Chapter 8 of The Honey-Pot is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of The Honey-Pot is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"No, I’m awfully glad she’s found you. I was thinking this afternoon how well she fitted in with everything here. She’s a lady, like you. Things that I never fretted about because I wasn’t used to them, she must have missed terribly. She’s fine lace.
Chapter 8 of The Honey-Pot is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading “I was thinking this afternoon how well she fitted in with everything here.”
used as intensifiers
From this reading “"No, I’m awfully glad she’s found you.”
being the right size and shape to fit as desired
From this reading “I was thinking this afternoon how well she fitted in with everything here.”
having frets
From this reading “Things that I never fretted about because I wasn’t used to them, she must have missed terribly.”
spin, wind, or twist together
From this reading “She’s fine lace.”
not caught with the senses or the mind
From this reading “Things that I never fretted about because I wasn’t used to them, she must have missed terribly.”
used as intensifiers
From this reading “Things that I never fretted about because I wasn’t used to them, she must have missed terribly.”
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading “I was thinking this afternoon how well she fitted in with everything here.”
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 “"No, I’m awfully glad she’s found you.”
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 She’s a lady, like you.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Things that I never fretted about because I wasn’t used to them, she must have missed terribly.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading I was thinking this afternoon how well she fitted in with everything here.
used as intensifiers
From this reading "No, I’m awfully glad she’s found you.
for the reason that
From this reading Things that I never fretted about because I wasn’t used to them, she must have missed terribly.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading I was thinking this afternoon how well she fitted in with everything here.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading She’s fine lace.
being the right size and shape to fit as desired
From this reading I was thinking this afternoon how well she fitted in with everything here.
set up or found
From this reading "No, I’m awfully glad she’s found you.
having frets
From this reading Things that I never fretted about because I wasn’t used to them, she must have missed terribly.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading "No, I’m awfully glad she’s found you.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Things that I never fretted about because I wasn’t used to them, she must have missed terribly.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading I was thinking this afternoon how well she fitted in with everything here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was thinking this afternoon how well she fitted in with everything here.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was thinking this afternoon how well she fitted in with everything here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No, I’m awfully glad she’s found you.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I was thinking this afternoon how well she fitted in with everything here.
spin, wind, or twist together
From this reading She’s fine lace.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading She’s a lady, like you.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading She’s a lady, like you.
not caught with the senses or the mind
From this reading Things that I never fretted about because I wasn’t used to them, she must have missed terribly.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Things that I never fretted about because I wasn’t used to them, she must have missed terribly.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Things that I never fretted about because I wasn’t used to them, she must have missed terribly.
not any; not one
From this reading "No, I’m awfully glad she’s found you.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I was thinking this afternoon how well she fitted in with everything here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No, I’m awfully glad she’s found you.
used as intensifiers
From this reading Things that I never fretted about because I wasn’t used to them, she must have missed terribly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Things that I never fretted about because I wasn’t used to them, she must have missed terribly.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Things that I never fretted about because I wasn’t used to them, she must have missed terribly.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Things that I never fretted about because I wasn’t used to them, she must have missed terribly.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading I was thinking this afternoon how well she fitted in with everything here.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I was thinking this afternoon how well she fitted in with everything here.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Things that I never fretted about because I wasn’t used to them, she must have missed terribly.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading Things that I never fretted about because I wasn’t used to them, she must have missed terribly.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was thinking this afternoon how well she fitted in with everything here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Things that I never fretted about because I wasn’t used to them, she must have missed terribly.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading I was thinking this afternoon how well she fitted in with everything here.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I was thinking this afternoon how well she fitted in with everything here.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "No, I’m awfully glad she’s found you.
Chapter 8 of The Honey-Pot by Countess (Hélène) Barcynska holds 414 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.
Chapter 8 holds 414 sentences of The Honey-Pot, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of The Honey-Pot by Countess (Hélène) Barcynska exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 414 sentences, grouped into 83 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 83 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 83 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 8 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading The Honey-Pot by Countess (Hélène) Barcynska on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 6193 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #42531 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #42531, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 516 minutes of reading across 1239 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through The Honey-Pot section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 15 chapters of The Honey-Pot to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Honey-Pot, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
