Chapter 3 of Cossack Tales is here in full — 373 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Cossack Tales is here in full — 373 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
They bowed to him with one accord till their brows touched the ground. "Are all of you here?" asked he, in a somewhat drawling voice, with a slight nasal twang. "Yes, father, every one of us is here," answered the Zaporoghians, bowing once more. "Remember to speak just as I taught you." "We will, father, we will!"
Chapter 3 of Cossack Tales is here in full — 373 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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go together
From this reading “They bowed to him with one accord till their brows touched the ground.”
of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow
From this reading “They bowed to him with one accord till their brows touched the ground.”
bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting
From this reading “"Yes, father, every one of us is here," answered the Zaporoghians, bowing once more.”
plural of “brow” — the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading “They bowed to him with one accord till their brows touched the ground.”
of or in or relating to the nose
From this reading “"Are all of you here?" asked he, in a somewhat drawling voice, with a slight nasal twang.”
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
From this reading “"Are all of you here?" asked he, in a somewhat drawling voice, with a slight nasal twang.”
inflected form of “teach” — impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading “"Remember to speak just as I taught you."”
cause to sound with a twang
From this reading “"Are all of you here?" asked he, in a somewhat drawling voice, with a slight nasal twang.”
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.
anew
In this reading “"Yes, father, every one of us is here," answered the Zaporoghians, bowing once more.”
In this reading “"Are all of you here?" asked he, in a somewhat drawling voice, with a slight nasal twang.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 "Are all of you here?" asked he, in a somewhat drawling voice, with a slight nasal twang.
go together
From this reading They bowed to him with one accord till their brows touched the ground.
(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 "Are all of you here?" asked he, in a somewhat drawling voice, with a slight nasal twang.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "Yes, father, every one of us is here," answered the Zaporoghians, bowing once more.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are all of you here?" asked he, in a somewhat drawling voice, with a slight nasal twang.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Remember to speak just as I taught you."
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Are all of you here?" asked he, in a somewhat drawling voice, with a slight nasal twang.
of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow
From this reading They bowed to him with one accord till their brows touched the ground.
bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting
From this reading "Yes, father, every one of us is here," answered the Zaporoghians, bowing once more.
plural of “brow” — the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading They bowed to him with one accord till their brows touched the ground.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Are all of you here?" asked he, in a somewhat drawling voice, with a slight nasal twang.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "Yes, father, every one of us is here," answered the Zaporoghians, bowing once more.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "Yes, father, every one of us is here," answered the Zaporoghians, bowing once more.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading They bowed to him with one accord till their brows touched the ground.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Are all of you here?" asked he, in a somewhat drawling voice, with a slight nasal twang.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Are all of you here?" asked he, in a somewhat drawling voice, with a slight nasal twang.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They bowed to him with one accord till their brows touched the ground.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Remember to speak just as I taught you."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Are all of you here?" asked he, in a somewhat drawling voice, with a slight nasal twang.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Yes, father, every one of us is here," answered the Zaporoghians, bowing once more.
and nothing more
From this reading "Remember to speak just as I taught you."
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "Yes, father, every one of us is here," answered the Zaporoghians, bowing once more.
of or in or relating to the nose
From this reading "Are all of you here?" asked he, in a somewhat drawling voice, with a slight nasal twang.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Are all of you here?" asked he, in a somewhat drawling voice, with a slight nasal twang.
on one occasion
From this reading "Yes, father, every one of us is here," answered the Zaporoghians, bowing once more.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They bowed to him with one accord till their brows touched the ground.
To recall to mind.
From this reading "Remember to speak just as I taught you."
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
From this reading "Are all of you here?" asked he, in a somewhat drawling voice, with a slight nasal twang.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading "Are all of you here?" asked he, in a somewhat drawling voice, with a slight nasal twang.
express in speech
From this reading "Remember to speak just as I taught you."
inflected form of “teach” — impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading "Remember to speak just as I taught you."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They bowed to him with one accord till their brows touched the ground.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They bowed to him with one accord till their brows touched the ground.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They bowed to him with one accord till their brows touched the ground.
up to a particular time
From this reading They bowed to him with one accord till their brows touched the ground.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They bowed to him with one accord till their brows touched the ground.
having come into contact
From this reading They bowed to him with one accord till their brows touched the ground.
cause to sound with a twang
From this reading "Are all of you here?" asked he, in a somewhat drawling voice, with a slight nasal twang.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Yes, father, every one of us is here," answered the Zaporoghians, bowing once more.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "Are all of you here?" asked he, in a somewhat drawling voice, with a slight nasal twang.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We will, father, we will!"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "We will, father, we will!"
in the company of; together with
From this reading They bowed to him with one accord till their brows touched the ground.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, father, every one of us is here," answered the Zaporoghians, bowing once more.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Are all of you here?" asked he, in a somewhat drawling voice, with a slight nasal twang.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, father, every one of us is here," answered the Zaporoghians, bowing once more.
Chapter 3 of Cossack Tales by Nikolai Vasilevich Gogol holds 373 sentences, grouped into 75 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 3 holds 373 sentences of Cossack Tales, unabridged, divided into 75 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of Cossack Tales by Nikolai Vasilevich Gogol exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 373 sentences, grouped into 75 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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