Chapter 8 of The Comedienne is here in full — 1087 sentences across 218 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 8 of The Comedienne is here in full — 1087 sentences across 218 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Janina awoke at about half-past ten in the morning. Sowinska had just brought in her breakfast. "Was anyone here to see me?
Chapter 8 of The Comedienne is here in full — 1087 sentences across 218 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any person at all
From this reading “"Was anyone here to see me?”
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading “Janina awoke at about half-past ten in the morning.”
eat an early morning meal
From this reading “Sowinska had just brought in her breakfast.”
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “Sowinska had just brought in her breakfast.”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “"Was anyone here to see me?”
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading “Janina awoke at about half-past ten in the morning.”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “"Was anyone here to see me?”
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading “Janina awoke at about half-past ten in the morning.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Janina awoke at about half-past ten in the morning.
any person at all
From this reading "Was anyone here to see me?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Janina awoke at about half-past ten in the morning.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading Janina awoke at about half-past ten in the morning.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading Sowinska had just brought in her breakfast.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Sowinska had just brought in her breakfast.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Sowinska had just brought in her breakfast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Janina awoke at about half-past ten in the morning.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Sowinska had just brought in her breakfast.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Was anyone here to see me?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Janina awoke at about half-past ten in the morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Janina awoke at about half-past ten in the morning.
and nothing more
From this reading Sowinska had just brought in her breakfast.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Was anyone here to see me?
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Janina awoke at about half-past ten in the morning.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Was anyone here to see me?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sowinska had just brought in her breakfast.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading Janina awoke at about half-past ten in the morning.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Janina awoke at about half-past ten in the morning.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Was anyone here to see me?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Was anyone here to see me?
Chapter 8 of The Comedienne by Władysław Stanisław Reymont holds 1087 sentences, grouped into 218 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 8 holds 1087 sentences of The Comedienne, unabridged, divided into 218 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of The Comedienne by Władysław Stanisław Reymont exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 1087 sentences, grouped into 218 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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