Chapter 11 of The Yellow Rose is here in full — 231 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The Yellow Rose is here in full — 231 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Next day the csikos went into the "karam," and said to the head herdsman, "I have some business on hand, godfather, may I take a half-holiday this afternoon? By evening I will be back." "Certainly you can have leave, my son," replied the old man, "but on one condition. Your are not to enter the Hortobagy inn. Do you understand me?"
Chapter 11 of The Yellow Rose is here in full — 231 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/46 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading “Next day the csikos went into the "karam," and said to the head herdsman, "I have some business on hand, godfather, may I take a half-holiday this afternoon?”
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “"Certainly you can have leave, my son," replied the old man, "but on one condition.”
a state at a particular time
From this reading “"Certainly you can have leave, my son," replied the old man, "but on one condition.”
to come or go into
From this reading “Your are not to enter the Hortobagy inn.”
any man who serves as a sponsor for a child at baptism
From this reading “Next day the csikos went into the "karam," and said to the head herdsman, "I have some business on hand, godfather, may I take a half-holiday this afternoon?”
a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
From this reading “Your are not to enter the Hortobagy inn.”
a male human offspring
From this reading “"Certainly you can have leave, my son," replied the old man, "but on one condition.”
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading “Do you understand me?"”
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In this reading “Next day the csikos went into the "karam," and said to the head herdsman, "I have some business on hand, godfather, may I take a half-holiday this afternoon?”
a man who is very old
In this reading “"Certainly you can have leave, my son," replied the old man, "but on one condition.”
to come or go into
In this reading “Next day the csikos went into the "karam," and said to the head herdsman, "I have some business on hand, godfather, may I take a half-holiday this afternoon?”
In this reading “Next day the csikos went into the "karam," and said to the head herdsman, "I have some business on hand, godfather, may I take a half-holiday this afternoon?”
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 Next day the csikos went into the "karam," and said to the head herdsman, "I have some business on hand, godfather, may I take a half-holiday this afternoon?
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading Next day the csikos went into the "karam," and said to the head herdsman, "I have some business on hand, godfather, may I take a half-holiday this afternoon?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Next day the csikos went into the "karam," and said to the head herdsman, "I have some business on hand, godfather, may I take a half-holiday this afternoon?
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Your are not to enter the Hortobagy inn.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading By evening I will be back."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading By evening I will be back."
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading Next day the csikos went into the "karam," and said to the head herdsman, "I have some business on hand, godfather, may I take a half-holiday this afternoon?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Certainly you can have leave, my son," replied the old man, "but on one condition.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By evening I will be back."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Certainly you can have leave, my son," replied the old man, "but on one condition.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading "Certainly you can have leave, my son," replied the old man, "but on one condition.
a state at a particular time
From this reading "Certainly you can have leave, my son," replied the old man, "but on one condition.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Next day the csikos went into the "karam," and said to the head herdsman, "I have some business on hand, godfather, may I take a half-holiday this afternoon?
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Next day the csikos went into the "karam," and said to the head herdsman, "I have some business on hand, godfather, may I take a half-holiday this afternoon?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you understand me?"
to come or go into
From this reading Your are not to enter the Hortobagy inn.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading By evening I will be back."
any man who serves as a sponsor for a child at baptism
From this reading Next day the csikos went into the "karam," and said to the head herdsman, "I have some business on hand, godfather, may I take a half-holiday this afternoon?
a day on which half is free from work or duty
From this reading Next day the csikos went into the "karam," and said to the head herdsman, "I have some business on hand, godfather, may I take a half-holiday this afternoon?
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Next day the csikos went into the "karam," and said to the head herdsman, "I have some business on hand, godfather, may I take a half-holiday this afternoon?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Next day the csikos went into the "karam," and said to the head herdsman, "I have some business on hand, godfather, may I take a half-holiday this afternoon?
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Next day the csikos went into the "karam," and said to the head herdsman, "I have some business on hand, godfather, may I take a half-holiday this afternoon?
someone who drives a herd
From this reading Next day the csikos went into the "karam," and said to the head herdsman, "I have some business on hand, godfather, may I take a half-holiday this afternoon?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Your are not to enter the Hortobagy inn.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Next day the csikos went into the "karam," and said to the head herdsman, "I have some business on hand, godfather, may I take a half-holiday this afternoon?
a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
From this reading Your are not to enter the Hortobagy inn.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Next day the csikos went into the "karam," and said to the head herdsman, "I have some business on hand, godfather, may I take a half-holiday this afternoon?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Next day the csikos went into the "karam," and said to the head herdsman, "I have some business on hand, godfather, may I take a half-holiday this afternoon?
go away from a place
From this reading "Certainly you can have leave, my son," replied the old man, "but on one condition.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "Certainly you can have leave, my son," replied the old man, "but on one condition.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Next day the csikos went into the "karam," and said to the head herdsman, "I have some business on hand, godfather, may I take a half-holiday this afternoon?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Do you understand me?"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Certainly you can have leave, my son," replied the old man, "but on one condition.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Next day the csikos went into the "karam," and said to the head herdsman, "I have some business on hand, godfather, may I take a half-holiday this afternoon?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Your are not to enter the Hortobagy inn.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "Certainly you can have leave, my son," replied the old man, "but on one condition.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Next day the csikos went into the "karam," and said to the head herdsman, "I have some business on hand, godfather, may I take a half-holiday this afternoon?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Certainly you can have leave, my son," replied the old man, "but on one condition.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Certainly you can have leave, my son," replied the old man, "but on one condition.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Next day the csikos went into the "karam," and said to the head herdsman, "I have some business on hand, godfather, may I take a half-holiday this afternoon?
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Next day the csikos went into the "karam," and said to the head herdsman, "I have some business on hand, godfather, may I take a half-holiday this afternoon?
a male human offspring
From this reading "Certainly you can have leave, my son," replied the old man, "but on one condition.
carry out
From this reading Next day the csikos went into the "karam," and said to the head herdsman, "I have some business on hand, godfather, may I take a half-holiday this afternoon?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Next day the csikos went into the "karam," and said to the head herdsman, "I have some business on hand, godfather, may I take a half-holiday this afternoon?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Next day the csikos went into the "karam," and said to the head herdsman, "I have some business on hand, godfather, may I take a half-holiday this afternoon?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Next day the csikos went into the "karam," and said to the head herdsman, "I have some business on hand, godfather, may I take a half-holiday this afternoon?
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading Do you understand me?"
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Next day the csikos went into the "karam," and said to the head herdsman, "I have some business on hand, godfather, may I take a half-holiday this afternoon?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading By evening I will be back."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Certainly you can have leave, my son," replied the old man, "but on one condition.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your are not to enter the Hortobagy inn.
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