Chapter 5 of Peasant Tales of Russia is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Peasant Tales of Russia is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Ivan jogged his neighbour with his elbow. "Where do you come from?" "From a long way off;--farther than you can see." "I expect you have already run away once?" asked the old man with a peculiar intonation of voice. "Certainly I did not fly."
Chapter 5 of Peasant Tales of Russia is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped
From this reading “Ivan jogged his neighbour with his elbow.”
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading “"I expect you have already run away once?" asked the old man with a peculiar intonation of voice.”
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading “"From a long way off;--farther than you can see."”
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading “"Certainly I did not fly."”
rise and fall of the voice pitch
From this reading “"I expect you have already run away once?" asked the old man with a peculiar intonation of voice.”
inflected form of “jog” — continue talking or writing in a desultory manner
From this reading “Ivan jogged his neighbour with his elbow.”
a person who lives (or is located) near another
From this reading “Ivan jogged his neighbour with his elbow.”
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading “"I expect you have already run away once?" asked the old man with a peculiar intonation of voice.”
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.
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flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
In this reading “"I expect you have already run away once?" asked the old man with a peculiar intonation of voice.”
a man who is very old
In this reading “"I expect you have already run away once?" asked the old man with a peculiar intonation of voice.”
In this reading “"From a long way off;--farther than you can see."”
In this reading “"Where do you come from?"”
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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 "From a long way off;--farther than you can see."
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading "I expect you have already run away once?" asked the old man with a peculiar intonation of voice.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "I expect you have already run away once?" asked the old man with a peculiar intonation of voice.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "I expect you have already run away once?" asked the old man with a peculiar intonation of voice.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "From a long way off;--farther than you can see."
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading "Certainly I did not fly."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Where do you come from?"
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Certainly I did not fly."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Where do you come from?"
hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped
From this reading Ivan jogged his neighbour with his elbow.
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading "I expect you have already run away once?" asked the old man with a peculiar intonation of voice.
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading "From a long way off;--farther than you can see."
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading "Certainly I did not fly."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Where do you come from?"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I expect you have already run away once?" asked the old man with a peculiar intonation of voice.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Ivan jogged his neighbour with his elbow.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I expect you have already run away once?" asked the old man with a peculiar intonation of voice.
rise and fall of the voice pitch
From this reading "I expect you have already run away once?" asked the old man with a peculiar intonation of voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ivan jogged his neighbour with his elbow.
inflected form of “jog” — continue talking or writing in a desultory manner
From this reading Ivan jogged his neighbour with his elbow.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "From a long way off;--farther than you can see."
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "I expect you have already run away once?" asked the old man with a peculiar intonation of voice.
a person who lives (or is located) near another
From this reading Ivan jogged his neighbour with his elbow.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Certainly I did not fly."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I expect you have already run away once?" asked the old man with a peculiar intonation of voice.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "From a long way off;--farther than you can see."
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "I expect you have already run away once?" asked the old man with a peculiar intonation of voice.
on one occasion
From this reading "I expect you have already run away once?" asked the old man with a peculiar intonation of voice.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading "I expect you have already run away once?" asked the old man with a peculiar intonation of voice.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading "I expect you have already run away once?" asked the old man with a peculiar intonation of voice.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "From a long way off;--farther than you can see."
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "From a long way off;--farther than you can see."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I expect you have already run away once?" asked the old man with a peculiar intonation of voice.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "I expect you have already run away once?" asked the old man with a peculiar intonation of voice.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "From a long way off;--farther than you can see."
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where do you come from?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading Ivan jogged his neighbour with his elbow.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Where do you come from?"
Chapter 5 of Peasant Tales of Russia by Vasilii Ivanovich Nemirovich-Danchenko holds 422 sentences, grouped into 85 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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