Chapter 7 of In the World is here in full — 380 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of In the World is here in full — 380 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Grandfather and grandmother had again gone into the town. I went to them, prepared to be angry and warlike; but my heart was heavy. Why had they accounted me a thief? Grandmother greeted me tenderly, and at once went to prepare the samovar. Grandfather asked as mockingly as usual:
Chapter 7 of In the World is here in full — 380 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “account” — be the sole or primary factor in the existence, acquisition, supply, or disposal of something
From this reading “Why had they accounted me a thief?”
the father of your father or mother
From this reading “Grandfather and grandmother had again gone into the town.”
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading “Grandfather and grandmother had again gone into the town.”
past form of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading “Grandmother greeted me tenderly, and at once went to prepare the samovar.”
make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
From this reading “Grandmother greeted me tenderly, and at once went to prepare the samovar.”
with tenderness; in a tender manner
From this reading “Grandmother greeted me tenderly, and at once went to prepare the samovar.”
a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
From this reading “Why had they accounted me a thief?”
disposed to warfare or hard-line policies
From this reading “I went to them, prepared to be angry and warlike; but my heart was heavy.”
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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without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
In this reading “Grandmother greeted me tenderly, and at once went to prepare the samovar.”
In this reading “Grandfather and grandmother had again gone into the town.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Why had they accounted me a thief?
past form of “account” — be the sole or primary factor in the existence, acquisition, supply, or disposal of something
From this reading Why had they accounted me a thief?
anew
From this reading Grandfather and grandmother had again gone into the town.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Grandfather and grandmother had again gone into the town.
feeling or showing anger
From this reading I went to them, prepared to be angry and warlike; but my heart was heavy.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Grandfather asked as mockingly as usual:
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Grandfather asked as mockingly as usual:
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Grandmother greeted me tenderly, and at once went to prepare the samovar.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I went to them, prepared to be angry and warlike; but my heart was heavy.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I went to them, prepared to be angry and warlike; but my heart was heavy.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Grandfather and grandmother had again gone into the town.
the father of your father or mother
From this reading Grandfather and grandmother had again gone into the town.
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading Grandfather and grandmother had again gone into the town.
past form of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading Grandmother greeted me tenderly, and at once went to prepare the samovar.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Grandfather and grandmother had again gone into the town.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading I went to them, prepared to be angry and warlike; but my heart was heavy.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading I went to them, prepared to be angry and warlike; but my heart was heavy.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I went to them, prepared to be angry and warlike; but my heart was heavy.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Grandfather and grandmother had again gone into the town.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Why had they accounted me a thief?
in a disrespectful jeering manner
From this reading Grandfather asked as mockingly as usual:
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I went to them, prepared to be angry and warlike; but my heart was heavy.
on one occasion
From this reading Grandmother greeted me tenderly, and at once went to prepare the samovar.
make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
From this reading Grandmother greeted me tenderly, and at once went to prepare the samovar.
made ready or fit or suitable beforehand
From this reading I went to them, prepared to be angry and warlike; but my heart was heavy.
a metal urn with a spigot at the base; used in Russia to boil water for tea
From this reading Grandmother greeted me tenderly, and at once went to prepare the samovar.
with tenderness; in a tender manner
From this reading Grandmother greeted me tenderly, and at once went to prepare the samovar.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Grandfather and grandmother had again gone into the town.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I went to them, prepared to be angry and warlike; but my heart was heavy.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Why had they accounted me a thief?
a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
From this reading Why had they accounted me a thief?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I went to them, prepared to be angry and warlike; but my heart was heavy.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Grandfather and grandmother had again gone into the town.
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading Grandfather asked as mockingly as usual:
disposed to warfare or hard-line policies
From this reading I went to them, prepared to be angry and warlike; but my heart was heavy.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I went to them, prepared to be angry and warlike; but my heart was heavy.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I went to them, prepared to be angry and warlike; but my heart was heavy.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why had they accounted me a thief?
Chapter 7 of In the World by Maksim Gorky holds 380 sentences, grouped into 76 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 380 sentences of In the World, unabridged, divided into 76 reading sections.
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