Chapter 3 of A Nobleman's Nest is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of A Nobleman's Nest is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Call her Liza, my father,--why should she be Mikhailovna to thee! And sit still, or thou wilt break Schurotchka's chair." "She has gone to church,"--pursued Lavretzky. "Is she pious?" "Yes, Fedya,--very.
Chapter 3 of A Nobleman's Nest is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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terminate
From this reading “And sit still, or thou wilt break Schurotchka's chair."”
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading “And sit still, or thou wilt break Schurotchka's chair."”
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading “"She has gone to church,"--pursued Lavretzky.”
similar to the striped mullet and takes its place in the Caribbean region
From this reading “"Call her Liza, my father,--why should she be Mikhailovna to thee!”
having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity
From this reading “"Is she pious?"”
a person who is being chased
From this reading “"She has gone to church,"--pursued Lavretzky.”
be seated
From this reading “And sit still, or thou wilt break Schurotchka's chair."”
an old form of “will”, used with “thou”
From this reading “And sit still, or thou wilt break Schurotchka's chair."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And sit still, or thou wilt break Schurotchka's chair."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Call her Liza, my father,--why should she be Mikhailovna to thee!
terminate
From this reading And sit still, or thou wilt break Schurotchka's chair."
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Call her Liza, my father,--why should she be Mikhailovna to thee!
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading And sit still, or thou wilt break Schurotchka's chair."
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading "She has gone to church,"--pursued Lavretzky.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "Call her Liza, my father,--why should she be Mikhailovna to thee!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, Fedya,--very.
destroyed or killed
From this reading "She has gone to church,"--pursued Lavretzky.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "She has gone to church,"--pursued Lavretzky.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Call her Liza, my father,--why should she be Mikhailovna to thee!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is she pious?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She has gone to church,"--pursued Lavretzky.
similar to the striped mullet and takes its place in the Caribbean region
From this reading "Call her Liza, my father,--why should she be Mikhailovna to thee!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Call her Liza, my father,--why should she be Mikhailovna to thee!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Call her Liza, my father,--why should she be Mikhailovna to thee!
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading And sit still, or thou wilt break Schurotchka's chair."
having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity
From this reading "Is she pious?"
a person who is being chased
From this reading "She has gone to church,"--pursued Lavretzky.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And sit still, or thou wilt break Schurotchka's chair."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Call her Liza, my father,--why should she be Mikhailovna to thee!
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "Call her Liza, my father,--why should she be Mikhailovna to thee!
be seated
From this reading And sit still, or thou wilt break Schurotchka's chair."
not in physical motion
From this reading And sit still, or thou wilt break Schurotchka's chair."
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading "Call her Liza, my father,--why should she be Mikhailovna to thee!
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading And sit still, or thou wilt break Schurotchka's chair."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Call her Liza, my father,--why should she be Mikhailovna to thee!
precisely as stated
From this reading "Yes, Fedya,--very.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Call her Liza, my father,--why should she be Mikhailovna to thee!
an old form of “will”, used with “thou”
From this reading And sit still, or thou wilt break Schurotchka's chair."
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, Fedya,--very.
Chapter 3 of A Nobleman's Nest by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev holds 414 sentences, grouped into 83 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, 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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