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Hania

Chapter XXXII

Chapter 32 of Hania is here in full — 48 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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A week after the evening of betrothal my "Jews" arrive for exhibition.
The picture is placed in a separate hall, and a special fee is charged for admission.
One half of the net proceeds is for me.
At the exhibition there is probably a throng from morning till evening.
I see it only once; but as people look at me more than at the picture, I shall not go again, for why should I be angry for nothing.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Hania

Chapter XXXII

Chapter 32 of Hania is here in full — 48 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/9 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
A week after the evening of betrothal my "Jews" arrive for exhibition.
Line 2
The picture is placed in a separate hall, and a special fee is charged for admission.
/ðə ˈpɪktʃər ɪz pleɪst ɪn ə ˈsepəreɪt hɔːl ənd ə ˈspeʃəl fiː ɪz tʃɑːrdʒd fɔːr ædˈmɪʃən/
Line 3
One half of the net proceeds is for me.
/wʌn hæf ʌv ðə net prəˈsiːdz ɪz fɔːr miː/
Line 4
At the exhibition there is probably a throng from morning till evening.
/æt ðə ˌeksəˈbɪʃən ðer ɪz ˈprɑːbəbliː ə θrɔːŋ frʌm ˈmɔːrnɪŋ tɪl ˈiːvnɪŋ/
Line 5
I see it only once; but as people look at me more than at the picture, I shall not go again, for why should I be angry for nothing.
/aɪ siː ɪt ˈoʊnli wʌns bʌt æz ˈpiːpəl lʊk æt miː mɔːr ðæn æt ðə ˈpɪktʃər aɪ ʃæl nɑːt ɡoʊ əˈɡen fɔːr waɪ ʃʊd aɪ biː ˈæŋɡri fɔːr ˈnʌθɪŋ/

Learner Dictionary

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

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

admission noun US /ædˈmɪʃən/

the act of admitting someone to enter

From this reading “The picture is placed in a separate hall, and a special fee is charged for admission.”

charged adjective US /tʃɑːrdʒd/

of a particle or body or system; having a net amount of positive or negative electric charge

From this reading “The picture is placed in a separate hall, and a special fee is charged for admission.”

exhibition noun US /ˌeksəˈbɪʃən/

the act of exhibiting

From this reading “A week after the evening of betrothal my "Jews" arrive for exhibition.”

fee noun US /fiː/

a fixed charge for a privilege or for professional services

From this reading “The picture is placed in a separate hall, and a special fee is charged for admission.”

Jews noun US /dʒuːz/

plural of “jew” — a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties

From this reading “A week after the evening of betrothal my "Jews" arrive for exhibition.”

net noun US /net/

a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange

From this reading “One half of the net proceeds is for me.”

proceeds noun US /prəˈsiːdz/

the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property

From this reading “One half of the net proceeds is for me.”

throng noun US /θrɔːŋ/

a large gathering of people

From this reading “At the exhibition there is probably a throng from morning till evening.”

Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

look at verb + particle

take into consideration for exemplifying purposes

In this reading “I see it only once; but as people look at me more than at the picture, I shall not go again, for why should I be angry for nothing.”

All words in this reading · 55

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading A week after the evening of betrothal my "Jews" arrive for exhibition.

admissionnounUS /ædˈmɪʃən/

the act of admitting someone to enter

From this reading The picture is placed in a separate hall, and a special fee is charged for admission.

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading A week after the evening of betrothal my "Jews" arrive for exhibition.

againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading I see it only once; but as people look at me more than at the picture, I shall not go again, for why should I be angry for nothing.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading The picture is placed in a separate hall, and a special fee is charged for admission.

angryadjectiveUS /ˈæŋɡri/

feeling or showing anger

From this reading I see it only once; but as people look at me more than at the picture, I shall not go again, for why should I be angry for nothing.

arriveverbUS /ərˈaɪv/

reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

From this reading A week after the evening of betrothal my "Jews" arrive for exhibition.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading I see it only once; but as people look at me more than at the picture, I shall not go again, for why should I be angry for nothing.

AtprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At the exhibition there is probably a throng from morning till evening.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading I see it only once; but as people look at me more than at the picture, I shall not go again, for why should I be angry for nothing.

betrothalnoun

a mutual promise to marry

From this reading A week after the evening of betrothal my "Jews" arrive for exhibition.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading I see it only once; but as people look at me more than at the picture, I shall not go again, for why should I be angry for nothing.

chargedadjectiveUS /tʃɑːrdʒd/

of a particle or body or system; having a net amount of positive or negative electric charge

From this reading The picture is placed in a separate hall, and a special fee is charged for admission.

eveningnounUS /ˈiːvnɪŋ/

the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading A week after the evening of betrothal my "Jews" arrive for exhibition.

exhibitionnounUS /ˌeksəˈbɪʃən/

the act of exhibiting

From this reading A week after the evening of betrothal my "Jews" arrive for exhibition.

feenounUS /fiː/

a fixed charge for a privilege or for professional services

From this reading The picture is placed in a separate hall, and a special fee is charged for admission.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading A week after the evening of betrothal my "Jews" arrive for exhibition.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading At the exhibition there is probably a throng from morning till evening.

goverbUS /ɡoʊ/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading I see it only once; but as people look at me more than at the picture, I shall not go again, for why should I be angry for nothing.

halfadjectiveUS /hæf/

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading One half of the net proceeds is for me.

hallnounUS /hɔːl/

an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open

From this reading The picture is placed in a separate hall, and a special fee is charged for admission.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I see it only once; but as people look at me more than at the picture, I shall not go again, for why should I be angry for nothing.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading The picture is placed in a separate hall, and a special fee is charged for admission.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading The picture is placed in a separate hall, and a special fee is charged for admission.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I see it only once; but as people look at me more than at the picture, I shall not go again, for why should I be angry for nothing.

JewsnounUS /dʒuːz/

plural of “jew” — a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties

From this reading A week after the evening of betrothal my "Jews" arrive for exhibition.

lookverbUS /lʊk/

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading I see it only once; but as people look at me more than at the picture, I shall not go again, for why should I be angry for nothing.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading One half of the net proceeds is for me.

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading I see it only once; but as people look at me more than at the picture, I shall not go again, for why should I be angry for nothing.

morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading At the exhibition there is probably a throng from morning till evening.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading A week after the evening of betrothal my "Jews" arrive for exhibition.

netnounUS /net/

a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange

From this reading One half of the net proceeds is for me.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading I see it only once; but as people look at me more than at the picture, I shall not go again, for why should I be angry for nothing.

nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading I see it only once; but as people look at me more than at the picture, I shall not go again, for why should I be angry for nothing.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A week after the evening of betrothal my "Jews" arrive for exhibition.

onceadverbUS /wʌns/

on one occasion

From this reading I see it only once; but as people look at me more than at the picture, I shall not go again, for why should I be angry for nothing.

OnepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading One half of the net proceeds is for me.

onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/

and nothing more

From this reading I see it only once; but as people look at me more than at the picture, I shall not go again, for why should I be angry for nothing.

peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading I see it only once; but as people look at me more than at the picture, I shall not go again, for why should I be angry for nothing.

picturenounUS /ˈpɪktʃər/

a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface

From this reading The picture is placed in a separate hall, and a special fee is charged for admission.

placedadjectiveUS /pleɪst/

situated in a particular spot or position

From this reading The picture is placed in a separate hall, and a special fee is charged for admission.

probablyadverbUS /ˈprɑːbəbliː/

with considerable certainty; without much doubt

From this reading At the exhibition there is probably a throng from morning till evening.

proceedsnounUS /prəˈsiːdz/

the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property

From this reading One half of the net proceeds is for me.

seeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading I see it only once; but as people look at me more than at the picture, I shall not go again, for why should I be angry for nothing.

separateverbUS /ˈsepəreɪt/

act as a barrier between; stand between

From this reading The picture is placed in a separate hall, and a special fee is charged for admission.

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading I see it only once; but as people look at me more than at the picture, I shall not go again, for why should I be angry for nothing.

shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading I see it only once; but as people look at me more than at the picture, I shall not go again, for why should I be angry for nothing.

specialadjectiveUS /ˈspeʃəl/

unique or specific to a person or thing or category

From this reading The picture is placed in a separate hall, and a special fee is charged for admission.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading I see it only once; but as people look at me more than at the picture, I shall not go again, for why should I be angry for nothing.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading A week after the evening of betrothal my "Jews" arrive for exhibition.

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading At the exhibition there is probably a throng from morning till evening.

throngnounUS /θrɔːŋ/

a large gathering of people

From this reading At the exhibition there is probably a throng from morning till evening.

tillprepositionUS /tɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading At the exhibition there is probably a throng from morning till evening.

weeknounUS /wiːk/

any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading A week after the evening of betrothal my "Jews" arrive for exhibition.

whynounUS /waɪ/

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading I see it only once; but as people look at me more than at the picture, I shall not go again, for why should I be angry for nothing.

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