Chapter 7 of Asbeïn: From the Life of a Virtuoso is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Asbeïn: From the Life of a Virtuoso is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
It is nine o'clock. Natalie rises, says that she is tired, and that she would like to retire early to-night. Sergei asks: "Do you wish to drive? Shall I send for a carriage? It would really be a shame!
Chapter 7 of Asbeïn: From the Life of a Virtuoso is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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third-person singular of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Sergei asks: "Do you wish to drive?”
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading “Shall I send for a carriage?”
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading “Sergei asks: "Do you wish to drive?”
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading “It is nine o'clock.”
according to the clock
From this reading “It is nine o'clock.”
go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position
From this reading “Natalie rises, says that she is tired, and that she would like to retire early to-night.”
plural of “rise” — a growth in strength or number or importance
From this reading “Natalie rises, says that she is tired, and that she would like to retire early to-night.”
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
From this reading “It would really be a shame!”
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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order, request, or command to come
In this reading “Shall I send for a carriage?”
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 Shall I send for a carriage?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Natalie rises, says that she is tired, and that she would like to retire early to-night.
third-person singular of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Sergei asks: "Do you wish to drive?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It would really be a shame!
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading Shall I send for a carriage?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Sergei asks: "Do you wish to drive?
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading Sergei asks: "Do you wish to drive?
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Natalie rises, says that she is tired, and that she would like to retire early to-night.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Shall I send for a carriage?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Shall I send for a carriage?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is nine o'clock.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is nine o'clock.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Natalie rises, says that she is tired, and that she would like to retire early to-night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Natalie rises, says that she is tired, and that she would like to retire early to-night.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading It is nine o'clock.
according to the clock
From this reading It is nine o'clock.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading It would really be a shame!
go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position
From this reading Natalie rises, says that she is tired, and that she would like to retire early to-night.
plural of “rise” — a growth in strength or number or importance
From this reading Natalie rises, says that she is tired, and that she would like to retire early to-night.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading Natalie rises, says that she is tired, and that she would like to retire early to-night.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading Shall I send for a carriage?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sergei asks: "Do you wish to drive?
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Shall I send for a carriage?
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
From this reading It would really be a shame!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Natalie rises, says that she is tired, and that she would like to retire early to-night.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Natalie rises, says that she is tired, and that she would like to retire early to-night.
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading Natalie rises, says that she is tired, and that she would like to retire early to-night.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Natalie rises, says that she is tired, and that she would like to retire early to-night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Natalie rises, says that she is tired, and that she would like to retire early to-night.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading Sergei asks: "Do you wish to drive?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Natalie rises, says that she is tired, and that she would like to retire early to-night.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Sergei asks: "Do you wish to drive?
Chapter 7 of Asbeïn: From the Life of a Virtuoso by Ossip Schubin holds 436 sentences, grouped into 88 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 7 holds 436 sentences of Asbeïn: From the Life of a Virtuoso, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
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