Chapter 4 of On the eve: A novel is here in full — 444 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of On the eve: A novel is here in full — 444 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
‘Why are you so taken up with Insarov?’ asked Bersenyev. ‘Can you have run here only to describe his character to me?’ ‘I came here,’ began Shubin, ‘because I was very miserable at home.’ ‘Oh, that’s it! Don’t you want to have a cry again?’
Chapter 4 of On the eve: A novel is here in full — 444 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/88 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “‘I came here,’ began Shubin, ‘because I was very miserable at home.’”
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading “‘Can you have run here only to describe his character to me?’”
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Don’t you want to have a cry again?’”
give a description of
From this reading “‘Can you have run here only to describe his character to me?’”
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading “‘I came here,’ began Shubin, ‘because I was very miserable at home.’”
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading “‘Can you have run here only to describe his character to me?’”
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading “‘Why are you so taken up with Insarov?’ asked Bersenyev.”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “Don’t you want to have a cry again?’”
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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 Don’t you want to have a cry again?’
anew
From this reading Don’t you want to have a cry again?’
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ‘Why are you so taken up with Insarov?’ asked Bersenyev.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading ‘Why are you so taken up with Insarov?’ asked Bersenyev.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ‘I came here,’ began Shubin, ‘because I was very miserable at home.’
for the reason that
From this reading ‘I came here,’ began Shubin, ‘because I was very miserable at home.’
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading ‘I came here,’ began Shubin, ‘because I was very miserable at home.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Why are you so taken up with Insarov?’ asked Bersenyev.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading ‘I came here,’ began Shubin, ‘because I was very miserable at home.’
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading ‘Can you have run here only to describe his character to me?’
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading ‘Can you have run here only to describe his character to me?’
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Don’t you want to have a cry again?’
give a description of
From this reading ‘Can you have run here only to describe his character to me?’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don’t you want to have a cry again?’
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ‘Can you have run here only to describe his character to me?’
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading ‘Can you have run here only to describe his character to me?’
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ‘Can you have run here only to describe his character to me?’
where you live at a particular time
From this reading ‘I came here,’ began Shubin, ‘because I was very miserable at home.’
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘I came here,’ began Shubin, ‘because I was very miserable at home.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Why are you so taken up with Insarov?’ asked Bersenyev.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ‘Oh, that’s it!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘Can you have run here only to describe his character to me?’
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading ‘I came here,’ began Shubin, ‘because I was very miserable at home.’
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading ‘Oh, that’s it!
and nothing more
From this reading ‘Can you have run here only to describe his character to me?’
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading ‘Can you have run here only to describe his character to me?’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘I came here,’ began Shubin, ‘because I was very miserable at home.’
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading ‘Why are you so taken up with Insarov?’ asked Bersenyev.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading ‘Why are you so taken up with Insarov?’ asked Bersenyev.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Oh, that’s it!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘Can you have run here only to describe his character to me?’
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading ‘Why are you so taken up with Insarov?’ asked Bersenyev.
precisely as stated
From this reading ‘I came here,’ began Shubin, ‘because I was very miserable at home.’
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading Don’t you want to have a cry again?’
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘I came here,’ began Shubin, ‘because I was very miserable at home.’
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading ‘Why are you so taken up with Insarov?’ asked Bersenyev.
in the company of; together with
From this reading ‘Why are you so taken up with Insarov?’ asked Bersenyev.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘Why are you so taken up with Insarov?’ asked Bersenyev.
Chapter 4 of On the eve: A novel by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev holds 444 sentences, grouped into 89 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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