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Hania

Chapter XXXIII

Chapter 33 of Hania is here in full — 63 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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I was with Kazia and the Suslovskis at the exhibition.
There are crowds before my picture at all times.
They began to whisper the moment we entered; and this time they looked mostly, not at the picture, and not at me, but at Kazia.
The women especially did not take their eyes from her.
I saw that she was pleased with this fabulously; but I did not take it ill of her.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Hania

Chapter XXXIII

Chapter 33 of Hania is here in full — 63 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/12 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
I was with Kazia and the Suslovskis at the exhibition.
Line 2
There are crowds before my picture at all times.
/ðer ɑːr kraʊdz bɪˈfɔːr maɪ ˈpɪktʃər æt ɔːl taɪmz/
Line 3
They began to whisper the moment we entered; and this time they looked mostly, not at the picture, and not at me, but at Kazia.
Line 4
The women especially did not take their eyes from her.
/ðə ˈwɪmən əˈspeʃli dɪd nɑːt teɪk ðer aɪz frʌm hɜːr/
Line 5
I saw that she was pleased with this fabulously; but I did not take it ill of her.
/aɪ sɔː ðæt ʃiː wɑːz pliːzd wɪð ðɪs ˈfæbjuːləsli bʌt aɪ dɪd nɑːt teɪk ɪt ɪl ʌv hɜːr/

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.

crowds noun US /kraʊdz/

plural of “crowd” — a large number of things or people considered together

From this reading “There are crowds before my picture at all times.”

especially adverb US /əˈspeʃli/

to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common

From this reading “The women especially did not take their eyes from her.”

exhibition noun US /ˌeksəˈbɪʃən/

the act of exhibiting

From this reading “I was with Kazia and the Suslovskis at the exhibition.”

fabulously adverb US /ˈfæbjuːləsli/

exceedingly; extremely

From this reading “I saw that she was pleased with this fabulously; but I did not take it ill of her.”

ill adjective US /ɪl/

affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function

From this reading “I saw that she was pleased with this fabulously; but I did not take it ill of her.”

mostly adverb US /ˈmoʊstli/

in large part; mainly or chiefly

From this reading “They began to whisper the moment we entered; and this time they looked mostly, not at the picture, and not at me, but at Kazia.”

pleased adjective US /pliːzd/

experiencing or manifesting pleasure

From this reading “I saw that she was pleased with this fabulously; but I did not take it ill of her.”

whisper noun US /ˈwɪspər/

speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords

From this reading “They began to whisper the moment we entered; and this time they looked mostly, not at the picture, and not at me, but at Kazia.”

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.

all times adjective + noun

In this reading “There are crowds before my picture at all times.”

at the picture preposition + article + noun counted as “at … picture”

In this reading “They began to whisper the moment we entered; and this time they looked mostly, not at the picture, and not at me, but at Kazia.”

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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.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading There are crowds before my picture at all times.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading I was with Kazia and the Suslovskis at the exhibition.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading There are crowds before my picture at all times.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading I was with Kazia and the Suslovskis at the exhibition.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading There are crowds before my picture at all times.

beganverbUS /bɪˈɡæn/

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading They began to whisper the moment we entered; and this time they looked mostly, not at the picture, and not at me, but at Kazia.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading They began to whisper the moment we entered; and this time they looked mostly, not at the picture, and not at me, but at Kazia.

crowdsnounUS /kraʊdz/

plural of “crowd” — a large number of things or people considered together

From this reading There are crowds before my picture at all times.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

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

From this reading The women especially did not take their eyes from her.

enteredverbUS /ˈentərd/

past form of “enter” — to come or go into

From this reading They began to whisper the moment we entered; and this time they looked mostly, not at the picture, and not at me, but at Kazia.

especiallyadverbUS /əˈspeʃli/

to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common

From this reading The women especially did not take their eyes from her.

