Chapter 5 of Rudin: A Novel is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Rudin: A Novel is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
‘In what way?’ ‘Oh! in this way.... Do you know it’s precisely girls like that who drown themselves, take poison, and so forth? Don’t be misled by her looking so calm. Her passions are strong, and her character--my goodness!’
Chapter 5 of Rudin: A Novel is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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make calm or still
From this reading “Don’t be misled by her looking so calm.”
cover completely or make imperceptible
From this reading “Do you know it’s precisely girls like that who drown themselves, take poison, and so forth?”
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading “Do you know it’s precisely girls like that who drown themselves, take poison, and so forth?”
that which is pleasing or valuable or useful
From this reading “Her passions are strong, and her character--my goodness!’”
inflected form of “mislead” — lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions
From this reading “Don’t be misled by her looking so calm.”
plural of “passion” — a strong feeling or emotion
From this reading “Her passions are strong, and her character--my goodness!’”
spoil as if by poison
From this reading “Do you know it’s precisely girls like that who drown themselves, take poison, and so forth?”
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading “Do you know it’s precisely girls like that who drown themselves, take poison, and so forth?”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Do you know it’s precisely girls like that who drown themselves, take poison, and so forth?
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her passions are strong, and her character--my goodness!’
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Don’t be misled by her looking so calm.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Don’t be misled by her looking so calm.
make calm or still
From this reading Don’t be misled by her looking so calm.
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading Her passions are strong, and her character--my goodness!’
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you know it’s precisely girls like that who drown themselves, take poison, and so forth?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don’t be misled by her looking so calm.
cover completely or make imperceptible
From this reading Do you know it’s precisely girls like that who drown themselves, take poison, and so forth?
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Do you know it’s precisely girls like that who drown themselves, take poison, and so forth?
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading Do you know it’s precisely girls like that who drown themselves, take poison, and so forth?
that which is pleasing or valuable or useful
From this reading Her passions are strong, and her character--my goodness!’
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Don’t be misled by her looking so calm.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ‘In what way?’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Do you know it’s precisely girls like that who drown themselves, take poison, and so forth?
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Do you know it’s precisely girls like that who drown themselves, take poison, and so forth?
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Do you know it’s precisely girls like that who drown themselves, take poison, and so forth?
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Don’t be misled by her looking so calm.
inflected form of “mislead” — lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions
From this reading Don’t be misled by her looking so calm.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Her passions are strong, and her character--my goodness!’
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading ‘Oh! in this way....
plural of “passion” — a strong feeling or emotion
From this reading Her passions are strong, and her character--my goodness!’
spoil as if by poison
From this reading Do you know it’s precisely girls like that who drown themselves, take poison, and so forth?
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading Do you know it’s precisely girls like that who drown themselves, take poison, and so forth?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Do you know it’s precisely girls like that who drown themselves, take poison, and so forth?
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading Her passions are strong, and her character--my goodness!’
carry out
From this reading Do you know it’s precisely girls like that who drown themselves, take poison, and so forth?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Do you know it’s precisely girls like that who drown themselves, take poison, and so forth?
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Do you know it’s precisely girls like that who drown themselves, take poison, and so forth?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading ‘Oh! in this way....
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading ‘In what way?’
used to ask for information about something
From this reading ‘In what way?’
which person or people
From this reading Do you know it’s precisely girls like that who drown themselves, take poison, and so forth?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do you know it’s precisely girls like that who drown themselves, take poison, and so forth?
Chapter 5 of Rudin: A Novel by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev holds 430 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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