Chapter 7 of Red love is here in full — 512 sentences across 103 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Red love is here in full — 512 sentences across 103 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Vladimir came home early, as he had promised. Vasya was in bed. He sat down beside her, and inquired how she felt. He looked into her eyes as he spoke, and his grave, sad gaze puzzled Vasya. His eyes seemed to bespeak suffering.
Chapter 7 of Red love is here in full — 512 sentences across 103 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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be a signal for or a symptom of
From this reading “His eyes seemed to bespeak suffering.”
a long fixed look
From this reading “He looked into her eyes as he spoke, and his grave, sad gaze puzzled Vasya.”
death of a person
From this reading “He looked into her eyes as he spoke, and his grave, sad gaze puzzled Vasya.”
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading “He sat down beside her, and inquired how she felt.”
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading “Vladimir came home early, as he had promised.”
filled with bewilderment
From this reading “He looked into her eyes as he spoke, and his grave, sad gaze puzzled Vasya.”
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading “He looked into her eyes as he spoke, and his grave, sad gaze puzzled Vasya.”
a state of acute pain
From this reading “His eyes seemed to bespeak suffering.”
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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become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
In this reading “Vladimir came home early, as he had promised.”
investigate scientifically
In this reading “He looked into her eyes as he spoke, and his grave, sad gaze puzzled Vasya.”
In this reading “Vasya was in bed.”
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He sat down beside her, and inquired how she felt.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Vladimir came home early, as he had promised.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Vasya was in bed.
next to; at the side of
From this reading He sat down beside her, and inquired how she felt.
be a signal for or a symptom of
From this reading His eyes seemed to bespeak suffering.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Vladimir came home early, as he had promised.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He sat down beside her, and inquired how she felt.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Vladimir came home early, as he had promised.
opinion or judgment
From this reading He looked into her eyes as he spoke, and his grave, sad gaze puzzled Vasya.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading He sat down beside her, and inquired how she felt.
a long fixed look
From this reading He looked into her eyes as he spoke, and his grave, sad gaze puzzled Vasya.
death of a person
From this reading He looked into her eyes as he spoke, and his grave, sad gaze puzzled Vasya.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Vladimir came home early, as he had promised.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Vladimir came home early, as he had promised.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He sat down beside her, and inquired how she felt.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He looked into her eyes as he spoke, and his grave, sad gaze puzzled Vasya.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Vladimir came home early, as he had promised.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He sat down beside her, and inquired how she felt.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Vasya was in bed.
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading He sat down beside her, and inquired how she felt.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He looked into her eyes as he spoke, and his grave, sad gaze puzzled Vasya.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He looked into her eyes as he spoke, and his grave, sad gaze puzzled Vasya.
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading Vladimir came home early, as he had promised.
filled with bewilderment
From this reading He looked into her eyes as he spoke, and his grave, sad gaze puzzled Vasya.
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading He looked into her eyes as he spoke, and his grave, sad gaze puzzled Vasya.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading He sat down beside her, and inquired how she felt.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading His eyes seemed to bespeak suffering.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He sat down beside her, and inquired how she felt.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading He looked into her eyes as he spoke, and his grave, sad gaze puzzled Vasya.
a state of acute pain
From this reading His eyes seemed to bespeak suffering.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His eyes seemed to bespeak suffering.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Vasya was in bed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Vladimir came home early, as he had promised.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Vasya was in bed.
Chapter 7 of Red love by A. (Aleksandra) Kollontai holds 512 sentences, grouped into 103 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 7 holds 512 sentences of Red love, unabridged, divided into 103 reading sections.
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