Chapter 11 of Fathers and Sons is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Fathers and Sons is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I fail to follow you." "Do you? Your quickness of perception has been overrated." "Why has it?" Averting his head, Arkady returned no reply, while Katia fell to searching for the last crumbs in her basket, and throwing them to the sparrows.
Chapter 11 of Fathers and Sons is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the act of preventing something from occurring
From this reading “Averting his head, Arkady returned no reply, while Katia fell to searching for the last crumbs in her basket, and throwing them to the sparrows.”
a container that is usually woven and has handles
From this reading “Averting his head, Arkady returned no reply, while Katia fell to searching for the last crumbs in her basket, and throwing them to the sparrows.”
plural of “crumb” — a very small quantity of something
From this reading “Averting his head, Arkady returned no reply, while Katia fell to searching for the last crumbs in her basket, and throwing them to the sparrows.”
past form of “overrate” — make too high an estimate of
From this reading “Your quickness of perception has been overrated."”
the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept
From this reading “Your quickness of perception has been overrated."”
skillful performance or ability without difficulty
From this reading “Your quickness of perception has been overrated."”
diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation
From this reading “Averting his head, Arkady returned no reply, while Katia fell to searching for the last crumbs in her basket, and throwing them to the sparrows.”
plural of “sparrow” — any of several small dull-colored singing birds feeding on seeds or insects
From this reading “Averting his head, Arkady returned no reply, while Katia fell to searching for the last crumbs in her basket, and throwing them to the sparrows.”
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 “Averting his head, Arkady returned no reply, while Katia fell to searching for the last crumbs in her basket, and throwing them to the sparrows.”
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Averting his head, Arkady returned no reply, while Katia fell to searching for the last crumbs in her basket, and throwing them to the sparrows.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Averting his head, Arkady returned no reply, while Katia fell to searching for the last crumbs in her basket, and throwing them to the sparrows.
the act of preventing something from occurring
From this reading Averting his head, Arkady returned no reply, while Katia fell to searching for the last crumbs in her basket, and throwing them to the sparrows.
a container that is usually woven and has handles
From this reading Averting his head, Arkady returned no reply, while Katia fell to searching for the last crumbs in her basket, and throwing them to the sparrows.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Your quickness of perception has been overrated."
plural of “crumb” — a very small quantity of something
From this reading Averting his head, Arkady returned no reply, while Katia fell to searching for the last crumbs in her basket, and throwing them to the sparrows.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you?
fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading "I fail to follow you."
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading Averting his head, Arkady returned no reply, while Katia fell to searching for the last crumbs in her basket, and throwing them to the sparrows.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading "I fail to follow you."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Averting his head, Arkady returned no reply, while Katia fell to searching for the last crumbs in her basket, and throwing them to the sparrows.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Your quickness of perception has been overrated."
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Averting his head, Arkady returned no reply, while Katia fell to searching for the last crumbs in her basket, and throwing them to the sparrows.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Averting his head, Arkady returned no reply, while Katia fell to searching for the last crumbs in her basket, and throwing them to the sparrows.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Averting his head, Arkady returned no reply, while Katia fell to searching for the last crumbs in her basket, and throwing them to the sparrows.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I fail to follow you."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Averting his head, Arkady returned no reply, while Katia fell to searching for the last crumbs in her basket, and throwing them to the sparrows.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Why has it?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Averting his head, Arkady returned no reply, while Katia fell to searching for the last crumbs in her basket, and throwing them to the sparrows.
immediately past
From this reading Averting his head, Arkady returned no reply, while Katia fell to searching for the last crumbs in her basket, and throwing them to the sparrows.
not any; not one
From this reading Averting his head, Arkady returned no reply, while Katia fell to searching for the last crumbs in her basket, and throwing them to the sparrows.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Your quickness of perception has been overrated."
past form of “overrate” — make too high an estimate of
From this reading Your quickness of perception has been overrated."
the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept
From this reading Your quickness of perception has been overrated."
skillful performance or ability without difficulty
From this reading Your quickness of perception has been overrated."
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading Averting his head, Arkady returned no reply, while Katia fell to searching for the last crumbs in her basket, and throwing them to the sparrows.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Averting his head, Arkady returned no reply, while Katia fell to searching for the last crumbs in her basket, and throwing them to the sparrows.
diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation
From this reading Averting his head, Arkady returned no reply, while Katia fell to searching for the last crumbs in her basket, and throwing them to the sparrows.
plural of “sparrow” — any of several small dull-colored singing birds feeding on seeds or insects
From this reading Averting his head, Arkady returned no reply, while Katia fell to searching for the last crumbs in her basket, and throwing them to the sparrows.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Averting his head, Arkady returned no reply, while Katia fell to searching for the last crumbs in her basket, and throwing them to the sparrows.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Averting his head, Arkady returned no reply, while Katia fell to searching for the last crumbs in her basket, and throwing them to the sparrows.
-ing form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading Averting his head, Arkady returned no reply, while Katia fell to searching for the last crumbs in her basket, and throwing them to the sparrows.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I fail to follow you."
during the time that
From this reading Averting his head, Arkady returned no reply, while Katia fell to searching for the last crumbs in her basket, and throwing them to the sparrows.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why has it?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I fail to follow you."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your quickness of perception has been overrated."
Chapter 11 of Fathers and Sons by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev holds 414 sentences, grouped into 83 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 11 holds 414 sentences of Fathers and Sons, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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