Chapter 6 of Mimi's Marriage is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Mimi's Marriage is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"How fond people are of praising up everything foreign and running down their own country. What things they told us about the Caucasus I And yet how my young people have improved here! If you had only seen my daughter in the spring.... She looked like a ghost! We were afraid she would go into a consumption.
Chapter 6 of Mimi's Marriage is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the mountain range in Caucasia between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea that forms part of the traditional border between Europe and Asia
From this reading “What things they told us about the Caucasus I And yet how my young people have improved here!”
the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)
From this reading “We were afraid she would go into a consumption.”
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading “"How fond people are of praising up everything foreign and running down their own country.”
of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own)
From this reading “"How fond people are of praising up everything foreign and running down their own country.”
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading “She looked like a ghost!”
made more desirable or valuable or profitable; especially made ready for use or marketing
From this reading “What things they told us about the Caucasus I And yet how my young people have improved here!”
full of or giving praise
From this reading “"How fond people are of praising up everything foreign and running down their own country.”
the season of growth
From this reading “If you had only seen my daughter in the spring....”
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In this reading “What things they told us about the Caucasus I And yet how my young people have improved here!”
In this reading “"How fond people are of praising up everything foreign and running down their own country.”
In this reading “She looked like a ghost!”
to come or go into
In this reading “We were afraid she would go into a consumption.”
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 looked like a ghost!
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading What things they told us about the Caucasus I And yet how my young people have improved here!
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading We were afraid she would go into a consumption.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "How fond people are of praising up everything foreign and running down their own country.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "How fond people are of praising up everything foreign and running down their own country.
the mountain range in Caucasia between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea that forms part of the traditional border between Europe and Asia
From this reading What things they told us about the Caucasus I And yet how my young people have improved here!
the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)
From this reading We were afraid she would go into a consumption.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading "How fond people are of praising up everything foreign and running down their own country.
a female human offspring
From this reading If you had only seen my daughter in the spring....
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "How fond people are of praising up everything foreign and running down their own country.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading "How fond people are of praising up everything foreign and running down their own country.
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading "How fond people are of praising up everything foreign and running down their own country.
of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own)
From this reading "How fond people are of praising up everything foreign and running down their own country.
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading She looked like a ghost!
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading We were afraid she would go into a consumption.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If you had only seen my daughter in the spring....
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading What things they told us about the Caucasus I And yet how my young people have improved here!
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading What things they told us about the Caucasus I And yet how my young people have improved here!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How fond people are of praising up everything foreign and running down their own country.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading What things they told us about the Caucasus I And yet how my young people have improved here!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you had only seen my daughter in the spring....
made more desirable or valuable or profitable; especially made ready for use or marketing
From this reading What things they told us about the Caucasus I And yet how my young people have improved here!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If you had only seen my daughter in the spring....
moving to the inside of something
From this reading We were afraid she would go into a consumption.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading She looked like a ghost!
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She looked like a ghost!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading What things they told us about the Caucasus I And yet how my young people have improved here!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "How fond people are of praising up everything foreign and running down their own country.
and nothing more
From this reading If you had only seen my daughter in the spring....
have ownership or possession of
From this reading "How fond people are of praising up everything foreign and running down their own country.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading "How fond people are of praising up everything foreign and running down their own country.
full of or giving praise
From this reading "How fond people are of praising up everything foreign and running down their own country.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading "How fond people are of praising up everything foreign and running down their own country.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading If you had only seen my daughter in the spring....
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She looked like a ghost!
the season of growth
From this reading If you had only seen my daughter in the spring....
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What things they told us about the Caucasus I And yet how my young people have improved here!
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "How fond people are of praising up everything foreign and running down their own country.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What things they told us about the Caucasus I And yet how my young people have improved here!
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading What things they told us about the Caucasus I And yet how my young people have improved here!
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading What things they told us about the Caucasus I And yet how my young people have improved here!
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "How fond people are of praising up everything foreign and running down their own country.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What things they told us about the Caucasus I And yet how my young people have improved here!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We were afraid she would go into a consumption.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were afraid she would go into a consumption.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What things they told us about the Caucasus I And yet how my young people have improved here!
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading We were afraid she would go into a consumption.
but in spite of that
From this reading What things they told us about the Caucasus I And yet how my young people have improved here!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If you had only seen my daughter in the spring....
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading What things they told us about the Caucasus I And yet how my young people have improved here!
Chapter 6 of Mimi's Marriage by Lidiia Ivanovna Veselitskaia 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.
Chapter 6 holds 428 sentences of Mimi's Marriage, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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