Chapter 3 of Red love is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Red love is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Vasya was sitting in the car, her head pillowed on her woolen shawl. She was not sleeping, but she saw the past as in a dream, as in a moving picture: reel after reel, scene after scene, joy and misery, all her life with Vladimir, with Volodya. Beautiful memories. And as she remembered them even her sorrows seemed pleasant. She settled down more comfortably.
Chapter 3 of Red love is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in mental comfort; without stress
From this reading “She settled down more comfortably.”
Recollections of past events.
From this reading “Beautiful memories.”
a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune
From this reading “She was not sleeping, but she saw the past as in a dream, as in a moving picture: reel after reel, scene after scene, joy and misery, all her life with Vladimir, with Volodya.”
walk as if unable to control one's movements
From this reading “She was not sleeping, but she saw the past as in a dream, as in a moving picture: reel after reel, scene after scene, joy and misery, all her life with Vladimir, with Volodya.”
cloak consisting of an oblong piece of cloth used to cover the head and shoulders
From this reading “Vasya was sitting in the car, her head pillowed on her woolen shawl.”
the state of being asleep
From this reading “She was not sleeping, but she saw the past as in a dream, as in a moving picture: reel after reel, scene after scene, joy and misery, all her life with Vladimir, with Volodya.”
plural of “sorrow” — an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading “And as she remembered them even her sorrows seemed pleasant.”
a fabric made from the hair of sheep
From this reading “Vasya was sitting in the car, her head pillowed on her woolen shawl.”
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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a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
In this reading “She was not sleeping, but she saw the past as in a dream, as in a moving picture: reel after reel, scene after scene, joy and misery, all her life with Vladimir, with Volodya.”
In this reading “Vasya was sitting in the car, her head pillowed on her woolen shawl.”
In this reading “She was not sleeping, but she saw the past as in a dream, as in a moving picture: reel after reel, scene after scene, joy and misery, all her life with Vladimir, with Volodya.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 She was not sleeping, but she saw the past as in a dream, as in a moving picture: reel after reel, scene after scene, joy and misery, all her life with Vladimir, with Volodya.
later than; following
From this reading She was not sleeping, but she saw the past as in a dream, as in a moving picture: reel after reel, scene after scene, joy and misery, all her life with Vladimir, with Volodya.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading She was not sleeping, but she saw the past as in a dream, as in a moving picture: reel after reel, scene after scene, joy and misery, all her life with Vladimir, with Volodya.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was not sleeping, but she saw the past as in a dream, as in a moving picture: reel after reel, scene after scene, joy and misery, all her life with Vladimir, with Volodya.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She was not sleeping, but she saw the past as in a dream, as in a moving picture: reel after reel, scene after scene, joy and misery, all her life with Vladimir, with Volodya.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading Beautiful memories.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She was not sleeping, but she saw the past as in a dream, as in a moving picture: reel after reel, scene after scene, joy and misery, all her life with Vladimir, with Volodya.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading Vasya was sitting in the car, her head pillowed on her woolen shawl.
in mental comfort; without stress
From this reading She settled down more comfortably.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading She settled down more comfortably.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading She was not sleeping, but she saw the past as in a dream, as in a moving picture: reel after reel, scene after scene, joy and misery, all her life with Vladimir, with Volodya.
divisible by two
From this reading And as she remembered them even her sorrows seemed pleasant.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Vasya was sitting in the car, her head pillowed on her woolen shawl.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Vasya was sitting in the car, her head pillowed on her woolen shawl.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Vasya was sitting in the car, her head pillowed on her woolen shawl.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading She was not sleeping, but she saw the past as in a dream, as in a moving picture: reel after reel, scene after scene, joy and misery, all her life with Vladimir, with Volodya.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading She was not sleeping, but she saw the past as in a dream, as in a moving picture: reel after reel, scene after scene, joy and misery, all her life with Vladimir, with Volodya.
Recollections of past events.
From this reading Beautiful memories.
a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune
From this reading She was not sleeping, but she saw the past as in a dream, as in a moving picture: reel after reel, scene after scene, joy and misery, all her life with Vladimir, with Volodya.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading She settled down more comfortably.
in motion
From this reading She was not sleeping, but she saw the past as in a dream, as in a moving picture: reel after reel, scene after scene, joy and misery, all her life with Vladimir, with Volodya.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She was not sleeping, but she saw the past as in a dream, as in a moving picture: reel after reel, scene after scene, joy and misery, all her life with Vladimir, with Volodya.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Vasya was sitting in the car, her head pillowed on her woolen shawl.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading She was not sleeping, but she saw the past as in a dream, as in a moving picture: reel after reel, scene after scene, joy and misery, all her life with Vladimir, with Volodya.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading She was not sleeping, but she saw the past as in a dream, as in a moving picture: reel after reel, scene after scene, joy and misery, all her life with Vladimir, with Volodya.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Vasya was sitting in the car, her head pillowed on her woolen shawl.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading And as she remembered them even her sorrows seemed pleasant.
walk as if unable to control one's movements
From this reading She was not sleeping, but she saw the past as in a dream, as in a moving picture: reel after reel, scene after scene, joy and misery, all her life with Vladimir, with Volodya.
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading And as she remembered them even her sorrows seemed pleasant.
cut with a saw
From this reading She was not sleeping, but she saw the past as in a dream, as in a moving picture: reel after reel, scene after scene, joy and misery, all her life with Vladimir, with Volodya.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading She was not sleeping, but she saw the past as in a dream, as in a moving picture: reel after reel, scene after scene, joy and misery, all her life with Vladimir, with Volodya.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading And as she remembered them even her sorrows seemed pleasant.
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading She settled down more comfortably.
cloak consisting of an oblong piece of cloth used to cover the head and shoulders
From this reading Vasya was sitting in the car, her head pillowed on her woolen shawl.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was not sleeping, but she saw the past as in a dream, as in a moving picture: reel after reel, scene after scene, joy and misery, all her life with Vladimir, with Volodya.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading Vasya was sitting in the car, her head pillowed on her woolen shawl.
the state of being asleep
From this reading She was not sleeping, but she saw the past as in a dream, as in a moving picture: reel after reel, scene after scene, joy and misery, all her life with Vladimir, with Volodya.
plural of “sorrow” — an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading And as she remembered them even her sorrows seemed pleasant.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Vasya was sitting in the car, her head pillowed on her woolen shawl.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And as she remembered them even her sorrows seemed pleasant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Vasya was sitting in the car, her head pillowed on her woolen shawl.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was not sleeping, but she saw the past as in a dream, as in a moving picture: reel after reel, scene after scene, joy and misery, all her life with Vladimir, with Volodya.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was not sleeping, but she saw the past as in a dream, as in a moving picture: reel after reel, scene after scene, joy and misery, all her life with Vladimir, with Volodya.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Vasya was sitting in the car, her head pillowed on her woolen shawl.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was not sleeping, but she saw the past as in a dream, as in a moving picture: reel after reel, scene after scene, joy and misery, all her life with Vladimir, with Volodya.
a fabric made from the hair of sheep
From this reading Vasya was sitting in the car, her head pillowed on her woolen shawl.
Chapter 3 of Red love by A. (Aleksandra) Kollontai holds 428 sentences, grouped into 86 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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