Chapter 25 of The Awakening (The Resurrection) is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of The Awakening (The Resurrection) is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Well, je suis à vous. Will you smoke a cigarette? But wait; we must not soil the things here," and he brought an ash-holder. "Well?" "I want two things of you."
Chapter 25 of The Awakening (The Resurrection) is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “But wait; we must not soil the things here," and he brought an ash-holder.”
finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
From this reading “Will you smoke a cigarette?”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “But wait; we must not soil the things here," and he brought an ash-holder.”
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading “Will you smoke a cigarette?”
the state of being covered with unclean things
From this reading “But wait; we must not soil the things here," and he brought an ash-holder.”
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading “But wait; we must not soil the things here," and he brought an ash-holder.”
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “But wait; we must not soil the things here," and he brought an ash-holder.”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “"I want two things of you."”
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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 Will you smoke a cigarette?
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But wait; we must not soil the things here," and he brought an ash-holder.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But wait; we must not soil the things here," and he brought an ash-holder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But wait; we must not soil the things here," and he brought an ash-holder.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading But wait; we must not soil the things here," and he brought an ash-holder.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But wait; we must not soil the things here," and he brought an ash-holder.
finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
From this reading Will you smoke a cigarette?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But wait; we must not soil the things here," and he brought an ash-holder.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading But wait; we must not soil the things here," and he brought an ash-holder.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I want two things of you."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, je suis à vous.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading But wait; we must not soil the things here," and he brought an ash-holder.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But wait; we must not soil the things here," and he brought an ash-holder.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I want two things of you."
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading Will you smoke a cigarette?
the state of being covered with unclean things
From this reading But wait; we must not soil the things here," and he brought an ash-holder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, je suis à vous.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But wait; we must not soil the things here," and he brought an ash-holder.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading But wait; we must not soil the things here," and he brought an ash-holder.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "I want two things of you."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, je suis à vous.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading But wait; we must not soil the things here," and he brought an ash-holder.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "I want two things of you."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading But wait; we must not soil the things here," and he brought an ash-holder.
(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, je suis à vous.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Will you smoke a cigarette?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Will you smoke a cigarette?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, je suis à vous.
Chapter 25 of The Awakening (The Resurrection) by Leo, graf Tolstoy holds 174 sentences, grouped into 35 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 25 holds 174 sentences of The Awakening (The Resurrection), unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.
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