Chapter 6 of Knock, Knock, Knock and Other Stories is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Knock, Knock, Knock and Other Stories is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
VIII "You must excuse me," she began again, turning from side to side before the looking glass, "for having so ... brought you home with me. Perhaps you dislike it?" "Oh, not at all!" "As I have told you already, I am so quick. I act first and think afterwards, though sometimes I don't think at all....
Chapter 6 of Knock, Knock, Knock and Other Stories is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
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perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading “I act first and think afterwards, though sometimes I don't think at all....”
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading “I act first and think afterwards, though sometimes I don't think at all....”
an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group
From this reading “Perhaps you dislike it?"”
accept an excuse for
From this reading “VIII "You must excuse me," she began again, turning from side to side before the looking glass, "for having so ... brought you home with me.”
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading “VIII "You must excuse me," she began again, turning from side to side before the looking glass, "for having so ... brought you home with me.”
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading “"As I have told you already, I am so quick.”
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading “I act first and think afterwards, though sometimes I don't think at all....”
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading “VIII "You must excuse me," she began again, turning from side to side before the looking glass, "for having so ... brought you home with me.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading I act first and think afterwards, though sometimes I don't think at all....
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading I act first and think afterwards, though sometimes I don't think at all....
anew
From this reading VIII "You must excuse me," she began again, turning from side to side before the looking glass, "for having so ... brought you home with me.
(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 "Oh, not at all!"
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading "As I have told you already, I am so quick.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "As I have told you already, I am so quick.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I act first and think afterwards, though sometimes I don't think at all....
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "As I have told you already, I am so quick.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Oh, not at all!"
earlier than; in front of
From this reading VIII "You must excuse me," she began again, turning from side to side before the looking glass, "for having so ... brought you home with me.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading VIII "You must excuse me," she began again, turning from side to side before the looking glass, "for having so ... brought you home with me.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading VIII "You must excuse me," she began again, turning from side to side before the looking glass, "for having so ... brought you home with me.
an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group
From this reading Perhaps you dislike it?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I act first and think afterwards, though sometimes I don't think at all....
accept an excuse for
From this reading VIII "You must excuse me," she began again, turning from side to side before the looking glass, "for having so ... brought you home with me.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading I act first and think afterwards, though sometimes I don't think at all....
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading VIII "You must excuse me," she began again, turning from side to side before the looking glass, "for having so ... brought you home with me.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading VIII "You must excuse me," she began again, turning from side to side before the looking glass, "for having so ... brought you home with me.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading VIII "You must excuse me," she began again, turning from side to side before the looking glass, "for having so ... brought you home with me.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "As I have told you already, I am so quick.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading VIII "You must excuse me," she began again, turning from side to side before the looking glass, "for having so ... brought you home with me.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading VIII "You must excuse me," she began again, turning from side to side before the looking glass, "for having so ... brought you home with me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "As I have told you already, I am so quick.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Perhaps you dislike it?"
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading VIII "You must excuse me," she began again, turning from side to side before the looking glass, "for having so ... brought you home with me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading VIII "You must excuse me," she began again, turning from side to side before the looking glass, "for having so ... brought you home with me.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading VIII "You must excuse me," she began again, turning from side to side before the looking glass, "for having so ... brought you home with me.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Oh, not at all!"
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, not at all!"
by chance
From this reading Perhaps you dislike it?"
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading "As I have told you already, I am so quick.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading VIII "You must excuse me," she began again, turning from side to side before the looking glass, "for having so ... brought you home with me.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading VIII "You must excuse me," she began again, turning from side to side before the looking glass, "for having so ... brought you home with me.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading VIII "You must excuse me," she began again, turning from side to side before the looking glass, "for having so ... brought you home with me.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading I act first and think afterwards, though sometimes I don't think at all....
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading VIII "You must excuse me," she began again, turning from side to side before the looking glass, "for having so ... brought you home with me.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I act first and think afterwards, though sometimes I don't think at all....
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I act first and think afterwards, though sometimes I don't think at all....
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading VIII "You must excuse me," she began again, turning from side to side before the looking glass, "for having so ... brought you home with me.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "As I have told you already, I am so quick.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading VIII "You must excuse me," she began again, turning from side to side before the looking glass, "for having so ... brought you home with me.
the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one
From this reading VIII "You must excuse me," she began again, turning from side to side before the looking glass, "for having so ... brought you home with me.
in the company of; together with
From this reading VIII "You must excuse me," she began again, turning from side to side before the looking glass, "for having so ... brought you home with me.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading VIII "You must excuse me," she began again, turning from side to side before the looking glass, "for having so ... brought you home with me.
Chapter 6 of Knock, Knock, Knock and Other Stories by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev holds 399 sentences, grouped into 80 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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