Chapter 1 of In the World is here in full — 520 sentences across 104 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of In the World is here in full — 520 sentences across 104 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Author of "My Childhood," etc._ THE CENTURY CO. I went out into the world as "shop-boy" at a fashionable boot-shop in the main street of the town. My master was a small, round man. He had a brown, rugged face, green teeth, and watery, mud-colored eyes. At first I thought he was blind, and to see if my supposition was correct, I made a grimace.
Chapter 1 of In the World is here in full — 520 sentences across 104 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a period of 100 years
From this reading “_Author of "My Childhood," etc._ THE CENTURY CO.”
the time of person's life when they are a child
From this reading “_Author of "My Childhood," etc._ THE CENTURY CO.”
make right or correct
From this reading “At first I thought he was blind, and to see if my supposition was correct, I made a grimace.”
being or in accordance with current social fashions
From this reading “I went out into the world as "shop-boy" at a fashionable boot-shop in the main street of the town.”
contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state
From this reading “At first I thought he was blind, and to see if my supposition was correct, I made a grimace.”
sturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring
From this reading “He had a brown, rugged face, green teeth, and watery, mud-colored eyes.”
a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
From this reading “At first I thought he was blind, and to see if my supposition was correct, I made a grimace.”
filled with water
From this reading “He had a brown, rugged face, green teeth, and watery, mud-colored eyes.”
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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street that serves as a principal thoroughfare for traffic in a town
In this reading “I went out into the world as "shop-boy" at a fashionable boot-shop in the main street of the town.”
In this reading “He had a brown, rugged face, green teeth, and watery, mud-colored eyes.”
move out of or depart from
In this reading “I went out into the world as "shop-boy" at a fashionable boot-shop in the main street of the town.”
In this reading “I went out into the world as "shop-boy" at a fashionable boot-shop in the main street of the town.”
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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 I went out into the world as "shop-boy" at a fashionable boot-shop in the main street of the town.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had a brown, rugged face, green teeth, and watery, mud-colored eyes.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I went out into the world as "shop-boy" at a fashionable boot-shop in the main street of the town.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I went out into the world as "shop-boy" at a fashionable boot-shop in the main street of the town.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading _Author of "My Childhood," etc._ THE CENTURY CO.
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading At first I thought he was blind, and to see if my supposition was correct, I made a grimace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I went out into the world as "shop-boy" at a fashionable boot-shop in the main street of the town.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading He had a brown, rugged face, green teeth, and watery, mud-colored eyes.
a period of 100 years
From this reading _Author of "My Childhood," etc._ THE CENTURY CO.
the time of person's life when they are a child
From this reading _Author of "My Childhood," etc._ THE CENTURY CO.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading _Author of "My Childhood," etc._ THE CENTURY CO.
make right or correct
From this reading At first I thought he was blind, and to see if my supposition was correct, I made a grimace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Author of "My Childhood," etc._ THE CENTURY CO.
opinion or judgment
From this reading He had a brown, rugged face, green teeth, and watery, mud-colored eyes.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading He had a brown, rugged face, green teeth, and watery, mud-colored eyes.
being or in accordance with current social fashions
From this reading I went out into the world as "shop-boy" at a fashionable boot-shop in the main street of the town.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading At first I thought he was blind, and to see if my supposition was correct, I made a grimace.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading He had a brown, rugged face, green teeth, and watery, mud-colored eyes.
contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state
From this reading At first I thought he was blind, and to see if my supposition was correct, I made a grimace.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had a brown, rugged face, green teeth, and watery, mud-colored eyes.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had a brown, rugged face, green teeth, and watery, mud-colored eyes.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I went out into the world as "shop-boy" at a fashionable boot-shop in the main street of the town.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading At first I thought he was blind, and to see if my supposition was correct, I made a grimace.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I went out into the world as "shop-boy" at a fashionable boot-shop in the main street of the town.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I went out into the world as "shop-boy" at a fashionable boot-shop in the main street of the town.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading At first I thought he was blind, and to see if my supposition was correct, I made a grimace.
most important element
From this reading I went out into the world as "shop-boy" at a fashionable boot-shop in the main street of the town.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading My master was a small, round man.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading My master was a small, round man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had a brown, rugged face, green teeth, and watery, mud-colored eyes.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _Author of "My Childhood," etc._ THE CENTURY CO.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Author of "My Childhood," etc._ THE CENTURY CO.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I went out into the world as "shop-boy" at a fashionable boot-shop in the main street of the town.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading My master was a small, round man.
sturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring
From this reading He had a brown, rugged face, green teeth, and watery, mud-colored eyes.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading At first I thought he was blind, and to see if my supposition was correct, I made a grimace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I went out into the world as "shop-boy" at a fashionable boot-shop in the main street of the town.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading My master was a small, round man.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading I went out into the world as "shop-boy" at a fashionable boot-shop in the main street of the town.
a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
From this reading At first I thought he was blind, and to see if my supposition was correct, I made a grimace.
the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
From this reading He had a brown, rugged face, green teeth, and watery, mud-colored eyes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Author of "My Childhood," etc._ THE CENTURY CO.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading At first I thought he was blind, and to see if my supposition was correct, I made a grimace.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At first I thought he was blind, and to see if my supposition was correct, I made a grimace.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading I went out into the world as "shop-boy" at a fashionable boot-shop in the main street of the town.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My master was a small, round man.
filled with water
From this reading He had a brown, rugged face, green teeth, and watery, mud-colored eyes.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I went out into the world as "shop-boy" at a fashionable boot-shop in the main street of the town.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading I went out into the world as "shop-boy" at a fashionable boot-shop in the main street of the town.
Chapter 1 of In the World by Maksim Gorky holds 520 sentences, grouped into 104 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 1 holds 520 sentences of In the World, unabridged, divided into 104 reading sections.
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