Chapter 6 of A Slav Soul, and Other Stories is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of A Slav Soul, and Other Stories is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Well, well.... That's smart!" said he at last, stopping suddenly. "I must say.... And didn't we three blockheads do our best. It'd a-been better if she'd given us a button.
Chapter 6 of A Slav Soul, and Other Stories is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the supreme effort one can make
From this reading “And didn't we three blockheads do our best.”
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading “It'd a-been better if she'd given us a button.”
plural of “blockhead” — a stupid person; these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence
From this reading “And didn't we three blockheads do our best.”
a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes
From this reading “It'd a-been better if she'd given us a button.”
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading “It'd a-been better if she'd given us a button.”
showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness
From this reading “That's smart!" said he at last, stopping suddenly.”
fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members
From this reading “That's smart!" said he at last, stopping suddenly.”
happening unexpectedly
From this reading “That's smart!" said he at last, stopping suddenly.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
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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 It'd a-been better if she'd given us a button.
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From this reading It'd a-been better if she'd given us a button.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And didn't we three blockheads do our best.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading That's smart!" said he at last, stopping suddenly.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading And didn't we three blockheads do our best.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading It'd a-been better if she'd given us a button.
plural of “blockhead” — a stupid person; these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence
From this reading And didn't we three blockheads do our best.
a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes
From this reading It'd a-been better if she'd given us a button.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And didn't we three blockheads do our best.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading And didn't we three blockheads do our best.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading It'd a-been better if she'd given us a button.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That's smart!" said he at last, stopping suddenly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I must say....
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It'd a-been better if she'd given us a button.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It'd a-been better if she'd given us a button.
immediately past
From this reading That's smart!" said he at last, stopping suddenly.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "I must say....
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading And didn't we three blockheads do our best.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading That's smart!" said he at last, stopping suddenly.
express in words
From this reading "I must say....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It'd a-been better if she'd given us a button.
showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness
From this reading That's smart!" said he at last, stopping suddenly.
fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members
From this reading That's smart!" said he at last, stopping suddenly.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading That's smart!" said he at last, stopping suddenly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That's smart!" said he at last, stopping suddenly.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading And didn't we three blockheads do our best.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It'd a-been better if she'd given us a button.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading And didn't we three blockheads do our best.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, well....
Chapter 6 of A Slav Soul, and Other Stories by A. I. (Aleksandr Ivanovich) Kuprin holds 409 sentences, grouped into 82 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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