Chapter 7 of Myself When Young: Confessions is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Myself When Young: Confessions is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Turgenev never organised his thought as Tolstoi did. He did not explain himself in constructive argument. He had no need. There is implicit in his work, the most gentle, the most tolerant, the most harmonious philosophy that has been expounded by man since the Sermon on the Mount. And Turgenev was a story-teller.
Chapter 7 of Myself When Young: Confessions is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
From this reading “He did not explain himself in constructive argument.”
constructing or tending to construct or improve or promote development
From this reading “He did not explain himself in constructive argument.”
past form of “expound” — add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
From this reading “There is implicit in his work, the most gentle, the most tolerant, the most harmonious philosophy that has been expounded by man since the Sermon on the Mount.”
musically pleasing
From this reading “There is implicit in his work, the most gentle, the most tolerant, the most harmonious philosophy that has been expounded by man since the Sermon on the Mount.”
implied though not directly expressed; inherent in the nature of something
From this reading “There is implicit in his work, the most gentle, the most tolerant, the most harmonious philosophy that has been expounded by man since the Sermon on the Mount.”
The study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence. (Triết học, đạo lý nhân sinh.)
From this reading “There is implicit in his work, the most gentle, the most tolerant, the most harmonious philosophy that has been expounded by man since the Sermon on the Mount.”
an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)
From this reading “There is implicit in his work, the most gentle, the most tolerant, the most harmonious philosophy that has been expounded by man since the Sermon on the Mount.”
showing respect for the rights or opinions or practices of others
From this reading “There is implicit in his work, the most gentle, the most tolerant, the most harmonious philosophy that has been expounded by man since the Sermon on the Mount.”
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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 And Turgenev was a story-teller.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And Turgenev was a story-teller.
a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
From this reading He did not explain himself in constructive argument.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Turgenev never organised his thought as Tolstoi did.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There is implicit in his work, the most gentle, the most tolerant, the most harmonious philosophy that has been expounded by man since the Sermon on the Mount.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There is implicit in his work, the most gentle, the most tolerant, the most harmonious philosophy that has been expounded by man since the Sermon on the Mount.
constructing or tending to construct or improve or promote development
From this reading He did not explain himself in constructive argument.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Turgenev never organised his thought as Tolstoi did.
make plain and comprehensible
From this reading He did not explain himself in constructive argument.
past form of “expound” — add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
From this reading There is implicit in his work, the most gentle, the most tolerant, the most harmonious philosophy that has been expounded by man since the Sermon on the Mount.
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading There is implicit in his work, the most gentle, the most tolerant, the most harmonious philosophy that has been expounded by man since the Sermon on the Mount.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had no need.
musically pleasing
From this reading There is implicit in his work, the most gentle, the most tolerant, the most harmonious philosophy that has been expounded by man since the Sermon on the Mount.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is implicit in his work, the most gentle, the most tolerant, the most harmonious philosophy that has been expounded by man since the Sermon on the Mount.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He did not explain himself in constructive argument.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He did not explain himself in constructive argument.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Turgenev never organised his thought as Tolstoi did.
implied though not directly expressed; inherent in the nature of something
From this reading There is implicit in his work, the most gentle, the most tolerant, the most harmonious philosophy that has been expounded by man since the Sermon on the Mount.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He did not explain himself in constructive argument.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is implicit in his work, the most gentle, the most tolerant, the most harmonious philosophy that has been expounded by man since the Sermon on the Mount.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading There is implicit in his work, the most gentle, the most tolerant, the most harmonious philosophy that has been expounded by man since the Sermon on the Mount.
used to form the superlative
From this reading There is implicit in his work, the most gentle, the most tolerant, the most harmonious philosophy that has been expounded by man since the Sermon on the Mount.
attach to a support
From this reading There is implicit in his work, the most gentle, the most tolerant, the most harmonious philosophy that has been expounded by man since the Sermon on the Mount.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading He had no need.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Turgenev never organised his thought as Tolstoi did.
not any; not one
From this reading He had no need.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He did not explain himself in constructive argument.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There is implicit in his work, the most gentle, the most tolerant, the most harmonious philosophy that has been expounded by man since the Sermon on the Mount.
being a member of or formed into a labor union
From this reading Turgenev never organised his thought as Tolstoi did.
The study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence. (Triết học, đạo lý nhân sinh.)
From this reading There is implicit in his work, the most gentle, the most tolerant, the most harmonious philosophy that has been expounded by man since the Sermon on the Mount.
an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)
From this reading There is implicit in his work, the most gentle, the most tolerant, the most harmonious philosophy that has been expounded by man since the Sermon on the Mount.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading There is implicit in his work, the most gentle, the most tolerant, the most harmonious philosophy that has been expounded by man since the Sermon on the Mount.
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From this reading And Turgenev was a story-teller.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There is implicit in his work, the most gentle, the most tolerant, the most harmonious philosophy that has been expounded by man since the Sermon on the Mount.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There is implicit in his work, the most gentle, the most tolerant, the most harmonious philosophy that has been expounded by man since the Sermon on the Mount.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There is implicit in his work, the most gentle, the most tolerant, the most harmonious philosophy that has been expounded by man since the Sermon on the Mount.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Turgenev never organised his thought as Tolstoi did.
showing respect for the rights or opinions or practices of others
From this reading There is implicit in his work, the most gentle, the most tolerant, the most harmonious philosophy that has been expounded by man since the Sermon on the Mount.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Turgenev never organised his thought as Tolstoi did.
Russian writer of stories and novels and plays (1818-1883)
From this reading Turgenev never organised his thought as Tolstoi did.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And Turgenev was a story-teller.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading There is implicit in his work, the most gentle, the most tolerant, the most harmonious philosophy that has been expounded by man since the Sermon on the Mount.
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