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Out of Russia

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Chapter 10 of Out of Russia is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Chapter 10 of Out of Russia by Crittenden Marriott holds 415 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.

What does chapter 10 of Out of Russia contain?

Chapter 10 holds 415 sentences of Out of Russia, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 10 of Out of Russia by Crittenden Marriott exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 415 sentences, grouped into 83 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

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Work through the 83 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 83 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

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Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

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Words and structures a reader meets early in Out of Russia, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

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Context Illustration Reading 1/83 · 5 lines
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“How can it?”
“Search me!
But I know that it does.
Information seems to travel faster underground than it does in the air.
The only trouble is that it’s spotty--not complete.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Out of Russia

Chapter X

Chapter 10 of Out of Russia is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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“How can it?”
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“Search me!
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But I know that it does.
Line 4
Information seems to travel faster underground than it does in the air.
Line 5
The only trouble is that it’s spotty--not complete.
All words in this reading · 27

Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

air

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

From this reading Information seems to travel faster underground than it does in the air.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But I know that it does.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading “How can it?”

complete

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

From this reading The only trouble is that it’s spotty--not complete.

doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/

the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading But I know that it does.

faster

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From this reading Information seems to travel faster underground than it does in the air.

How

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

From this reading “How can it?”

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading But I know that it does.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Information seems to travel faster underground than it does in the air.

Information

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

From this reading Information seems to travel faster underground than it does in the air.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The only trouble is that it’s spotty--not complete.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading “How can it?”

it's

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From this reading The only trouble is that it’s spotty--not complete.

know

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From this reading But I know that it does.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading “Search me!

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading The only trouble is that it’s spotty--not complete.

only

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From this reading The only trouble is that it’s spotty--not complete.

Search

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From this reading “Search me!

seems

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From this reading Information seems to travel faster underground than it does in the air.

spotty

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

From this reading The only trouble is that it’s spotty--not complete.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Information seems to travel faster underground than it does in the air.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading But I know that it does.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Information seems to travel faster underground than it does in the air.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Information seems to travel faster underground than it does in the air.

travel

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From this reading Information seems to travel faster underground than it does in the air.

trouble

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

From this reading The only trouble is that it’s spotty--not complete.

underground

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

From this reading Information seems to travel faster underground than it does in the air.