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On the face of the flood
On the face of the flood

Chapter VIII

Chapter 8 of On the face of the flood is here in full — 67 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Sergey Meets His Aunt JUST then Kostia came into the cabin.
"Vassia," said he, "go and help Sasha.
I would speak with our passenger," and he smiled pleasantly.
"I came," he added, as his young brother left the cabin, "to ask what we are to do with you, good Matushka.
We are all men here, and have no place for a woman, so that we cannot offer to carry you far.
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On the face of the flood

Chapter VIII

Chapter 8 of On the face of the flood is here in full — 67 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/13 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Sergey Meets His Aunt JUST then Kostia came into the cabin.
Line 2
"Vassia," said he, "go and help Sasha.
Line 3
I would speak with our passenger," and he smiled pleasantly.
/aɪ wʊd spiːk wɪð ˈaʊər ˈpæsəndʒər ənd hiː smaɪld ˈplezəntli/
Line 4
"I came," he added, as his young brother left the cabin, "to ask what we are to do with you, good Matushka.
Line 5
We are all men here, and have no place for a woman, so that we cannot offer to carry you far.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

Aunt noun US /ænt/

the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle

From this reading “Sergey Meets His Aunt JUST then Kostia came into the cabin.”

cabin noun US /ˈkæbən/

small room on a ship or boat where people sleep

From this reading “Sergey Meets His Aunt JUST then Kostia came into the cabin.”

carry verb US /ˈkæri/

move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

From this reading “We are all men here, and have no place for a woman, so that we cannot offer to carry you far.”

Meets noun US /miːts/

plural of “meet” — a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held

From this reading “Sergey Meets His Aunt JUST then Kostia came into the cabin.”

offer verb US /ˈɔːfər/

make available or accessible, provide or furnish

From this reading “We are all men here, and have no place for a woman, so that we cannot offer to carry you far.”

passenger noun US /ˈpæsəndʒər/

a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it

From this reading “I would speak with our passenger," and he smiled pleasantly.”

pleasantly adverb US /ˈplezəntli/

in a cheerful manner

From this reading “I would speak with our passenger," and he smiled pleasantly.”

smiled verb US /smaɪld/

past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure

From this reading “I would speak with our passenger," and he smiled pleasantly.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

smiled pleasantly verb + particle counted as “smile pleasantly”

In this reading “I would speak with our passenger," and he smiled pleasantly.”

into the cabin preposition + article + noun counted as “into … cabin”

In this reading “Sergey Meets His Aunt JUST then Kostia came into the cabin.”

came into verb + particle counted as “come into”

obtain, especially accidentally

In this reading “Sergey Meets His Aunt JUST then Kostia came into the cabin.”

young brother adjective + noun

In this reading “"I came," he added, as his young brother left the cabin, "to ask what we are to do with you, good Matushka.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading We are all men here, and have no place for a woman, so that we cannot offer to carry you far.

addedverbUS /ˈædəd/

past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of

From this reading "I came," he added, as his young brother left the cabin, "to ask what we are to do with you, good Matushka.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading We are all men here, and have no place for a woman, so that we cannot offer to carry you far.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading "Vassia," said he, "go and help Sasha.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading "I came," he added, as his young brother left the cabin, "to ask what we are to do with you, good Matushka.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading "I came," he added, as his young brother left the cabin, "to ask what we are to do with you, good Matushka.

askverbUS /æsk/

make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading "I came," he added, as his young brother left the cabin, "to ask what we are to do with you, good Matushka.

AuntnounUS /ænt/

the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle

From this reading Sergey Meets His Aunt JUST then Kostia came into the cabin.

brothernounUS /ˈbrʌðər/

a male with the same parents as someone else

From this reading "I came," he added, as his young brother left the cabin, "to ask what we are to do with you, good Matushka.

cabinnounUS /ˈkæbən/

small room on a ship or boat where people sleep

From this reading Sergey Meets His Aunt JUST then Kostia came into the cabin.

cameverbUS /keɪm/

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Sergey Meets His Aunt JUST then Kostia came into the cabin.

cannot

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading We are all men here, and have no place for a woman, so that we cannot offer to carry you far.

