Chapter 5 of On the eve: A novel is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 5 of On the eve: A novel is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
‘Oh, if some one would say to me: “There, that’s what you must do!” Being good--isn’t much; doing good... yes, that’s the great thing in life. But how is one to do good? Oh, if I could learn to control myself! I don’t know why I am so often thinking of Mr. Insarov.
Chapter 5 of On the eve: A novel is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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power to direct or determine
From this reading “Oh, if I could learn to control myself!”
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading “Being good--isn’t much; doing good... yes, that’s the great thing in life.”
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading “Oh, if I could learn to control myself!”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “Oh, if I could learn to control myself!”
many times at short intervals
From this reading “I don’t know why I am so often thinking of Mr. Insarov.”
a special situation
From this reading “Being good--isn’t much; doing good... yes, that’s the great thing in life.”
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading “I don’t know why I am so often thinking of Mr. Insarov.”
an affirmative
From this reading “Being good--isn’t much; doing good... yes, that’s the great thing in life.”
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I don’t know why I am so often thinking of Mr. Insarov.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Being good--isn’t much; doing good... yes, that’s the great thing in life.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But how is one to do good?
power to direct or determine
From this reading Oh, if I could learn to control myself!
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Oh, if I could learn to control myself!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading ‘Oh, if some one would say to me: “There, that’s what you must do!”
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading Being good--isn’t much; doing good... yes, that’s the great thing in life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don’t know why I am so often thinking of Mr. Insarov.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Being good--isn’t much; doing good... yes, that’s the great thing in life.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Being good--isn’t much; doing good... yes, that’s the great thing in life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But how is one to do good?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Oh, if I could learn to control myself!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading ‘Oh, if some one would say to me: “There, that’s what you must do!”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Being good--isn’t much; doing good... yes, that’s the great thing in life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don’t know why I am so often thinking of Mr. Insarov.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But how is one to do good?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Being good--isn’t much; doing good... yes, that’s the great thing in life.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I don’t know why I am so often thinking of Mr. Insarov.
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading Oh, if I could learn to control myself!
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Being good--isn’t much; doing good... yes, that’s the great thing in life.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘Oh, if some one would say to me: “There, that’s what you must do!”
a form of address for a man
From this reading I don’t know why I am so often thinking of Mr. Insarov.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Being good--isn’t much; doing good... yes, that’s the great thing in life.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ‘Oh, if some one would say to me: “There, that’s what you must do!”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Oh, if I could learn to control myself!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I don’t know why I am so often thinking of Mr. Insarov.
many times at short intervals
From this reading I don’t know why I am so often thinking of Mr. Insarov.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading ‘Oh, if some one would say to me: “There, that’s what you must do!”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ‘Oh, if some one would say to me: “There, that’s what you must do!”
express in words
From this reading ‘Oh, if some one would say to me: “There, that’s what you must do!”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I don’t know why I am so often thinking of Mr. Insarov.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading ‘Oh, if some one would say to me: “There, that’s what you must do!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Oh, if some one would say to me: “There, that’s what you must do!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Being good--isn’t much; doing good... yes, that’s the great thing in life.
in or at that place or location
From this reading ‘Oh, if some one would say to me: “There, that’s what you must do!”
a special situation
From this reading Being good--isn’t much; doing good... yes, that’s the great thing in life.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading I don’t know why I am so often thinking of Mr. Insarov.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘Oh, if some one would say to me: “There, that’s what you must do!”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading ‘Oh, if some one would say to me: “There, that’s what you must do!”
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading I don’t know why I am so often thinking of Mr. Insarov.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ‘Oh, if some one would say to me: “There, that’s what you must do!”
an affirmative
From this reading Being good--isn’t much; doing good... yes, that’s the great thing in life.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘Oh, if some one would say to me: “There, that’s what you must do!”
Chapter 5 of On the eve: A novel by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev holds 407 sentences, grouped into 82 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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