Chapter 8 of Liza is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of Liza is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Yes." "O--h!" repeated the old man, raising his eyebrows, "and she has come here?" "Yes. She is now in my house, and I--I am a most unfortunate man." And he laughed again.
Chapter 8 of Liza is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
anew
From this reading “And he laughed again.”
plural of “eyebrow” — the arch of hair above each eye
From this reading “"O--h!" repeated the old man, raising his eyebrows, "and she has come here?"”
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading “She is now in my house, and I--I am a most unfortunate man."”
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading “And he laughed again.”
the event of something being raised upward
From this reading “"O--h!" repeated the old man, raising his eyebrows, "and she has come here?"”
recurring again and again
From this reading “"O--h!" repeated the old man, raising his eyebrows, "and she has come here?"”
not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune
From this reading “She is now in my house, and I--I am a most unfortunate man."”
an affirmative
From this reading “"Yes."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 She is now in my house, and I--I am a most unfortunate man."
anew
From this reading And he laughed again.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading She is now in my house, and I--I am a most unfortunate man."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "O--h!" repeated the old man, raising his eyebrows, "and she has come here?"
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "O--h!" repeated the old man, raising his eyebrows, "and she has come here?"
plural of “eyebrow” — the arch of hair above each eye
From this reading "O--h!" repeated the old man, raising his eyebrows, "and she has come here?"
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading "O--h!" repeated the old man, raising his eyebrows, "and she has come here?"
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "O--h!" repeated the old man, raising his eyebrows, "and she has come here?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And he laughed again.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "O--h!" repeated the old man, raising his eyebrows, "and she has come here?"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "O--h!" repeated the old man, raising his eyebrows, "and she has come here?"
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading She is now in my house, and I--I am a most unfortunate man."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading She is now in my house, and I--I am a most unfortunate man."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She is now in my house, and I--I am a most unfortunate man."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She is now in my house, and I--I am a most unfortunate man."
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading And he laughed again.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "O--h!" repeated the old man, raising his eyebrows, "and she has come here?"
used to form the superlative
From this reading She is now in my house, and I--I am a most unfortunate man."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading She is now in my house, and I--I am a most unfortunate man."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading She is now in my house, and I--I am a most unfortunate man."
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "O--h!" repeated the old man, raising his eyebrows, "and she has come here?"
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "O--h!" repeated the old man, raising his eyebrows, "and she has come here?"
the event of something being raised upward
From this reading "O--h!" repeated the old man, raising his eyebrows, "and she has come here?"
recurring again and again
From this reading "O--h!" repeated the old man, raising his eyebrows, "and she has come here?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "O--h!" repeated the old man, raising his eyebrows, "and she has come here?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "O--h!" repeated the old man, raising his eyebrows, "and she has come here?"
not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune
From this reading She is now in my house, and I--I am a most unfortunate man."
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes."
Chapter 8 of Liza by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev holds 434 sentences, grouped into 87 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 8 holds 434 sentences of Liza, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of Liza by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 434 sentences, grouped into 87 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 87 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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