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Graded reader
Dutch & English
The Market of Mirrors
Original author
J. Okonkwo
Adapted by
Line by Line Publishing,
Read The Market of Mirrors by J. Okonkwo in Dutch and English, a parallel text graded reader with audio. Available in CEFR levels A2 and B2.
Available editions
A2
Short, concrete sentences for early learners.
10 sentences
B2
Complex sentences and a fuller vocabulary, close to everyday native reading.
4 sentences
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Chapters
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The First Sale
The First Sale
1
De markt ging open bij zonsopgang.
The market opened at dawn.
2
Het was luid van stemmen.
It was loud with voices.
3
Er was een geur van brood en kruiden.
There was a smell of bread and spice.
4
Tomas zette zijn kleine tafel met gepolijste spiegels neer.
Tomas set out his small table of polished mirrors.
5
Hij wachtte op zijn eerste klant.
He waited for his first customer.
6
Een oude vrouw stopte.
An old woman stopped.
7
Ze keek lang in één spiegel.
She looked into one mirror for a long time.
About the author
J. Okonkwo writes short, warm stories for language learners.