Chapter 5 of Notes from the Underground is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Notes from the Underground is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The fact is, that at that very minute the disgusting absurdity of my plan and the other side of the question was clearer and more vivid to my imagination than it could be to anyone on earth. But .... “Get on, driver, get on, you rascal, get on!” “Ugh, sir!” said the son of toil. Cold shivers suddenly ran down me.
Chapter 5 of Notes from the Underground is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a message whose content is at variance with reason
From this reading “The fact is, that at that very minute the disgusting absurdity of my plan and the other side of the question was clearer and more vivid to my imagination than it could be to anyone on earth.”
comparative of “clear” — readily apparent to the mind
From this reading “The fact is, that at that very minute the disgusting absurdity of my plan and the other side of the question was clearer and more vivid to my imagination than it could be to anyone on earth.”
highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
From this reading “The fact is, that at that very minute the disgusting absurdity of my plan and the other side of the question was clearer and more vivid to my imagination than it could be to anyone on earth.”
the operator of a motor vehicle
From this reading ““Get on, driver, get on, you rascal, get on!””
a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading ““Get on, driver, get on, you rascal, get on!””
plural of “shiver” — a reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitement
From this reading “Cold shivers suddenly ran down me.”
work hard
From this reading ““Ugh, sir!” said the son of toil.”
evoking lifelike images within the mind
From this reading “The fact is, that at that very minute the disgusting absurdity of my plan and the other side of the question was clearer and more vivid to my imagination than it could be to anyone on earth.”
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.
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In this reading “The fact is, that at that very minute the disgusting absurdity of my plan and the other side of the question was clearer and more vivid to my imagination than it could be to anyone on earth.”
used with question words to convey surprise
In this reading “The fact is, that at that very minute the disgusting absurdity of my plan and the other side of the question was clearer and more vivid to my imagination than it could be to anyone on earth.”
trace
In this reading “Cold shivers suddenly ran down me.”
In this reading “The fact is, that at that very minute the disgusting absurdity of my plan and the other side of the question was clearer and more vivid to my imagination than it could be to anyone on earth.”
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a message whose content is at variance with reason
From this reading The fact is, that at that very minute the disgusting absurdity of my plan and the other side of the question was clearer and more vivid to my imagination than it could be to anyone on earth.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The fact is, that at that very minute the disgusting absurdity of my plan and the other side of the question was clearer and more vivid to my imagination than it could be to anyone on earth.
any person at all
From this reading The fact is, that at that very minute the disgusting absurdity of my plan and the other side of the question was clearer and more vivid to my imagination than it could be to anyone on earth.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The fact is, that at that very minute the disgusting absurdity of my plan and the other side of the question was clearer and more vivid to my imagination than it could be to anyone on earth.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The fact is, that at that very minute the disgusting absurdity of my plan and the other side of the question was clearer and more vivid to my imagination than it could be to anyone on earth.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But ....
comparative of “clear” — readily apparent to the mind
From this reading The fact is, that at that very minute the disgusting absurdity of my plan and the other side of the question was clearer and more vivid to my imagination than it could be to anyone on earth.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading Cold shivers suddenly ran down me.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The fact is, that at that very minute the disgusting absurdity of my plan and the other side of the question was clearer and more vivid to my imagination than it could be to anyone on earth.
highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
From this reading The fact is, that at that very minute the disgusting absurdity of my plan and the other side of the question was clearer and more vivid to my imagination than it could be to anyone on earth.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Cold shivers suddenly ran down me.
the operator of a motor vehicle
From this reading “Get on, driver, get on, you rascal, get on!”
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading The fact is, that at that very minute the disgusting absurdity of my plan and the other side of the question was clearer and more vivid to my imagination than it could be to anyone on earth.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading The fact is, that at that very minute the disgusting absurdity of my plan and the other side of the question was clearer and more vivid to my imagination than it could be to anyone on earth.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Get on, driver, get on, you rascal, get on!”
the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses
From this reading The fact is, that at that very minute the disgusting absurdity of my plan and the other side of the question was clearer and more vivid to my imagination than it could be to anyone on earth.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The fact is, that at that very minute the disgusting absurdity of my plan and the other side of the question was clearer and more vivid to my imagination than it could be to anyone on earth.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The fact is, that at that very minute the disgusting absurdity of my plan and the other side of the question was clearer and more vivid to my imagination than it could be to anyone on earth.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Cold shivers suddenly ran down me.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading The fact is, that at that very minute the disgusting absurdity of my plan and the other side of the question was clearer and more vivid to my imagination than it could be to anyone on earth.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The fact is, that at that very minute the disgusting absurdity of my plan and the other side of the question was clearer and more vivid to my imagination than it could be to anyone on earth.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The fact is, that at that very minute the disgusting absurdity of my plan and the other side of the question was clearer and more vivid to my imagination than it could be to anyone on earth.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The fact is, that at that very minute the disgusting absurdity of my plan and the other side of the question was clearer and more vivid to my imagination than it could be to anyone on earth.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The fact is, that at that very minute the disgusting absurdity of my plan and the other side of the question was clearer and more vivid to my imagination than it could be to anyone on earth.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The fact is, that at that very minute the disgusting absurdity of my plan and the other side of the question was clearer and more vivid to my imagination than it could be to anyone on earth.
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading The fact is, that at that very minute the disgusting absurdity of my plan and the other side of the question was clearer and more vivid to my imagination than it could be to anyone on earth.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading The fact is, that at that very minute the disgusting absurdity of my plan and the other side of the question was clearer and more vivid to my imagination than it could be to anyone on earth.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Cold shivers suddenly ran down me.
a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading “Get on, driver, get on, you rascal, get on!”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Ugh, sir!” said the son of toil.
plural of “shiver” — a reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitement
From this reading Cold shivers suddenly ran down me.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading The fact is, that at that very minute the disgusting absurdity of my plan and the other side of the question was clearer and more vivid to my imagination than it could be to anyone on earth.
term of address for a man
From this reading “Ugh, sir!” said the son of toil.
a male human offspring
From this reading “Ugh, sir!” said the son of toil.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Cold shivers suddenly ran down me.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The fact is, that at that very minute the disgusting absurdity of my plan and the other side of the question was clearer and more vivid to my imagination than it could be to anyone on earth.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The fact is, that at that very minute the disgusting absurdity of my plan and the other side of the question was clearer and more vivid to my imagination than it could be to anyone on earth.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The fact is, that at that very minute the disgusting absurdity of my plan and the other side of the question was clearer and more vivid to my imagination than it could be to anyone on earth.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The fact is, that at that very minute the disgusting absurdity of my plan and the other side of the question was clearer and more vivid to my imagination than it could be to anyone on earth.
work hard
From this reading “Ugh, sir!” said the son of toil.
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From this reading “Ugh, sir!” said the son of toil.
precisely as stated
From this reading The fact is, that at that very minute the disgusting absurdity of my plan and the other side of the question was clearer and more vivid to my imagination than it could be to anyone on earth.
evoking lifelike images within the mind
From this reading The fact is, that at that very minute the disgusting absurdity of my plan and the other side of the question was clearer and more vivid to my imagination than it could be to anyone on earth.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The fact is, that at that very minute the disgusting absurdity of my plan and the other side of the question was clearer and more vivid to my imagination than it could be to anyone on earth.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Get on, driver, get on, you rascal, get on!”
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