Chapter 7 of Rudin: A Novel is here in full — 438 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Rudin: A Novel is here in full — 438 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
‘Yes,’ replied Rudin drily. ‘Some failure of crops, I suppose?’ ‘No; something else. Believe me, Darya Mihailovna,’ added Rudin, ‘I shall never forget the time I have spent in your house.’ ‘And I, Dmitri Nikolaitch, shall always look back upon our acquaintance with you with pleasure.
Chapter 7 of Rudin: A Novel is here in full — 438 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/87 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading “‘And I, Dmitri Nikolaitch, shall always look back upon our acquaintance with you with pleasure.”
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading “Believe me, Darya Mihailovna,’ added Rudin, ‘I shall never forget the time I have spent in your house.’”
plural of “crop” — the yield from plants in a single growing season
From this reading “‘Some failure of crops, I suppose?’”
an act that fails
From this reading “‘Some failure of crops, I suppose?’”
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading “Believe me, Darya Mihailovna,’ added Rudin, ‘I shall never forget the time I have spent in your house.’”
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading “‘And I, Dmitri Nikolaitch, shall always look back upon our acquaintance with you with pleasure.”
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading “Believe me, Darya Mihailovna,’ added Rudin, ‘I shall never forget the time I have spent in your house.’”
express a supposition
From this reading “‘Some failure of crops, I suppose?’”
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personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading ‘And I, Dmitri Nikolaitch, shall always look back upon our acquaintance with you with pleasure.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading Believe me, Darya Mihailovna,’ added Rudin, ‘I shall never forget the time I have spent in your house.’
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading ‘And I, Dmitri Nikolaitch, shall always look back upon our acquaintance with you with pleasure.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘And I, Dmitri Nikolaitch, shall always look back upon our acquaintance with you with pleasure.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading ‘And I, Dmitri Nikolaitch, shall always look back upon our acquaintance with you with pleasure.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading Believe me, Darya Mihailovna,’ added Rudin, ‘I shall never forget the time I have spent in your house.’
plural of “crop” — the yield from plants in a single growing season
From this reading ‘Some failure of crops, I suppose?’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Believe me, Darya Mihailovna,’ added Rudin, ‘I shall never forget the time I have spent in your house.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘And I, Dmitri Nikolaitch, shall always look back upon our acquaintance with you with pleasure.
in a dry laconic manner
From this reading ‘Yes,’ replied Rudin drily.
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From this reading ‘No; something else.
an act that fails
From this reading ‘Some failure of crops, I suppose?’
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading Believe me, Darya Mihailovna,’ added Rudin, ‘I shall never forget the time I have spent in your house.’
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Believe me, Darya Mihailovna,’ added Rudin, ‘I shall never forget the time I have spent in your house.’
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Believe me, Darya Mihailovna,’ added Rudin, ‘I shall never forget the time I have spent in your house.’
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘Some failure of crops, I suppose?’
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Believe me, Darya Mihailovna,’ added Rudin, ‘I shall never forget the time I have spent in your house.’
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading ‘And I, Dmitri Nikolaitch, shall always look back upon our acquaintance with you with pleasure.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Believe me, Darya Mihailovna,’ added Rudin, ‘I shall never forget the time I have spent in your house.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Believe me, Darya Mihailovna,’ added Rudin, ‘I shall never forget the time I have spent in your house.’
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Believe me, Darya Mihailovna,’ added Rudin, ‘I shall never forget the time I have spent in your house.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘And I, Dmitri Nikolaitch, shall always look back upon our acquaintance with you with pleasure.
not any; not one
From this reading ‘No; something else.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘Some failure of crops, I suppose?’
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading ‘And I, Dmitri Nikolaitch, shall always look back upon our acquaintance with you with pleasure.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading ‘And I, Dmitri Nikolaitch, shall always look back upon our acquaintance with you with pleasure.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading ‘Yes,’ replied Rudin drily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Yes,’ replied Rudin drily.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Believe me, Darya Mihailovna,’ added Rudin, ‘I shall never forget the time I have spent in your house.’
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading ‘Some failure of crops, I suppose?’
a thing, without saying which
From this reading ‘No; something else.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading Believe me, Darya Mihailovna,’ added Rudin, ‘I shall never forget the time I have spent in your house.’
express a supposition
From this reading ‘Some failure of crops, I suppose?’
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Believe me, Darya Mihailovna,’ added Rudin, ‘I shall never forget the time I have spent in your house.’
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Believe me, Darya Mihailovna,’ added Rudin, ‘I shall never forget the time I have spent in your house.’
a formal word for “on”
From this reading ‘And I, Dmitri Nikolaitch, shall always look back upon our acquaintance with you with pleasure.
in the company of; together with
From this reading ‘And I, Dmitri Nikolaitch, shall always look back upon our acquaintance with you with pleasure.
an affirmative
From this reading ‘Yes,’ replied Rudin drily.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘And I, Dmitri Nikolaitch, shall always look back upon our acquaintance with you with pleasure.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Believe me, Darya Mihailovna,’ added Rudin, ‘I shall never forget the time I have spent in your house.’
Chapter 7 of Rudin: A Novel by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev holds 438 sentences, grouped into 88 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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