Chapter 37 of Resurrection is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 37 of Resurrection is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SIMONSON SPEAKS TO NEKHLUDOFF. The voices of officials sounded from the next room. All the prisoners were silent, and a sergeant, followed by two convoy soldiers, entered. The time of the inspection had come. The sergeant counted every one, and when Nekhludoff’s turn came he addressed him with kindly familiarity.
Chapter 37 of Resurrection is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a procession of land vehicles traveling together
From this reading “All the prisoners were silent, and a sergeant, followed by two convoy soldiers, entered.”
past form of “count” — determine the number or amount of
From this reading “The sergeant counted every one, and when Nekhludoff’s turn came he addressed him with kindly familiarity.”
personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading “The sergeant counted every one, and when Nekhludoff’s turn came he addressed him with kindly familiarity.”
a formal or official examination
From this reading “The time of the inspection had come.”
plural of “official” — a worker who holds or is invested with an office
From this reading “The voices of officials sounded from the next room.”
plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading “All the prisoners were silent, and a sergeant, followed by two convoy soldiers, entered.”
any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal
From this reading “All the prisoners were silent, and a sergeant, followed by two convoy soldiers, entered.”
third-person singular of “speak” — express in speech
From this reading “SIMONSON SPEAKS TO NEKHLUDOFF.”
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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 All the prisoners were silent, and a sergeant, followed by two convoy soldiers, entered.
(of mail) marked with a destination
From this reading The sergeant counted every one, and when Nekhludoff’s turn came he addressed him with kindly familiarity.
(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 All the prisoners were silent, and a sergeant, followed by two convoy soldiers, entered.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All the prisoners were silent, and a sergeant, followed by two convoy soldiers, entered.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading All the prisoners were silent, and a sergeant, followed by two convoy soldiers, entered.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The sergeant counted every one, and when Nekhludoff’s turn came he addressed him with kindly familiarity.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The time of the inspection had come.
a procession of land vehicles traveling together
From this reading All the prisoners were silent, and a sergeant, followed by two convoy soldiers, entered.
past form of “count” — determine the number or amount of
From this reading The sergeant counted every one, and when Nekhludoff’s turn came he addressed him with kindly familiarity.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading All the prisoners were silent, and a sergeant, followed by two convoy soldiers, entered.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The sergeant counted every one, and when Nekhludoff’s turn came he addressed him with kindly familiarity.
personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading The sergeant counted every one, and when Nekhludoff’s turn came he addressed him with kindly familiarity.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading All the prisoners were silent, and a sergeant, followed by two convoy soldiers, entered.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The voices of officials sounded from the next room.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The time of the inspection had come.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The sergeant counted every one, and when Nekhludoff’s turn came he addressed him with kindly familiarity.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The sergeant counted every one, and when Nekhludoff’s turn came he addressed him with kindly familiarity.
a formal or official examination
From this reading The time of the inspection had come.
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading The sergeant counted every one, and when Nekhludoff’s turn came he addressed him with kindly familiarity.
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From this reading SIMONSON SPEAKS TO NEKHLUDOFF.
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From this reading The sergeant counted every one, and when Nekhludoff’s turn came he addressed him with kindly familiarity.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The voices of officials sounded from the next room.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The voices of officials sounded from the next room.
plural of “official” — a worker who holds or is invested with an office
From this reading The voices of officials sounded from the next room.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The sergeant counted every one, and when Nekhludoff’s turn came he addressed him with kindly familiarity.
plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading All the prisoners were silent, and a sergeant, followed by two convoy soldiers, entered.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The voices of officials sounded from the next room.
any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal
From this reading All the prisoners were silent, and a sergeant, followed by two convoy soldiers, entered.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading All the prisoners were silent, and a sergeant, followed by two convoy soldiers, entered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SIMONSON SPEAKS TO NEKHLUDOFF.
plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading All the prisoners were silent, and a sergeant, followed by two convoy soldiers, entered.
past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way
From this reading The voices of officials sounded from the next room.
third-person singular of “speak” — express in speech
From this reading SIMONSON SPEAKS TO NEKHLUDOFF.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The voices of officials sounded from the next room.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The time of the inspection had come.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SIMONSON SPEAKS TO NEKHLUDOFF.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading The sergeant counted every one, and when Nekhludoff’s turn came he addressed him with kindly familiarity.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading All the prisoners were silent, and a sergeant, followed by two convoy soldiers, entered.
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading The voices of officials sounded from the next room.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All the prisoners were silent, and a sergeant, followed by two convoy soldiers, entered.
at the time that
From this reading The sergeant counted every one, and when Nekhludoff’s turn came he addressed him with kindly familiarity.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The sergeant counted every one, and when Nekhludoff’s turn came he addressed him with kindly familiarity.
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