Chapter 5 of In Vain is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of In Vain is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Autumn was approaching. It was cold in the rooms of the poorer students. Wrapped in their blankets and wearing caps, they warmed themselves with study. The rooms of those who had something with which to heat their stoves were swarming with comrades. No one visited the club any longer.
Chapter 5 of In Vain is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “blanket” — bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
From this reading “Wrapped in their blankets and wearing caps, they warmed themselves with study.”
plural of “cap” — a tight-fitting headdress
From this reading “Wrapped in their blankets and wearing caps, they warmed themselves with study.”
plural of “comrade” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading “The rooms of those who had something with which to heat their stoves were swarming with comrades.”
comparative of “poor” — deserving or inciting pity
From this reading “It was cold in the rooms of the poorer students.”
plural of “stove” — a kitchen appliance used for cooking food
From this reading “The rooms of those who had something with which to heat their stoves were swarming with comrades.”
plural of “student” — a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
From this reading “It was cold in the rooms of the poorer students.”
-ing form of “swarm” — be teeming, be abuzz
From this reading “The rooms of those who had something with which to heat their stoves were swarming with comrades.”
having been warmed up
From this reading “Wrapped in their blankets and wearing caps, they warmed themselves with study.”
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 “It was cold in the rooms of the poorer students.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Wrapped in their blankets and wearing caps, they warmed themselves with study.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading No one visited the club any longer.
the event of one object coming closer to another
From this reading Autumn was approaching.
the season when the leaves fall from the trees
From this reading Autumn was approaching.
plural of “blanket” — bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
From this reading Wrapped in their blankets and wearing caps, they warmed themselves with study.
plural of “cap” — a tight-fitting headdress
From this reading Wrapped in their blankets and wearing caps, they warmed themselves with study.
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading No one visited the club any longer.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading It was cold in the rooms of the poorer students.
plural of “comrade” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading The rooms of those who had something with which to heat their stoves were swarming with comrades.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The rooms of those who had something with which to heat their stoves were swarming with comrades.
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading The rooms of those who had something with which to heat their stoves were swarming with comrades.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was cold in the rooms of the poorer students.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was cold in the rooms of the poorer students.
for more time
From this reading No one visited the club any longer.
not any; not one
From this reading No one visited the club any longer.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was cold in the rooms of the poorer students.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one visited the club any longer.
comparative of “poor” — deserving or inciting pity
From this reading It was cold in the rooms of the poorer students.
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading It was cold in the rooms of the poorer students.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading The rooms of those who had something with which to heat their stoves were swarming with comrades.
plural of “stove” — a kitchen appliance used for cooking food
From this reading The rooms of those who had something with which to heat their stoves were swarming with comrades.
plural of “student” — a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
From this reading It was cold in the rooms of the poorer students.
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading Wrapped in their blankets and wearing caps, they warmed themselves with study.
-ing form of “swarm” — be teeming, be abuzz
From this reading The rooms of those who had something with which to heat their stoves were swarming with comrades.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was cold in the rooms of the poorer students.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Wrapped in their blankets and wearing caps, they warmed themselves with study.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Wrapped in their blankets and wearing caps, they warmed themselves with study.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Wrapped in their blankets and wearing caps, they warmed themselves with study.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The rooms of those who had something with which to heat their stoves were swarming with comrades.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The rooms of those who had something with which to heat their stoves were swarming with comrades.
past form of “visit” — go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading No one visited the club any longer.
having been warmed up
From this reading Wrapped in their blankets and wearing caps, they warmed themselves with study.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Autumn was approaching.
(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)
From this reading Wrapped in their blankets and wearing caps, they warmed themselves with study.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The rooms of those who had something with which to heat their stoves were swarming with comrades.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The rooms of those who had something with which to heat their stoves were swarming with comrades.
which person or people
From this reading The rooms of those who had something with which to heat their stoves were swarming with comrades.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Wrapped in their blankets and wearing caps, they warmed themselves with study.
covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak
From this reading Wrapped in their blankets and wearing caps, they warmed themselves with study.
Chapter 5 of In Vain by Henryk Sienkiewicz holds 124 sentences, grouped into 25 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 5 holds 124 sentences of In Vain, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
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