Chapter 5 of Mimi's Marriage is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Mimi's Marriage is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"But they won't be strange children, because they will be mine almost from the day of their birth." "For all that, it's not the same. Of course I can't judge from my own experience; but every one says so, and I think it must be so myself. A strange child can never be the same as your own. I know it wouldn't be to me."
Chapter 5 of Mimi's Marriage is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the time when something begins (especially life)
From this reading “"But they won't be strange children, because they will be mine almost from the day of their birth."”
a young person of either sex
From this reading “A strange child can never be the same as your own.”
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading “"But they won't be strange children, because they will be mine almost from the day of their birth."”
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading “Of course I can't judge from my own experience; but every one says so, and I think it must be so myself.”
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading “Of course I can't judge from my own experience; but every one says so, and I think it must be so myself.”
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “"But they won't be strange children, because they will be mine almost from the day of their birth."”
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading “Of course I can't judge from my own experience; but every one says so, and I think it must be so myself.”
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading “"But they won't be strange children, because they will be mine almost from the day of their birth."”
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as might be expected
In this reading “Of course I can't judge from my own experience; but every one says so, and I think it must be so myself.”
In this reading “Of course I can't judge from my own experience; but every one says so, and I think it must be so myself.”
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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 A strange child can never be the same as your own.
(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 "For all that, it's not the same.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading "But they won't be strange children, because they will be mine almost from the day of their birth."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Of course I can't judge from my own experience; but every one says so, and I think it must be so myself.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A strange child can never be the same as your own.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "But they won't be strange children, because they will be mine almost from the day of their birth."
for the reason that
From this reading "But they won't be strange children, because they will be mine almost from the day of their birth."
the time when something begins (especially life)
From this reading "But they won't be strange children, because they will be mine almost from the day of their birth."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But they won't be strange children, because they will be mine almost from the day of their birth."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading A strange child can never be the same as your own.
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From this reading Of course I can't judge from my own experience; but every one says so, and I think it must be so myself.
a young person of either sex
From this reading A strange child can never be the same as your own.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading "But they won't be strange children, because they will be mine almost from the day of their birth."
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Of course I can't judge from my own experience; but every one says so, and I think it must be so myself.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "But they won't be strange children, because they will be mine almost from the day of their birth."
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Of course I can't judge from my own experience; but every one says so, and I think it must be so myself.
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading Of course I can't judge from my own experience; but every one says so, and I think it must be so myself.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "For all that, it's not the same.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "But they won't be strange children, because they will be mine almost from the day of their birth."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Of course I can't judge from my own experience; but every one says so, and I think it must be so myself.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Of course I can't judge from my own experience; but every one says so, and I think it must be so myself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "For all that, it's not the same.
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading Of course I can't judge from my own experience; but every one says so, and I think it must be so myself.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I know it wouldn't be to me."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I know it wouldn't be to me."
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "But they won't be strange children, because they will be mine almost from the day of their birth."
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Of course I can't judge from my own experience; but every one says so, and I think it must be so myself.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Of course I can't judge from my own experience; but every one says so, and I think it must be so myself.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Of course I can't judge from my own experience; but every one says so, and I think it must be so myself.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading A strange child can never be the same as your own.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "For all that, it's not the same.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "But they won't be strange children, because they will be mine almost from the day of their birth."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Of course I can't judge from my own experience; but every one says so, and I think it must be so myself.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Of course I can't judge from my own experience; but every one says so, and I think it must be so myself.
Identical; not different.
From this reading "For all that, it's not the same.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading Of course I can't judge from my own experience; but every one says so, and I think it must be so myself.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Of course I can't judge from my own experience; but every one says so, and I think it must be so myself.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading "But they won't be strange children, because they will be mine almost from the day of their birth."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "For all that, it's not the same.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "But they won't be strange children, because they will be mine almost from the day of their birth."
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "But they won't be strange children, because they will be mine almost from the day of their birth."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "But they won't be strange children, because they will be mine almost from the day of their birth."
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Of course I can't judge from my own experience; but every one says so, and I think it must be so myself.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I know it wouldn't be to me."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "But they won't be strange children, because they will be mine almost from the day of their birth."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But they won't be strange children, because they will be mine almost from the day of their birth."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I know it wouldn't be to me."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A strange child can never be the same as your own.
Chapter 5 of Mimi's Marriage by Lidiia Ivanovna Veselitskaia holds 421 sentences, grouped into 85 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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