Chapter 4 of The Argonauts is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Argonauts is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
When Kranitski entered his own lodgings, after passing the night with Maryan, and after the long conversation with Malvina, old widow Clemens looked at him from behind her great spectacles, and dropped her hands: "Are you sick, or what? Arabian adventure! Ah, what a look you have! What has happened?
Chapter 4 of The Argonauts is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading “Arabian adventure!”
a member of a Semitic people originally from the Arabian peninsula and surrounding territories who speaks Arabic and who inhabits much of the Middle East and northern Africa
From this reading “Arabian adventure!”
United States writer and humorist best known for his novels about Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn (1835-1910)
From this reading “When Kranitski entered his own lodgings, after passing the night with Maryan, and after the long conversation with Malvina, old widow Clemens looked at him from behind her great spectacles, and dropped her hands:”
temporary living quarters
From this reading “When Kranitski entered his own lodgings, after passing the night with Maryan, and after the long conversation with Malvina, old widow Clemens looked at him from behind her great spectacles, and dropped her hands:”
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading “When Kranitski entered his own lodgings, after passing the night with Maryan, and after the long conversation with Malvina, old widow Clemens looked at him from behind her great spectacles, and dropped her hands:”
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “"Are you sick, or what?”
(plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision
From this reading “When Kranitski entered his own lodgings, after passing the night with Maryan, and after the long conversation with Malvina, old widow Clemens looked at him from behind her great spectacles, and dropped her hands:”
a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
From this reading “When Kranitski entered his own lodgings, after passing the night with Maryan, and after the long conversation with Malvina, old widow Clemens looked at him from behind her great spectacles, and dropped her 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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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Ah, what a look you have!
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading Arabian adventure!
later than; following
From this reading When Kranitski entered his own lodgings, after passing the night with Maryan, and after the long conversation with Malvina, old widow Clemens looked at him from behind her great spectacles, and dropped her hands:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ah, what a look you have!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Kranitski entered his own lodgings, after passing the night with Maryan, and after the long conversation with Malvina, old widow Clemens looked at him from behind her great spectacles, and dropped her hands:
a member of a Semitic people originally from the Arabian peninsula and surrounding territories who speaks Arabic and who inhabits much of the Middle East and northern Africa
From this reading Arabian adventure!
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are you sick, or what?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When Kranitski entered his own lodgings, after passing the night with Maryan, and after the long conversation with Malvina, old widow Clemens looked at him from behind her great spectacles, and dropped her hands:
at or toward the back of something
From this reading When Kranitski entered his own lodgings, after passing the night with Maryan, and after the long conversation with Malvina, old widow Clemens looked at him from behind her great spectacles, and dropped her hands:
United States writer and humorist best known for his novels about Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn (1835-1910)
From this reading When Kranitski entered his own lodgings, after passing the night with Maryan, and after the long conversation with Malvina, old widow Clemens looked at him from behind her great spectacles, and dropped her hands:
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading When Kranitski entered his own lodgings, after passing the night with Maryan, and after the long conversation with Malvina, old widow Clemens looked at him from behind her great spectacles, and dropped her hands:
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading When Kranitski entered his own lodgings, after passing the night with Maryan, and after the long conversation with Malvina, old widow Clemens looked at him from behind her great spectacles, and dropped her hands:
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading When Kranitski entered his own lodgings, after passing the night with Maryan, and after the long conversation with Malvina, old widow Clemens looked at him from behind her great spectacles, and dropped her hands:
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When Kranitski entered his own lodgings, after passing the night with Maryan, and after the long conversation with Malvina, old widow Clemens looked at him from behind her great spectacles, and dropped her hands:
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading When Kranitski entered his own lodgings, after passing the night with Maryan, and after the long conversation with Malvina, old widow Clemens looked at him from behind her great spectacles, and dropped her hands:
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading When Kranitski entered his own lodgings, after passing the night with Maryan, and after the long conversation with Malvina, old widow Clemens looked at him from behind her great spectacles, and dropped her hands:
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading What has happened?
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What has happened?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Ah, what a look you have!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When Kranitski entered his own lodgings, after passing the night with Maryan, and after the long conversation with Malvina, old widow Clemens looked at him from behind her great spectacles, and dropped her hands:
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When Kranitski entered his own lodgings, after passing the night with Maryan, and after the long conversation with Malvina, old widow Clemens looked at him from behind her great spectacles, and dropped her hands:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Kranitski entered his own lodgings, after passing the night with Maryan, and after the long conversation with Malvina, old widow Clemens looked at him from behind her great spectacles, and dropped her hands:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Kranitski entered his own lodgings, after passing the night with Maryan, and after the long conversation with Malvina, old widow Clemens looked at him from behind her great spectacles, and dropped her hands:
temporary living quarters
From this reading When Kranitski entered his own lodgings, after passing the night with Maryan, and after the long conversation with Malvina, old widow Clemens looked at him from behind her great spectacles, and dropped her hands:
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading When Kranitski entered his own lodgings, after passing the night with Maryan, and after the long conversation with Malvina, old widow Clemens looked at him from behind her great spectacles, and dropped her hands:
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Ah, what a look you have!
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading When Kranitski entered his own lodgings, after passing the night with Maryan, and after the long conversation with Malvina, old widow Clemens looked at him from behind her great spectacles, and dropped her hands:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Kranitski entered his own lodgings, after passing the night with Maryan, and after the long conversation with Malvina, old widow Clemens looked at him from behind her great spectacles, and dropped her hands:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Kranitski entered his own lodgings, after passing the night with Maryan, and after the long conversation with Malvina, old widow Clemens looked at him from behind her great spectacles, and dropped her hands:
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading When Kranitski entered his own lodgings, after passing the night with Maryan, and after the long conversation with Malvina, old widow Clemens looked at him from behind her great spectacles, and dropped her hands:
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading When Kranitski entered his own lodgings, after passing the night with Maryan, and after the long conversation with Malvina, old widow Clemens looked at him from behind her great spectacles, and dropped her hands:
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Are you sick, or what?
have ownership or possession of
From this reading When Kranitski entered his own lodgings, after passing the night with Maryan, and after the long conversation with Malvina, old widow Clemens looked at him from behind her great spectacles, and dropped her hands:
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading When Kranitski entered his own lodgings, after passing the night with Maryan, and after the long conversation with Malvina, old widow Clemens looked at him from behind her great spectacles, and dropped her hands:
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading "Are you sick, or what?
(plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision
From this reading When Kranitski entered his own lodgings, after passing the night with Maryan, and after the long conversation with Malvina, old widow Clemens looked at him from behind her great spectacles, and dropped her hands:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Kranitski entered his own lodgings, after passing the night with Maryan, and after the long conversation with Malvina, old widow Clemens looked at him from behind her great spectacles, and dropped her hands:
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Are you sick, or what?
at the time that
From this reading When Kranitski entered his own lodgings, after passing the night with Maryan, and after the long conversation with Malvina, old widow Clemens looked at him from behind her great spectacles, and dropped her hands:
a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
From this reading When Kranitski entered his own lodgings, after passing the night with Maryan, and after the long conversation with Malvina, old widow Clemens looked at him from behind her great spectacles, and dropped her hands:
in the company of; together with
From this reading When Kranitski entered his own lodgings, after passing the night with Maryan, and after the long conversation with Malvina, old widow Clemens looked at him from behind her great spectacles, and dropped her hands:
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Are you sick, or what?
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