Chapter 14 of Red love is here in full — 742 sentences across 149 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIV
Chapter 14 of Red love is here in full — 742 sentences across 149 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Knock-knock! Knock-knock! Vasya was standing before the locked door of her former attic, where Grusha was living now. She knocked. Downstairs they had told her that Grusha had come home from work.
Chapter 14 of Red love is here in full — 742 sentences across 149 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
From this reading “Vasya was standing before the locked door of her former attic, where Grusha was living now.”
on a floor below
From this reading “Downstairs they had told her that Grusha had come home from work.”
referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)
From this reading “Vasya was standing before the locked door of her former attic, where Grusha was living now.”
past form of “knock” — deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading “She knocked.”
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading “Vasya was standing before the locked door of her former attic, where Grusha was living now.”
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading “Vasya was standing before the locked door of her former attic, where Grusha was living now.”
having a supporting base
From this reading “Vasya was standing before the locked door of her former attic, where Grusha was living now.”
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading “Downstairs they had told her that Grusha had come home from work.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
In this reading “Downstairs they had told her that Grusha had come home from work.”
In this reading “Vasya was standing before the locked door of her former attic, where Grusha was living now.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
From this reading Vasya was standing before the locked door of her former attic, where Grusha was living now.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Vasya was standing before the locked door of her former attic, where Grusha was living now.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Downstairs they had told her that Grusha had come home from work.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Vasya was standing before the locked door of her former attic, where Grusha was living now.
on a floor below
From this reading Downstairs they had told her that Grusha had come home from work.
referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)
From this reading Vasya was standing before the locked door of her former attic, where Grusha was living now.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Downstairs they had told her that Grusha had come home from work.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Vasya was standing before the locked door of her former attic, where Grusha was living now.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Downstairs they had told her that Grusha had come home from work.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Vasya was standing before the locked door of her former attic, where Grusha was living now.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Downstairs they had told her that Grusha had come home from work.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Knock-knock!
past form of “knock” — deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading She knocked.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading Vasya was standing before the locked door of her former attic, where Grusha was living now.
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading Vasya was standing before the locked door of her former attic, where Grusha was living now.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Vasya was standing before the locked door of her former attic, where Grusha was living now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Vasya was standing before the locked door of her former attic, where Grusha was living now.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She knocked.
having a supporting base
From this reading Vasya was standing before the locked door of her former attic, where Grusha was living now.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Downstairs they had told her that Grusha had come home from work.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Vasya was standing before the locked door of her former attic, where Grusha was living now.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Downstairs they had told her that Grusha had come home from work.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Downstairs they had told her that Grusha had come home from work.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Vasya was standing before the locked door of her former attic, where Grusha was living now.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Vasya was standing before the locked door of her former attic, where Grusha was living now.
in or at the place that
From this reading Vasya was standing before the locked door of her former attic, where Grusha was living now.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Downstairs they had told her that Grusha had come home from work.
Chapter 14 of Red love by A. (Aleksandra) Kollontai holds 742 sentences, grouped into 149 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 14 holds 742 sentences of Red love, unabridged, divided into 149 reading sections.
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