Chapter 3 of Peasant Tales of Russia is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Peasant Tales of Russia is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Home to my own house? Where is that?" "I don't understand you." "Well, you soon will. I know how things are going on and have no illusions.
Chapter 3 of Peasant Tales of Russia is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/87 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the act of departing
From this reading “I know how things are going on and have no illusions.”
where you live at a particular time
From this reading “"Home to my own house?”
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading “"Home to my own house?”
plural of “illusion” — an erroneous mental representation
From this reading “I know how things are going on and have no illusions.”
have ownership or possession of
From this reading “"Home to my own house?”
in the near future
From this reading “"Well, you soon will.”
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading “I know how things are going on and have no illusions.”
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading “"I don't understand you."”
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Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “"Home to my own house?”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I know how things are going on and have no illusions.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I know how things are going on and have no illusions.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't understand you."
the act of departing
From this reading I know how things are going on and have no illusions.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I know how things are going on and have no illusions.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "Home to my own house?
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading "Home to my own house?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I know how things are going on and have no illusions.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't understand you."
plural of “illusion” — an erroneous mental representation
From this reading I know how things are going on and have no illusions.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Where is that?"
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I know how things are going on and have no illusions.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Home to my own house?
not any; not one
From this reading I know how things are going on and have no illusions.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I know how things are going on and have no illusions.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading "Home to my own house?
in the near future
From this reading "Well, you soon will.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Where is that?"
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading I know how things are going on and have no illusions.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Home to my own house?
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading "I don't understand you."
(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, you soon will.
in or at the place that
From this reading Where is that?"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Well, you soon will.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I don't understand you."
Chapter 3 of Peasant Tales of Russia by Vasilii Ivanovich Nemirovich-Danchenko holds 435 sentences, grouped into 87 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.
Chapter 3 holds 435 sentences of Peasant Tales of Russia, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of Peasant Tales of Russia by Vasilii Ivanovich Nemirovich-Danchenko exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 435 sentences, grouped into 87 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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