Chapter 35 of A Hero of Our Time is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 35 of A Hero of Our Time is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AS I descended by the path, I observed Grushnitski’s bloodstained corpse between the clefts of the rocks. Involuntarily, I closed my eyes. Untying my horse, I set off home at a walking pace. A stone lay upon my heart. To my eyes the sun seemed dim, its beams were powerless to warm me.
Chapter 35 of A Hero of Our Time is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “beam” — a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather
From this reading “To my eyes the sun seemed dim, its beams were powerless to warm me.”
covered with blood
From this reading “AS I descended by the path, I observed Grushnitski’s bloodstained corpse between the clefts of the rocks.”
the dead body of a human being
From this reading “AS I descended by the path, I observed Grushnitski’s bloodstained corpse between the clefts of the rocks.”
past form of “descend” — move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
From this reading “AS I descended by the path, I observed Grushnitski’s bloodstained corpse between the clefts of the rocks.”
lacking in light; not bright or harsh
From this reading “To my eyes the sun seemed dim, its beams were powerless to warm me.”
against your will
From this reading “Involuntarily, I closed my eyes.”
the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
From this reading “Untying my horse, I set off home at a walking pace.”
lacking power
From this reading “To my eyes the sun seemed dim, its beams were powerless to warm me.”
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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 Untying my horse, I set off home at a walking pace.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading AS I descended by the path, I observed Grushnitski’s bloodstained corpse between the clefts of the rocks.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Untying my horse, I set off home at a walking pace.
plural of “beam” — a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather
From this reading To my eyes the sun seemed dim, its beams were powerless to warm me.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading AS I descended by the path, I observed Grushnitski’s bloodstained corpse between the clefts of the rocks.
covered with blood
From this reading AS I descended by the path, I observed Grushnitski’s bloodstained corpse between the clefts of the rocks.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading AS I descended by the path, I observed Grushnitski’s bloodstained corpse between the clefts of the rocks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AS I descended by the path, I observed Grushnitski’s bloodstained corpse between the clefts of the rocks.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading Involuntarily, I closed my eyes.
the dead body of a human being
From this reading AS I descended by the path, I observed Grushnitski’s bloodstained corpse between the clefts of the rocks.
past form of “descend” — move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
From this reading AS I descended by the path, I observed Grushnitski’s bloodstained corpse between the clefts of the rocks.
lacking in light; not bright or harsh
From this reading To my eyes the sun seemed dim, its beams were powerless to warm me.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Involuntarily, I closed my eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AS I descended by the path, I observed Grushnitski’s bloodstained corpse between the clefts of the rocks.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading A stone lay upon my heart.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Untying my horse, I set off home at a walking pace.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Untying my horse, I set off home at a walking pace.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading AS I descended by the path, I observed Grushnitski’s bloodstained corpse between the clefts of the rocks.
against your will
From this reading Involuntarily, I closed my eyes.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading To my eyes the sun seemed dim, its beams were powerless to warm me.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading A stone lay upon my heart.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To my eyes the sun seemed dim, its beams were powerless to warm me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Involuntarily, I closed my eyes.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading AS I descended by the path, I observed Grushnitski’s bloodstained corpse between the clefts of the rocks.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AS I descended by the path, I observed Grushnitski’s bloodstained corpse between the clefts of the rocks.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Untying my horse, I set off home at a walking pace.
the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
From this reading Untying my horse, I set off home at a walking pace.
a course of conduct
From this reading AS I descended by the path, I observed Grushnitski’s bloodstained corpse between the clefts of the rocks.
lacking power
From this reading To my eyes the sun seemed dim, its beams were powerless to warm me.
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading AS I descended by the path, I observed Grushnitski’s bloodstained corpse between the clefts of the rocks.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading To my eyes the sun seemed dim, its beams were powerless to warm me.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Untying my horse, I set off home at a walking pace.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading A stone lay upon my heart.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading To my eyes the sun seemed dim, its beams were powerless to warm me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AS I descended by the path, I observed Grushnitski’s bloodstained corpse between the clefts of the rocks.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To my eyes the sun seemed dim, its beams were powerless to warm me.
loosening the ties that fasten something
From this reading Untying my horse, I set off home at a walking pace.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A stone lay upon my heart.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading Untying my horse, I set off home at a walking pace.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading To my eyes the sun seemed dim, its beams were powerless to warm me.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading To my eyes the sun seemed dim, its beams were powerless to warm me.
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