Chapter 24 of The Brothers Karamazov is here in full — 481 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of The Brothers Karamazov is here in full — 481 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Sufferings Of A Soul, The First Ordeal And so Mitya sat looking wildly at the people round him, not understanding what was said to him. Suddenly he got up, flung up his hands, and shouted aloud: “I’m not guilty! I’m not guilty of that blood! I’m not guilty of my father’s blood....
Chapter 24 of The Brothers Karamazov is here in full — 481 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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using the voice; not silently
From this reading “Suddenly he got up, flung up his hands, and shouted aloud:”
inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness
From this reading “Suddenly he got up, flung up his hands, and shouted aloud:”
responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act
From this reading ““I’m not guilty!”
a severe or trying experience
From this reading “The Sufferings Of A Soul, The First Ordeal And so Mitya sat looking wildly at the people round him, not understanding what was said to him.”
in a vehement outcry
From this reading “Suddenly he got up, flung up his hands, and shouted aloud:”
plural of “suffering” — a state of acute pain
From this reading “The Sufferings Of A Soul, The First Ordeal And so Mitya sat looking wildly at the people round him, not understanding what was said to him.”
the cognitive condition of someone who understands
From this reading “The Sufferings Of A Soul, The First Ordeal And so Mitya sat looking wildly at the people round him, not understanding what was said to him.”
to an extreme or greatly exaggerated degree
From this reading “The Sufferings Of A Soul, The First Ordeal And so Mitya sat looking wildly at the people round him, not understanding what was said to him.”
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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 The Sufferings Of A Soul, The First Ordeal And so Mitya sat looking wildly at the people round him, not understanding what was said to him.
using the voice; not silently
From this reading Suddenly he got up, flung up his hands, and shouted aloud:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Sufferings Of A Soul, The First Ordeal And so Mitya sat looking wildly at the people round him, not understanding what was said to him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Sufferings Of A Soul, The First Ordeal And so Mitya sat looking wildly at the people round him, not understanding what was said to him.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading I’m not guilty of that blood!
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading I’m not guilty of my father’s blood....
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The Sufferings Of A Soul, The First Ordeal And so Mitya sat looking wildly at the people round him, not understanding what was said to him.
inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness
From this reading Suddenly he got up, flung up his hands, and shouted aloud:
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Suddenly he got up, flung up his hands, and shouted aloud:
responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act
From this reading “I’m not guilty!
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Suddenly he got up, flung up his hands, and shouted aloud:
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Suddenly he got up, flung up his hands, and shouted aloud:
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Sufferings Of A Soul, The First Ordeal And so Mitya sat looking wildly at the people round him, not understanding what was said to him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Suddenly he got up, flung up his hands, and shouted aloud:
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From this reading “I’m not guilty!
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading The Sufferings Of A Soul, The First Ordeal And so Mitya sat looking wildly at the people round him, not understanding what was said to him.
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From this reading The Sufferings Of A Soul, The First Ordeal And so Mitya sat looking wildly at the people round him, not understanding what was said to him.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I’m not guilty of my father’s blood....
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Sufferings Of A Soul, The First Ordeal And so Mitya sat looking wildly at the people round him, not understanding what was said to him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Sufferings Of A Soul, The First Ordeal And so Mitya sat looking wildly at the people round him, not understanding what was said to him.
a severe or trying experience
From this reading The Sufferings Of A Soul, The First Ordeal And so Mitya sat looking wildly at the people round him, not understanding what was said to him.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The Sufferings Of A Soul, The First Ordeal And so Mitya sat looking wildly at the people round him, not understanding what was said to him.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading The Sufferings Of A Soul, The First Ordeal And so Mitya sat looking wildly at the people round him, not understanding what was said to him.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading The Sufferings Of A Soul, The First Ordeal And so Mitya sat looking wildly at the people round him, not understanding what was said to him.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading The Sufferings Of A Soul, The First Ordeal And so Mitya sat looking wildly at the people round him, not understanding what was said to him.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading Suddenly he got up, flung up his hands, and shouted aloud:
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The Sufferings Of A Soul, The First Ordeal And so Mitya sat looking wildly at the people round him, not understanding what was said to him.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading The Sufferings Of A Soul, The First Ordeal And so Mitya sat looking wildly at the people round him, not understanding what was said to him.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Suddenly he got up, flung up his hands, and shouted aloud:
plural of “suffering” — a state of acute pain
From this reading The Sufferings Of A Soul, The First Ordeal And so Mitya sat looking wildly at the people round him, not understanding what was said to him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I’m not guilty of that blood!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Sufferings Of A Soul, The First Ordeal And so Mitya sat looking wildly at the people round him, not understanding what was said to him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Sufferings Of A Soul, The First Ordeal And so Mitya sat looking wildly at the people round him, not understanding what was said to him.
the cognitive condition of someone who understands
From this reading The Sufferings Of A Soul, The First Ordeal And so Mitya sat looking wildly at the people round him, not understanding what was said to him.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Suddenly he got up, flung up his hands, and shouted aloud:
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Sufferings Of A Soul, The First Ordeal And so Mitya sat looking wildly at the people round him, not understanding what was said to him.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The Sufferings Of A Soul, The First Ordeal And so Mitya sat looking wildly at the people round him, not understanding what was said to him.
to an extreme or greatly exaggerated degree
From this reading The Sufferings Of A Soul, The First Ordeal And so Mitya sat looking wildly at the people round him, not understanding what was said to him.
Chapter 24 of The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky holds 481 sentences, grouped into 97 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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