Chapter 4 of The Boy Scouts In Russia is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Boy Scouts In Russia is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
COUSINS "So you have seen Mikail Suvaroff!" said Boris. He shook his head. "We have seen little of him in the last few years. He and my father do not agree. Mikail is on the side of the men about the Czar who want no changes, who want to see the people crushed and kept down.
Chapter 4 of The Boy Scouts In Russia is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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be in accord; be in agreement
From this reading “He and my father do not agree.”
plural of “change” — an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
From this reading “Mikail is on the side of the men about the Czar who want no changes, who want to see the people crushed and kept down.”
plural of “cousin” — the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading “COUSINS "So you have seen Mikail Suvaroff!" said Boris.”
treated so as to have a permanently wrinkled appearance
From this reading “Mikail is on the side of the men about the Czar who want no changes, who want to see the people crushed and kept down.”
a male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia prior to 1917)
From this reading “Mikail is on the side of the men about the Czar who want no changes, who want to see the people crushed and kept down.”
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading “Mikail is on the side of the men about the Czar who want no changes, who want to see the people crushed and kept down.”
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading “He shook his head.”
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading “Mikail is on the side of the men about the Czar who want no changes, who want to see the people crushed and kept down.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Mikail is on the side of the men about the Czar who want no changes, who want to see the people crushed and kept down.
be in accord; be in agreement
From this reading He and my father do not agree.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He and my father do not agree.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading COUSINS "So you have seen Mikail Suvaroff!" said Boris.
plural of “change” — an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
From this reading Mikail is on the side of the men about the Czar who want no changes, who want to see the people crushed and kept down.
plural of “cousin” — the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading COUSINS "So you have seen Mikail Suvaroff!" said Boris.
treated so as to have a permanently wrinkled appearance
From this reading Mikail is on the side of the men about the Czar who want no changes, who want to see the people crushed and kept down.
a male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia prior to 1917)
From this reading Mikail is on the side of the men about the Czar who want no changes, who want to see the people crushed and kept down.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He and my father do not agree.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Mikail is on the side of the men about the Czar who want no changes, who want to see the people crushed and kept down.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading He and my father do not agree.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading "We have seen little of him in the last few years.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading COUSINS "So you have seen Mikail Suvaroff!" said Boris.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He shook his head.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading He shook his head.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "We have seen little of him in the last few years.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He shook his head.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "We have seen little of him in the last few years.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mikail is on the side of the men about the Czar who want no changes, who want to see the people crushed and kept down.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading Mikail is on the side of the men about the Czar who want no changes, who want to see the people crushed and kept down.
immediately past
From this reading "We have seen little of him in the last few years.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "We have seen little of him in the last few years.
the force of workers available
From this reading Mikail is on the side of the men about the Czar who want no changes, who want to see the people crushed and kept down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading COUSINS "So you have seen Mikail Suvaroff!" said Boris.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading He and my father do not agree.
not any; not one
From this reading Mikail is on the side of the men about the Czar who want no changes, who want to see the people crushed and kept down.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He and my father do not agree.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "We have seen little of him in the last few years.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mikail is on the side of the men about the Czar who want no changes, who want to see the people crushed and kept down.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Mikail is on the side of the men about the Czar who want no changes, who want to see the people crushed and kept down.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading COUSINS "So you have seen Mikail Suvaroff!" said Boris.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Mikail is on the side of the men about the Czar who want no changes, who want to see the people crushed and kept down.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading COUSINS "So you have seen Mikail Suvaroff!" said Boris.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading He shook his head.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Mikail is on the side of the men about the Czar who want no changes, who want to see the people crushed and kept down.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading COUSINS "So you have seen Mikail Suvaroff!" said Boris.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading COUSINS "So you have seen Mikail Suvaroff!" said Boris.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "We have seen little of him in the last few years.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mikail is on the side of the men about the Czar who want no changes, who want to see the people crushed and kept down.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading Mikail is on the side of the men about the Czar who want no changes, who want to see the people crushed and kept down.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We have seen little of him in the last few years.
which person or people
From this reading Mikail is on the side of the men about the Czar who want no changes, who want to see the people crushed and kept down.
a late time of life
From this reading "We have seen little of him in the last few years.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading COUSINS "So you have seen Mikail Suvaroff!" said Boris.
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