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Hania
Hania

Chapter XXXII

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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

Reading 1/10 · 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.
Line 3
One half of the net proceeds is for me.
Line 4
At the exhibition there is probably a throng from morning till evening.
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.

Learner Dictionary

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

After preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

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

Again noun US /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

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.”

Half noun US /half/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

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

Look noun US /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

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.”

Morning noun US /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

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

Nothing pronoun US /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.”

Once noun US /once/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

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.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

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

Shall modal verb US /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.”

Till preposition US /tɪl/

up to a particular time

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

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

admission

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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.

againnounUS /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

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.

angry

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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.

arrive

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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.

betrothal

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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.

charged

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

evening

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

exhibition

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

fee

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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.

go

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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.

halfnounUS /half/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

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

hall

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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.

Jews

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

looknounUS /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

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.

more

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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 /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

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.

net

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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.

once

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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.

only

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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.

people

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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.

picture

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

placed

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

probably

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

proceeds

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

see

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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.

separate

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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.

special

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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.

there

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

throng

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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.

week

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

why

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

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.