Chapter 4 of A Hero of Our Time is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 4 of A Hero of Our Time is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“TELL me, what became of Kazbich?” I asked the staff-captain impatiently. “Why, what can happen to that sort of a fellow?” he answered, finishing his tumbler of tea. “He slipped away, of course.” “And wasn’t he wounded?”
Chapter 4 of A Hero of Our Time is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a boy or man
From this reading ““Why, what can happen to that sort of a fellow?” he answered, finishing his tumbler of tea.”
a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)
From this reading ““Why, what can happen to that sort of a fellow?” he answered, finishing his tumbler of tea.”
come to pass
From this reading ““Why, what can happen to that sort of a fellow?” he answered, finishing his tumbler of tea.”
with impatience; in an impatient manner
From this reading “I asked the staff-captain impatiently.”
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading ““He slipped away, of course.””
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading ““Why, what can happen to that sort of a fellow?” he answered, finishing his tumbler of tea.”
a gymnast who performs rolls and somersaults and twists etc.
From this reading ““Why, what can happen to that sort of a fellow?” he answered, finishing his tumbler of tea.”
people who are wounded
From this reading ““And wasn’t he wounded?””
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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 “Why, what can happen to that sort of a fellow?” he answered, finishing his tumbler of tea.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And wasn’t he wounded?”
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “Why, what can happen to that sort of a fellow?” he answered, finishing his tumbler of tea.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I asked the staff-captain impatiently.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “He slipped away, of course.”
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading “TELL me, what became of Kazbich?”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Why, what can happen to that sort of a fellow?” he answered, finishing his tumbler of tea.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading “He slipped away, of course.”
a boy or man
From this reading “Why, what can happen to that sort of a fellow?” he answered, finishing his tumbler of tea.
a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)
From this reading “Why, what can happen to that sort of a fellow?” he answered, finishing his tumbler of tea.
come to pass
From this reading “Why, what can happen to that sort of a fellow?” he answered, finishing his tumbler of tea.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Why, what can happen to that sort of a fellow?” he answered, finishing his tumbler of tea.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Why, what can happen to that sort of a fellow?” he answered, finishing his tumbler of tea.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I asked the staff-captain impatiently.
with impatience; in an impatient manner
From this reading I asked the staff-captain impatiently.
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From this reading “TELL me, what became of Kazbich?”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “TELL me, what became of Kazbich?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “TELL me, what became of Kazbich?”
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading “He slipped away, of course.”
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading “Why, what can happen to that sort of a fellow?” he answered, finishing his tumbler of tea.
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From this reading I asked the staff-captain impatiently.
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading “Why, what can happen to that sort of a fellow?” he answered, finishing his tumbler of tea.
express in words
From this reading “TELL me, what became of Kazbich?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Why, what can happen to that sort of a fellow?” he answered, finishing his tumbler of tea.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I asked the staff-captain impatiently.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Why, what can happen to that sort of a fellow?” he answered, finishing his tumbler of tea.
a gymnast who performs rolls and somersaults and twists etc.
From this reading “Why, what can happen to that sort of a fellow?” he answered, finishing his tumbler of tea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And wasn’t he wounded?”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “TELL me, what became of Kazbich?”
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why, what can happen to that sort of a fellow?” he answered, finishing his tumbler of tea.
people who are wounded
From this reading “And wasn’t he wounded?”
Chapter 4 of A Hero of Our Time by Mikhail Iurevich Lermontov holds 105 sentences, grouped into 21 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 4 holds 105 sentences of A Hero of Our Time, unabridged, divided into 21 reading sections.
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