Chapter 3 of Max Havelaar is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Max Havelaar is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Business is slack on the Coffee Exchange. The Spring Auction will make it right again. Don’t suppose, however, that we have nothing to do. At Busselinck and Waterman’s trade is slacker still. It is a strange world this: one gets a deal of experience by frequenting the Exchange for twenty years.
Chapter 3 of Max Havelaar is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a variety of bridge in which tricks made in excess of the contract are scored toward game; now generally superseded by contract bridge
From this reading “The Spring Auction will make it right again.”
a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
From this reading “Business is slack on the Coffee Exchange.”
chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another
From this reading “Business is slack on the Coffee Exchange.”
-ing form of “frequent” — do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of
From this reading “It is a strange world this: one gets a deal of experience by frequenting the Exchange for twenty years.”
not tense or taut
From this reading “Business is slack on the Coffee Exchange.”
a person who shirks his work or duty (especially one who tries to evade military service in wartime)
From this reading “At Busselinck and Waterman’s trade is slacker still.”
the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services
From this reading “At Busselinck and Waterman’s trade is slacker still.”
possessive form of “waterman” — someone who drives or rides in a boat
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In this reading “It is a strange world this: one gets a deal of experience by frequenting the Exchange for twenty years.”
In this reading “It is a strange world this: one gets a deal of experience by frequenting the Exchange for twenty years.”
In this reading “It is a strange world this: one gets a deal of experience by frequenting the Exchange for twenty years.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It is a strange world this: one gets a deal of experience by frequenting the Exchange for twenty years.
anew
From this reading The Spring Auction will make it right again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At Busselinck and Waterman’s trade is slacker still.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At Busselinck and Waterman’s trade is slacker still.
a variety of bridge in which tricks made in excess of the contract are scored toward game; now generally superseded by contract bridge
From this reading The Spring Auction will make it right again.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading Business is slack on the Coffee Exchange.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At Busselinck and Waterman’s trade is slacker still.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It is a strange world this: one gets a deal of experience by frequenting the Exchange for twenty years.
a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
From this reading Business is slack on the Coffee Exchange.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading It is a strange world this: one gets a deal of experience by frequenting the Exchange for twenty years.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Don’t suppose, however, that we have nothing to do.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don’t suppose, however, that we have nothing to do.
chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another
From this reading Business is slack on the Coffee Exchange.
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading It is a strange world this: one gets a deal of experience by frequenting the Exchange for twenty years.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It is a strange world this: one gets a deal of experience by frequenting the Exchange for twenty years.
-ing form of “frequent” — do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of
From this reading It is a strange world this: one gets a deal of experience by frequenting the Exchange for twenty years.
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading It is a strange world this: one gets a deal of experience by frequenting the Exchange for twenty years.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Don’t suppose, however, that we have nothing to do.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Don’t suppose, however, that we have nothing to do.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Business is slack on the Coffee Exchange.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Spring Auction will make it right again.
engage in
From this reading The Spring Auction will make it right again.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Don’t suppose, however, that we have nothing to do.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is a strange world this: one gets a deal of experience by frequenting the Exchange for twenty years.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Business is slack on the Coffee Exchange.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It is a strange world this: one gets a deal of experience by frequenting the Exchange for twenty years.
precisely, exactly
From this reading The Spring Auction will make it right again.
not tense or taut
From this reading Business is slack on the Coffee Exchange.
a person who shirks his work or duty (especially one who tries to evade military service in wartime)
From this reading At Busselinck and Waterman’s trade is slacker still.
the season of growth
From this reading The Spring Auction will make it right again.
not in physical motion
From this reading At Busselinck and Waterman’s trade is slacker still.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading It is a strange world this: one gets a deal of experience by frequenting the Exchange for twenty years.
express a supposition
From this reading Don’t suppose, however, that we have nothing to do.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Don’t suppose, however, that we have nothing to do.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Business is slack on the Coffee Exchange.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It is a strange world this: one gets a deal of experience by frequenting the Exchange for twenty years.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Don’t suppose, however, that we have nothing to do.
the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services
From this reading At Busselinck and Waterman’s trade is slacker still.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading It is a strange world this: one gets a deal of experience by frequenting the Exchange for twenty years.
possessive form of “waterman” — someone who drives or rides in a boat
From this reading At Busselinck and Waterman’s trade is slacker still.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Don’t suppose, however, that we have nothing to do.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The Spring Auction will make it right again.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading It is a strange world this: one gets a deal of experience by frequenting the Exchange for twenty years.
a late time of life
From this reading It is a strange world this: one gets a deal of experience by frequenting the Exchange for twenty years.
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