Children of the Soil

Chapter IX

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Of this not much will come to me.

Soon I shall need four planks and the silent tear of my child, for whom I have lived; but here it is a question of Marynia."

"I would turn your attention to this," said Mashko, coldly,--"that, first of all, those expectations are very uncertain."

"But is it right not to take them into consideration?"

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Chapter IX

Chapter 9 of Children of the Soil is here in full — 249 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

"I have never run after wealth," said Plavitski; "but if Providence in its inscrutable decrees has directed that even a part of that great fortune should come to our hands, I shall not cross its path. Of this not much will come to me. Soon I shall need four planks and the silent tear of my child, for whom I have lived; but here it is a question of Marynia." "I would turn your attention to this," said Mashko, coldly,--"that, first of all, those expectations are very uncertain." "But is it right not to take them into consideration?"

Children of the Soil

Chapter IX

Chapter 9 of Children of the Soil is here in full — 249 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/49 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Of this not much will come to me.

/ʌv ðɪs nɑːt mʌtʃ wɪl kʌm tuː miː/

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Soon I shall need four planks and the silent tear of my child, for whom I have lived; but here it is a question of Marynia."

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"I would turn your attention to this," said Mashko, coldly,--"that, first of all, those expectations are very uncertain."

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"But is it right not to take them into consideration?"

/bʌt ɪz ɪt raɪt nɑːt tuː teɪk ðem ˈɪntuː kənˌsɪdərˈeɪʃən/

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coldly adverb US /ˈkoʊldli/

lacking warmth of feeling; in a cold, unemotional manner

From this reading “"I would turn your attention to this," said Mashko, coldly,--"that, first of all, those expectations are very uncertain."”

decrees noun US /dɪˈkriːz/

plural of “decree” — a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)

From this reading “"I have never run after wealth," said Plavitski; "but if Providence in its inscrutable decrees has directed that even a part of that great fortune should come to our hands, I shall not cross its path.”

expectations noun US /ˌekspekˈteɪʃənz/

plural of “expectation” — belief about (or mental picture of) the future

From this reading “"I would turn your attention to this," said Mashko, coldly,--"that, first of all, those expectations are very uncertain."”

inscrutable adjective US /ˌɪnˈskruːtəbəl/

of an obscure nature

planks noun US /plæŋks/

plural of “plank” — a stout length of sawn timber; made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes

From this reading “Soon I shall need four planks and the silent tear of my child, for whom I have lived; but here it is a question of Marynia."”

Providence noun US /ˈprɑː.və.dəns/

The protective care of God or nature as a spiritual power. (Sự quan phòng, thiên ý phù hộ.)

tear verb US /ter/

separate or cause to separate abruptly

From this reading “Soon I shall need four planks and the silent tear of my child, for whom I have lived; but here it is a question of Marynia."”

uncertain adjective US /ənˈsɜːrtən/

lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance

From this reading “"I would turn your attention to this," said Mashko, coldly,--"that, first of all, those expectations are very uncertain."”

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into consideration preposition + noun

In this reading “"But is it right not to take them into consideration?"”

run after verb + particle

In this reading “"I have never run after wealth," said Plavitski; "but if Providence in its inscrutable decrees has directed that even a part of that great fortune should come to our hands, I shall not cross its path.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading "I have never run after wealth," said Plavitski; "but if Providence in its inscrutable decrees has directed that even a part of that great fortune should come to our hands, I shall not cross its path.

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading "I would turn your attention to this," said Mashko, coldly,--"that, first of all, those expectations are very uncertain."

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Soon I shall need four planks and the silent tear of my child, for whom I have lived; but here it is a question of Marynia."

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading "I would turn your attention to this," said Mashko, coldly,--"that, first of all, those expectations are very uncertain."

attentionnounUS /əˈtenʃən/

the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others

From this reading "I would turn your attention to this," said Mashko, coldly,--"that, first of all, those expectations are very uncertain."

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

childnounUS /tʃaɪld/

a young person of either sex

From this reading Soon I shall need four planks and the silent tear of my child, for whom I have lived; but here it is a question of Marynia."

coldlyadverbUS /ˈkoʊldli/

lacking warmth of feeling; in a cold, unemotional manner

From this reading "I would turn your attention to this," said Mashko, coldly,--"that, first of all, those expectations are very uncertain."

comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

considerationnounUS /kənˌsɪdərˈeɪʃən/

the process of giving careful thought to something

From this reading "But is it right not to take them into consideration?"

crossverbUS /krɔːs/

travel across or pass over

decreesnounUS /dɪˈkriːz/

plural of “decree” — a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)

directedadjectiveUS /dərˈektəd/

(often used in combination) having a specified direction

evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/

divisible by two

expectationsnounUS /ˌekspekˈteɪʃənz/

plural of “expectation” — belief about (or mental picture of) the future

From this reading "I would turn your attention to this," said Mashko, coldly,--"that, first of all, those expectations are very uncertain."

firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading "I would turn your attention to this," said Mashko, coldly,--"that, first of all, those expectations are very uncertain."

