Chapter 4 of Smoke is here in full — 388 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Smoke is here in full — 388 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
‘_Herein!_’ The door opened slowly and in walked Potugin. Litvinov was exceedingly delighted to see him. ‘This is nice!’ he began, warmly shaking hands with his unexpected visitor, ‘this is good of you! I should certainly have looked you up myself, but you would not tell me where you live. Sit down, please, put down your hat.
Chapter 4 of Smoke is here in full — 388 sentences across 78 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.
greatly pleased
From this reading “Litvinov was exceedingly delighted to see him.”
to an extreme degree
From this reading “Litvinov was exceedingly delighted to see him.”
in this place or thing or document
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading “‘This is nice!’ he began, warmly shaking hands with his unexpected visitor, ‘this is good of you!”
the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
From this reading “‘This is nice!’ he began, warmly shaking hands with his unexpected visitor, ‘this is good of you!”
not expected or anticipated
From this reading “‘This is nice!’ he began, warmly shaking hands with his unexpected visitor, ‘this is good of you!”
someone who visits
From this reading “‘This is nice!’ he began, warmly shaking hands with his unexpected visitor, ‘this is good of you!”
in a hearty manner
From this reading “‘This is nice!’ he began, warmly shaking hands with his unexpected visitor, ‘this is good of you!”
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 “‘This is nice!’ he began, warmly shaking hands with his unexpected visitor, ‘this is good of you!”
take a seat
In this reading “Sit down, please, put down your hat.”
In this reading “‘This is nice!’ he began, warmly shaking hands with his unexpected visitor, ‘this is good of you!”
cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place
In this reading “Sit down, please, put down your hat.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘_Herein!_’ The door opened slowly and in walked Potugin.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading ‘This is nice!’ he began, warmly shaking hands with his unexpected visitor, ‘this is good of you!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I should certainly have looked you up myself, but you would not tell me where you live.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading I should certainly have looked you up myself, but you would not tell me where you live.
greatly pleased
From this reading Litvinov was exceedingly delighted to see him.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading ‘_Herein!_’ The door opened slowly and in walked Potugin.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Sit down, please, put down your hat.
to an extreme degree
From this reading Litvinov was exceedingly delighted to see him.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading ‘This is nice!’ he began, warmly shaking hands with his unexpected visitor, ‘this is good of you!
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading ‘This is nice!’ he began, warmly shaking hands with his unexpected visitor, ‘this is good of you!
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading Sit down, please, put down your hat.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I should certainly have looked you up myself, but you would not tell me where you live.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘This is nice!’ he began, warmly shaking hands with his unexpected visitor, ‘this is good of you!
in this place or thing or document
From this reading ‘_Herein!_’ The door opened slowly and in walked Potugin.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Litvinov was exceedingly delighted to see him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ‘This is nice!’ he began, warmly shaking hands with his unexpected visitor, ‘this is good of you!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I should certainly have looked you up myself, but you would not tell me where you live.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ‘_Herein!_’ The door opened slowly and in walked Potugin.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘This is nice!’ he began, warmly shaking hands with his unexpected visitor, ‘this is good of you!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Litvinov was exceedingly delighted to see him.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading I should certainly have looked you up myself, but you would not tell me where you live.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading I should certainly have looked you up myself, but you would not tell me where you live.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I should certainly have looked you up myself, but you would not tell me where you live.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I should certainly have looked you up myself, but you would not tell me where you live.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading ‘This is nice!’ he began, warmly shaking hands with his unexpected visitor, ‘this is good of you!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I should certainly have looked you up myself, but you would not tell me where you live.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘This is nice!’ he began, warmly shaking hands with his unexpected visitor, ‘this is good of you!
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading ‘_Herein!_’ The door opened slowly and in walked Potugin.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Sit down, please, put down your hat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘_Herein!_’ The door opened slowly and in walked Potugin.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Sit down, please, put down your hat.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Litvinov was exceedingly delighted to see him.
the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
From this reading ‘This is nice!’ he began, warmly shaking hands with his unexpected visitor, ‘this is good of you!
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I should certainly have looked you up myself, but you would not tell me where you live.
be seated
From this reading Sit down, please, put down your hat.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading ‘_Herein!_’ The door opened slowly and in walked Potugin.
express in words
From this reading I should certainly have looked you up myself, but you would not tell me where you live.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘_Herein!_’ The door opened slowly and in walked Potugin.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading ‘This is nice!’ he began, warmly shaking hands with his unexpected visitor, ‘this is good of you!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Litvinov was exceedingly delighted to see him.
not expected or anticipated
From this reading ‘This is nice!’ he began, warmly shaking hands with his unexpected visitor, ‘this is good of you!
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I should certainly have looked you up myself, but you would not tell me where you live.
someone who visits
From this reading ‘This is nice!’ he began, warmly shaking hands with his unexpected visitor, ‘this is good of you!
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading ‘_Herein!_’ The door opened slowly and in walked Potugin.
in a hearty manner
From this reading ‘This is nice!’ he began, warmly shaking hands with his unexpected visitor, ‘this is good of you!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Litvinov was exceedingly delighted to see him.
in or at the place that
From this reading I should certainly have looked you up myself, but you would not tell me where you live.
in the company of; together with
From this reading ‘This is nice!’ he began, warmly shaking hands with his unexpected visitor, ‘this is good of you!
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I should certainly have looked you up myself, but you would not tell me where you live.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘This is nice!’ he began, warmly shaking hands with his unexpected visitor, ‘this is good of you!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Sit down, please, put down your hat.
Chapter 4 of Smoke by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev holds 388 sentences, grouped into 78 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.
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