Chapter 4 of Iermola is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Iermola is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"My lord does not comprehend at all?" "No; the devil! I do not comprehend at all; I am waiting for you to explain yourself more clearly." "Some time ago--it was in the month of April--some one came and left a baby near my cabin." "How?
Chapter 4 of Iermola is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the month following March and preceding May
From this reading “"Some time ago--it was in the month of April--some one came and left a baby near my cabin."”
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading “"Some time ago--it was in the month of April--some one came and left a baby near my cabin."”
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading “"Some time ago--it was in the month of April--some one came and left a baby near my cabin."”
without doubt or question
From this reading “I do not comprehend at all; I am waiting for you to explain yourself more clearly."”
get the meaning of something
From this reading “"My lord does not comprehend at all?"”
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading “"No; the devil!”
make plain and comprehensible
From this reading “I do not comprehend at all; I am waiting for you to explain yourself more clearly."”
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading “"Some time ago--it was in the month of April--some one came and left a baby near my cabin."”
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 “"Some time ago--it was in the month of April--some one came and left a baby near my cabin."”
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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 "Some time ago--it was in the month of April--some one came and left a baby near my cabin."
in the past
From this reading "Some time ago--it was in the month of April--some one came and left a baby near my cabin."
(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 "My lord does not comprehend at all?"
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I do not comprehend at all; I am waiting for you to explain yourself more clearly."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Some time ago--it was in the month of April--some one came and left a baby near my cabin."
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading "Some time ago--it was in the month of April--some one came and left a baby near my cabin."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "My lord does not comprehend at all?"
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading "Some time ago--it was in the month of April--some one came and left a baby near my cabin."
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading "Some time ago--it was in the month of April--some one came and left a baby near my cabin."
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Some time ago--it was in the month of April--some one came and left a baby near my cabin."
without doubt or question
From this reading I do not comprehend at all; I am waiting for you to explain yourself more clearly."
get the meaning of something
From this reading "My lord does not comprehend at all?"
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading "No; the devil!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I do not comprehend at all; I am waiting for you to explain yourself more clearly."
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "My lord does not comprehend at all?"
make plain and comprehensible
From this reading I do not comprehend at all; I am waiting for you to explain yourself more clearly."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I do not comprehend at all; I am waiting for you to explain yourself more clearly."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I do not comprehend at all; I am waiting for you to explain yourself more clearly."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Some time ago--it was in the month of April--some one came and left a baby near my cabin."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Some time ago--it was in the month of April--some one came and left a baby near my cabin."
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading "Some time ago--it was in the month of April--some one came and left a baby near my cabin."
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading "My lord does not comprehend at all?"
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading "Some time ago--it was in the month of April--some one came and left a baby near my cabin."
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading I do not comprehend at all; I am waiting for you to explain yourself more clearly."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My lord does not comprehend at all?"
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading "Some time ago--it was in the month of April--some one came and left a baby near my cabin."
not any; not one
From this reading "No; the devil!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "My lord does not comprehend at all?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Some time ago--it was in the month of April--some one came and left a baby near my cabin."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Some time ago--it was in the month of April--some one came and left a baby near my cabin."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Some time ago--it was in the month of April--some one came and left a baby near my cabin."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "No; the devil!
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "Some time ago--it was in the month of April--some one came and left a baby near my cabin."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I do not comprehend at all; I am waiting for you to explain yourself more clearly."
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading I do not comprehend at all; I am waiting for you to explain yourself more clearly."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Some time ago--it was in the month of April--some one came and left a baby near my cabin."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I do not comprehend at all; I am waiting for you to explain yourself more clearly."
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading I do not comprehend at all; I am waiting for you to explain yourself more clearly."
Chapter 4 of Iermola by Józef Ignacy Kraszewski holds 424 sentences, grouped into 85 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 4 holds 424 sentences of Iermola, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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