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Chapter XXVII

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Next day when Pani Lageat brought a lunch for three persons to the studio, she stated that an hour before the same two handsome boys had come, this time, however, not with a strangely dressed servant, but with a youthful and beautiful lady.
"The lady wanted absolutely to see you; but I told her that you had gone to Antibes."
"To Toulon! to Toulon!" cried the artist, joyously.
Next morning there was no one to whom Pani Lageat could give that answer, for only a letter came.
Svirski did not read it.
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Hania

Chapter XXVII

Chapter 27 of Hania is here in full — 96 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/19 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Next day when Pani Lageat brought a lunch for three persons to the studio, she stated that an hour before the same two handsome boys had come, this time, however, not with a strangely dressed servant, but with a youthful and beautiful lady.
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"The lady wanted absolutely to see you; but I told her that you had gone to Antibes."
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"To Toulon! to Toulon!" cried the artist, joyously.
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Next morning there was no one to whom Pani Lageat could give that answer, for only a letter came.
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Svirski did not read it.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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absolutely adverb US /ˌæbsəˈluːtli/

completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers

From this reading “"The lady wanted absolutely to see you; but I told her that you had gone to Antibes."”

artist noun US /ˈɑːrtəst/

a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination

From this reading “"To Toulon! to Toulon!" cried the artist, joyously.”

lunch verb US /lʌntʃ/

take the midday meal

From this reading “Next day when Pani Lageat brought a lunch for three persons to the studio, she stated that an hour before the same two handsome boys had come, this time, however, not with a strangely dressed servant, but with a youthful and beautiful lady.”

persons noun US /ˈpɜːrsənz/

plural of “person” — a human being

From this reading “Next day when Pani Lageat brought a lunch for three persons to the studio, she stated that an hour before the same two handsome boys had come, this time, however, not with a strangely dressed servant, but with a youthful and beautiful lady.”

stated adjective US /ˈsteɪtɪd/

declared as fact; explicitly stated

From this reading “Next day when Pani Lageat brought a lunch for three persons to the studio, she stated that an hour before the same two handsome boys had come, this time, however, not with a strangely dressed servant, but with a youthful and beautiful lady.”

strangely adverb US /ˈstreɪndʒli/

in a strange manner

From this reading “Next day when Pani Lageat brought a lunch for three persons to the studio, she stated that an hour before the same two handsome boys had come, this time, however, not with a strangely dressed servant, but with a youthful and beautiful lady.”

studio noun US /ˈstuːdioʊ/

workplace for the teaching or practice of an art

From this reading “Next day when Pani Lageat brought a lunch for three persons to the studio, she stated that an hour before the same two handsome boys had come, this time, however, not with a strangely dressed servant, but with a youthful and beautiful lady.”

youthful adjective US /ˈjuːθfəl/

suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh

From this reading “Next day when Pani Lageat brought a lunch for three persons to the studio, she stated that an hour before the same two handsome boys had come, this time, however, not with a strangely dressed servant, but with a youthful and beautiful lady.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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Next morning adjective + noun

In this reading “Next morning there was no one to whom Pani Lageat could give that answer, for only a letter came.”

Next day adjective + noun

In this reading “Next day when Pani Lageat brought a lunch for three persons to the studio, she stated that an hour before the same two handsome boys had come, this time, however, not with a strangely dressed servant, but with a youthful and beautiful lady.”

handsome boys adjective + noun counted as “handsome boy”

In this reading “Next day when Pani Lageat brought a lunch for three persons to the studio, she stated that an hour before the same two handsome boys had come, this time, however, not with a strangely dressed servant, but with a youthful and beautiful lady.”

beautiful lady adjective + noun

In this reading “Next day when Pani Lageat brought a lunch for three persons to the studio, she stated that an hour before the same two handsome boys had come, this time, however, not with a strangely dressed servant, but with a youthful and beautiful lady.”

three persons noun + noun counted as “three person”

In this reading “Next day when Pani Lageat brought a lunch for three persons to the studio, she stated that an hour before the same two handsome boys had come, this time, however, not with a strangely dressed servant, but with a youthful and beautiful lady.”

for three preposition + noun

In this reading “Next day when Pani Lageat brought a lunch for three persons to the studio, she stated that an hour before the same two handsome boys had come, this time, however, not with a strangely dressed servant, but with a youthful and beautiful lady.”

