Chapter 8 of The taste of honey is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The taste of honey is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
New art comes closer to man than the old. We are better mental tailors. In a _close-up_ we must remember figures loom large. We see details we do not wish to see. We are getting a _close-up_ of life.
Chapter 8 of The taste of honey is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading “New art comes closer to man than the old.”
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading “New art comes closer to man than the old.”
true confidential information
From this reading “We see details we do not wish to see.”
plural of “figure” — a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading “In a _close-up_ we must remember figures loom large.”
the act of acquiring something
From this reading “We are getting a _close-up_ of life.”
come into view indistinctly, often threateningly
From this reading “In a _close-up_ we must remember figures loom large.”
involving the mind or an intellectual process
From this reading “We are better mental tailors.”
plural of “tailor” — a person whose occupation is making and altering garments
From this reading “We are better mental tailors.”
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 “In a _close-up_ we must remember figures loom large.”
In this reading “New art comes closer to man than the old.”
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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 In a _close-up_ we must remember figures loom large.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We are better mental tailors.
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading New art comes closer to man than the old.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading We are better mental tailors.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In a _close-up_ we must remember figures loom large.
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading New art comes closer to man than the old.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading New art comes closer to man than the old.
true confidential information
From this reading We see details we do not wish to see.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading We see details we do not wish to see.
plural of “figure” — a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading In a _close-up_ we must remember figures loom large.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading We are getting a _close-up_ of life.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a _close-up_ we must remember figures loom large.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading In a _close-up_ we must remember figures loom large.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading We are getting a _close-up_ of life.
come into view indistinctly, often threateningly
From this reading In a _close-up_ we must remember figures loom large.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading New art comes closer to man than the old.
involving the mind or an intellectual process
From this reading We are better mental tailors.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading In a _close-up_ we must remember figures loom large.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading New art comes closer to man than the old.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We see details we do not wish to see.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We are getting a _close-up_ of life.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading New art comes closer to man than the old.
To recall to mind.
From this reading In a _close-up_ we must remember figures loom large.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading We see details we do not wish to see.
plural of “tailor” — a person whose occupation is making and altering garments
From this reading We are better mental tailors.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading New art comes closer to man than the old.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading New art comes closer to man than the old.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading New art comes closer to man than the old.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We are better mental tailors.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading We see details we do not wish to see.
Chapter 8 of The taste of honey by Edna Worthley Underwood holds 416 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.
Chapter 8 holds 416 sentences of The taste of honey, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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