carryverbUS /ˈkæri/

move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

From this reading We are all men here, and have no place for a woman, so that we cannot offer to carry you far.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading "I came," he added, as his young brother left the cabin, "to ask what we are to do with you, good Matushka.

faradverbUS /fɑːr/

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading We are all men here, and have no place for a woman, so that we cannot offer to carry you far.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading We are all men here, and have no place for a woman, so that we cannot offer to carry you far.

goverbUS /ɡoʊ/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading "Vassia," said he, "go and help Sasha.

goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading "I came," he added, as his young brother left the cabin, "to ask what we are to do with you, good Matushka.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading We are all men here, and have no place for a woman, so that we cannot offer to carry you far.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "Vassia," said he, "go and help Sasha.

helpverbUS /help/

give help or assistance; be of service

From this reading "Vassia," said he, "go and help Sasha.

hereadverbUS /hiːr/

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading We are all men here, and have no place for a woman, so that we cannot offer to carry you far.

HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Sergey Meets His Aunt JUST then Kostia came into the cabin.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I would speak with our passenger," and he smiled pleasantly.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Sergey Meets His Aunt JUST then Kostia came into the cabin.

JUSTadverbUS /dʒʌst/

and nothing more

From this reading Sergey Meets His Aunt JUST then Kostia came into the cabin.

Kostia

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Sergey Meets His Aunt JUST then Kostia came into the cabin.

leftnounUS /left/

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading "I came," he added, as his young brother left the cabin, "to ask what we are to do with you, good Matushka.

Matushka

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "I came," he added, as his young brother left the cabin, "to ask what we are to do with you, good Matushka.

MeetsnounUS /miːts/

plural of “meet” — a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held

From this reading Sergey Meets His Aunt JUST then Kostia came into the cabin.

mennounUS /men/

the force of workers available

From this reading We are all men here, and have no place for a woman, so that we cannot offer to carry you far.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading We are all men here, and have no place for a woman, so that we cannot offer to carry you far.

offerverbUS /ˈɔːfər/

make available or accessible, provide or furnish

From this reading We are all men here, and have no place for a woman, so that we cannot offer to carry you far.

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading I would speak with our passenger," and he smiled pleasantly.

passengernounUS /ˈpæsəndʒər/

a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it

From this reading I would speak with our passenger," and he smiled pleasantly.

placenounUS /pleɪs/

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading We are all men here, and have no place for a woman, so that we cannot offer to carry you far.

pleasantlyadverbUS /ˈplezəntli/

in a cheerful manner

From this reading I would speak with our passenger," and he smiled pleasantly.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "Vassia," said he, "go and help Sasha.

Sasha

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Vassia," said he, "go and help Sasha.

Sergey

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Sergey Meets His Aunt JUST then Kostia came into the cabin.

smiledverbUS /smaɪld/

past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure

From this reading I would speak with our passenger," and he smiled pleasantly.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading We are all men here, and have no place for a woman, so that we cannot offer to carry you far.

speakverbUS /spiːk/

express in speech

From this reading I would speak with our passenger," and he smiled pleasantly.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading We are all men here, and have no place for a woman, so that we cannot offer to carry you far.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Sergey Meets His Aunt JUST then Kostia came into the cabin.

thenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Sergey Meets His Aunt JUST then Kostia came into the cabin.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "I came," he added, as his young brother left the cabin, "to ask what we are to do with you, good Matushka.

Vassia

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Vassia," said he, "go and help Sasha.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "I came," he added, as his young brother left the cabin, "to ask what we are to do with you, good Matushka.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading "I came," he added, as his young brother left the cabin, "to ask what we are to do with you, good Matushka.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading I would speak with our passenger," and he smiled pleasantly.

womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading We are all men here, and have no place for a woman, so that we cannot offer to carry you far.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading I would speak with our passenger," and he smiled pleasantly.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "I came," he added, as his young brother left the cabin, "to ask what we are to do with you, good Matushka.

youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading "I came," he added, as his young brother left the cabin, "to ask what we are to do with you, good Matushka.

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