Chapter 37 of Crime and Punishment is here in full — 536 sentences across 108 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 37 of Crime and Punishment is here in full — 536 sentences across 108 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Raskolnikov walked after him. “What’s this?” cried Svidrigaïlov turning round, “I thought I said...” “It means that I am not going to lose sight of you now.” “What?” Both stood still and gazed at one another, as though measuring their strength.
Chapter 37 of Crime and Punishment is here in full — 536 sentences across 108 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “Both stood still and gazed at one another, as though measuring their strength.”
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading ““It means that I am not going to lose sight of you now.””
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading ““It means that I am not going to lose sight of you now.””
the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule
From this reading “Both stood still and gazed at one another, as though measuring their strength.”
an instance of visual perception
From this reading ““It means that I am not going to lose sight of you now.””
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading “Both stood still and gazed at one another, as though measuring their strength.”
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading ““What’s this?” cried Svidrigaïlov turning round, “I thought I said...””
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading “Raskolnikov walked after him.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading ““It means that I am not going to lose sight of you now.””
In this reading ““What’s this?” cried Svidrigaïlov turning round, “I thought I said...””
In this reading “Both stood still and gazed at one another, as though measuring their strength.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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later than; following
From this reading Raskolnikov walked after him.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “It means that I am not going to lose sight of you now.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Both stood still and gazed at one another, as though measuring their strength.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Both stood still and gazed at one another, as though measuring their strength.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Both stood still and gazed at one another, as though measuring their strength.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Both stood still and gazed at one another, as though measuring their strength.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Both stood still and gazed at one another, as though measuring their strength.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “What’s this?” cried Svidrigaïlov turning round, “I thought I said...”
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Both stood still and gazed at one another, as though measuring their strength.
the act of departing
From this reading “It means that I am not going to lose sight of you now.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Raskolnikov walked after him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “What’s this?” cried Svidrigaïlov turning round, “I thought I said...”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It means that I am not going to lose sight of you now.”
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading “It means that I am not going to lose sight of you now.”
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading “It means that I am not going to lose sight of you now.”
the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule
From this reading Both stood still and gazed at one another, as though measuring their strength.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “It means that I am not going to lose sight of you now.”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “It means that I am not going to lose sight of you now.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “It means that I am not going to lose sight of you now.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Both stood still and gazed at one another, as though measuring their strength.
a fictional character in Dostoevsky's novel “Crime and Punishment”; he kills old women because he believes he is beyond the bounds of good or evil
From this reading Raskolnikov walked after him.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading “What’s this?” cried Svidrigaïlov turning round, “I thought I said...”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “What’s this?” cried Svidrigaïlov turning round, “I thought I said...”
an instance of visual perception
From this reading “It means that I am not going to lose sight of you now.”
not in physical motion
From this reading Both stood still and gazed at one another, as though measuring their strength.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Both stood still and gazed at one another, as though measuring their strength.
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading Both stood still and gazed at one another, as though measuring their strength.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What’s this?” cried Svidrigaïlov turning round, “I thought I said...”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “It means that I am not going to lose sight of you now.”
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Both stood still and gazed at one another, as though measuring their strength.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “What’s this?” cried Svidrigaïlov turning round, “I thought I said...”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Both stood still and gazed at one another, as though measuring their strength.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “What’s this?” cried Svidrigaïlov turning round, “I thought I said...”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “It means that I am not going to lose sight of you now.”
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading “What’s this?” cried Svidrigaïlov turning round, “I thought I said...”
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading Raskolnikov walked after him.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What’s this?” cried Svidrigaïlov turning round, “I thought I said...”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “It means that I am not going to lose sight of you now.”
Chapter 37 of Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky holds 536 sentences, grouped into 108 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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