Chapter 10 of A Sportsman's Sketches, Volume 2 Works of Ivan — Volume 2 is here in full — 391 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of A Sportsman's Sketches, Volume 2 Works of Ivan — Volume 2 is here in full — 391 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
'I've made a little mistake,' observed my guide; 'I've gone to one side, a bit wrong, but now we've got to wait a bit.' 'Got to wait a bit? What ever are we going to wait for?' 'Well, we must let the shaggy one look about him; which way he turns his head, that way we've got to go.'
Chapter 10 of A Sportsman's Sketches, Volume 2 Works of Ivan — Volume 2 is here in full — 391 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading “'I've gone to one side, a bit wrong, but now we've got to wait a bit.'”
someone employed to conduct others
From this reading “'I've made a little mistake,' observed my guide;”
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “'I've made a little mistake,' observed my guide;”
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading “'I've made a little mistake,' observed my guide;”
used of hair; thick and poorly groomed
From this reading “'Well, we must let the shaggy one look about him; which way he turns his head, that way we've got to go.'”
plural of “turn” — a circular segment of a curve
From this reading “'Well, we must let the shaggy one look about him; which way he turns his head, that way we've got to go.'”
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “'I've gone to one side, a bit wrong, but now we've got to wait a bit.'”
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading “'I've gone to one side, a bit wrong, but now we've got to wait a bit.'”
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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 'I've made a little mistake,' observed my guide;
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading 'Well, we must let the shaggy one look about him; which way he turns his head, that way we've got to go.'
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading What ever are we going to wait for?'
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading 'I've gone to one side, a bit wrong, but now we've got to wait a bit.'
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading 'I've gone to one side, a bit wrong, but now we've got to wait a bit.'
at any time
From this reading What ever are we going to wait for?'
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading What ever are we going to wait for?'
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading 'Well, we must let the shaggy one look about him; which way he turns his head, that way we've got to go.'
the act of departing
From this reading What ever are we going to wait for?'
destroyed or killed
From this reading 'I've gone to one side, a bit wrong, but now we've got to wait a bit.'
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading 'I've gone to one side, a bit wrong, but now we've got to wait a bit.'
someone employed to conduct others
From this reading 'I've made a little mistake,' observed my guide;
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Well, we must let the shaggy one look about him; which way he turns his head, that way we've got to go.'
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading 'Well, we must let the shaggy one look about him; which way he turns his head, that way we've got to go.'
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'Well, we must let the shaggy one look about him; which way he turns his head, that way we've got to go.'
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading 'Well, we must let the shaggy one look about him; which way he turns his head, that way we've got to go.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I've made a little mistake,' observed my guide;
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading 'Well, we must let the shaggy one look about him; which way he turns his head, that way we've got to go.'
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading 'I've made a little mistake,' observed my guide;
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading 'Well, we must let the shaggy one look about him; which way he turns his head, that way we've got to go.'
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading 'I've made a little mistake,' observed my guide;
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading 'I've made a little mistake,' observed my guide;
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading 'Well, we must let the shaggy one look about him; which way he turns his head, that way we've got to go.'
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'I've made a little mistake,' observed my guide;
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading 'I've gone to one side, a bit wrong, but now we've got to wait a bit.'
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading 'I've made a little mistake,' observed my guide;
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading 'I've gone to one side, a bit wrong, but now we've got to wait a bit.'
used of hair; thick and poorly groomed
From this reading 'Well, we must let the shaggy one look about him; which way he turns his head, that way we've got to go.'
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading 'I've gone to one side, a bit wrong, but now we've got to wait a bit.'
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'Well, we must let the shaggy one look about him; which way he turns his head, that way we've got to go.'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'Well, we must let the shaggy one look about him; which way he turns his head, that way we've got to go.'
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'I've gone to one side, a bit wrong, but now we've got to wait a bit.'
plural of “turn” — a circular segment of a curve
From this reading 'Well, we must let the shaggy one look about him; which way he turns his head, that way we've got to go.'
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading 'I've gone to one side, a bit wrong, but now we've got to wait a bit.'
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading 'Well, we must let the shaggy one look about him; which way he turns his head, that way we've got to go.'
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading What ever are we going to wait for?'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I've gone to one side, a bit wrong, but now we've got to wait a bit.'
(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, we must let the shaggy one look about him; which way he turns his head, that way we've got to go.'
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What ever are we going to wait for?'
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading 'Well, we must let the shaggy one look about him; which way he turns his head, that way we've got to go.'
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading 'I've gone to one side, a bit wrong, but now we've got to wait a bit.'
Chapter 10 of A Sportsman's Sketches, Volume 2 Works of Ivan — Volume 2 by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev holds 391 sentences, grouped into 79 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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