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Chapter 3 of Orlóff and His Wife is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Yes," replied Orlóff. "Well then. Yonder in the ditch I have a little bottle, in case of need. Come and let's swallow a little of it." They went to the pit, round the corner of the barracks, took a drink, and Prónin, pouring some drops of mint on sugar, gave it to Orlóff, with the words:
Chapter 3 of Orlóff and His Wife is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “barrack” — a building or group of buildings used to house military personnel
From this reading “They went to the pit, round the corner of the barracks, took a drink, and Prónin, pouring some drops of mint on sugar, gave it to Orlóff, with the words:”
a long narrow excavation in the earth
From this reading “Yonder in the ditch I have a little bottle, in case of need.”
plural of “drop” — a shape that is spherical and small
From this reading “They went to the pit, round the corner of the barracks, took a drink, and Prónin, pouring some drops of mint on sugar, gave it to Orlóff, with the words:”
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading “They went to the pit, round the corner of the barracks, took a drink, and Prónin, pouring some drops of mint on sugar, gave it to Orlóff, with the words:”
A large hole in the ground, or an abyss of darkness and peril.
From this reading “They went to the pit, round the corner of the barracks, took a drink, and Prónin, pouring some drops of mint on sugar, gave it to Orlóff, with the words:”
flowing profusely
From this reading “They went to the pit, round the corner of the barracks, took a drink, and Prónin, pouring some drops of mint on sugar, gave it to Orlóff, with the words:”
a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative
From this reading “They went to the pit, round the corner of the barracks, took a drink, and Prónin, pouring some drops of mint on sugar, gave it to Orlóff, with the words:”
pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
From this reading “Come and let's swallow a little of it."”
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In this reading “Yonder in the ditch I have a little bottle, in case of need.”
if there happens to be need
In this reading “Yonder in the ditch I have a little bottle, in case of need.”
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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 Yonder in the ditch I have a little bottle, in case of need.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Come and let's swallow a little of it."
plural of “barrack” — a building or group of buildings used to house military personnel
From this reading They went to the pit, round the corner of the barracks, took a drink, and Prónin, pouring some drops of mint on sugar, gave it to Orlóff, with the words:
a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped
From this reading Yonder in the ditch I have a little bottle, in case of need.
an occurrence of something
From this reading Yonder in the ditch I have a little bottle, in case of need.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come and let's swallow a little of it."
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading They went to the pit, round the corner of the barracks, took a drink, and Prónin, pouring some drops of mint on sugar, gave it to Orlóff, with the words:
a long narrow excavation in the earth
From this reading Yonder in the ditch I have a little bottle, in case of need.
take in liquids
From this reading They went to the pit, round the corner of the barracks, took a drink, and Prónin, pouring some drops of mint on sugar, gave it to Orlóff, with the words:
plural of “drop” — a shape that is spherical and small
From this reading They went to the pit, round the corner of the barracks, took a drink, and Prónin, pouring some drops of mint on sugar, gave it to Orlóff, with the words:
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading They went to the pit, round the corner of the barracks, took a drink, and Prónin, pouring some drops of mint on sugar, gave it to Orlóff, with the words:
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Yonder in the ditch I have a little bottle, in case of need.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Yonder in the ditch I have a little bottle, in case of need.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Yonder in the ditch I have a little bottle, in case of need.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Come and let's swallow a little of it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Come and let's swallow a little of it."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Yonder in the ditch I have a little bottle, in case of need.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading They went to the pit, round the corner of the barracks, took a drink, and Prónin, pouring some drops of mint on sugar, gave it to Orlóff, with the words:
a condition requiring relief
From this reading Yonder in the ditch I have a little bottle, in case of need.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Yonder in the ditch I have a little bottle, in case of need.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They went to the pit, round the corner of the barracks, took a drink, and Prónin, pouring some drops of mint on sugar, gave it to Orlóff, with the words:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes," replied Orlóff.
A large hole in the ground, or an abyss of darkness and peril.
From this reading They went to the pit, round the corner of the barracks, took a drink, and Prónin, pouring some drops of mint on sugar, gave it to Orlóff, with the words:
flowing profusely
From this reading They went to the pit, round the corner of the barracks, took a drink, and Prónin, pouring some drops of mint on sugar, gave it to Orlóff, with the words:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They went to the pit, round the corner of the barracks, took a drink, and Prónin, pouring some drops of mint on sugar, gave it to Orlóff, with the words:
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Yes," replied Orlóff.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading They went to the pit, round the corner of the barracks, took a drink, and Prónin, pouring some drops of mint on sugar, gave it to Orlóff, with the words:
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading They went to the pit, round the corner of the barracks, took a drink, and Prónin, pouring some drops of mint on sugar, gave it to Orlóff, with the words:
a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative
From this reading They went to the pit, round the corner of the barracks, took a drink, and Prónin, pouring some drops of mint on sugar, gave it to Orlóff, with the words:
pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
From this reading Come and let's swallow a little of it."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Yonder in the ditch I have a little bottle, in case of need.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Well then.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They went to the pit, round the corner of the barracks, took a drink, and Prónin, pouring some drops of mint on sugar, gave it to Orlóff, with the words:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They went to the pit, round the corner of the barracks, took a drink, and Prónin, pouring some drops of mint on sugar, gave it to Orlóff, with the words:
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading They went to the pit, round the corner of the barracks, took a drink, and Prónin, pouring some drops of mint on sugar, gave it to Orlóff, with the words:
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well then.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading They went to the pit, round the corner of the barracks, took a drink, and Prónin, pouring some drops of mint on sugar, gave it to Orlóff, with the words:
in the company of; together with
From this reading They went to the pit, round the corner of the barracks, took a drink, and Prónin, pouring some drops of mint on sugar, gave it to Orlóff, with the words:
the words that are spoken
From this reading They went to the pit, round the corner of the barracks, took a drink, and Prónin, pouring some drops of mint on sugar, gave it to Orlóff, with the words:
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes," replied Orlóff.
distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)
From this reading Yonder in the ditch I have a little bottle, in case of need.
Chapter 3 of Orlóff and His Wife by Maksim Gorky holds 412 sentences, grouped into 83 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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