Chapter 23 of The Brothers Karamazov is here in full — 825 sentences across 165 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of The Brothers Karamazov is here in full — 825 sentences across 165 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Delirium What followed was almost an orgy, a feast to which all were welcome. Grushenka was the first to call for wine. “I want to drink. I want to be quite drunk, as we were before. Do you remember, Mitya, do you remember how we made friends here last time!”
Chapter 23 of The Brothers Karamazov is here in full — 825 sentences across 165 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/165 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
state of violent mental agitation
From this reading “Delirium What followed was almost an orgy, a feast to which all were welcome.”
take in liquids
From this reading ““I want to drink.”
stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
From this reading “I want to be quite drunk, as we were before.”
a ceremonial dinner party for many people
From this reading “Delirium What followed was almost an orgy, a feast to which all were welcome.”
any act of immoderate indulgence
From this reading “Delirium What followed was almost an orgy, a feast to which all were welcome.”
To recall to mind.
From this reading “Do you remember, Mitya, do you remember how we made friends here last time!””
accept gladly
From this reading “Delirium What followed was almost an orgy, a feast to which all were welcome.”
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
From this reading “Grushenka was the first to call for wine.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Delirium What followed was almost an orgy, a feast to which all were welcome.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Delirium What followed was almost an orgy, a feast to which all were welcome.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Delirium What followed was almost an orgy, a feast to which all were welcome.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Delirium What followed was almost an orgy, a feast to which all were welcome.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I want to be quite drunk, as we were before.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I want to be quite drunk, as we were before.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I want to be quite drunk, as we were before.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Grushenka was the first to call for wine.
state of violent mental agitation
From this reading Delirium What followed was almost an orgy, a feast to which all were welcome.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you remember, Mitya, do you remember how we made friends here last time!”
take in liquids
From this reading “I want to drink.
stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
From this reading I want to be quite drunk, as we were before.
a ceremonial dinner party for many people
From this reading Delirium What followed was almost an orgy, a feast to which all were welcome.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Grushenka was the first to call for wine.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Delirium What followed was almost an orgy, a feast to which all were welcome.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Grushenka was the first to call for wine.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Do you remember, Mitya, do you remember how we made friends here last time!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Grushenka was the first to call for wine.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Do you remember, Mitya, do you remember how we made friends here last time!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Do you remember, Mitya, do you remember how we made friends here last time!”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I want to drink.
immediately past
From this reading Do you remember, Mitya, do you remember how we made friends here last time!”
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Do you remember, Mitya, do you remember how we made friends here last time!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Do you remember, Mitya, do you remember how we made friends here last time!”
any act of immoderate indulgence
From this reading Delirium What followed was almost an orgy, a feast to which all were welcome.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading I want to be quite drunk, as we were before.
To recall to mind.
From this reading Do you remember, Mitya, do you remember how we made friends here last time!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Grushenka was the first to call for wine.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Do you remember, Mitya, do you remember how we made friends here last time!”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Delirium What followed was almost an orgy, a feast to which all were welcome.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “I want to drink.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Delirium What followed was almost an orgy, a feast to which all were welcome.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I want to be quite drunk, as we were before.
accept gladly
From this reading Delirium What followed was almost an orgy, a feast to which all were welcome.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Delirium What followed was almost an orgy, a feast to which all were welcome.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Delirium What followed was almost an orgy, a feast to which all were welcome.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Delirium What followed was almost an orgy, a feast to which all were welcome.
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
From this reading Grushenka was the first to call for wine.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do you remember, Mitya, do you remember how we made friends here last time!”
Chapter 23 of The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky holds 825 sentences, grouped into 165 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 23 holds 825 sentences of The Brothers Karamazov, unabridged, divided into 165 reading sections.
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