Chapter 8 of A Sportsman's Sketches Works of Ivan Turgenev, Volume I is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of A Sportsman's Sketches Works of Ivan Turgenev, Volume I is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
'Yes,' she answered with a shy smile. 'Did you find many?' 'Yes.' (She stole a swift look at him and smiled again.) 'Are they white ones?'
Chapter 8 of A Sportsman's Sketches Works of Ivan Turgenev, Volume I is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “'Yes,' she answered with a shy smile.”
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading “'Are they white ones?'”
start suddenly, as from fright
From this reading “'Yes,' she answered with a shy smile.”
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading “'Yes,' she answered with a shy smile.”
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading “(She stole a swift look at him and smiled again.)”
a wide scarf worn about their shoulders by women
From this reading “(She stole a swift look at him and smiled again.)”
moving very fast
From this reading “(She stole a swift look at him and smiled again.)”
a Caucasian
From this reading “'Are they white ones?'”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading 'Yes,' she answered with a shy smile.
anew
From this reading (She stole a swift look at him and smiled again.)
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading (She stole a swift look at him and smiled again.)
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading 'Yes,' she answered with a shy smile.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 'Are they white ones?'
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading (She stole a swift look at him and smiled again.)
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading 'Did you find many?'
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading 'Did you find many?'
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading (She stole a swift look at him and smiled again.)
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading (She stole a swift look at him and smiled again.)
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading 'Did you find many?'
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading 'Are they white ones?'
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Yes,' she answered with a shy smile.
start suddenly, as from fright
From this reading 'Yes,' she answered with a shy smile.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading 'Yes,' she answered with a shy smile.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading (She stole a swift look at him and smiled again.)
a wide scarf worn about their shoulders by women
From this reading (She stole a swift look at him and smiled again.)
moving very fast
From this reading (She stole a swift look at him and smiled again.)
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Are they white ones?'
a Caucasian
From this reading 'Are they white ones?'
in the company of; together with
From this reading 'Yes,' she answered with a shy smile.
an affirmative
From this reading 'Yes,' she answered with a shy smile.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Did you find many?'
Chapter 8 of A Sportsman's Sketches Works of Ivan Turgenev, Volume I by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev holds 400 sentences, grouped into 80 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.
Chapter 8 holds 400 sentences of A Sportsman's Sketches Works of Ivan Turgenev, Volume I, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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