Chapter 13 of Max Havelaar is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Max Havelaar is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
[CONTINUATION OF STERN’S COMPOSITION.] “Dear Max,” said Tine, “our dessert is so scanty——would you not——you remember Madam Geoffrin——?” “Talk to us of something else than pastry? What the deuce! I am hoarse; it is Verbrugge’s turn.”
Chapter 13 of Max Havelaar is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole
From this reading “[CONTINUATION OF STERN’S COMPOSITION.]”
the act of continuing an activity without interruption
From this reading “[CONTINUATION OF STERN’S COMPOSITION.]”
a dish served as the last course of a meal
From this reading ““Dear Max,” said Tine, “our dessert is so scanty——would you not——you remember Madam Geoffrin——?””
a tie in tennis or table tennis that requires winning two successive points to win the game
From this reading “What the deuce!”
a dough of flour and water and shortening
From this reading ““Talk to us of something else than pastry?”
lacking in magnitude or quantity
From this reading ““Dear Max,” said Tine, “our dessert is so scanty——would you not——you remember Madam Geoffrin——?””
possessive form of “stern” — the rear part of a ship
prong on a fork or pitchfork or antler
From this reading ““Dear Max,” said Tine, “our dessert is so scanty——would you not——you remember Madam Geoffrin——?””
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.
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.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am hoarse; it is Verbrugge’s turn.”
the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole
From this reading [CONTINUATION OF STERN’S COMPOSITION.]
the act of continuing an activity without interruption
From this reading [CONTINUATION OF STERN’S COMPOSITION.]
dearly loved
From this reading “Dear Max,” said Tine, “our dessert is so scanty——would you not——you remember Madam Geoffrin——?”
a dish served as the last course of a meal
From this reading “Dear Max,” said Tine, “our dessert is so scanty——would you not——you remember Madam Geoffrin——?”
a tie in tennis or table tennis that requires winning two successive points to win the game
From this reading What the deuce!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Talk to us of something else than pastry?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Dear Max,” said Tine, “our dessert is so scanty——would you not——you remember Madam Geoffrin——?”
deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion
From this reading I am hoarse; it is Verbrugge’s turn.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am hoarse; it is Verbrugge’s turn.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Dear Max,” said Tine, “our dessert is so scanty——would you not——you remember Madam Geoffrin——?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I am hoarse; it is Verbrugge’s turn.”
a woman of refinement
From this reading “Dear Max,” said Tine, “our dessert is so scanty——would you not——you remember Madam Geoffrin——?”
street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate
From this reading “Dear Max,” said Tine, “our dessert is so scanty——would you not——you remember Madam Geoffrin——?”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Dear Max,” said Tine, “our dessert is so scanty——would you not——you remember Madam Geoffrin——?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading [CONTINUATION OF STERN’S COMPOSITION.]
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “Dear Max,” said Tine, “our dessert is so scanty——would you not——you remember Madam Geoffrin——?”
a dough of flour and water and shortening
From this reading “Talk to us of something else than pastry?
To recall to mind.
From this reading “Dear Max,” said Tine, “our dessert is so scanty——would you not——you remember Madam Geoffrin——?”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Dear Max,” said Tine, “our dessert is so scanty——would you not——you remember Madam Geoffrin——?”
lacking in magnitude or quantity
From this reading “Dear Max,” said Tine, “our dessert is so scanty——would you not——you remember Madam Geoffrin——?”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Dear Max,” said Tine, “our dessert is so scanty——would you not——you remember Madam Geoffrin——?”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Talk to us of something else than pastry?
possessive form of “stern” — the rear part of a ship
From this reading [CONTINUATION OF STERN’S COMPOSITION.]
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading “Talk to us of something else than pastry?
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “Talk to us of something else than pastry?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What the deuce!
prong on a fork or pitchfork or antler
From this reading “Dear Max,” said Tine, “our dessert is so scanty——would you not——you remember Madam Geoffrin——?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Talk to us of something else than pastry?
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading I am hoarse; it is Verbrugge’s turn.”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Talk to us of something else than pastry?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am hoarse; it is Verbrugge’s turn.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What the deuce!
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Dear Max,” said Tine, “our dessert is so scanty——would you not——you remember Madam Geoffrin——?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Dear Max,” said Tine, “our dessert is so scanty——would you not——you remember Madam Geoffrin——?”
Chapter 13 of Max Havelaar by Multatuli holds 192 sentences, grouped into 39 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.
Chapter 13 holds 192 sentences of Max Havelaar, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.
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