Chapter 7 of Poor Folk is here in full — 184 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Poor Folk is here in full — 184 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
B. D. June 21st. MY OWN, MY DARLING,--I wish to write to you, yet know not where to begin. Things are as strange as though we were actually living together. Also I would add that never in my life have I passed such happy days as I am spending at present.
Chapter 7 of Poor Folk is here in full — 184 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in actual fact
From this reading “Things are as strange as though we were actually living together.”
make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading “Also I would add that never in my life have I passed such happy days as I am spending at present.”
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “MY OWN, MY DARLING,--I wish to write to you, yet know not where to begin.”
a special loved one
From this reading “MY OWN, MY DARLING,--I wish to write to you, yet know not where to begin.”
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading “June 21st.”
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading “Things are as strange as though we were actually living together.”
the act of spending or disbursing money
From this reading “Also I would add that never in my life have I passed such happy days as I am spending at present.”
produce a literary work
From this reading “MY OWN, MY DARLING,--I wish to write to you, yet know not where to begin.”
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From this reading June 21st.
in actual fact
From this reading Things are as strange as though we were actually living together.
make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading Also I would add that never in my life have I passed such happy days as I am spending at present.
in addition
From this reading Also I would add that never in my life have I passed such happy days as I am spending at present.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Also I would add that never in my life have I passed such happy days as I am spending at present.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Things are as strange as though we were actually living together.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Things are as strange as though we were actually living together.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Also I would add that never in my life have I passed such happy days as I am spending at present.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading B. D.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading MY OWN, MY DARLING,--I wish to write to you, yet know not where to begin.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading B. D.
a special loved one
From this reading MY OWN, MY DARLING,--I wish to write to you, yet know not where to begin.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Also I would add that never in my life have I passed such happy days as I am spending at present.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading Also I would add that never in my life have I passed such happy days as I am spending at present.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Also I would add that never in my life have I passed such happy days as I am spending at present.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading MY OWN, MY DARLING,--I wish to write to you, yet know not where to begin.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Also I would add that never in my life have I passed such happy days as I am spending at present.
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading June 21st.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading MY OWN, MY DARLING,--I wish to write to you, yet know not where to begin.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Also I would add that never in my life have I passed such happy days as I am spending at present.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading Things are as strange as though we were actually living together.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MY OWN, MY DARLING,--I wish to write to you, yet know not where to begin.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Also I would add that never in my life have I passed such happy days as I am spending at present.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading MY OWN, MY DARLING,--I wish to write to you, yet know not where to begin.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading MY OWN, MY DARLING,--I wish to write to you, yet know not where to begin.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Also I would add that never in my life have I passed such happy days as I am spending at present.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Also I would add that never in my life have I passed such happy days as I am spending at present.
the act of spending or disbursing money
From this reading Also I would add that never in my life have I passed such happy days as I am spending at present.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Things are as strange as though we were actually living together.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Also I would add that never in my life have I passed such happy days as I am spending at present.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Also I would add that never in my life have I passed such happy days as I am spending at present.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Things are as strange as though we were actually living together.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Things are as strange as though we were actually living together.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MY OWN, MY DARLING,--I wish to write to you, yet know not where to begin.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Things are as strange as though we were actually living together.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Things are as strange as though we were actually living together.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Things are as strange as though we were actually living together.
in or at the place that
From this reading MY OWN, MY DARLING,--I wish to write to you, yet know not where to begin.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading MY OWN, MY DARLING,--I wish to write to you, yet know not where to begin.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Also I would add that never in my life have I passed such happy days as I am spending at present.
produce a literary work
From this reading MY OWN, MY DARLING,--I wish to write to you, yet know not where to begin.
but in spite of that
From this reading MY OWN, MY DARLING,--I wish to write to you, yet know not where to begin.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading MY OWN, MY DARLING,--I wish to write to you, yet know not where to begin.
Chapter 7 of Poor Folk by Fyodor Dostoyevsky holds 184 sentences, grouped into 37 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 7 holds 184 sentences of Poor Folk, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
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