Chapter 3 of Sebastopol is here in full — 455 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Sebastopol is here in full — 455 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Mikhaïloff sat down, and held his head in his hands. The walk had increased the violence of the pain. “No,” said he, “we must certainly go and get him. Perhaps he is alive. It is our duty, Mikhaïl Ivanitch.”
Chapter 3 of Sebastopol is here in full — 455 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
possessing life
From this reading “Perhaps he is alive.”
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading ““No,” said he, “we must certainly go and get him.”
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading “It is our duty, Mikhaïl Ivanitch.””
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading “Mikhaïloff sat down, and held his head in his hands.”
made greater in size or amount or degree
From this reading “The walk had increased the violence of the pain.”
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading “The walk had increased the violence of the pain.”
an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)
From this reading “The walk had increased the violence of the pain.”
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading “The walk had increased the violence of the pain.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
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possessing life
From this reading Perhaps he is alive.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mikhaïloff sat down, and held his head in his hands.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “No,” said he, “we must certainly go and get him.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Mikhaïloff sat down, and held his head in his hands.
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading It is our duty, Mikhaïl Ivanitch.”
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “No,” said he, “we must certainly go and get him.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “No,” said he, “we must certainly go and get him.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The walk had increased the violence of the pain.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Mikhaïloff sat down, and held his head in his hands.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “No,” said he, “we must certainly go and get him.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Mikhaïloff sat down, and held his head in his hands.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Mikhaïloff sat down, and held his head in his hands.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “No,” said he, “we must certainly go and get him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mikhaïloff sat down, and held his head in his hands.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mikhaïloff sat down, and held his head in his hands.
made greater in size or amount or degree
From this reading The walk had increased the violence of the pain.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Perhaps he is alive.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is our duty, Mikhaïl Ivanitch.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is our duty, Mikhaïl Ivanitch.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is our duty, Mikhaïl Ivanitch.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mikhaïloff sat down, and held his head in his hands.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “No,” said he, “we must certainly go and get him.
not any; not one
From this reading “No,” said he, “we must certainly go and get him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The walk had increased the violence of the pain.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading It is our duty, Mikhaïl Ivanitch.”
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading The walk had increased the violence of the pain.
by chance
From this reading Perhaps he is alive.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “No,” said he, “we must certainly go and get him.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Mikhaïloff sat down, and held his head in his hands.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The walk had increased the violence of the pain.
an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)
From this reading The walk had increased the violence of the pain.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading The walk had increased the violence of the pain.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “No,” said he, “we must certainly go and get him.
Chapter 3 of Sebastopol by Leo, graf Tolstoy holds 455 sentences, grouped into 91 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 3 holds 455 sentences of Sebastopol, unabridged, divided into 91 reading sections.
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