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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 Next day when Pani Lageat brought a lunch for three persons to the studio, she stated that an hour before the same two handsome boys had come, this time, however, not with a strangely dressed servant, but with a youthful and beautiful lady.

absolutelyadverbUS /ˌæbsəˈluːtli/

completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers

From this reading "The lady wanted absolutely to see you; but I told her that you had gone to Antibes."

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Next day when Pani Lageat brought a lunch for three persons to the studio, she stated that an hour before the same two handsome boys had come, this time, however, not with a strangely dressed servant, but with a youthful and beautiful lady.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Next day when Pani Lageat brought a lunch for three persons to the studio, she stated that an hour before the same two handsome boys had come, this time, however, not with a strangely dressed servant, but with a youthful and beautiful lady.

answerverbUS /ˈænsər/

react verbally

From this reading Next morning there was no one to whom Pani Lageat could give that answer, for only a letter came.

Antibes

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "The lady wanted absolutely to see you; but I told her that you had gone to Antibes."

artistnounUS /ˈɑːrtəst/

a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination

From this reading "To Toulon! to Toulon!" cried the artist, joyously.

beautifuladjectiveUS /ˈbjuːtəfəl/

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading Next day when Pani Lageat brought a lunch for three persons to the studio, she stated that an hour before the same two handsome boys had come, this time, however, not with a strangely dressed servant, but with a youthful and beautiful lady.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Next day when Pani Lageat brought a lunch for three persons to the studio, she stated that an hour before the same two handsome boys had come, this time, however, not with a strangely dressed servant, but with a youthful and beautiful lady.

boysnounUS /bɔɪz/

plural of “boy” — a youthful male person

From this reading Next day when Pani Lageat brought a lunch for three persons to the studio, she stated that an hour before the same two handsome boys had come, this time, however, not with a strangely dressed servant, but with a youthful and beautiful lady.

broughtverbUS /brɔːt/

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading Next day when Pani Lageat brought a lunch for three persons to the studio, she stated that an hour before the same two handsome boys had come, this time, however, not with a strangely dressed servant, but with a youthful and beautiful lady.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Next day when Pani Lageat brought a lunch for three persons to the studio, she stated that an hour before the same two handsome boys had come, this time, however, not with a strangely dressed servant, but with a youthful and beautiful lady.

cameverbUS /keɪm/

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Next morning there was no one to whom Pani Lageat could give that answer, for only a letter came.

comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Next day when Pani Lageat brought a lunch for three persons to the studio, she stated that an hour before the same two handsome boys had come, this time, however, not with a strangely dressed servant, but with a youthful and beautiful lady.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading Next morning there was no one to whom Pani Lageat could give that answer, for only a letter came.

criedverbUS /kraɪd/

inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry

From this reading "To Toulon! to Toulon!" cried the artist, joyously.

daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Next day when Pani Lageat brought a lunch for three persons to the studio, she stated that an hour before the same two handsome boys had come, this time, however, not with a strangely dressed servant, but with a youthful and beautiful lady.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Svirski did not read it.

dressedadjectiveUS /drest/

dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination

From this reading Next day when Pani Lageat brought a lunch for three persons to the studio, she stated that an hour before the same two handsome boys had come, this time, however, not with a strangely dressed servant, but with a youthful and beautiful lady.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Next day when Pani Lageat brought a lunch for three persons to the studio, she stated that an hour before the same two handsome boys had come, this time, however, not with a strangely dressed servant, but with a youthful and beautiful lady.

giveverbUS /ɡɪv/

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading Next morning there was no one to whom Pani Lageat could give that answer, for only a letter came.

goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/

destroyed or killed

From this reading "The lady wanted absolutely to see you; but I told her that you had gone to Antibes."

