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Chapter 22 of The Brothers Karamazov is here in full — 845 sentences across 169 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I Am Coming, Too!” But Dmitri Fyodorovitch was speeding along the road. It was a little more than twenty versts to Mokroe, but Andrey’s three horses galloped at such a pace that the distance might be covered in an hour and a quarter. The swift motion revived Mitya. The air was fresh and cool, there were big stars shining in the sky.
Chapter 22 of The Brothers Karamazov is here in full — 845 sentences across 169 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading “The air was fresh and cool, there were big stars shining in the sky.”
past form of “gallop” — ride at a galloping pace
From this reading “It was a little more than twenty versts to Mokroe, but Andrey’s three horses galloped at such a pace that the distance might be covered in an hour and a quarter.”
the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
From this reading “The swift motion revived Mitya.”
the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
From this reading “It was a little more than twenty versts to Mokroe, but Andrey’s three horses galloped at such a pace that the distance might be covered in an hour and a quarter.”
restored to consciousness or life or vigor
From this reading “The swift motion revived Mitya.”
marked by exceptional merit
From this reading “The air was fresh and cool, there were big stars shining in the sky.”
changing location rapidly
From this reading “But Dmitri Fyodorovitch was speeding along the road.”
moving very fast
From this reading “The swift motion revived Mitya.”
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 It was a little more than twenty versts to Mokroe, but Andrey’s three horses galloped at such a pace that the distance might be covered in an hour and a quarter.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading The air was fresh and cool, there were big stars shining in the sky.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading But Dmitri Fyodorovitch was speeding along the road.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I Am Coming, Too!”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was a little more than twenty versts to Mokroe, but Andrey’s three horses galloped at such a pace that the distance might be covered in an hour and a quarter.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a little more than twenty versts to Mokroe, but Andrey’s three horses galloped at such a pace that the distance might be covered in an hour and a quarter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a little more than twenty versts to Mokroe, but Andrey’s three horses galloped at such a pace that the distance might be covered in an hour and a quarter.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was a little more than twenty versts to Mokroe, but Andrey’s three horses galloped at such a pace that the distance might be covered in an hour and a quarter.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was a little more than twenty versts to Mokroe, but Andrey’s three horses galloped at such a pace that the distance might be covered in an hour and a quarter.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The air was fresh and cool, there were big stars shining in the sky.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Dmitri Fyodorovitch was speeding along the road.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading “I Am Coming, Too!”
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading The air was fresh and cool, there were big stars shining in the sky.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading It was a little more than twenty versts to Mokroe, but Andrey’s three horses galloped at such a pace that the distance might be covered in an hour and a quarter.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading It was a little more than twenty versts to Mokroe, but Andrey’s three horses galloped at such a pace that the distance might be covered in an hour and a quarter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But Dmitri Fyodorovitch was speeding along the road.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading The air was fresh and cool, there were big stars shining in the sky.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But Dmitri Fyodorovitch was speeding along the road.
past form of “gallop” — ride at a galloping pace
From this reading It was a little more than twenty versts to Mokroe, but Andrey’s three horses galloped at such a pace that the distance might be covered in an hour and a quarter.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading It was a little more than twenty versts to Mokroe, but Andrey’s three horses galloped at such a pace that the distance might be covered in an hour and a quarter.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading It was a little more than twenty versts to Mokroe, but Andrey’s three horses galloped at such a pace that the distance might be covered in an hour and a quarter.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I Am Coming, Too!”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was a little more than twenty versts to Mokroe, but Andrey’s three horses galloped at such a pace that the distance might be covered in an hour and a quarter.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a little more than twenty versts to Mokroe, but Andrey’s three horses galloped at such a pace that the distance might be covered in an hour and a quarter.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It was a little more than twenty versts to Mokroe, but Andrey’s three horses galloped at such a pace that the distance might be covered in an hour and a quarter.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It was a little more than twenty versts to Mokroe, but Andrey’s three horses galloped at such a pace that the distance might be covered in an hour and a quarter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The swift motion revived Mitya.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a little more than twenty versts to Mokroe, but Andrey’s three horses galloped at such a pace that the distance might be covered in an hour and a quarter.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading It was a little more than twenty versts to Mokroe, but Andrey’s three horses galloped at such a pace that the distance might be covered in an hour and a quarter.
the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
From this reading The swift motion revived Mitya.
the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
From this reading It was a little more than twenty versts to Mokroe, but Andrey’s three horses galloped at such a pace that the distance might be covered in an hour and a quarter.
one of four equal parts
From this reading It was a little more than twenty versts to Mokroe, but Andrey’s three horses galloped at such a pace that the distance might be covered in an hour and a quarter.
restored to consciousness or life or vigor
From this reading The swift motion revived Mitya.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading But Dmitri Fyodorovitch was speeding along the road.
marked by exceptional merit
From this reading The air was fresh and cool, there were big stars shining in the sky.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading The air was fresh and cool, there were big stars shining in the sky.
changing location rapidly
From this reading But Dmitri Fyodorovitch was speeding along the road.
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading The air was fresh and cool, there were big stars shining in the sky.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It was a little more than twenty versts to Mokroe, but Andrey’s three horses galloped at such a pace that the distance might be covered in an hour and a quarter.
moving very fast
From this reading The swift motion revived Mitya.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It was a little more than twenty versts to Mokroe, but Andrey’s three horses galloped at such a pace that the distance might be covered in an hour and a quarter.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was a little more than twenty versts to Mokroe, but Andrey’s three horses galloped at such a pace that the distance might be covered in an hour and a quarter.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But Dmitri Fyodorovitch was speeding along the road.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The air was fresh and cool, there were big stars shining in the sky.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading It was a little more than twenty versts to Mokroe, but Andrey’s three horses galloped at such a pace that the distance might be covered in an hour and a quarter.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was a little more than twenty versts to Mokroe, but Andrey’s three horses galloped at such a pace that the distance might be covered in an hour and a quarter.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading “I Am Coming, Too!”
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading It was a little more than twenty versts to Mokroe, but Andrey’s three horses galloped at such a pace that the distance might be covered in an hour and a quarter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a little more than twenty versts to Mokroe, but Andrey’s three horses galloped at such a pace that the distance might be covered in an hour and a quarter.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But Dmitri Fyodorovitch was speeding along the road.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The air was fresh and cool, there were big stars shining in the sky.
Chapter 22 of The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky holds 845 sentences, grouped into 169 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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