Chapter 8 of Short Stories is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of Short Stories is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"She? Who is she?" whispered the young man, squeezing Ivan Andreyitch's hands. "Hush!" Ivan Andreyitch exhorted in his turn. "He is speaking."
Chapter 8 of Short Stories is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
past form of “exhort” — spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts
From this reading “Ivan Andreyitch exhorted in his turn.”
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading “Who is she?" whispered the young man, squeezing Ivan Andreyitch's hands.”
become quiet or still; fall silent
From this reading “"Hush!"”
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading “"He is speaking."”
the act of gripping and pressing firmly
From this reading “Who is she?" whispered the young man, squeezing Ivan Andreyitch's hands.”
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading “Ivan Andreyitch exhorted in his turn.”
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading “Who is she?" whispered the young man, squeezing Ivan Andreyitch's hands.”
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading “Who is she?" whispered the young man, squeezing Ivan Andreyitch's hands.”
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.
a teenager or a young adult male
In this reading “Who is she?" whispered the young man, squeezing Ivan Andreyitch's hands.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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From this reading Ivan Andreyitch exhorted in his turn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Who is she?" whispered the young man, squeezing Ivan Andreyitch's hands.
past form of “exhort” — spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts
From this reading Ivan Andreyitch exhorted in his turn.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Who is she?" whispered the young man, squeezing Ivan Andreyitch's hands.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He is speaking."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Ivan Andreyitch exhorted in his turn.
become quiet or still; fall silent
From this reading "Hush!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ivan Andreyitch exhorted in his turn.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Who is she?" whispered the young man, squeezing Ivan Andreyitch's hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Who is she?" whispered the young man, squeezing Ivan Andreyitch's hands.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Who is she?" whispered the young man, squeezing Ivan Andreyitch's hands.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She?
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading "He is speaking."
the act of gripping and pressing firmly
From this reading Who is she?" whispered the young man, squeezing Ivan Andreyitch's hands.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Who is she?" whispered the young man, squeezing Ivan Andreyitch's hands.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading Ivan Andreyitch exhorted in his turn.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading Who is she?" whispered the young man, squeezing Ivan Andreyitch's hands.
which person or people
From this reading Who is she?" whispered the young man, squeezing Ivan Andreyitch's hands.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Who is she?" whispered the young man, squeezing Ivan Andreyitch's hands.
Chapter 8 of Short Stories by Fyodor Dostoyevsky holds 397 sentences, grouped into 80 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 8 holds 397 sentences of Short Stories, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of Short Stories by Fyodor Dostoyevsky exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 397 sentences, grouped into 80 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 80 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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