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Next day when Pani Lageat brought a lunch for three persons to the studio, she stated that an hour before the same two handsome boys had come, this time, however, not with a strangely dressed servant, but with a youthful and beautiful lady.

handsomeadjectiveUS /ˈhænsəm/

pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion

From this reading Next day when Pani Lageat brought a lunch for three persons to the studio, she stated that an hour before the same two handsome boys had come, this time, however, not with a strangely dressed servant, but with a youthful and beautiful lady.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading "The lady wanted absolutely to see you; but I told her that you had gone to Antibes."

hournounUS /ˈaʊər/

a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day

From this reading Next day when Pani Lageat brought a lunch for three persons to the studio, she stated that an hour before the same two handsome boys had come, this time, however, not with a strangely dressed servant, but with a youthful and beautiful lady.

howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading Next day when Pani Lageat brought a lunch for three persons to the studio, she stated that an hour before the same two handsome boys had come, this time, however, not with a strangely dressed servant, but with a youthful and beautiful lady.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "The lady wanted absolutely to see you; but I told her that you had gone to Antibes."

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Svirski did not read it.

joyouslyadverb

in a joyous and gleeful manner

From this reading "To Toulon! to Toulon!" cried the artist, joyously.

ladynounUS /ˈleɪdi/

a polite name for any woman

From this reading Next day when Pani Lageat brought a lunch for three persons to the studio, she stated that an hour before the same two handsome boys had come, this time, however, not with a strangely dressed servant, but with a youthful and beautiful lady.

Lageat

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Next day when Pani Lageat brought a lunch for three persons to the studio, she stated that an hour before the same two handsome boys had come, this time, however, not with a strangely dressed servant, but with a youthful and beautiful lady.

letternounUS /ˈletər/

a written message addressed to a person or organization

From this reading Next morning there was no one to whom Pani Lageat could give that answer, for only a letter came.

lunchverbUS /lʌntʃ/

take the midday meal

From this reading Next day when Pani Lageat brought a lunch for three persons to the studio, she stated that an hour before the same two handsome boys had come, this time, however, not with a strangely dressed servant, but with a youthful and beautiful lady.

morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading Next morning there was no one to whom Pani Lageat could give that answer, for only a letter came.

NextadjectiveUS /nekst/

immediately following in time or order

From this reading Next day when Pani Lageat brought a lunch for three persons to the studio, she stated that an hour before the same two handsome boys had come, this time, however, not with a strangely dressed servant, but with a youthful and beautiful lady.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading Next morning there was no one to whom Pani Lageat could give that answer, for only a letter came.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Next day when Pani Lageat brought a lunch for three persons to the studio, she stated that an hour before the same two handsome boys had come, this time, however, not with a strangely dressed servant, but with a youthful and beautiful lady.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Next morning there was no one to whom Pani Lageat could give that answer, for only a letter came.

onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/

and nothing more

From this reading Next morning there was no one to whom Pani Lageat could give that answer, for only a letter came.

Pani

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Next day when Pani Lageat brought a lunch for three persons to the studio, she stated that an hour before the same two handsome boys had come, this time, however, not with a strangely dressed servant, but with a youthful and beautiful lady.

personsnounUS /ˈpɜːrsənz/

plural of “person” — a human being

From this reading Next day when Pani Lageat brought a lunch for three persons to the studio, she stated that an hour before the same two handsome boys had come, this time, however, not with a strangely dressed servant, but with a youthful and beautiful lady.

readverbUS /red/

interpret something that is written or printed

From this reading Svirski did not read it.

sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/

Identical; not different.

