Chapter 8 of A Slav Soul, and Other Stories is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of A Slav Soul, and Other Stories is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Well, try and tempt her with something.... No matter what it is.... I give you my word that if you can only make her laugh and enjoy herself, it would be better than any medicine. You must understand that your daughter's illness is indifference to life, and nothing more.... Good morning, madam!"
Chapter 8 of A Slav Soul, and Other Stories is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “daughter” — a female human offspring
From this reading “You must understand that your daughter's illness is indifference to life, and nothing more....”
derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
From this reading “I give you my word that if you can only make her laugh and enjoy herself, it would be better than any medicine.”
impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
From this reading “You must understand that your daughter's illness is indifference to life, and nothing more....”
unbiased impartial unconcern
From this reading “You must understand that your daughter's illness is indifference to life, and nothing more....”
the sound of laughing
From this reading “I give you my word that if you can only make her laugh and enjoy herself, it would be better than any medicine.”
a woman of refinement
From this reading “Good morning, madam!"”
the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
From this reading “I give you my word that if you can only make her laugh and enjoy herself, it would be better than any medicine.”
dispose or incline or entice to
From this reading “"Well, try and tempt her with something....”
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.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Well, try and tempt her with something....
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading I give you my word that if you can only make her laugh and enjoy herself, it would be better than any medicine.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I give you my word that if you can only make her laugh and enjoy herself, it would be better than any medicine.
(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 I give you my word that if you can only make her laugh and enjoy herself, it would be better than any medicine.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I give you my word that if you can only make her laugh and enjoy herself, it would be better than any medicine.
possessive form of “daughter” — a female human offspring
From this reading You must understand that your daughter's illness is indifference to life, and nothing more....
derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
From this reading I give you my word that if you can only make her laugh and enjoy herself, it would be better than any medicine.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading I give you my word that if you can only make her laugh and enjoy herself, it would be better than any medicine.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Good morning, madam!"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Well, try and tempt her with something....
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading I give you my word that if you can only make her laugh and enjoy herself, it would be better than any medicine.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I give you my word that if you can only make her laugh and enjoy herself, it would be better than any medicine.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I give you my word that if you can only make her laugh and enjoy herself, it would be better than any medicine.
impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
From this reading You must understand that your daughter's illness is indifference to life, and nothing more....
unbiased impartial unconcern
From this reading You must understand that your daughter's illness is indifference to life, and nothing more....
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No matter what it is....
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading No matter what it is....
the sound of laughing
From this reading I give you my word that if you can only make her laugh and enjoy herself, it would be better than any medicine.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading You must understand that your daughter's illness is indifference to life, and nothing more....
a woman of refinement
From this reading Good morning, madam!"
engage in
From this reading I give you my word that if you can only make her laugh and enjoy herself, it would be better than any medicine.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading No matter what it is....
the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
From this reading I give you my word that if you can only make her laugh and enjoy herself, it would be better than any medicine.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading You must understand that your daughter's illness is indifference to life, and nothing more....
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Good morning, madam!"
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading You must understand that your daughter's illness is indifference to life, and nothing more....
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I give you my word that if you can only make her laugh and enjoy herself, it would be better than any medicine.
not any; not one
From this reading No matter what it is....
not one thing; not anything
From this reading You must understand that your daughter's illness is indifference to life, and nothing more....
and nothing more
From this reading I give you my word that if you can only make her laugh and enjoy herself, it would be better than any medicine.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "Well, try and tempt her with something....
dispose or incline or entice to
From this reading "Well, try and tempt her with something....
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I give you my word that if you can only make her laugh and enjoy herself, it would be better than any medicine.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I give you my word that if you can only make her laugh and enjoy herself, it would be better than any medicine.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You must understand that your daughter's illness is indifference to life, and nothing more....
make an effort or attempt
From this reading "Well, try and tempt her with something....
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading You must understand that your daughter's illness is indifference to life, and nothing more....
(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, try and tempt her with something....
used to ask for information about something
From this reading No matter what it is....
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Well, try and tempt her with something....
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading I give you my word that if you can only make her laugh and enjoy herself, it would be better than any medicine.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I give you my word that if you can only make her laugh and enjoy herself, it would be better than any medicine.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I give you my word that if you can only make her laugh and enjoy herself, it would be better than any medicine.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You must understand that your daughter's illness is indifference to life, and nothing more....
Chapter 8 of A Slav Soul, and Other Stories by A. I. (Aleksandr Ivanovich) Kuprin holds 410 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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