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Chapter 1 of The Honey-Pot is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The green one." She held up her hand to a ’bus driver. "My chauffeur doesn’t like stopping, except for policemen." She gave Alexandra a push up and sprang on the footboard after her. They climbed to the top, and were rattled and jerked in the direction of the King’s Cross Road.
Chapter 1 of The Honey-Pot is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 50/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 246–250
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a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport
From this reading “She held up her hand to a ’bus driver.”
a man paid to drive a privately owned car
From this reading “"My chauffeur doesn’t like stopping, except for policemen."”
the operator of a motor vehicle
From this reading “She held up her hand to a ’bus driver.”
past form of “jerk” — pull, or move with a sudden movement
From this reading “They climbed to the top, and were rattled and jerked in the direction of the King’s Cross Road.”
plural of “policeman” — a member of a police force
From this reading “"My chauffeur doesn’t like stopping, except for policemen."”
move with force
From this reading “She gave Alexandra a push up and sprang on the footboard after her.”
thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (“rattled” is an informal term)
From this reading “They climbed to the top, and were rattled and jerked in the direction of the King’s Cross Road.”
fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members
From this reading “"My chauffeur doesn’t like stopping, except for policemen."”
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.
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In this reading “They climbed to the top, and were rattled and jerked in the direction of the King’s Cross Road.”
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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 She held up her hand to a ’bus driver.
later than; following
From this reading She gave Alexandra a push up and sprang on the footboard after her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She gave Alexandra a push up and sprang on the footboard after her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She gave Alexandra a push up and sprang on the footboard after her.
a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport
From this reading She held up her hand to a ’bus driver.
a man paid to drive a privately owned car
From this reading "My chauffeur doesn’t like stopping, except for policemen."
past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading They climbed to the top, and were rattled and jerked in the direction of the King’s Cross Road.
travel across or pass over
From this reading They climbed to the top, and were rattled and jerked in the direction of the King’s Cross Road.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading They climbed to the top, and were rattled and jerked in the direction of the King’s Cross Road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "My chauffeur doesn’t like stopping, except for policemen."
the operator of a motor vehicle
From this reading She held up her hand to a ’bus driver.
apart from; not including
From this reading "My chauffeur doesn’t like stopping, except for policemen."
a narrow platform on which to stand or brace the feet
From this reading She gave Alexandra a push up and sprang on the footboard after her.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "My chauffeur doesn’t like stopping, except for policemen."
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading She gave Alexandra a push up and sprang on the footboard after her.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading The green one."
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading She held up her hand to a ’bus driver.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading She held up her hand to a ’bus driver.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She held up her hand to a ’bus driver.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They climbed to the top, and were rattled and jerked in the direction of the King’s Cross Road.
past form of “jerk” — pull, or move with a sudden movement
From this reading They climbed to the top, and were rattled and jerked in the direction of the King’s Cross Road.
possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading They climbed to the top, and were rattled and jerked in the direction of the King’s Cross Road.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "My chauffeur doesn’t like stopping, except for policemen."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My chauffeur doesn’t like stopping, except for policemen."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They climbed to the top, and were rattled and jerked in the direction of the King’s Cross Road.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She gave Alexandra a push up and sprang on the footboard after her.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The green one."
plural of “policeman” — a member of a police force
From this reading "My chauffeur doesn’t like stopping, except for policemen."
move with force
From this reading She gave Alexandra a push up and sprang on the footboard after her.
thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (“rattled” is an informal term)
From this reading They climbed to the top, and were rattled and jerked in the direction of the King’s Cross Road.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading They climbed to the top, and were rattled and jerked in the direction of the King’s Cross Road.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She held up her hand to a ’bus driver.
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading She gave Alexandra a push up and sprang on the footboard after her.
fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members
From this reading "My chauffeur doesn’t like stopping, except for policemen."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The green one."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They climbed to the top, and were rattled and jerked in the direction of the King’s Cross Road.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She held up her hand to a ’bus driver.
the upper part of anything
From this reading They climbed to the top, and were rattled and jerked in the direction of the King’s Cross Road.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She held up her hand to a ’bus driver.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They climbed to the top, and were rattled and jerked in the direction of the King’s Cross Road.
Chapter 1 of The Honey-Pot by Countess (Hélène) Barcynska holds 413 sentences, grouped into 83 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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