Chapter 2 of The Honey-Pot is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Honey-Pot is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
For ten days the two girls heard nothing from the Pall Mall Theater. It was possible, if not probable, that they might not hear at all. Meanwhile Maggy went about with Alexandra looking for an engagement in some other direction. It was a matter of urgency to both of them to get something to do. Maggy had been out of an engagement for two months.
Chapter 2 of The Honey-Pot is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a line leading to a place or point
From this reading “Meanwhile Maggy went about with Alexandra looking for an engagement in some other direction.”
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading “Meanwhile Maggy went about with Alexandra looking for an engagement in some other direction.”
a public area set aside as a pedestrian walk
From this reading “For ten days the two girls heard nothing from the Pall Mall Theater.”
at the same time but in another place
From this reading “Meanwhile Maggy went about with Alexandra looking for an engagement in some other direction.”
become less interesting or attractive
From this reading “For ten days the two girls heard nothing from the Pall Mall Theater.”
likely but not certain to be or become true or real
From this reading “It was possible, if not probable, that they might not hear at all.”
a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented
From this reading “For ten days the two girls heard nothing from the Pall Mall Theater.”
the state of being urgent; an earnest and insistent necessity
From this reading “It was a matter of urgency to both of them to get something to do.”
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 ten days the two girls heard nothing from the Pall Mall Theater.”
In this reading “Maggy had been out of an engagement for two months.”
In this reading “Meanwhile Maggy went about with Alexandra looking for an engagement in some other direction.”
In this reading “For ten days the two girls heard nothing from the Pall Mall Theater.”
In this reading “For ten days the two girls heard nothing from the Pall Mall Theater.”
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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 was a matter of urgency to both of them to get something to do.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Meanwhile Maggy went about with Alexandra looking for an engagement in some other direction.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Meanwhile Maggy went about with Alexandra looking for an engagement in some other direction.
(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 It was possible, if not probable, that they might not hear at all.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Meanwhile Maggy went about with Alexandra looking for an engagement in some other direction.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was possible, if not probable, that they might not hear at all.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Maggy had been out of an engagement for two months.
the two together, not just one
From this reading It was a matter of urgency to both of them to get something to do.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading For ten days the two girls heard nothing from the Pall Mall Theater.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading Meanwhile Maggy went about with Alexandra looking for an engagement in some other direction.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading It was a matter of urgency to both of them to get something to do.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading Meanwhile Maggy went about with Alexandra looking for an engagement in some other direction.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For ten days the two girls heard nothing from the Pall Mall Theater.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading For ten days the two girls heard nothing from the Pall Mall Theater.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading It was a matter of urgency to both of them to get something to do.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading For ten days the two girls heard nothing from the Pall Mall Theater.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Maggy had been out of an engagement for two months.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading It was possible, if not probable, that they might not hear at all.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading For ten days the two girls heard nothing from the Pall Mall Theater.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It was possible, if not probable, that they might not hear at all.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Meanwhile Maggy went about with Alexandra looking for an engagement in some other direction.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was possible, if not probable, that they might not hear at all.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Meanwhile Maggy went about with Alexandra looking for an engagement in some other direction.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Meanwhile Maggy went about with Alexandra looking for an engagement in some other direction.
a public area set aside as a pedestrian walk
From this reading For ten days the two girls heard nothing from the Pall Mall Theater.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading It was a matter of urgency to both of them to get something to do.
at the same time but in another place
From this reading Meanwhile Maggy went about with Alexandra looking for an engagement in some other direction.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It was possible, if not probable, that they might not hear at all.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading Maggy had been out of an engagement for two months.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was possible, if not probable, that they might not hear at all.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading For ten days the two girls heard nothing from the Pall Mall Theater.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a matter of urgency to both of them to get something to do.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Meanwhile Maggy went about with Alexandra looking for an engagement in some other direction.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Maggy had been out of an engagement for two months.
become less interesting or attractive
From this reading For ten days the two girls heard nothing from the Pall Mall Theater.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading It was possible, if not probable, that they might not hear at all.
likely but not certain to be or become true or real
From this reading It was possible, if not probable, that they might not hear at all.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Meanwhile Maggy went about with Alexandra looking for an engagement in some other direction.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading It was a matter of urgency to both of them to get something to do.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading For ten days the two girls heard nothing from the Pall Mall Theater.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was possible, if not probable, that they might not hear at all.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For ten days the two girls heard nothing from the Pall Mall Theater.
a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented
From this reading For ten days the two girls heard nothing from the Pall Mall Theater.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It was a matter of urgency to both of them to get something to do.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was possible, if not probable, that they might not hear at all.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was a matter of urgency to both of them to get something to do.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading For ten days the two girls heard nothing from the Pall Mall Theater.
the state of being urgent; an earnest and insistent necessity
From this reading It was a matter of urgency to both of them to get something to do.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was possible, if not probable, that they might not hear at all.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Meanwhile Maggy went about with Alexandra looking for an engagement in some other direction.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Meanwhile Maggy went about with Alexandra looking for an engagement in some other direction.
Chapter 2 of The Honey-Pot by Countess (Hélène) Barcynska holds 417 sentences, grouped into 84 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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