Chapter 7 of Fathers and Children is here in full — 92 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Fathers and Children is here in full — 92 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Bazarov came back, sat down to the table, and began hastily drinking tea. The two brothers looked at him in silence, while Arkady stealthily watched first his father and then his uncle. 'Did you walk far from here?' Nikolai Petrovitch asked at last. 'Where you've a little swamp near the aspen wood.
Chapter 7 of Fathers and Children is here in full — 92 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/18 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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any of several trees of the genus Populus having leaves on flattened stalks so that they flutter in the lightest wind
From this reading “'Where you've a little swamp near the aspen wood.”
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading “The two brothers looked at him in silence, while Arkady stealthily watched first his father and then his uncle.”
the act of consuming liquids
From this reading “Bazarov came back, sat down to the table, and began hastily drinking tea.”
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading “Bazarov came back, sat down to the table, and began hastily drinking tea.”
drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged
From this reading “'Where you've a little swamp near the aspen wood.”
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading “Bazarov came back, sat down to the table, and began hastily drinking tea.”
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading “The two brothers looked at him in silence, while Arkady stealthily watched first his father and then his uncle.”
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading “'Where you've a little swamp near the aspen wood.”
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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In this reading “Bazarov came back, sat down to the table, and began hastily drinking tea.”
be restored
In this reading “Bazarov came back, sat down to the table, and began hastily drinking tea.”
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “The two brothers looked at him in silence, while Arkady stealthily watched first his father and then his uncle.”
In this reading “The two brothers looked at him in silence, while Arkady stealthily watched first his father and then his uncle.”
In this reading “The two brothers looked at him in silence, while Arkady stealthily watched first his father and then his uncle.”
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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 'Where you've a little swamp near the aspen wood.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Bazarov came back, sat down to the table, and began hastily drinking tea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The two brothers looked at him in silence, while Arkady stealthily watched first his father and then his uncle.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Nikolai Petrovitch asked at last.
any of several trees of the genus Populus having leaves on flattened stalks so that they flutter in the lightest wind
From this reading 'Where you've a little swamp near the aspen wood.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The two brothers looked at him in silence, while Arkady stealthily watched first his father and then his uncle.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Bazarov came back, sat down to the table, and began hastily drinking tea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bazarov came back, sat down to the table, and began hastily drinking tea.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Bazarov came back, sat down to the table, and began hastily drinking tea.
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading The two brothers looked at him in silence, while Arkady stealthily watched first his father and then his uncle.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Bazarov came back, sat down to the table, and began hastily drinking tea.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading 'Did you walk far from here?'
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Bazarov came back, sat down to the table, and began hastily drinking tea.
the act of consuming liquids
From this reading Bazarov came back, sat down to the table, and began hastily drinking tea.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading 'Did you walk far from here?'
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading The two brothers looked at him in silence, while Arkady stealthily watched first his father and then his uncle.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The two brothers looked at him in silence, while Arkady stealthily watched first his father and then his uncle.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading 'Did you walk far from here?'
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading Bazarov came back, sat down to the table, and began hastily drinking tea.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading 'Did you walk far from here?'
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The two brothers looked at him in silence, while Arkady stealthily watched first his father and then his uncle.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The two brothers looked at him in silence, while Arkady stealthily watched first his father and then his uncle.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The two brothers looked at him in silence, while Arkady stealthily watched first his father and then his uncle.
immediately past
From this reading Nikolai Petrovitch asked at last.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading 'Where you've a little swamp near the aspen wood.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The two brothers looked at him in silence, while Arkady stealthily watched first his father and then his uncle.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading 'Where you've a little swamp near the aspen wood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nikolai Petrovitch asked at last.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nikolai Petrovitch asked at last.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Bazarov came back, sat down to the table, and began hastily drinking tea.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading The two brothers looked at him in silence, while Arkady stealthily watched first his father and then his uncle.
in a stealthy manner
From this reading The two brothers looked at him in silence, while Arkady stealthily watched first his father and then his uncle.
drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged
From this reading 'Where you've a little swamp near the aspen wood.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading Bazarov came back, sat down to the table, and began hastily drinking tea.
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading Bazarov came back, sat down to the table, and began hastily drinking tea.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Bazarov came back, sat down to the table, and began hastily drinking tea.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading The two brothers looked at him in silence, while Arkady stealthily watched first his father and then his uncle.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Bazarov came back, sat down to the table, and began hastily drinking tea.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The two brothers looked at him in silence, while Arkady stealthily watched first his father and then his uncle.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading The two brothers looked at him in silence, while Arkady stealthily watched first his father and then his uncle.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading 'Did you walk far from here?'
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading The two brothers looked at him in silence, while Arkady stealthily watched first his father and then his uncle.
in or at the place that
From this reading 'Where you've a little swamp near the aspen wood.
during the time that
From this reading The two brothers looked at him in silence, while Arkady stealthily watched first his father and then his uncle.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading 'Where you've a little swamp near the aspen wood.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Did you walk far from here?'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Where you've a little swamp near the aspen wood.
Chapter 7 of Fathers and Children by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev holds 92 sentences, grouped into 19 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 92 sentences of Fathers and Children, unabridged, divided into 19 reading sections.
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