Chapter 40 of Hania is here in full — 75 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 40 of Hania is here in full — 75 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
For some months we are in Warsaw. I have fitted up a splendid studio. We visit the Ostrynskis rather frequently. He has sold "The Kite," and is now "President of the Society for Distributing Barley Grits to Laborers out of Employment." Nothing can give an idea of his lordliness or the gratitude with which he is surrounded.
Chapter 40 of Hania is here in full — 75 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a grain of barley
From this reading “He has sold "The Kite," and is now "President of the Society for Distributing Barley Grits to Laborers out of Employment."”
-ing form of “distribute” — administer or bestow, as in small portions
From this reading “He has sold "The Kite," and is now "President of the Society for Distributing Barley Grits to Laborers out of Employment."”
the state of being employed or having a job
From this reading “He has sold "The Kite," and is now "President of the Society for Distributing Barley Grits to Laborers out of Employment."”
coarsely ground hulled corn boiled as a breakfast dish in the southern United States
From this reading “He has sold "The Kite," and is now "President of the Society for Distributing Barley Grits to Laborers out of Employment."”
a bank check that has been fraudulently altered to increase its face value
From this reading “He has sold "The Kite," and is now "President of the Society for Distributing Barley Grits to Laborers out of Employment."”
plural of “laborer” — someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor
From this reading “He has sold "The Kite," and is now "President of the Society for Distributing Barley Grits to Laborers out of Employment."”
workplace for the teaching or practice of an art
From this reading “I have fitted up a splendid studio.”
the capital and largest city of Poland; located in central Poland
From this reading “For some months we are in Warsaw.”
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.
In this reading “For some months we are in Warsaw.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I have fitted up a splendid studio.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Nothing can give an idea of his lordliness or the gratitude with which he is surrounded.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He has sold "The Kite," and is now "President of the Society for Distributing Barley Grits to Laborers out of Employment."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading For some months we are in Warsaw.
a grain of barley
From this reading He has sold "The Kite," and is now "President of the Society for Distributing Barley Grits to Laborers out of Employment."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Nothing can give an idea of his lordliness or the gratitude with which he is surrounded.
-ing form of “distribute” — administer or bestow, as in small portions
From this reading He has sold "The Kite," and is now "President of the Society for Distributing Barley Grits to Laborers out of Employment."
the state of being employed or having a job
From this reading He has sold "The Kite," and is now "President of the Society for Distributing Barley Grits to Laborers out of Employment."
being the right size and shape to fit as desired
From this reading I have fitted up a splendid studio.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For some months we are in Warsaw.
many times at short intervals
From this reading We visit the Ostrynskis rather frequently.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Nothing can give an idea of his lordliness or the gratitude with which he is surrounded.
a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation
From this reading Nothing can give an idea of his lordliness or the gratitude with which he is surrounded.
coarsely ground hulled corn boiled as a breakfast dish in the southern United States
From this reading He has sold "The Kite," and is now "President of the Society for Distributing Barley Grits to Laborers out of Employment."
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He has sold "The Kite," and is now "President of the Society for Distributing Barley Grits to Laborers out of Employment."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have fitted up a splendid studio.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He has sold "The Kite," and is now "President of the Society for Distributing Barley Grits to Laborers out of Employment."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Nothing can give an idea of his lordliness or the gratitude with which he is surrounded.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have fitted up a splendid studio.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Nothing can give an idea of his lordliness or the gratitude with which he is surrounded.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For some months we are in Warsaw.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He has sold "The Kite," and is now "President of the Society for Distributing Barley Grits to Laborers out of Employment."
a bank check that has been fraudulently altered to increase its face value
From this reading He has sold "The Kite," and is now "President of the Society for Distributing Barley Grits to Laborers out of Employment."
plural of “laborer” — someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor
From this reading He has sold "The Kite," and is now "President of the Society for Distributing Barley Grits to Laborers out of Employment."
formality in bearing and appearance
From this reading Nothing can give an idea of his lordliness or the gratitude with which he is surrounded.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading For some months we are in Warsaw.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing can give an idea of his lordliness or the gratitude with which he is surrounded.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading He has sold "The Kite," and is now "President of the Society for Distributing Barley Grits to Laborers out of Employment."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He has sold "The Kite," and is now "President of the Society for Distributing Barley Grits to Laborers out of Employment."
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Nothing can give an idea of his lordliness or the gratitude with which he is surrounded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We visit the Ostrynskis rather frequently.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He has sold "The Kite," and is now "President of the Society for Distributing Barley Grits to Laborers out of Employment."
an executive officer of a firm or corporation
From this reading He has sold "The Kite," and is now "President of the Society for Distributing Barley Grits to Laborers out of Employment."
on the contrary
From this reading We visit the Ostrynskis rather frequently.
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading He has sold "The Kite," and is now "President of the Society for Distributing Barley Grits to Laborers out of Employment."
disposed of to a purchaser
From this reading He has sold "The Kite," and is now "President of the Society for Distributing Barley Grits to Laborers out of Employment."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading For some months we are in Warsaw.
having great beauty and splendor
From this reading I have fitted up a splendid studio.
workplace for the teaching or practice of an art
From this reading I have fitted up a splendid studio.
confined on all sides
From this reading Nothing can give an idea of his lordliness or the gratitude with which he is surrounded.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We visit the Ostrynskis rather frequently.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He has sold "The Kite," and is now "President of the Society for Distributing Barley Grits to Laborers out of Employment."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I have fitted up a splendid studio.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading We visit the Ostrynskis rather frequently.
the capital and largest city of Poland; located in central Poland
From this reading For some months we are in Warsaw.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading For some months we are in Warsaw.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Nothing can give an idea of his lordliness or the gratitude with which he is surrounded.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Nothing can give an idea of his lordliness or the gratitude with which he is surrounded.
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