Chapter 6 of In Vain is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 6 of In Vain is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Nothing could be more irritating than the relations of these students. They lived together. At last Gustav on returning one day from Pani Helena's found Yosef's effects packed. Yosef himself was occupied in arranging his books and linen. Both were silent till all was ready; then Yosef said,-- "Gustav, farewell!
Chapter 6 of In Vain is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/28 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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the act of arranging and adapting a piece of music
From this reading “Yosef himself was occupied in arranging his books and linen.”
property of a personal character that is portable but not used in business
From this reading “At last Gustav on returning one day from Pani Helena's found Yosef's effects packed.”
possessive form of “helena” — capital of the state of Montana; located in western Montana
From this reading “At last Gustav on returning one day from Pani Helena's found Yosef's effects packed.”
causing irritation or annoyance
From this reading “Nothing could be more irritating than the relations of these students.”
a fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant
From this reading “Yosef himself was occupied in arranging his books and linen.”
extremely crowed or filled to capacity
From this reading “At last Gustav on returning one day from Pani Helena's found Yosef's effects packed.”
mutual dealings or connections or communications among persons or groups
From this reading “Nothing could be more irritating than the relations of these students.”
plural of “student” — a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
From this reading “Nothing could be more irritating than the relations of these students.”
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.
share living quarters; usually said of people who are not married and live together as a couple
In this reading “They lived together.”
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.
(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 Both were silent till all was ready; then Yosef said,-- "Gustav, farewell!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Yosef himself was occupied in arranging his books and linen.
the act of arranging and adapting a piece of music
From this reading Yosef himself was occupied in arranging his books and linen.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last Gustav on returning one day from Pani Helena's found Yosef's effects packed.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Nothing could be more irritating than the relations of these students.
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading Yosef himself was occupied in arranging his books and linen.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Both were silent till all was ready; then Yosef said,-- "Gustav, farewell!
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Nothing could be more irritating than the relations of these students.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading At last Gustav on returning one day from Pani Helena's found Yosef's effects packed.
property of a personal character that is portable but not used in business
From this reading At last Gustav on returning one day from Pani Helena's found Yosef's effects packed.
an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
From this reading Both were silent till all was ready; then Yosef said,-- "Gustav, farewell!
set up or found
From this reading At last Gustav on returning one day from Pani Helena's found Yosef's effects packed.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At last Gustav on returning one day from Pani Helena's found Yosef's effects packed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At last Gustav on returning one day from Pani Helena's found Yosef's effects packed.
possessive form of “helena” — capital of the state of Montana; located in western Montana
From this reading At last Gustav on returning one day from Pani Helena's found Yosef's effects packed.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Yosef himself was occupied in arranging his books and linen.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Yosef himself was occupied in arranging his books and linen.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Yosef himself was occupied in arranging his books and linen.
causing irritation or annoyance
From this reading Nothing could be more irritating than the relations of these students.
immediately past
From this reading At last Gustav on returning one day from Pani Helena's found Yosef's effects packed.
a fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant
From this reading Yosef himself was occupied in arranging his books and linen.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading They lived together.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Nothing could be more irritating than the relations of these students.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing could be more irritating than the relations of these students.
held or filled or in use
From this reading Yosef himself was occupied in arranging his books and linen.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Nothing could be more irritating than the relations of these students.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At last Gustav on returning one day from Pani Helena's found Yosef's effects packed.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading At last Gustav on returning one day from Pani Helena's found Yosef's effects packed.
extremely crowed or filled to capacity
From this reading At last Gustav on returning one day from Pani Helena's found Yosef's effects packed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At last Gustav on returning one day from Pani Helena's found Yosef's effects packed.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading Both were silent till all was ready; then Yosef said,-- "Gustav, farewell!
mutual dealings or connections or communications among persons or groups
From this reading Nothing could be more irritating than the relations of these students.
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading At last Gustav on returning one day from Pani Helena's found Yosef's effects packed.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Both were silent till all was ready; then Yosef said,-- "Gustav, farewell!
marked by absence of sound
From this reading Both were silent till all was ready; then Yosef said,-- "Gustav, farewell!
plural of “student” — a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
From this reading Nothing could be more irritating than the relations of these students.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Nothing could be more irritating than the relations of these students.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Nothing could be more irritating than the relations of these students.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Both were silent till all was ready; then Yosef said,-- "Gustav, farewell!
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Nothing could be more irritating than the relations of these students.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They lived together.
up to a particular time
From this reading Both were silent till all was ready; then Yosef said,-- "Gustav, farewell!
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading They lived together.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yosef himself was occupied in arranging his books and linen.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Both were silent till all was ready; then Yosef said,-- "Gustav, farewell!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yosef himself was occupied in arranging his books and linen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At last Gustav on returning one day from Pani Helena's found Yosef's effects packed.
Chapter 6 of In Vain by Henryk Sienkiewicz holds 142 sentences, grouped into 29 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.
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