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Chapter XVI · Chapter 16

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VERA DOUKHOVA.
So this is what it means, this,” thought Nekhludoff as he left the prison, only now fully understanding his crime.
If he had not tried to expiate his guilt he would never have found out how great his crime was.
Nor was this all; she, too, would never have felt the whole horror of what had been done to her.
He only now saw what he had done to the soul of this woman; only now she saw and understood what had been done to her.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Resurrection

Chapter XVI · Chapter 16

Chapter 16 of Resurrection is here in full — 274 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/54 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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VERA DOUKHOVA.
Line 2
So this is what it means, this,” thought Nekhludoff as he left the prison, only now fully understanding his crime.
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If he had not tried to expiate his guilt he would never have found out how great his crime was.
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Nor was this all; she, too, would never have felt the whole horror of what had been done to her.
/nɔːr wɑːz ðɪs ɔːl ʃiː tuː wʊd ˈnevər hæv felt ðə hoʊl ˈhɔːrər ʌv wʌt hæd bɪn dʌn tuː hɜːr/
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He only now saw what he had done to the soul of this woman; only now she saw and understood what had been done to her.
/hiː ˈoʊnli naʊ sɔː wʌt hiː hæd dʌn tuː ðə soʊl ʌv ðɪs ˈwʊmən ˈoʊnli naʊ ʃiː sɔː ənd ˌʌndərˈstʊd wʌt hæd bɪn dʌn tuː hɜːr/

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

crime noun US /kraɪm/

(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act

From this reading ““So this is what it means, this,” thought Nekhludoff as he left the prison, only now fully understanding his crime.”

expiate verb US /ˈekspieɪt/

make amends for

From this reading “If he had not tried to expiate his guilt he would never have found out how great his crime was.”

fully adverb US /ˈfʊli/

to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (“full” in this sense is used as a combining form)

From this reading ““So this is what it means, this,” thought Nekhludoff as he left the prison, only now fully understanding his crime.”

guilt noun US /ɡɪlt/

the state of having committed an offense

From this reading “If he had not tried to expiate his guilt he would never have found out how great his crime was.”

horror noun US /ˈhɔːrər/

intense and profound fear

From this reading “Nor was this all; she, too, would never have felt the whole horror of what had been done to her.”

prison noun US /ˈprɪzən/

a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment

From this reading ““So this is what it means, this,” thought Nekhludoff as he left the prison, only now fully understanding his crime.”

understanding noun US /ˌʌndərˈstændɪŋ/

the cognitive condition of someone who understands

From this reading ““So this is what it means, this,” thought Nekhludoff as he left the prison, only now fully understanding his crime.”

understood adjective US /ˌʌndərˈstʊd/

fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation

From this reading “He only now saw what he had done to the soul of this woman; only now she saw and understood what had been done to her.”

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alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 Nor was this all; she, too, would never have felt the whole horror of what had been done to her.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading He only now saw what he had done to the soul of this woman; only now she saw and understood what had been done to her.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading “So this is what it means, this,” thought Nekhludoff as he left the prison, only now fully understanding his crime.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Nor was this all; she, too, would never have felt the whole horror of what had been done to her.

crimenounUS /kraɪm/

(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act

From this reading “So this is what it means, this,” thought Nekhludoff as he left the prison, only now fully understanding his crime.

doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading Nor was this all; she, too, would never have felt the whole horror of what had been done to her.

DOUKHOVA

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading VERA DOUKHOVA.

expiateverbUS /ˈekspieɪt/

make amends for

From this reading If he had not tried to expiate his guilt he would never have found out how great his crime was.

feltverbUS /felt/

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading Nor was this all; she, too, would never have felt the whole horror of what had been done to her.

foundverbUS /faʊnd/

set up or found

From this reading If he had not tried to expiate his guilt he would never have found out how great his crime was.

fullyadverbUS /ˈfʊli/

to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (“full” in this sense is used as a combining form)

From this reading “So this is what it means, this,” thought Nekhludoff as he left the prison, only now fully understanding his crime.

greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading If he had not tried to expiate his guilt he would never have found out how great his crime was.

guiltnounUS /ɡɪlt/

the state of having committed an offense

From this reading If he had not tried to expiate his guilt he would never have found out how great his crime was.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading If he had not tried to expiate his guilt he would never have found out how great his crime was.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading If he had not tried to expiate his guilt he would never have found out how great his crime was.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading “So this is what it means, this,” thought Nekhludoff as he left the prison, only now fully understanding his crime.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Nor was this all; she, too, would never have felt the whole horror of what had been done to her.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading “So this is what it means, this,” thought Nekhludoff as he left the prison, only now fully understanding his crime.

horrornounUS /ˈhɔːrər/

intense and profound fear

From this reading Nor was this all; she, too, would never have felt the whole horror of what had been done to her.

how

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading If he had not tried to expiate his guilt he would never have found out how great his crime was.

IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If he had not tried to expiate his guilt he would never have found out how great his crime was.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “So this is what it means, this,” thought Nekhludoff as he left the prison, only now fully understanding his crime.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading “So this is what it means, this,” thought Nekhludoff as he left the prison, only now fully understanding his crime.

leftnounUS /left/

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading “So this is what it means, this,” thought Nekhludoff as he left the prison, only now fully understanding his crime.

meansnounUS /miːnz/

thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end

From this reading “So this is what it means, this,” thought Nekhludoff as he left the prison, only now fully understanding his crime.

Nekhludoff

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “So this is what it means, this,” thought Nekhludoff as he left the prison, only now fully understanding his crime.

neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading If he had not tried to expiate his guilt he would never have found out how great his crime was.

NorconjunctionUS /nɔːr/

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading Nor was this all; she, too, would never have felt the whole horror of what had been done to her.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading If he had not tried to expiate his guilt he would never have found out how great his crime was.

nowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading “So this is what it means, this,” thought Nekhludoff as he left the prison, only now fully understanding his crime.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Nor was this all; she, too, would never have felt the whole horror of what had been done to her.

onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/

and nothing more

From this reading “So this is what it means, this,” thought Nekhludoff as he left the prison, only now fully understanding his crime.

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading If he had not tried to expiate his guilt he would never have found out how great his crime was.

prisonnounUS /ˈprɪzən/

a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment

From this reading “So this is what it means, this,” thought Nekhludoff as he left the prison, only now fully understanding his crime.

sawverbUS /sɔː/

cut with a saw

From this reading He only now saw what he had done to the soul of this woman; only now she saw and understood what had been done to her.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Nor was this all; she, too, would never have felt the whole horror of what had been done to her.

SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading “So this is what it means, this,” thought Nekhludoff as he left the prison, only now fully understanding his crime.

soulnounUS /soʊl/

the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

From this reading He only now saw what he had done to the soul of this woman; only now she saw and understood what had been done to her.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading “So this is what it means, this,” thought Nekhludoff as he left the prison, only now fully understanding his crime.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading “So this is what it means, this,” thought Nekhludoff as he left the prison, only now fully understanding his crime.

thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading “So this is what it means, this,” thought Nekhludoff as he left the prison, only now fully understanding his crime.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading If he had not tried to expiate his guilt he would never have found out how great his crime was.

tooadverbUS /tuː/

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading Nor was this all; she, too, would never have felt the whole horror of what had been done to her.

triedadjectiveUS /traɪd/

tested and proved useful or correct

From this reading If he had not tried to expiate his guilt he would never have found out how great his crime was.

understandingnounUS /ˌʌndərˈstændɪŋ/

the cognitive condition of someone who understands

From this reading “So this is what it means, this,” thought Nekhludoff as he left the prison, only now fully understanding his crime.

understoodadjectiveUS /ˌʌndərˈstʊd/

fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation

From this reading He only now saw what he had done to the soul of this woman; only now she saw and understood what had been done to her.

VERA

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading VERA DOUKHOVA.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading If he had not tried to expiate his guilt he would never have found out how great his crime was.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading “So this is what it means, this,” thought Nekhludoff as he left the prison, only now fully understanding his crime.

wholeadjectiveUS /hoʊl/

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading Nor was this all; she, too, would never have felt the whole horror of what had been done to her.

womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading He only now saw what he had done to the soul of this woman; only now she saw and understood what had been done to her.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading If he had not tried to expiate his guilt he would never have found out how great his crime was.

Chapter 16 of Resurrection by Leo, graf Tolstoy holds 274 sentences, grouped into 55 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.

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Chapter 16 holds 274 sentences of Resurrection, unabridged, divided into 55 reading sections.

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Vocabulary met early in Resurrection

Words and structures a reader meets early in Resurrection, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Maslova
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Resurrection; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Prison
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Resurrection; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Though
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Resurrection; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Hundreds
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Resurrection; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.