Chapter 8 of Rudin: A Novel is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Rudin: A Novel is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
‘You’re a nice driver!’ muttered the man after him, and stood still. ‘You wretched Muscovite,’ he added in a voice full of contempt, shook his head and limped away. ‘What are you up to?’ sang out the peasant at intervals, pulling at the shaft-horse. ‘Ah, you devil! Get on!’
Chapter 8 of Rudin: A Novel is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
From this reading “‘You wretched Muscovite,’ he added in a voice full of contempt, shook his head and limped away.”
the operator of a motor vehicle
From this reading “‘You’re a nice driver!’ muttered the man after him, and stood still.”
plural of “interval” — a definite length of time marked off by two instants
From this reading “‘What are you up to?’ sang out the peasant at intervals, pulling at the shaft-horse.”
past form of “limp” — walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury
From this reading “‘You wretched Muscovite,’ he added in a voice full of contempt, shook his head and limped away.”
a colorless or pale brown mica with potassium
From this reading “‘You wretched Muscovite,’ he added in a voice full of contempt, shook his head and limped away.”
a country person
From this reading “‘What are you up to?’ sang out the peasant at intervals, pulling at the shaft-horse.”
the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you
From this reading “‘What are you up to?’ sang out the peasant at intervals, pulling at the shaft-horse.”
North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng
From this reading “‘What are you up to?’ sang out the peasant at intervals, pulling at the shaft-horse.”
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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 ‘You’re a nice driver!’ muttered the man after him, and stood still.
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 ‘You wretched Muscovite,’ he added in a voice full of contempt, shook his head and limped away.
later than; following
From this reading ‘You’re a nice driver!’ muttered the man after him, and stood still.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Ah, you devil!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘You’re a nice driver!’ muttered the man after him, and stood still.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ‘What are you up to?’ sang out the peasant at intervals, pulling at the shaft-horse.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ‘What are you up to?’ sang out the peasant at intervals, pulling at the shaft-horse.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading ‘You wretched Muscovite,’ he added in a voice full of contempt, shook his head and limped away.
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
From this reading ‘You wretched Muscovite,’ he added in a voice full of contempt, shook his head and limped away.
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading ‘Ah, you devil!
the operator of a motor vehicle
From this reading ‘You’re a nice driver!’ muttered the man after him, and stood still.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading ‘You wretched Muscovite,’ he added in a voice full of contempt, shook his head and limped away.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Get on!’
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘You wretched Muscovite,’ he added in a voice full of contempt, shook his head and limped away.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading ‘You wretched Muscovite,’ he added in a voice full of contempt, shook his head and limped away.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘You’re a nice driver!’ muttered the man after him, and stood still.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ‘You wretched Muscovite,’ he added in a voice full of contempt, shook his head and limped away.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ‘You wretched Muscovite,’ he added in a voice full of contempt, shook his head and limped away.
plural of “interval” — a definite length of time marked off by two instants
From this reading ‘What are you up to?’ sang out the peasant at intervals, pulling at the shaft-horse.
past form of “limp” — walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury
From this reading ‘You wretched Muscovite,’ he added in a voice full of contempt, shook his head and limped away.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading ‘You’re a nice driver!’ muttered the man after him, and stood still.
a colorless or pale brown mica with potassium
From this reading ‘You wretched Muscovite,’ he added in a voice full of contempt, shook his head and limped away.
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading ‘You’re a nice driver!’ muttered the man after him, and stood still.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading ‘You’re a nice driver!’ muttered the man after him, and stood still.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘You wretched Muscovite,’ he added in a voice full of contempt, shook his head and limped away.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Get on!’
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading ‘What are you up to?’ sang out the peasant at intervals, pulling at the shaft-horse.
a country person
From this reading ‘What are you up to?’ sang out the peasant at intervals, pulling at the shaft-horse.
the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you
From this reading ‘What are you up to?’ sang out the peasant at intervals, pulling at the shaft-horse.
North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng
From this reading ‘What are you up to?’ sang out the peasant at intervals, pulling at the shaft-horse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘What are you up to?’ sang out the peasant at intervals, pulling at the shaft-horse.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading ‘You wretched Muscovite,’ he added in a voice full of contempt, shook his head and limped away.
not in physical motion
From this reading ‘You’re a nice driver!’ muttered the man after him, and stood still.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading ‘You’re a nice driver!’ muttered the man after him, and stood still.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘You’re a nice driver!’ muttered the man after him, and stood still.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘What are you up to?’ sang out the peasant at intervals, pulling at the shaft-horse.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading ‘What are you up to?’ sang out the peasant at intervals, pulling at the shaft-horse.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading ‘You wretched Muscovite,’ he added in a voice full of contempt, shook his head and limped away.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading ‘What are you up to?’ sang out the peasant at intervals, pulling at the shaft-horse.
of very poor quality or condition
From this reading ‘You wretched Muscovite,’ he added in a voice full of contempt, shook his head and limped away.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘You wretched Muscovite,’ he added in a voice full of contempt, shook his head and limped away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘You’re a nice driver!’ muttered the man after him, and stood still.
Chapter 8 of Rudin: A Novel by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev holds 429 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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