Chapter 25 of A Hero of Our Time is here in full — 19 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of A Hero of Our Time is here in full — 19 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
VERA and her husband left this morning for Kislovodsk. I met their carriage as I was walking to Princess Ligovski’s. Vera nodded to me: reproach was in her glance. Who is to blame, then? Why will she not give me an opportunity of seeing her alone?
Chapter 25 of A Hero of Our Time is here in full — 19 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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put or pin the blame on
From this reading “Who is to blame, then?”
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading “I met their carriage as I was walking to Princess Ligovski’s.”
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading “Vera nodded to me: reproach was in her glance.”
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading “Vera nodded to me: reproach was in her glance.”
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading “Why will she not give me an opportunity of seeing her alone?”
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading “I met their carriage as I was walking to Princess Ligovski’s.”
a mild rebuke or criticism
From this reading “Vera nodded to me: reproach was in her glance.”
close enough to be walked to
From this reading “I met their carriage as I was walking to Princess Ligovski’s.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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Having no one else present.
From this reading Why will she not give me an opportunity of seeing her alone?
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Why will she not give me an opportunity of seeing her alone?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading VERA and her husband left this morning for Kislovodsk.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I met their carriage as I was walking to Princess Ligovski’s.
put or pin the blame on
From this reading Who is to blame, then?
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading I met their carriage as I was walking to Princess Ligovski’s.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading VERA and her husband left this morning for Kislovodsk.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Why will she not give me an opportunity of seeing her alone?
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading Vera nodded to me: reproach was in her glance.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading VERA and her husband left this morning for Kislovodsk.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading VERA and her husband left this morning for Kislovodsk.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I met their carriage as I was walking to Princess Ligovski’s.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Vera nodded to me: reproach was in her glance.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Who is to blame, then?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading VERA and her husband left this morning for Kislovodsk.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading VERA and her husband left this morning for Kislovodsk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I met their carriage as I was walking to Princess Ligovski’s.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Vera nodded to me: reproach was in her glance.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading I met their carriage as I was walking to Princess Ligovski’s.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading VERA and her husband left this morning for Kislovodsk.
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading Vera nodded to me: reproach was in her glance.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Why will she not give me an opportunity of seeing her alone?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Why will she not give me an opportunity of seeing her alone?
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading Why will she not give me an opportunity of seeing her alone?
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading I met their carriage as I was walking to Princess Ligovski’s.
a mild rebuke or criticism
From this reading Vera nodded to me: reproach was in her glance.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading Why will she not give me an opportunity of seeing her alone?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Why will she not give me an opportunity of seeing her alone?
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading I met their carriage as I was walking to Princess Ligovski’s.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Who is to blame, then?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading VERA and her husband left this morning for Kislovodsk.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I met their carriage as I was walking to Princess Ligovski’s.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading VERA and her husband left this morning for Kislovodsk.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading I met their carriage as I was walking to Princess Ligovski’s.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I met their carriage as I was walking to Princess Ligovski’s.
which person or people
From this reading Who is to blame, then?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why will she not give me an opportunity of seeing her alone?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Why will she not give me an opportunity of seeing her alone?
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