Chapter 9 of The taste of honey is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The taste of honey is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_The Tour_, by Louis Couperus, is another disappointing book. But the advertising agent of the House that published it is not disappointing. I commend him. He deserves increase in salary. I bought it upon his recommendation.
Chapter 9 of The taste of honey is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a public promotion of some product or service
From this reading “But the advertising agent of the House that published it is not disappointing.”
express approval of
From this reading “I commend him.”
third-person singular of “deserve” — be worthy or deserving
From this reading “He deserves increase in salary.”
not up to expectations
From this reading “_The Tour_, by Louis Couperus, is another disappointing book.”
a quantity that is added
From this reading “He deserves increase in salary.”
something (as a course of action) that is recommended as advisable
From this reading “I bought it upon his recommendation.”
something that remunerates
From this reading “He deserves increase in salary.”
a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area
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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a public promotion of some product or service
From this reading But the advertising agent of the House that published it is not disappointing.
an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect
From this reading But the advertising agent of the House that published it is not disappointing.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading _The Tour_, by Louis Couperus, is another disappointing book.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading _The Tour_, by Louis Couperus, is another disappointing book.
inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading I bought it upon his recommendation.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the advertising agent of the House that published it is not disappointing.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _The Tour_, by Louis Couperus, is another disappointing book.
express approval of
From this reading I commend him.
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From this reading _The Tour_, by Louis Couperus, is another disappointing book.
third-person singular of “deserve” — be worthy or deserving
From this reading He deserves increase in salary.
not up to expectations
From this reading _The Tour_, by Louis Couperus, is another disappointing book.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He deserves increase in salary.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I commend him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I bought it upon his recommendation.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading But the advertising agent of the House that published it is not disappointing.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I commend him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He deserves increase in salary.
a quantity that is added
From this reading He deserves increase in salary.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _The Tour_, by Louis Couperus, is another disappointing book.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But the advertising agent of the House that published it is not disappointing.
United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion for 12 years (1914-1981)
From this reading _The Tour_, by Louis Couperus, is another disappointing book.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But the advertising agent of the House that published it is not disappointing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But the advertising agent of the House that published it is not disappointing.
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading But the advertising agent of the House that published it is not disappointing.
something (as a course of action) that is recommended as advisable
From this reading I bought it upon his recommendation.
something that remunerates
From this reading He deserves increase in salary.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But the advertising agent of the House that published it is not disappointing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The Tour_, by Louis Couperus, is another disappointing book.
a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area
From this reading _The Tour_, by Louis Couperus, is another disappointing book.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I bought it upon his recommendation.
Chapter 9 of The taste of honey by Edna Worthley Underwood holds 420 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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