Chapter 17 of His Hour is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of His Hour is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Tamara had just begun to dress when her godmother came into her room next day. "There is going to be a terrible snow storm, dear," she said. "I think we should get down fairly early and suggest to Gritzko that we start back to Moscow before lunch. It is no joke to be caught in this wild country. I will send you in Katia."
Chapter 17 of His Hour is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “Tamara had just begun to dress when her godmother came into her room next day.”
to certain extent or degree
From this reading “"I think we should get down fairly early and suggest to Gritzko that we start back to Moscow before lunch.”
any woman who serves as a sponsor for a child at baptism
From this reading “Tamara had just begun to dress when her godmother came into her room next day.”
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading “It is no joke to be caught in this wild country.”
take the midday meal
From this reading “"I think we should get down fairly early and suggest to Gritzko that we start back to Moscow before lunch.”
a city of central European Russia; formerly capital of both the Soviet Union and Soviet Russia; since 1991 the capital of the Russian Federation
From this reading “"I think we should get down fairly early and suggest to Gritzko that we start back to Moscow before lunch.”
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading “"There is going to be a terrible snow storm, dear," she said.”
make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading “"I think we should get down fairly early and suggest to Gritzko that we start back to Moscow before lunch.”
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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 "There is going to be a terrible snow storm, dear," she said.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I think we should get down fairly early and suggest to Gritzko that we start back to Moscow before lunch.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "I think we should get down fairly early and suggest to Gritzko that we start back to Moscow before lunch.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "There is going to be a terrible snow storm, dear," she said.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "I think we should get down fairly early and suggest to Gritzko that we start back to Moscow before lunch.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Tamara had just begun to dress when her godmother came into her room next day.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Tamara had just begun to dress when her godmother came into her room next day.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading It is no joke to be caught in this wild country.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading It is no joke to be caught in this wild country.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Tamara had just begun to dress when her godmother came into her room next day.
dearly loved
From this reading "There is going to be a terrible snow storm, dear," she said.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "I think we should get down fairly early and suggest to Gritzko that we start back to Moscow before lunch.
put on clothes
From this reading Tamara had just begun to dress when her godmother came into her room next day.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading "I think we should get down fairly early and suggest to Gritzko that we start back to Moscow before lunch.
to certain extent or degree
From this reading "I think we should get down fairly early and suggest to Gritzko that we start back to Moscow before lunch.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "I think we should get down fairly early and suggest to Gritzko that we start back to Moscow before lunch.
any woman who serves as a sponsor for a child at baptism
From this reading Tamara had just begun to dress when her godmother came into her room next day.
the act of departing
From this reading "There is going to be a terrible snow storm, dear," she said.
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From this reading "I think we should get down fairly early and suggest to Gritzko that we start back to Moscow before lunch.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Tamara had just begun to dress when her godmother came into her room next day.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Tamara had just begun to dress when her godmother came into her room next day.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I think we should get down fairly early and suggest to Gritzko that we start back to Moscow before lunch.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It is no joke to be caught in this wild country.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Tamara had just begun to dress when her godmother came into her room next day.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "There is going to be a terrible snow storm, dear," she said.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is no joke to be caught in this wild country.
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading It is no joke to be caught in this wild country.
and nothing more
From this reading Tamara had just begun to dress when her godmother came into her room next day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I will send you in Katia."
take the midday meal
From this reading "I think we should get down fairly early and suggest to Gritzko that we start back to Moscow before lunch.
a city of central European Russia; formerly capital of both the Soviet Union and Soviet Russia; since 1991 the capital of the Russian Federation
From this reading "I think we should get down fairly early and suggest to Gritzko that we start back to Moscow before lunch.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Tamara had just begun to dress when her godmother came into her room next day.
not any; not one
From this reading It is no joke to be caught in this wild country.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Tamara had just begun to dress when her godmother came into her room next day.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "There is going to be a terrible snow storm, dear," she said.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading I will send you in Katia."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "There is going to be a terrible snow storm, dear," she said.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "I think we should get down fairly early and suggest to Gritzko that we start back to Moscow before lunch.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading "There is going to be a terrible snow storm, dear," she said.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading "I think we should get down fairly early and suggest to Gritzko that we start back to Moscow before lunch.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading "There is going to be a terrible snow storm, dear," she said.
make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading "I think we should get down fairly early and suggest to Gritzko that we start back to Moscow before lunch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tamara had just begun to dress when her godmother came into her room next day.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading "There is going to be a terrible snow storm, dear," she said.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I think we should get down fairly early and suggest to Gritzko that we start back to Moscow before lunch.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There is going to be a terrible snow storm, dear," she said.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "I think we should get down fairly early and suggest to Gritzko that we start back to Moscow before lunch.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It is no joke to be caught in this wild country.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Tamara had just begun to dress when her godmother came into her room next day.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "I think we should get down fairly early and suggest to Gritzko that we start back to Moscow before lunch.
at the time that
From this reading Tamara had just begun to dress when her godmother came into her room next day.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading It is no joke to be caught in this wild country.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will send you in Katia."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I will send you in Katia."
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