Chapter 8 of The humour of Holland is here in full — 361 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The humour of Holland is here in full — 361 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
There were blue, red, and green ones—of one, two, and three groschen respectively. “Marieke! Marieke!” cried the delighted Bloemstein. “Come here, child; I’ve something to show you. What do you think of that?”
Chapter 8 of The humour of Holland is here in full — 361 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading “There were blue, red, and green ones—of one, two, and three groschen respectively.”
a young person of either sex
From this reading ““Come here, child; I’ve something to show you.”
greatly pleased
From this reading “Marieke!” cried the delighted Bloemstein.”
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading “There were blue, red, and green ones—of one, two, and three groschen respectively.”
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading “There were blue, red, and green ones—of one, two, and three groschen respectively.”
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading “There were blue, red, and green ones—of one, two, and three groschen respectively.”
in the order given
From this reading “There were blue, red, and green ones—of one, two, and three groschen respectively.”
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading ““Come here, child; I’ve something to show you.”
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 ““Come here, child; I’ve something to show you.”
keep in mind for attention or consideration
In this reading “What do you think of that?””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There were blue, red, and green ones—of one, two, and three groschen respectively.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Marieke!” cried the delighted Bloemstein.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading There were blue, red, and green ones—of one, two, and three groschen respectively.
a young person of either sex
From this reading “Come here, child; I’ve something to show you.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Come here, child; I’ve something to show you.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Marieke!” cried the delighted Bloemstein.
greatly pleased
From this reading Marieke!” cried the delighted Bloemstein.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What do you think of that?”
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading There were blue, red, and green ones—of one, two, and three groschen respectively.
100 groschen equal 1 schilling in Austria
From this reading There were blue, red, and green ones—of one, two, and three groschen respectively.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Come here, child; I’ve something to show you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Come here, child; I’ve something to show you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Marieke!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There were blue, red, and green ones—of one, two, and three groschen respectively.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There were blue, red, and green ones—of one, two, and three groschen respectively.
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading There were blue, red, and green ones—of one, two, and three groschen respectively.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading There were blue, red, and green ones—of one, two, and three groschen respectively.
in the order given
From this reading There were blue, red, and green ones—of one, two, and three groschen respectively.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading “Come here, child; I’ve something to show you.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Come here, child; I’ve something to show you.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What do you think of that?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Marieke!” cried the delighted Bloemstein.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were blue, red, and green ones—of one, two, and three groschen respectively.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading What do you think of that?”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading There were blue, red, and green ones—of one, two, and three groschen respectively.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Come here, child; I’ve something to show you.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading There were blue, red, and green ones—of one, two, and three groschen respectively.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were blue, red, and green ones—of one, two, and three groschen respectively.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What do you think of that?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Come here, child; I’ve something to show you.
Chapter 8 of The humour of Holland by W. H. (Will H.) [Editor] Dircks holds 361 sentences, grouped into 73 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 361 sentences of The humour of Holland, unabridged, divided into 73 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of The humour of Holland by W. H. (Will H.) [Editor] Dircks exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 361 sentences, grouped into 73 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.
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