Chapter 6 of Short story classics (Foreign), Vol. 1, Russian is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Short story classics (Foreign), Vol. 1, Russian is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Where did you come from?” asked one of the convicts. “Well, we came from the city of Vladímir; we are citizens of that place. My name is Makár, and my father’s name was Semyón.” Aksénof raised his head and asked: “Tell me, Semyónitch,[7] have you ever heard of the Aksénofs, merchants in Vladímir city?
Chapter 6 of Short story classics (Foreign), Vol. 1, Russian is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “citizen” — a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community
From this reading ““Well, we came from the city of Vladímir; we are citizens of that place.”
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading ““Well, we came from the city of Vladímir; we are citizens of that place.”
plural of “convict” — a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison
From this reading ““Where did you come from?” asked one of the convicts.”
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading ““Tell me, Semyónitch,[7] have you ever heard of the Aksénofs, merchants in Vladímir city?”
plural of “merchant” — a businessperson engaged in retail trade
From this reading ““Tell me, Semyónitch,[7] have you ever heard of the Aksénofs, merchants in Vladímir city?”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “My name is Makár, and my father’s name was Semyón.””
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading “Aksénof raised his head and asked:”
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.
In this reading ““Tell me, Semyónitch,[7] have you ever heard of the Aksénofs, merchants in Vladímir city?”
In this reading ““Where did you come from?” asked one of the convicts.”
In this reading ““Well, we came from the city of Vladímir; we are citizens of that place.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Tell me, Semyónitch,[7] have you ever heard of the Aksénofs, merchants in Vladímir city?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Aksénof raised his head and asked:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Tell me, Semyónitch,[7] have you ever heard of the Aksénofs, merchants in Vladímir city?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My name is Makár, and my father’s name was Semyón.”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Well, we came from the city of Vladímir; we are citizens of that place.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Where did you come from?” asked one of the convicts.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Well, we came from the city of Vladímir; we are citizens of that place.
plural of “citizen” — a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community
From this reading “Well, we came from the city of Vladímir; we are citizens of that place.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading “Well, we came from the city of Vladímir; we are citizens of that place.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Where did you come from?” asked one of the convicts.
plural of “convict” — a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison
From this reading “Where did you come from?” asked one of the convicts.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Where did you come from?” asked one of the convicts.
at any time
From this reading “Tell me, Semyónitch,[7] have you ever heard of the Aksénofs, merchants in Vladímir city?
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading My name is Makár, and my father’s name was Semyón.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Where did you come from?” asked one of the convicts.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Tell me, Semyónitch,[7] have you ever heard of the Aksénofs, merchants in Vladímir city?
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Aksénof raised his head and asked:
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading “Tell me, Semyónitch,[7] have you ever heard of the Aksénofs, merchants in Vladímir city?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Aksénof raised his head and asked:
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Tell me, Semyónitch,[7] have you ever heard of the Aksénofs, merchants in Vladímir city?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My name is Makár, and my father’s name was Semyón.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My name is Makár, and my father’s name was Semyón.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Tell me, Semyónitch,[7] have you ever heard of the Aksénofs, merchants in Vladímir city?
plural of “merchant” — a businessperson engaged in retail trade
From this reading “Tell me, Semyónitch,[7] have you ever heard of the Aksénofs, merchants in Vladímir city?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My name is Makár, and my father’s name was Semyón.”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading My name is Makár, and my father’s name was Semyón.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Where did you come from?” asked one of the convicts.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Where did you come from?” asked one of the convicts.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “Well, we came from the city of Vladímir; we are citizens of that place.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading Aksénof raised his head and asked:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My name is Makár, and my father’s name was Semyón.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Tell me, Semyónitch,[7] have you ever heard of the Aksénofs, merchants in Vladímir city?
express in words
From this reading “Tell me, Semyónitch,[7] have you ever heard of the Aksénofs, merchants in Vladímir city?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Well, we came from the city of Vladímir; we are citizens of that place.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Where did you come from?” asked one of the convicts.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, we came from the city of Vladímir; we are citizens of that place.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My name is Makár, and my father’s name was Semyón.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Well, we came from the city of Vladímir; we are citizens of that place.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well, we came from the city of Vladímir; we are citizens of that place.
in or at the place that
From this reading “Where did you come from?” asked one of the convicts.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Where did you come from?” asked one of the convicts.
Chapter 6 of Short story classics (Foreign), Vol. 1, Russian by William [Editor] Patten holds 406 sentences, grouped into 82 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 6 holds 406 sentences of Short story classics (Foreign), Vol. 1, Russian, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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