exhibitionnounUS /ˌeksəˈbɪʃən/

the act of exhibiting

From this reading I was with Kazia and the Suslovskis at the exhibition.

eyesnounUS /aɪz/

opinion or judgment

From this reading The women especially did not take their eyes from her.

fabulouslyadverbUS /ˈfæbjuːləsli/

exceedingly; extremely

From this reading I saw that she was pleased with this fabulously; but I did not take it ill of her.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The women especially did not take their eyes from her.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading The women especially did not take their eyes from her.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I was with Kazia and the Suslovskis at the exhibition.

illadjectiveUS /ɪl/

affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function

From this reading I saw that she was pleased with this fabulously; but I did not take it ill of her.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I saw that she was pleased with this fabulously; but I did not take it ill of her.

Kazia

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

From this reading I was with Kazia and the Suslovskis at the exhibition.

lookedverbUS /lʊkt/

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading They began to whisper the moment we entered; and this time they looked mostly, not at the picture, and not at me, but at Kazia.

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading They began to whisper the moment we entered; and this time they looked mostly, not at the picture, and not at me, but at Kazia.

momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/

a particular point in time

From this reading They began to whisper the moment we entered; and this time they looked mostly, not at the picture, and not at me, but at Kazia.

mostlyadverbUS /ˈmoʊstli/

in large part; mainly or chiefly

From this reading They began to whisper the moment we entered; and this time they looked mostly, not at the picture, and not at me, but at Kazia.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading There are crowds before my picture at all times.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading They began to whisper the moment we entered; and this time they looked mostly, not at the picture, and not at me, but at Kazia.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I saw that she was pleased with this fabulously; but I did not take it ill of her.

picturenounUS /ˈpɪktʃər/

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

From this reading There are crowds before my picture at all times.

pleasedadjectiveUS /pliːzd/

experiencing or manifesting pleasure

From this reading I saw that she was pleased with this fabulously; but I did not take it ill of her.

sawverbUS /sɔː/

cut with a saw

From this reading I saw that she was pleased with this fabulously; but I did not take it ill of her.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading I saw that she was pleased with this fabulously; but I did not take it ill of her.

Suslovskis

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

From this reading I was with Kazia and the Suslovskis at the exhibition.

takeverbUS /teɪk/

carry out

From this reading The women especially did not take their eyes from her.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I saw that she was pleased with this fabulously; but I did not take it ill of her.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading I was with Kazia and the Suslovskis at the exhibition.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading The women especially did not take their eyes from her.

ThereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading There are crowds before my picture at all times.

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They began to whisper the moment we entered; and this time they looked mostly, not at the picture, and not at me, but at Kazia.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading They began to whisper the moment we entered; and this time they looked mostly, not at the picture, and not at me, but at Kazia.

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading They began to whisper the moment we entered; and this time they looked mostly, not at the picture, and not at me, but at Kazia.

timesnounUS /taɪmz/

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

From this reading There are crowds before my picture at all times.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading They began to whisper the moment we entered; and this time they looked mostly, not at the picture, and not at me, but at Kazia.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading I was with Kazia and the Suslovskis at the exhibition.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading They began to whisper the moment we entered; and this time they looked mostly, not at the picture, and not at me, but at Kazia.

whispernounUS /ˈwɪspər/

speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords

From this reading They began to whisper the moment we entered; and this time they looked mostly, not at the picture, and not at me, but at Kazia.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading I was with Kazia and the Suslovskis at the exhibition.

womennounUS /ˈwɪmən/

plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading The women especially did not take their eyes from her.

Chapter 33 of Hania by Henryk Sienkiewicz holds 63 sentences, grouped into 13 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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Chapter 33 holds 63 sentences of Hania, unabridged, divided into 13 reading sections.

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Vocabulary met early in Hania

Words and structures a reader meets early in Hania, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Hania
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Hania; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Author
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Hania; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Vadis
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Hania; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Sword
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Hania; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.