From this reading Next day when Pani Lageat brought a lunch for three persons to the studio, she stated that an hour before the same two handsome boys had come, this time, however, not with a strangely dressed servant, but with a youthful and beautiful lady.

seeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading "The lady wanted absolutely to see you; but I told her that you had gone to Antibes."

servantnounUS /ˈsɜːrvənt/

a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)

From this reading Next day when Pani Lageat brought a lunch for three persons to the studio, she stated that an hour before the same two handsome boys had come, this time, however, not with a strangely dressed servant, but with a youthful and beautiful lady.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Next day when Pani Lageat brought a lunch for three persons to the studio, she stated that an hour before the same two handsome boys had come, this time, however, not with a strangely dressed servant, but with a youthful and beautiful lady.

statedadjectiveUS /ˈsteɪtɪd/

declared as fact; explicitly stated

From this reading Next day when Pani Lageat brought a lunch for three persons to the studio, she stated that an hour before the same two handsome boys had come, this time, however, not with a strangely dressed servant, but with a youthful and beautiful lady.

strangelyadverbUS /ˈstreɪndʒli/

in a strange manner

From this reading Next day when Pani Lageat brought a lunch for three persons to the studio, she stated that an hour before the same two handsome boys had come, this time, however, not with a strangely dressed servant, but with a youthful and beautiful lady.

studionounUS /ˈstuːdioʊ/

workplace for the teaching or practice of an art

From this reading Next day when Pani Lageat brought a lunch for three persons to the studio, she stated that an hour before the same two handsome boys had come, this time, however, not with a strangely dressed servant, but with a youthful and beautiful lady.

Svirski

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Svirski did not read it.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Next day when Pani Lageat brought a lunch for three persons to the studio, she stated that an hour before the same two handsome boys had come, this time, however, not with a strangely dressed servant, but with a youthful and beautiful lady.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Next day when Pani Lageat brought a lunch for three persons to the studio, she stated that an hour before the same two handsome boys had come, this time, however, not with a strangely dressed servant, but with a youthful and beautiful lady.

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading Next morning there was no one to whom Pani Lageat could give that answer, for only a letter came.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Next day when Pani Lageat brought a lunch for three persons to the studio, she stated that an hour before the same two handsome boys had come, this time, however, not with a strangely dressed servant, but with a youthful and beautiful lady.

threenounUS /θriː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading Next day when Pani Lageat brought a lunch for three persons to the studio, she stated that an hour before the same two handsome boys had come, this time, however, not with a strangely dressed servant, but with a youthful and beautiful lady.

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Next day when Pani Lageat brought a lunch for three persons to the studio, she stated that an hour before the same two handsome boys had come, this time, however, not with a strangely dressed servant, but with a youthful and beautiful lady.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Next day when Pani Lageat brought a lunch for three persons to the studio, she stated that an hour before the same two handsome boys had come, this time, however, not with a strangely dressed servant, but with a youthful and beautiful lady.

toldverbUS /toʊld/

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading "The lady wanted absolutely to see you; but I told her that you had gone to Antibes."

Toulonnoun

a port city and naval base in southeastern France on the Mediterranean coast

From this reading "To Toulon! to Toulon!" cried the artist, joyously.

twonounUS /tuː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading Next day when Pani Lageat brought a lunch for three persons to the studio, she stated that an hour before the same two handsome boys had come, this time, however, not with a strangely dressed servant, but with a youthful and beautiful lady.

wantedadjectiveUS /ˈwɔːntɪd/

desired or wished for or sought

From this reading "The lady wanted absolutely to see you; but I told her that you had gone to Antibes."

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Next morning there was no one to whom Pani Lageat could give that answer, for only a letter came.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading Next day when Pani Lageat brought a lunch for three persons to the studio, she stated that an hour before the same two handsome boys had come, this time, however, not with a strangely dressed servant, but with a youthful and beautiful lady.

whompronounUS /huːm/

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Next morning there was no one to whom Pani Lageat could give that answer, for only a letter came.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Next day when Pani Lageat brought a lunch for three persons to the studio, she stated that an hour before the same two handsome boys had come, this time, however, not with a strangely dressed servant, but with a youthful and beautiful lady.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "The lady wanted absolutely to see you; but I told her that you had gone to Antibes."

youthfuladjectiveUS /ˈjuːθfəl/

suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh

From this reading Next day when Pani Lageat brought a lunch for three persons to the studio, she stated that an hour before the same two handsome boys had come, this time, however, not with a strangely dressed servant, but with a youthful and beautiful lady.

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