Chapter 25 of A House of Gentlefolk is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of A House of Gentlefolk is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The next morning, over their tea, Lemm asked Lavretsky to let him have the horses to return to town. “It’s time for me to set to work, that is, to my lessons,” observed the old man. “Besides, I am only wasting time here.” Lavretsky did not reply at once; he seemed abstracted. “Very good,” he said at last; “I will come with you myself.”
Chapter 25 of A House of Gentlefolk is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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lost in thought; showing preoccupation
From this reading “Lavretsky did not reply at once; he seemed abstracted.”
in addition to; as well as
From this reading ““Besides, I am only wasting time here.””
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading “The next morning, over their tea, Lemm asked Lavretsky to let him have the horses to return to town.”
plural of “lesson” — a unit of instruction
From this reading ““It’s time for me to set to work, that is, to my lessons,” observed the old man.”
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading ““It’s time for me to set to work, that is, to my lessons,” observed the old man.”
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading “Lavretsky did not reply at once; he seemed abstracted.”
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading “The next morning, over their tea, Lemm asked Lavretsky to let him have the horses to return to town.”
any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease
From this reading ““Besides, I am only wasting time here.””
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lost in thought; showing preoccupation
From this reading Lavretsky did not reply at once; he seemed abstracted.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Besides, I am only wasting time here.”
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading The next morning, over their tea, Lemm asked Lavretsky to let him have the horses to return to town.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Lavretsky did not reply at once; he seemed abstracted.
in addition to; as well as
From this reading “Besides, I am only wasting time here.”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Very good,” he said at last; “I will come with you myself.”
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Lavretsky did not reply at once; he seemed abstracted.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “It’s time for me to set to work, that is, to my lessons,” observed the old man.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “Very good,” he said at last; “I will come with you myself.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The next morning, over their tea, Lemm asked Lavretsky to let him have the horses to return to town.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lavretsky did not reply at once; he seemed abstracted.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Besides, I am only wasting time here.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The next morning, over their tea, Lemm asked Lavretsky to let him have the horses to return to town.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading The next morning, over their tea, Lemm asked Lavretsky to let him have the horses to return to town.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Besides, I am only wasting time here.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It’s time for me to set to work, that is, to my lessons,” observed the old man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s time for me to set to work, that is, to my lessons,” observed the old man.
immediately past
From this reading “Very good,” he said at last; “I will come with you myself.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The next morning, over their tea, Lemm asked Lavretsky to let him have the horses to return to town.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The next morning, over their tea, Lemm asked Lavretsky to let him have the horses to return to town.
plural of “lesson” — a unit of instruction
From this reading “It’s time for me to set to work, that is, to my lessons,” observed the old man.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading The next morning, over their tea, Lemm asked Lavretsky to let him have the horses to return to town.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “It’s time for me to set to work, that is, to my lessons,” observed the old man.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “It’s time for me to set to work, that is, to my lessons,” observed the old man.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The next morning, over their tea, Lemm asked Lavretsky to let him have the horses to return to town.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “It’s time for me to set to work, that is, to my lessons,” observed the old man.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “Very good,” he said at last; “I will come with you myself.”
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next morning, over their tea, Lemm asked Lavretsky to let him have the horses to return to town.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Lavretsky did not reply at once; he seemed abstracted.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading “It’s time for me to set to work, that is, to my lessons,” observed the old man.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “It’s time for me to set to work, that is, to my lessons,” observed the old man.
on one occasion
From this reading Lavretsky did not reply at once; he seemed abstracted.
and nothing more
From this reading “Besides, I am only wasting time here.”
above and across; more than
From this reading The next morning, over their tea, Lemm asked Lavretsky to let him have the horses to return to town.
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading Lavretsky did not reply at once; he seemed abstracted.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading The next morning, over their tea, Lemm asked Lavretsky to let him have the horses to return to town.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Very good,” he said at last; “I will come with you myself.”
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Lavretsky did not reply at once; he seemed abstracted.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “It’s time for me to set to work, that is, to my lessons,” observed the old man.
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading The next morning, over their tea, Lemm asked Lavretsky to let him have the horses to return to town.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “It’s time for me to set to work, that is, to my lessons,” observed the old man.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next morning, over their tea, Lemm asked Lavretsky to let him have the horses to return to town.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The next morning, over their tea, Lemm asked Lavretsky to let him have the horses to return to town.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “It’s time for me to set to work, that is, to my lessons,” observed the old man.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The next morning, over their tea, Lemm asked Lavretsky to let him have the horses to return to town.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading The next morning, over their tea, Lemm asked Lavretsky to let him have the horses to return to town.
precisely as stated
From this reading “Very good,” he said at last; “I will come with you myself.”
any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease
From this reading “Besides, I am only wasting time here.”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Very good,” he said at last; “I will come with you myself.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Very good,” he said at last; “I will come with you myself.”
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading “It’s time for me to set to work, that is, to my lessons,” observed the old man.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Very good,” he said at last; “I will come with you myself.”
Chapter 25 of A House of Gentlefolk by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev holds 191 sentences, grouped into 39 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.
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