Chapter 9 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 9 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.
“We have been speaking about Vankin,” he said to him. “What a queer fellow. He entered the kitchen and noticed me standing beside Marfa, and immediately he began to invent different stories. ‘What?’ he says, ‘you have been kissing each other!’ He was drunk, so he must have been dreaming.
Chapter 9 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.
Reading 1/81 · 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.
imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
From this reading “He was drunk, so he must have been dreaming.”
stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
From this reading “He was drunk, so he must have been dreaming.”
come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
From this reading “He entered the kitchen and noticed me standing beside Marfa, and immediately he began to invent different stories.”
affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
From this reading “‘What?’ he says, ‘you have been kissing each other!’”
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading “He entered the kitchen and noticed me standing beside Marfa, and immediately he began to invent different stories.”
being perceived or observed
From this reading “He entered the kitchen and noticed me standing beside Marfa, and immediately he began to invent different stories.”
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading ““What a queer fellow.”
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “He entered the kitchen and noticed me standing beside Marfa, and immediately he began to invent different stories.”
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 “He entered the kitchen and noticed me standing beside Marfa, and immediately he began to invent different stories.”
In this reading ““What a queer fellow.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “What a queer fellow.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “We have been speaking about Vankin,” he said to him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He entered the kitchen and noticed me standing beside Marfa, and immediately he began to invent different stories.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “We have been speaking about Vankin,” he said to him.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading He entered the kitchen and noticed me standing beside Marfa, and immediately he began to invent different stories.
next to; at the side of
From this reading He entered the kitchen and noticed me standing beside Marfa, and immediately he began to invent different stories.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading He entered the kitchen and noticed me standing beside Marfa, and immediately he began to invent different stories.
imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
From this reading He was drunk, so he must have been dreaming.
stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
From this reading He was drunk, so he must have been dreaming.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading ‘What?’ he says, ‘you have been kissing each other!’
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading He entered the kitchen and noticed me standing beside Marfa, and immediately he began to invent different stories.
a boy or man
From this reading “What a queer fellow.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “We have been speaking about Vankin,” he said to him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “We have been speaking about Vankin,” he said to him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “We have been speaking about Vankin,” he said to him.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading He entered the kitchen and noticed me standing beside Marfa, and immediately he began to invent different stories.
come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
From this reading He entered the kitchen and noticed me standing beside Marfa, and immediately he began to invent different stories.
affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
From this reading ‘What?’ he says, ‘you have been kissing each other!’
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading He entered the kitchen and noticed me standing beside Marfa, and immediately he began to invent different stories.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He entered the kitchen and noticed me standing beside Marfa, and immediately he began to invent different stories.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He entered the kitchen and noticed me standing beside Marfa, and immediately he began to invent different stories.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He was drunk, so he must have been dreaming.
being perceived or observed
From this reading He entered the kitchen and noticed me standing beside Marfa, and immediately he began to invent different stories.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading ‘What?’ he says, ‘you have been kissing each other!’
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading “What a queer fellow.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “We have been speaking about Vankin,” he said to him.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading ‘What?’ he says, ‘you have been kissing each other!’
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He was drunk, so he must have been dreaming.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading “We have been speaking about Vankin,” he said to him.
having a supporting base
From this reading He entered the kitchen and noticed me standing beside Marfa, and immediately he began to invent different stories.
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading He entered the kitchen and noticed me standing beside Marfa, and immediately he began to invent different stories.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He entered the kitchen and noticed me standing beside Marfa, and immediately he began to invent different stories.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “We have been speaking about Vankin,” he said to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We have been speaking about Vankin,” he said to him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was drunk, so he must have been dreaming.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We have been speaking about Vankin,” he said to him.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What a queer fellow.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘What?’ he says, ‘you have been kissing each other!’
Chapter 9 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 9 holds 406 sentences of Short story classics (Foreign), Vol. 1, Russian, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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