Chapter 8 of Debts of Honor is here in full — 268 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Debts of Honor is here in full — 268 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE END OF THE BEGINNING Her ladyship, the beautiful wife of Balnokhazy, was playing with her parrot, when her husband entered her chamber. The lady was very fond of this creature--I mean of the parrot. "Well, my dear," said Balnokhazy, "has Koko learned already to utter Lorand's name?" "Not yet." "Well, he will soon learn.
Chapter 8 of Debts of Honor is here in full — 268 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading “THE END OF THE BEGINNING Her ladyship, the beautiful wife of Balnokhazy, was playing with her parrot, when her husband entered her chamber.”
a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading “THE END OF THE BEGINNING Her ladyship, the beautiful wife of Balnokhazy, was playing with her parrot, when her husband entered her chamber.”
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading “The lady was very fond of this creature--I mean of the parrot.”
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading “The lady was very fond of this creature--I mean of the parrot.”
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading “"Well, he will soon learn.”
usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds
From this reading “THE END OF THE BEGINNING Her ladyship, the beautiful wife of Balnokhazy, was playing with her parrot, when her husband entered her chamber.”
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading “THE END OF THE BEGINNING Her ladyship, the beautiful wife of Balnokhazy, was playing with her parrot, when her husband entered her chamber.”
articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
From this reading “"Well, my dear," said Balnokhazy, "has Koko learned already to utter Lorand's name?"”
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prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading "Well, my dear," said Balnokhazy, "has Koko learned already to utter Lorand's name?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE END OF THE BEGINNING Her ladyship, the beautiful wife of Balnokhazy, was playing with her parrot, when her husband entered her chamber.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading THE END OF THE BEGINNING Her ladyship, the beautiful wife of Balnokhazy, was playing with her parrot, when her husband entered her chamber.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading THE END OF THE BEGINNING Her ladyship, the beautiful wife of Balnokhazy, was playing with her parrot, when her husband entered her chamber.
a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading THE END OF THE BEGINNING Her ladyship, the beautiful wife of Balnokhazy, was playing with her parrot, when her husband entered her chamber.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading The lady was very fond of this creature--I mean of the parrot.
dearly loved
From this reading "Well, my dear," said Balnokhazy, "has Koko learned already to utter Lorand's name?"
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading THE END OF THE BEGINNING Her ladyship, the beautiful wife of Balnokhazy, was playing with her parrot, when her husband entered her chamber.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading THE END OF THE BEGINNING Her ladyship, the beautiful wife of Balnokhazy, was playing with her parrot, when her husband entered her chamber.
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading The lady was very fond of this creature--I mean of the parrot.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Well, my dear," said Balnokhazy, "has Koko learned already to utter Lorand's name?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Well, he will soon learn.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE END OF THE BEGINNING Her ladyship, the beautiful wife of Balnokhazy, was playing with her parrot, when her husband entered her chamber.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading THE END OF THE BEGINNING Her ladyship, the beautiful wife of Balnokhazy, was playing with her parrot, when her husband entered her chamber.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The lady was very fond of this creature--I mean of the parrot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, my dear," said Balnokhazy, "has Koko learned already to utter Lorand's name?"
a polite name for any woman
From this reading The lady was very fond of this creature--I mean of the parrot.
a title used to address any peeress except a duchess
From this reading THE END OF THE BEGINNING Her ladyship, the beautiful wife of Balnokhazy, was playing with her parrot, when her husband entered her chamber.
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading "Well, he will soon learn.
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading "Well, my dear," said Balnokhazy, "has Koko learned already to utter Lorand's name?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, my dear," said Balnokhazy, "has Koko learned already to utter Lorand's name?"
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading The lady was very fond of this creature--I mean of the parrot.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Well, my dear," said Balnokhazy, "has Koko learned already to utter Lorand's name?"
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Well, my dear," said Balnokhazy, "has Koko learned already to utter Lorand's name?"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not yet."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE END OF THE BEGINNING Her ladyship, the beautiful wife of Balnokhazy, was playing with her parrot, when her husband entered her chamber.
usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds
From this reading THE END OF THE BEGINNING Her ladyship, the beautiful wife of Balnokhazy, was playing with her parrot, when her husband entered her chamber.
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading THE END OF THE BEGINNING Her ladyship, the beautiful wife of Balnokhazy, was playing with her parrot, when her husband entered her chamber.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Well, my dear," said Balnokhazy, "has Koko learned already to utter Lorand's name?"
in the near future
From this reading "Well, he will soon learn.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE END OF THE BEGINNING Her ladyship, the beautiful wife of Balnokhazy, was playing with her parrot, when her husband entered her chamber.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The lady was very fond of this creature--I mean of the parrot.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Well, my dear," said Balnokhazy, "has Koko learned already to utter Lorand's name?"
articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
From this reading "Well, my dear," said Balnokhazy, "has Koko learned already to utter Lorand's name?"
precisely as stated
From this reading The lady was very fond of this creature--I mean of the parrot.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE END OF THE BEGINNING Her ladyship, the beautiful wife of Balnokhazy, was playing with her parrot, when her husband entered her chamber.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, my dear," said Balnokhazy, "has Koko learned already to utter Lorand's name?"
at the time that
From this reading THE END OF THE BEGINNING Her ladyship, the beautiful wife of Balnokhazy, was playing with her parrot, when her husband entered her chamber.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading THE END OF THE BEGINNING Her ladyship, the beautiful wife of Balnokhazy, was playing with her parrot, when her husband entered her chamber.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Well, he will soon learn.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE END OF THE BEGINNING Her ladyship, the beautiful wife of Balnokhazy, was playing with her parrot, when her husband entered her chamber.
but in spite of that
From this reading "Not yet."
Chapter 8 of Debts of Honor by Mór Jókai holds 268 sentences, grouped into 54 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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