Chapter 7 of The taste of honey 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 VII
Chapter 7 of The taste of honey is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
His Satires tell his real life. They, strangely enough, are poetry of fact, something which (the poetry of fact) has not been invented again until our day, and Verhaeren. Horace set about making life a work of art in the same calm way Goethe did. With both, the thing to be lived was superior to the thing created. He is never confidential.
Chapter 7 of The taste of honey is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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entrusted with private information and the confidence of another
From this reading “He is never confidential.”
past form of “create” — make or cause to be or to become
From this reading “With both, the thing to be lived was superior to the thing created.”
German poet and novelist and dramatist who lived in Weimar (1749-1832)
From this reading “Horace set about making life a work of art in the same calm way Goethe did.”
Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)
From this reading “Horace set about making life a work of art in the same calm way Goethe did.”
past form of “invent” — come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
From this reading “They, strangely enough, are poetry of fact, something which (the poetry of fact) has not been invented again until our day, and Verhaeren.”
plural of “satire” — witty language used to convey insults or scorn
From this reading “His Satires tell his real life.”
in a strange manner
From this reading “They, strangely enough, are poetry of fact, something which (the poetry of fact) has not been invented again until our day, and Verhaeren.”
of high or superior quality or performance
From this reading “With both, the thing to be lived was superior to the thing created.”
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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the practical world as opposed to the academic world
In this reading “His Satires tell his real life.”
begin to deal with
In this reading “Horace set about making life a work of art in the same calm way Goethe did.”
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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 Horace set about making life a work of art in the same calm way Goethe did.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Horace set about making life a work of art in the same calm way Goethe did.
anew
From this reading They, strangely enough, are poetry of fact, something which (the poetry of fact) has not been invented again until our day, and Verhaeren.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They, strangely enough, are poetry of fact, something which (the poetry of fact) has not been invented again until our day, and Verhaeren.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They, strangely enough, are poetry of fact, something which (the poetry of fact) has not been invented again until our day, and Verhaeren.
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading Horace set about making life a work of art in the same calm way Goethe did.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading With both, the thing to be lived was superior to the thing created.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They, strangely enough, are poetry of fact, something which (the poetry of fact) has not been invented again until our day, and Verhaeren.
the two together, not just one
From this reading With both, the thing to be lived was superior to the thing created.
make calm or still
From this reading Horace set about making life a work of art in the same calm way Goethe did.
entrusted with private information and the confidence of another
From this reading He is never confidential.
past form of “create” — make or cause to be or to become
From this reading With both, the thing to be lived was superior to the thing created.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading They, strangely enough, are poetry of fact, something which (the poetry of fact) has not been invented again until our day, and Verhaeren.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Horace set about making life a work of art in the same calm way Goethe did.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading They, strangely enough, are poetry of fact, something which (the poetry of fact) has not been invented again until our day, and Verhaeren.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading They, strangely enough, are poetry of fact, something which (the poetry of fact) has not been invented again until our day, and Verhaeren.
German poet and novelist and dramatist who lived in Weimar (1749-1832)
From this reading Horace set about making life a work of art in the same calm way Goethe did.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They, strangely enough, are poetry of fact, something which (the poetry of fact) has not been invented again until our day, and Verhaeren.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He is never confidential.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His Satires tell his real life.
Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)
From this reading Horace set about making life a work of art in the same calm way Goethe did.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Horace set about making life a work of art in the same calm way Goethe did.
past form of “invent” — come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
From this reading They, strangely enough, are poetry of fact, something which (the poetry of fact) has not been invented again until our day, and Verhaeren.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He is never confidential.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading His Satires tell his real life.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading With both, the thing to be lived was superior to the thing created.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading Horace set about making life a work of art in the same calm way Goethe did.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading He is never confidential.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They, strangely enough, are poetry of fact, something which (the poetry of fact) has not been invented again until our day, and Verhaeren.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They, strangely enough, are poetry of fact, something which (the poetry of fact) has not been invented again until our day, and Verhaeren.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading They, strangely enough, are poetry of fact, something which (the poetry of fact) has not been invented again until our day, and Verhaeren.
literature in metrical form
From this reading They, strangely enough, are poetry of fact, something which (the poetry of fact) has not been invented again until our day, and Verhaeren.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading His Satires tell his real life.
Identical; not different.
From this reading Horace set about making life a work of art in the same calm way Goethe did.
plural of “satire” — witty language used to convey insults or scorn
From this reading His Satires tell his real life.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Horace set about making life a work of art in the same calm way Goethe did.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading They, strangely enough, are poetry of fact, something which (the poetry of fact) has not been invented again until our day, and Verhaeren.
in a strange manner
From this reading They, strangely enough, are poetry of fact, something which (the poetry of fact) has not been invented again until our day, and Verhaeren.
of high or superior quality or performance
From this reading With both, the thing to be lived was superior to the thing created.
express in words
From this reading His Satires tell his real life.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They, strangely enough, are poetry of fact, something which (the poetry of fact) has not been invented again until our day, and Verhaeren.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They, strangely enough, are poetry of fact, something which (the poetry of fact) has not been invented again until our day, and Verhaeren.
a special situation
From this reading With both, the thing to be lived was superior to the thing created.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With both, the thing to be lived was superior to the thing created.
up to a particular time
From this reading They, strangely enough, are poetry of fact, something which (the poetry of fact) has not been invented again until our day, and Verhaeren.
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From this reading They, strangely enough, are poetry of fact, something which (the poetry of fact) has not been invented again until our day, and Verhaeren.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading With both, the thing to be lived was superior to the thing created.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Horace set about making life a work of art in the same calm way Goethe did.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They, strangely enough, are poetry of fact, something which (the poetry of fact) has not been invented again until our day, and Verhaeren.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With both, the thing to be lived was superior to the thing created.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Horace set about making life a work of art in the same calm way Goethe did.
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