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Soon I shall need four planks and the silent tear of my child, for whom I have lived; but here it is a question of Marynia."

fortunenounUS /ˈfɔːrtʃən/

an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another

fournounUS /fɔːr/

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading Soon I shall need four planks and the silent tear of my child, for whom I have lived; but here it is a question of Marynia."

greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

handsnounUS /hændz/

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

hereadverbUS /hiːr/

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading Soon I shall need four planks and the silent tear of my child, for whom I have lived; but here it is a question of Marynia."

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

inscrutableadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈskruːtəbəl/

of an obscure nature

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading "But is it right not to take them into consideration?"

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Soon I shall need four planks and the silent tear of my child, for whom I have lived; but here it is a question of Marynia."

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Soon I shall need four planks and the silent tear of my child, for whom I have lived; but here it is a question of Marynia."

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

livedverbUS /lɪvd/

past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading Soon I shall need four planks and the silent tear of my child, for whom I have lived; but here it is a question of Marynia."

Marynia

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From this reading Soon I shall need four planks and the silent tear of my child, for whom I have lived; but here it is a question of Marynia."

Mashko

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From this reading "I would turn your attention to this," said Mashko, coldly,--"that, first of all, those expectations are very uncertain."

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Of this not much will come to me.

muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/

to a great degree or extent

From this reading Of this not much will come to me.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Soon I shall need four planks and the silent tear of my child, for whom I have lived; but here it is a question of Marynia."

neednounUS /niːd/

a condition requiring relief

From this reading Soon I shall need four planks and the silent tear of my child, for whom I have lived; but here it is a question of Marynia."

neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

partnounUS /pɑːrt/

something determined in relation to something that includes it

pathnounUS /pæθ/

a course of conduct

planksnounUS /plæŋks/

plural of “plank” — a stout length of sawn timber; made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes

From this reading Soon I shall need four planks and the silent tear of my child, for whom I have lived; but here it is a question of Marynia."

Plavitski

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ProvidencenounUS /ˈprɑː.və.dəns/

The protective care of God or nature as a spiritual power. (Sự quan phòng, thiên ý phù hộ.)

questionverbUS /ˈkwestʃən/

challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of

From this reading Soon I shall need four planks and the silent tear of my child, for whom I have lived; but here it is a question of Marynia."

rightadverbUS /raɪt/

precisely, exactly

From this reading "But is it right not to take them into consideration?"

runverbUS /rʌn/

move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

silentadjectiveUS /ˈsaɪlənt/

marked by absence of sound

From this reading Soon I shall need four planks and the silent tear of my child, for whom I have lived; but here it is a question of Marynia."

SoonadverbUS /suːn/

in the near future

From this reading Soon I shall need four planks and the silent tear of my child, for whom I have lived; but here it is a question of Marynia."

takeverbUS /teɪk/

carry out

From this reading "But is it right not to take them into consideration?"

tearverbUS /ter/

separate or cause to separate abruptly

From this reading Soon I shall need four planks and the silent tear of my child, for whom I have lived; but here it is a question of Marynia."

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Soon I shall need four planks and the silent tear of my child, for whom I have lived; but here it is a question of Marynia."

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading "But is it right not to take them into consideration?"

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Of this not much will come to me.

thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading "I would turn your attention to this," said Mashko, coldly,--"that, first of all, those expectations are very uncertain."

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

turnverbUS /tɜːrn/

change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense

From this reading "I would turn your attention to this," said Mashko, coldly,--"that, first of all, those expectations are very uncertain."

uncertainadjectiveUS /ənˈsɜːrtən/

lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance

From this reading "I would turn your attention to this," said Mashko, coldly,--"that, first of all, those expectations are very uncertain."

veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

From this reading "I would turn your attention to this," said Mashko, coldly,--"that, first of all, those expectations are very uncertain."

wealthnounUS /welθ/

the state of being rich and affluent; having a plentiful supply of material goods and money

whompronounUS /huːm/

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Soon I shall need four planks and the silent tear of my child, for whom I have lived; but here it is a question of Marynia."

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Of this not much will come to me.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading "I would turn your attention to this," said Mashko, coldly,--"that, first of all, those expectations are very uncertain."

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "I would turn your attention to this," said Mashko, coldly,--"that, first of all, those expectations are very uncertain."

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