Chapter 4 of Liza is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Liza is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Not a bit of it. Thou shalt go alone. I've grown lazy, my mother," answered Marfa Timofeevna. "I am spoiling myself terribly with tea drinking." She said _thou_ to Nastasia Carpovna, although she lived on a footing of equality with her--but it was not for nothing that she was a Pestof.
Chapter 4 of Liza is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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the act of consuming liquids
From this reading “"I am spoiling myself terribly with tea drinking."”
the quality of being the same in quantity or measure or value or status
From this reading “She said _thou_ to Nastasia Carpovna, although she lived on a footing of equality with her--but it was not for nothing that she was a Pestof.”
status with respect to the relations between people or groups
From this reading “She said _thou_ to Nastasia Carpovna, although she lived on a footing of equality with her--but it was not for nothing that she was a Pestof.”
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading “I've grown lazy, my mother," answered Marfa Timofeevna.”
moving slowly and gently
From this reading “I've grown lazy, my mother," answered Marfa Timofeevna.”
an old form of “shall”, used with “thou”
From this reading “Thou shalt go alone.”
the process of becoming spoiled
From this reading “"I am spoiling myself terribly with tea drinking."”
used as intensifiers
From this reading “"I am spoiling myself terribly with tea drinking."”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Not a bit of it.
Having no one else present.
From this reading Thou shalt go alone.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading She said _thou_ to Nastasia Carpovna, although she lived on a footing of equality with her--but it was not for nothing that she was a Pestof.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am spoiling myself terribly with tea drinking."
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading I've grown lazy, my mother," answered Marfa Timofeevna.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading "Not a bit of it.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She said _thou_ to Nastasia Carpovna, although she lived on a footing of equality with her--but it was not for nothing that she was a Pestof.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She said _thou_ to Nastasia Carpovna, although she lived on a footing of equality with her--but it was not for nothing that she was a Pestof.
the act of consuming liquids
From this reading "I am spoiling myself terribly with tea drinking."
the quality of being the same in quantity or measure or value or status
From this reading She said _thou_ to Nastasia Carpovna, although she lived on a footing of equality with her--but it was not for nothing that she was a Pestof.
status with respect to the relations between people or groups
From this reading She said _thou_ to Nastasia Carpovna, although she lived on a footing of equality with her--but it was not for nothing that she was a Pestof.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She said _thou_ to Nastasia Carpovna, although she lived on a footing of equality with her--but it was not for nothing that she was a Pestof.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Thou shalt go alone.
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading I've grown lazy, my mother," answered Marfa Timofeevna.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She said _thou_ to Nastasia Carpovna, although she lived on a footing of equality with her--but it was not for nothing that she was a Pestof.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am spoiling myself terribly with tea drinking."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I've grown lazy, my mother," answered Marfa Timofeevna.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Not a bit of it.
moving slowly and gently
From this reading I've grown lazy, my mother," answered Marfa Timofeevna.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading She said _thou_ to Nastasia Carpovna, although she lived on a footing of equality with her--but it was not for nothing that she was a Pestof.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I've grown lazy, my mother," answered Marfa Timofeevna.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading I've grown lazy, my mother," answered Marfa Timofeevna.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I've grown lazy, my mother," answered Marfa Timofeevna.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "I am spoiling myself terribly with tea drinking."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She said _thou_ to Nastasia Carpovna, although she lived on a footing of equality with her--but it was not for nothing that she was a Pestof.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not a bit of it.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading She said _thou_ to Nastasia Carpovna, although she lived on a footing of equality with her--but it was not for nothing that she was a Pestof.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Not a bit of it.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She said _thou_ to Nastasia Carpovna, although she lived on a footing of equality with her--but it was not for nothing that she was a Pestof.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She said _thou_ to Nastasia Carpovna, although she lived on a footing of equality with her--but it was not for nothing that she was a Pestof.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading She said _thou_ to Nastasia Carpovna, although she lived on a footing of equality with her--but it was not for nothing that she was a Pestof.
an old form of “shall”, used with “thou”
From this reading Thou shalt go alone.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She said _thou_ to Nastasia Carpovna, although she lived on a footing of equality with her--but it was not for nothing that she was a Pestof.
the process of becoming spoiled
From this reading "I am spoiling myself terribly with tea drinking."
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading "I am spoiling myself terribly with tea drinking."
used as intensifiers
From this reading "I am spoiling myself terribly with tea drinking."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She said _thou_ to Nastasia Carpovna, although she lived on a footing of equality with her--but it was not for nothing that she was a Pestof.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Thou shalt go alone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I've grown lazy, my mother," answered Marfa Timofeevna.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She said _thou_ to Nastasia Carpovna, although she lived on a footing of equality with her--but it was not for nothing that she was a Pestof.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She said _thou_ to Nastasia Carpovna, although she lived on a footing of equality with her--but it was not for nothing that she was a Pestof.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I am spoiling myself terribly with tea drinking."
Chapter 4 of Liza by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev holds 428 sentences, grouped into 86 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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