Chapter 14 of The taste of honey is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 14 of The taste of honey is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Here, for a living, this Hungarian nobleman did the people. And he did them successfully. To the German settlers he was a German; to the Hungarian a Hungarian; to the French a Frenchman. To the townspeople in general he was an international lawyer who had never seen the inside of a law book in his life. He sold legal advice for cash.
Chapter 14 of The taste of honey is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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money in the form of bills or coins
From this reading “He sold legal advice for cash.”
a person of French nationality
From this reading “To the German settlers he was a German; to the Hungarian a Hungarian; to the French a Frenchman.”
relating to or characteristic of Hungary
From this reading “Here, for a living, this Hungarian nobleman did the people.”
concerning or belonging to all or at least two or more nations
From this reading “To the townspeople in general he was an international lawyer who had never seen the inside of a law book in his life.”
a titled peer of the realm
From this reading “Here, for a living, this Hungarian nobleman did the people.”
plural of “settler” — a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country
From this reading “To the German settlers he was a German; to the Hungarian a Hungarian; to the French a Frenchman.”
with success; in a successful manner
From this reading “And he did them successfully.”
the people living in a municipality smaller than a city
From this reading “To the townspeople in general he was an international lawyer who had never seen the inside of a law book in his life.”
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 “He sold legal advice for cash.”
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 before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Here, for a living, this Hungarian nobleman did the people.
a proposal for an appropriate course of action
From this reading He sold legal advice for cash.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading To the townspeople in general he was an international lawyer who had never seen the inside of a law book in his life.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And he did them successfully.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading To the townspeople in general he was an international lawyer who had never seen the inside of a law book in his life.
money in the form of bills or coins
From this reading He sold legal advice for cash.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Here, for a living, this Hungarian nobleman did the people.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Here, for a living, this Hungarian nobleman did the people.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading To the German settlers he was a German; to the Hungarian a Hungarian; to the French a Frenchman.
a person of French nationality
From this reading To the German settlers he was a German; to the Hungarian a Hungarian; to the French a Frenchman.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading To the townspeople in general he was an international lawyer who had never seen the inside of a law book in his life.
a person of German nationality
From this reading To the German settlers he was a German; to the Hungarian a Hungarian; to the French a Frenchman.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading To the townspeople in general he was an international lawyer who had never seen the inside of a law book in his life.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And he did them successfully.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here, for a living, this Hungarian nobleman did the people.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading To the townspeople in general he was an international lawyer who had never seen the inside of a law book in his life.
relating to or characteristic of Hungary
From this reading Here, for a living, this Hungarian nobleman did the people.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To the townspeople in general he was an international lawyer who had never seen the inside of a law book in his life.
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading To the townspeople in general he was an international lawyer who had never seen the inside of a law book in his life.
concerning or belonging to all or at least two or more nations
From this reading To the townspeople in general he was an international lawyer who had never seen the inside of a law book in his life.
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading To the townspeople in general he was an international lawyer who had never seen the inside of a law book in his life.
a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
From this reading To the townspeople in general he was an international lawyer who had never seen the inside of a law book in his life.
established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules
From this reading He sold legal advice for cash.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading To the townspeople in general he was an international lawyer who had never seen the inside of a law book in his life.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading Here, for a living, this Hungarian nobleman did the people.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading To the townspeople in general he was an international lawyer who had never seen the inside of a law book in his life.
a titled peer of the realm
From this reading Here, for a living, this Hungarian nobleman did the people.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To the townspeople in general he was an international lawyer who had never seen the inside of a law book in his life.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Here, for a living, this Hungarian nobleman did the people.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading To the townspeople in general he was an international lawyer who had never seen the inside of a law book in his life.
plural of “settler” — a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country
From this reading To the German settlers he was a German; to the Hungarian a Hungarian; to the French a Frenchman.
disposed of to a purchaser
From this reading He sold legal advice for cash.
with success; in a successful manner
From this reading And he did them successfully.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Here, for a living, this Hungarian nobleman did the people.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And he did them successfully.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Here, for a living, this Hungarian nobleman did the people.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To the German settlers he was a German; to the Hungarian a Hungarian; to the French a Frenchman.
the people living in a municipality smaller than a city
From this reading To the townspeople in general he was an international lawyer who had never seen the inside of a law book in his life.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To the German settlers he was a German; to the Hungarian a Hungarian; to the French a Frenchman.
which person or people
From this reading To the townspeople in general he was an international lawyer who had never seen the inside of a law book in his life.
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