Chapter 19 of In Vain is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIX
Chapter 19 of In Vain is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Days passed, still Yosef did not return to the countess, but Malinka said to Augustinovich,-- "Pelski may offer himself any day to Lula." "And if he does not, she may offer herself to him," answered Augustinovich, with emphasis. "Oh, that is not true, not true." "We shall see." "No, Pan Adam.
Chapter 19 of In Vain is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(Old Testament) in Judeo-Christian mythology; the first man and the husband of Eve and the progenitor of the human race
From this reading “"No, Pan Adam.”
female equivalent of a count or earl
From this reading “Days passed, still Yosef did not return to the countess, but Malinka said to Augustinovich,-- "Pelski may offer himself any day to Lula."”
special importance or significance
From this reading “"And if he does not, she may offer herself to him," answered Augustinovich, with emphasis.”
make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading “Days passed, still Yosef did not return to the countess, but Malinka said to Augustinovich,-- "Pelski may offer himself any day to Lula."”
make a sweeping movement
From this reading “"No, Pan Adam.”
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading “Days passed, still Yosef did not return to the countess, but Malinka said to Augustinovich,-- "Pelski may offer himself any day to Lula."”
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading “Days passed, still Yosef did not return to the countess, but Malinka said to Augustinovich,-- "Pelski may offer himself any day to Lula."”
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading “"Oh, that is not true, not true."”
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In this reading “"And if he does not, she may offer herself to him," answered Augustinovich, with emphasis.”
In this reading “Days passed, still Yosef did not return to the countess, but Malinka said to Augustinovich,-- "Pelski may offer himself any day to Lula."”
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(Old Testament) in Judeo-Christian mythology; the first man and the husband of Eve and the progenitor of the human race
From this reading "No, Pan Adam.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And if he does not, she may offer herself to him," answered Augustinovich, with emphasis.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "And if he does not, she may offer herself to him," answered Augustinovich, with emphasis.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Days passed, still Yosef did not return to the countess, but Malinka said to Augustinovich,-- "Pelski may offer himself any day to Lula."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Days passed, still Yosef did not return to the countess, but Malinka said to Augustinovich,-- "Pelski may offer himself any day to Lula."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Days passed, still Yosef did not return to the countess, but Malinka said to Augustinovich,-- "Pelski may offer himself any day to Lula."
female equivalent of a count or earl
From this reading Days passed, still Yosef did not return to the countess, but Malinka said to Augustinovich,-- "Pelski may offer himself any day to Lula."
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Days passed, still Yosef did not return to the countess, but Malinka said to Augustinovich,-- "Pelski may offer himself any day to Lula."
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Days passed, still Yosef did not return to the countess, but Malinka said to Augustinovich,-- "Pelski may offer himself any day to Lula."
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Days passed, still Yosef did not return to the countess, but Malinka said to Augustinovich,-- "Pelski may offer himself any day to Lula."
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "And if he does not, she may offer herself to him," answered Augustinovich, with emphasis.
special importance or significance
From this reading "And if he does not, she may offer herself to him," answered Augustinovich, with emphasis.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "And if he does not, she may offer herself to him," answered Augustinovich, with emphasis.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "And if he does not, she may offer herself to him," answered Augustinovich, with emphasis.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "And if he does not, she may offer herself to him," answered Augustinovich, with emphasis.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Days passed, still Yosef did not return to the countess, but Malinka said to Augustinovich,-- "Pelski may offer himself any day to Lula."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "And if he does not, she may offer herself to him," answered Augustinovich, with emphasis.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Oh, that is not true, not true."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Days passed, still Yosef did not return to the countess, but Malinka said to Augustinovich,-- "Pelski may offer himself any day to Lula."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Days passed, still Yosef did not return to the countess, but Malinka said to Augustinovich,-- "Pelski may offer himself any day to Lula."
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Days passed, still Yosef did not return to the countess, but Malinka said to Augustinovich,-- "Pelski may offer himself any day to Lula."
not any; not one
From this reading "No, Pan Adam.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Days passed, still Yosef did not return to the countess, but Malinka said to Augustinovich,-- "Pelski may offer himself any day to Lula."
make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading Days passed, still Yosef did not return to the countess, but Malinka said to Augustinovich,-- "Pelski may offer himself any day to Lula."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, that is not true, not true."
make a sweeping movement
From this reading "No, Pan Adam.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Days passed, still Yosef did not return to the countess, but Malinka said to Augustinovich,-- "Pelski may offer himself any day to Lula."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Days passed, still Yosef did not return to the countess, but Malinka said to Augustinovich,-- "Pelski may offer himself any day to Lula."
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Days passed, still Yosef did not return to the countess, but Malinka said to Augustinovich,-- "Pelski may offer himself any day to Lula."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Days passed, still Yosef did not return to the countess, but Malinka said to Augustinovich,-- "Pelski may offer himself any day to Lula."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "We shall see."
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "We shall see."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "And if he does not, she may offer herself to him," answered Augustinovich, with emphasis.
not in physical motion
From this reading Days passed, still Yosef did not return to the countess, but Malinka said to Augustinovich,-- "Pelski may offer himself any day to Lula."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Oh, that is not true, not true."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Days passed, still Yosef did not return to the countess, but Malinka said to Augustinovich,-- "Pelski may offer himself any day to Lula."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Days passed, still Yosef did not return to the countess, but Malinka said to Augustinovich,-- "Pelski may offer himself any day to Lula."
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading "Oh, that is not true, not true."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We shall see."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "And if he does not, she may offer herself to him," answered Augustinovich, with emphasis.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Days passed, still Yosef did not return to the countess, but Malinka said to Augustinovich,-- "Pelski may offer himself any day to Lula."
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