Chapter 6 of Makar's Dream, and Other Stories is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Makar's Dream, and Other Stories is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Why don’t you come to see us any more?” he asked. “I’m afraid to--I haven’t seen your people in town.” “O--oh--and I never thought of telling you! Our people aren’t at home; you can come. And I thought it was something else!”
Chapter 6 of Makar's Dream, and Other Stories is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading ““I’m afraid to--I haven’t seen your people in town.””
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading ““Why don’t you come to see us any more?” he asked.”
where you live at a particular time
From this reading “Our people aren’t at home; you can come.”
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading ““I’m afraid to--I haven’t seen your people in town.””
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading ““I’m afraid to--I haven’t seen your people in town.””
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “And I thought it was something else!””
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading ““O--oh--and I never thought of telling you!”
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading ““I’m afraid to--I haven’t seen your people in town.””
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.
a reception held in your own home
In this reading “Our people aren’t at home; you can come.”
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.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading “I’m afraid to--I haven’t seen your people in town.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “O--oh--and I never thought of telling you!
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “Why don’t you come to see us any more?” he asked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Our people aren’t at home; you can come.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Why don’t you come to see us any more?” he asked.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Our people aren’t at home; you can come.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Our people aren’t at home; you can come.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Why don’t you come to see us any more?” he asked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Why don’t you come to see us any more?” he asked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And I thought it was something else!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’m afraid to--I haven’t seen your people in town.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Why don’t you come to see us any more?” he asked.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Our people aren’t at home; you can come.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I’m afraid to--I haven’t seen your people in town.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’m afraid to--I haven’t seen your people in town.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I’m afraid to--I haven’t seen your people in town.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And I thought it was something else!”
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “Why don’t you come to see us any more?” he asked.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “O--oh--and I never thought of telling you!
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--oh--and I never thought of telling you!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “O--oh--and I never thought of telling you!
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “O--oh--and I never thought of telling you!
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our people aren’t at home; you can come.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading “I’m afraid to--I haven’t seen your people in town.”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Why don’t you come to see us any more?” he asked.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “I’m afraid to--I haven’t seen your people in town.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading And I thought it was something else!”
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading “O--oh--and I never thought of telling you!
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “O--oh--and I never thought of telling you!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Why don’t you come to see us any more?” he asked.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading “I’m afraid to--I haven’t seen your people in town.”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Why don’t you come to see us any more?” he asked.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And I thought it was something else!”
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why don’t you come to see us any more?” he asked.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Why don’t you come to see us any more?” he asked.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I’m afraid to--I haven’t seen your people in town.”
Chapter 6 of Makar's Dream, and Other Stories by Vladimir Galaktionovich Korolenko holds 411 sentences, grouped into 83 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 6 holds 411 sentences of Makar's Dream, and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 6 of Makar's Dream, and Other Stories by Vladimir Galaktionovich Korolenko exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 411 sentences, grouped into 83 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 83 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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