Chapter 20 of Sanine is here in full — 102 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of Sanine is here in full — 102 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
On reaching his room, narrow and stuffy as a prison-cell, Yourii found life as dreary as ever, and his little love-episode seemed to him thoroughly commonplace. “I stole a kiss from her! What bliss! How heroic of me! How exquisitely romantic!
Chapter 20 of Sanine is here in full — 102 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a state of extreme happiness
From this reading “What bliss!”
completely ordinary and unremarkable
From this reading “On reaching his room, narrow and stuffy as a prison-cell, Yourii found life as dreary as ever, and his little love-episode seemed to him thoroughly commonplace.”
lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise
From this reading “On reaching his room, narrow and stuffy as a prison-cell, Yourii found life as dreary as ever, and his little love-episode seemed to him thoroughly commonplace.”
in a delicate manner
From this reading “How exquisitely romantic!”
very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale)
From this reading “How heroic of me!”
the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
From this reading “On reaching his room, narrow and stuffy as a prison-cell, Yourii found life as dreary as ever, and his little love-episode seemed to him thoroughly commonplace.”
belonging to or characteristic of Romanticism or the Romantic Movement in the arts
From this reading “How exquisitely romantic!”
lacking fresh air
From this reading “On reaching his room, narrow and stuffy as a prison-cell, Yourii found life as dreary as ever, and his little love-episode seemed to him thoroughly commonplace.”
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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 On reaching his room, narrow and stuffy as a prison-cell, Yourii found life as dreary as ever, and his little love-episode seemed to him thoroughly commonplace.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On reaching his room, narrow and stuffy as a prison-cell, Yourii found life as dreary as ever, and his little love-episode seemed to him thoroughly commonplace.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading On reaching his room, narrow and stuffy as a prison-cell, Yourii found life as dreary as ever, and his little love-episode seemed to him thoroughly commonplace.
a state of extreme happiness
From this reading What bliss!
completely ordinary and unremarkable
From this reading On reaching his room, narrow and stuffy as a prison-cell, Yourii found life as dreary as ever, and his little love-episode seemed to him thoroughly commonplace.
lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise
From this reading On reaching his room, narrow and stuffy as a prison-cell, Yourii found life as dreary as ever, and his little love-episode seemed to him thoroughly commonplace.
at any time
From this reading On reaching his room, narrow and stuffy as a prison-cell, Yourii found life as dreary as ever, and his little love-episode seemed to him thoroughly commonplace.
in a delicate manner
From this reading How exquisitely romantic!
set up or found
From this reading On reaching his room, narrow and stuffy as a prison-cell, Yourii found life as dreary as ever, and his little love-episode seemed to him thoroughly commonplace.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “I stole a kiss from her!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “I stole a kiss from her!
very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale)
From this reading How heroic of me!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading On reaching his room, narrow and stuffy as a prison-cell, Yourii found life as dreary as ever, and his little love-episode seemed to him thoroughly commonplace.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On reaching his room, narrow and stuffy as a prison-cell, Yourii found life as dreary as ever, and his little love-episode seemed to him thoroughly commonplace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How heroic of me!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I stole a kiss from her!
the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading “I stole a kiss from her!
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading On reaching his room, narrow and stuffy as a prison-cell, Yourii found life as dreary as ever, and his little love-episode seemed to him thoroughly commonplace.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading On reaching his room, narrow and stuffy as a prison-cell, Yourii found life as dreary as ever, and his little love-episode seemed to him thoroughly commonplace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On reaching his room, narrow and stuffy as a prison-cell, Yourii found life as dreary as ever, and his little love-episode seemed to him thoroughly commonplace.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading How heroic of me!
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading On reaching his room, narrow and stuffy as a prison-cell, Yourii found life as dreary as ever, and his little love-episode seemed to him thoroughly commonplace.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading How heroic of me!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On reaching his room, narrow and stuffy as a prison-cell, Yourii found life as dreary as ever, and his little love-episode seemed to him thoroughly commonplace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On reaching his room, narrow and stuffy as a prison-cell, Yourii found life as dreary as ever, and his little love-episode seemed to him thoroughly commonplace.
the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
From this reading On reaching his room, narrow and stuffy as a prison-cell, Yourii found life as dreary as ever, and his little love-episode seemed to him thoroughly commonplace.
belonging to or characteristic of Romanticism or the Romantic Movement in the arts
From this reading How exquisitely romantic!
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading On reaching his room, narrow and stuffy as a prison-cell, Yourii found life as dreary as ever, and his little love-episode seemed to him thoroughly commonplace.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading On reaching his room, narrow and stuffy as a prison-cell, Yourii found life as dreary as ever, and his little love-episode seemed to him thoroughly commonplace.
a wide scarf worn about their shoulders by women
From this reading “I stole a kiss from her!
lacking fresh air
From this reading On reaching his room, narrow and stuffy as a prison-cell, Yourii found life as dreary as ever, and his little love-episode seemed to him thoroughly commonplace.
in an exhaustive manner
From this reading On reaching his room, narrow and stuffy as a prison-cell, Yourii found life as dreary as ever, and his little love-episode seemed to him thoroughly commonplace.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On reaching his room, narrow and stuffy as a prison-cell, Yourii found life as dreary as ever, and his little love-episode seemed to him thoroughly commonplace.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What bliss!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On reaching his room, narrow and stuffy as a prison-cell, Yourii found life as dreary as ever, and his little love-episode seemed to him thoroughly commonplace.
Chapter 20 of Sanine by M. (Mikhail) Artsybashev holds 102 sentences, grouped into 21 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.
Chapter 20 holds 102 sentences of Sanine, unabridged, divided into 21 reading sections.
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