My children were hungry.
an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
From this reading I went out again and sold tea and coffee and whisky, and under my coat I would bring an additional piece of meat and bread.
a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
From this reading I went out again and sold tea and coffee and whisky, and under my coat I would bring an additional piece of meat and bread.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "Still I could not get along on their money.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Soon the neighbours knew that we had meat every day and some of them told the investigator.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Soon the neighbours knew that we had meat every day and some of them told the investigator.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Still I could not get along on their money.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Soon the neighbours knew that we had meat every day and some of them told the investigator.
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading My children were hungry.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Still I could not get along on their money.
a scientist who devotes himself to doing research
From this reading Soon the neighbours knew that we had meat every day and some of them told the investigator.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Soon the neighbours knew that we had meat every day and some of them told the investigator.
the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
From this reading I went out again and sold tea and coffee and whisky, and under my coat I would bring an additional piece of meat and bread.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading "Still I could not get along on their money.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My children were hungry.
plural of “neighbour” — a person who lives (or is located) near another
From this reading Soon the neighbours knew that we had meat every day and some of them told the investigator.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Still I could not get along on their money.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I went out again and sold tea and coffee and whisky, and under my coat I would bring an additional piece of meat and bread.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Still I could not get along on their money.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I went out again and sold tea and coffee and whisky, and under my coat I would bring an additional piece of meat and bread.
a separate part of a whole
From this reading I went out again and sold tea and coffee and whisky, and under my coat I would bring an additional piece of meat and bread.
disposed of to a purchaser
From this reading I went out again and sold tea and coffee and whisky, and under my coat I would bring an additional piece of meat and bread.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Soon the neighbours knew that we had meat every day and some of them told the investigator.
in the near future
From this reading Soon the neighbours knew that we had meat every day and some of them told the investigator.
not in physical motion
From this reading "Still I could not get along on their money.
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading I went out again and sold tea and coffee and whisky, and under my coat I would bring an additional piece of meat and bread.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Soon the neighbours knew that we had meat every day and some of them told the investigator.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Soon the neighbours knew that we had meat every day and some of them told the investigator.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "Still I could not get along on their money.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Soon the neighbours knew that we had meat every day and some of them told the investigator.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Soon the neighbours knew that we had meat every day and some of them told the investigator.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading I went out again and sold tea and coffee and whisky, and under my coat I would bring an additional piece of meat and bread.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was hungry.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Soon the neighbours knew that we had meat every day and some of them told the investigator.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I went out again and sold tea and coffee and whisky, and under my coat I would bring an additional piece of meat and bread.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading My children were hungry.
a liquor made from fermented mash of grain
From this reading I went out again and sold tea and coffee and whisky, and under my coat I would bring an additional piece of meat and bread.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I went out again and sold tea and coffee and whisky, and under my coat I would bring an additional piece of meat and bread.
Chapter 3 of Crimes of Charity by Konrad Bercovici holds 397 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.
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