Chapter 18 of Orlóff and His Wife is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of Orlóff and His Wife is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"You see what he is?"--inquired Várenka. "And do you read much?--" Ippolít Sergyéevitch pursued his inquiry, as he recalled Gógol's Petrúshka. "I read, when I have time. There are a great many little books here.... Elizavéta Sergyéevna alone must have as many as a thousand.
Chapter 18 of Orlóff and His Wife is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Having no one else present.
From this reading “Elizavéta Sergyéevna alone must have as many as a thousand.”
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading “There are a great many little books here....”
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading “"You see what he is?"--inquired Várenka.”
a search for knowledge
From this reading “"And do you read much?--" Ippolít Sergyéevitch pursued his inquiry, as he recalled Gógol's Petrúshka.”
a person who is being chased
From this reading “"And do you read much?--" Ippolít Sergyéevitch pursued his inquiry, as he recalled Gógol's Petrúshka.”
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading “"And do you read much?--" Ippolít Sergyéevitch pursued his inquiry, as he recalled Gógol's Petrúshka.”
past form of “recall” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading “"And do you read much?--" Ippolít Sergyéevitch pursued his inquiry, as he recalled Gógol's Petrúshka.”
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading “Elizavéta Sergyéevna alone must have as many as a thousand.”
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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 There are a great many little books here....
Having no one else present.
From this reading Elizavéta Sergyéevna alone must have as many as a thousand.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And do you read much?--" Ippolít Sergyéevitch pursued his inquiry, as he recalled Gógol's Petrúshka.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are a great many little books here....
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "And do you read much?--" Ippolít Sergyéevitch pursued his inquiry, as he recalled Gógol's Petrúshka.
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading There are a great many little books here....
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "And do you read much?--" Ippolít Sergyéevitch pursued his inquiry, as he recalled Gógol's Petrúshka.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Elizavéta Sergyéevna alone must have as many as a thousand.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading There are a great many little books here....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And do you read much?--" Ippolít Sergyéevitch pursued his inquiry, as he recalled Gógol's Petrúshka.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I read, when I have time.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You see what he is?"--inquired Várenka.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading There are a great many little books here....
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "And do you read much?--" Ippolít Sergyéevitch pursued his inquiry, as he recalled Gógol's Petrúshka.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I read, when I have time.
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading "You see what he is?"--inquired Várenka.
a search for knowledge
From this reading "And do you read much?--" Ippolít Sergyéevitch pursued his inquiry, as he recalled Gógol's Petrúshka.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And do you read much?--" Ippolít Sergyéevitch pursued his inquiry, as he recalled Gógol's Petrúshka.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "You see what he is?"--inquired Várenka.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading There are a great many little books here....
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading There are a great many little books here....
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "And do you read much?--" Ippolít Sergyéevitch pursued his inquiry, as he recalled Gógol's Petrúshka.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Elizavéta Sergyéevna alone must have as many as a thousand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And do you read much?--" Ippolít Sergyéevitch pursued his inquiry, as he recalled Gógol's Petrúshka.
a person who is being chased
From this reading "And do you read much?--" Ippolít Sergyéevitch pursued his inquiry, as he recalled Gógol's Petrúshka.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading "And do you read much?--" Ippolít Sergyéevitch pursued his inquiry, as he recalled Gógol's Petrúshka.
past form of “recall” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading "And do you read much?--" Ippolít Sergyéevitch pursued his inquiry, as he recalled Gógol's Petrúshka.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "You see what he is?"--inquired Várenka.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And do you read much?--" Ippolít Sergyéevitch pursued his inquiry, as he recalled Gógol's Petrúshka.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Elizavéta Sergyéevna alone must have as many as a thousand.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There are a great many little books here....
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading Elizavéta Sergyéevna alone must have as many as a thousand.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "I read, when I have time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You see what he is?"--inquired Várenka.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "You see what he is?"--inquired Várenka.
at the time that
From this reading "I read, when I have time.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You see what he is?"--inquired Várenka.
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