Chapter 4 of Sebastopol is here in full — 442 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Sebastopol is here in full — 442 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Oh, if it were mine, but it is money belonging to the Crown, brother! But whom have you there?” He looked at Volodia while he piled up the papers and put them in an open chest beside him. “It is my brother just out of school. We come to ask where the regiment is.”
Chapter 4 of Sebastopol is here in full — 442 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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happiness felt in a secure relationship
From this reading ““Oh, if it were mine, but it is money belonging to the Crown, brother!”
next to; at the side of
From this reading “He looked at Volodia while he piled up the papers and put them in an open chest beside him.”
the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
From this reading “He looked at Volodia while he piled up the papers and put them in an open chest beside him.”
the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy
From this reading ““Oh, if it were mine, but it is money belonging to the Crown, brother!”
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading “He looked at Volodia while he piled up the papers and put them in an open chest beside him.”
past form of “pile” — arrange in stacks
From this reading “He looked at Volodia while he piled up the papers and put them in an open chest beside him.”
subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization
From this reading “We come to ask where the regiment is.””
an educational institution
From this reading ““It is my brother just out of school.”
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.
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take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “He looked at Volodia while he piled up the papers and put them in an open chest beside him.”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He looked at Volodia while he piled up the papers and put them in an open chest beside him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He looked at Volodia while he piled up the papers and put them in an open chest beside him.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading We come to ask where the regiment is.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He looked at Volodia while he piled up the papers and put them in an open chest beside him.
happiness felt in a secure relationship
From this reading “Oh, if it were mine, but it is money belonging to the Crown, brother!
next to; at the side of
From this reading He looked at Volodia while he piled up the papers and put them in an open chest beside him.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading “Oh, if it were mine, but it is money belonging to the Crown, brother!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Oh, if it were mine, but it is money belonging to the Crown, brother!
the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
From this reading He looked at Volodia while he piled up the papers and put them in an open chest beside him.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading We come to ask where the regiment is.”
the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy
From this reading “Oh, if it were mine, but it is money belonging to the Crown, brother!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But whom have you there?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He looked at Volodia while he piled up the papers and put them in an open chest beside him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He looked at Volodia while he piled up the papers and put them in an open chest beside him.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Oh, if it were mine, but it is money belonging to the Crown, brother!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He looked at Volodia while he piled up the papers and put them in an open chest beside him.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Oh, if it were mine, but it is money belonging to the Crown, brother!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Oh, if it were mine, but it is money belonging to the Crown, brother!
and nothing more
From this reading “It is my brother just out of school.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He looked at Volodia while he piled up the papers and put them in an open chest beside him.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Oh, if it were mine, but it is money belonging to the Crown, brother!
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading “Oh, if it were mine, but it is money belonging to the Crown, brother!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “It is my brother just out of school.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “It is my brother just out of school.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, if it were mine, but it is money belonging to the Crown, brother!
To move from a closed position.
From this reading He looked at Volodia while he piled up the papers and put them in an open chest beside him.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “It is my brother just out of school.
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading He looked at Volodia while he piled up the papers and put them in an open chest beside him.
past form of “pile” — arrange in stacks
From this reading He looked at Volodia while he piled up the papers and put them in an open chest beside him.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He looked at Volodia while he piled up the papers and put them in an open chest beside him.
subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization
From this reading We come to ask where the regiment is.”
an educational institution
From this reading “It is my brother just out of school.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Oh, if it were mine, but it is money belonging to the Crown, brother!
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He looked at Volodia while he piled up the papers and put them in an open chest beside him.
in or at that place or location
From this reading But whom have you there?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Oh, if it were mine, but it is money belonging to the Crown, brother!
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He looked at Volodia while he piled up the papers and put them in an open chest beside him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He looked at Volodia while he piled up the papers and put them in an open chest beside him.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We come to ask where the regiment is.”
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Oh, if it were mine, but it is money belonging to the Crown, brother!
in or at the place that
From this reading We come to ask where the regiment is.”
during the time that
From this reading He looked at Volodia while he piled up the papers and put them in an open chest beside him.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But whom have you there?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But whom have you there?”
Chapter 4 of Sebastopol by Leo, graf Tolstoy holds 442 sentences, grouped into 89 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 4 holds 442 sentences of Sebastopol, unabridged, divided into 89 reading sections.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in Sebastopol, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
