Chapter 6 of The Confession: A Novel is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Confession: A Novel is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
It was done. The next day I told Titoff, just the way it happened. He smiled, stroked his mustache and began again to torture me. "You want to become my son. The way is open for you, Matvei; it is the will of God and I make no objections.
Chapter 6 of The Confession: A Novel is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading “"You want to become my son.”
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading “The next day I told Titoff, just the way it happened.”
an unshaved growth of hair on the upper lip
From this reading “He smiled, stroked his mustache and began again to torture me.”
plural of “objection” — the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
From this reading “The way is open for you, Matvei; it is the will of God and I make no objections.”
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading “He smiled, stroked his mustache and began again to torture me.”
a male human offspring
From this reading “"You want to become my son.”
past form of “stroke” — touch lightly and repeatedly, as with brushing motions
From this reading “He smiled, stroked his mustache and began again to torture me.”
torment emotionally or mentally
From this reading “He smiled, stroked his mustache and began again to torture me.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “The next day I told Titoff, just the way it happened.”
In this reading “He smiled, stroked his mustache and began again to torture me.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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anew
From this reading He smiled, stroked his mustache and began again to torture me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He smiled, stroked his mustache and began again to torture me.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading "You want to become my son.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading He smiled, stroked his mustache and began again to torture me.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The next day I told Titoff, just the way it happened.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading It was done.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The way is open for you, Matvei; it is the will of God and I make no objections.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading The way is open for you, Matvei; it is the will of God and I make no objections.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading The next day I told Titoff, just the way it happened.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He smiled, stroked his mustache and began again to torture me.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He smiled, stroked his mustache and began again to torture me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The next day I told Titoff, just the way it happened.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The way is open for you, Matvei; it is the will of God and I make no objections.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was done.
and nothing more
From this reading The next day I told Titoff, just the way it happened.
engage in
From this reading The way is open for you, Matvei; it is the will of God and I make no objections.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The way is open for you, Matvei; it is the will of God and I make no objections.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He smiled, stroked his mustache and began again to torture me.
an unshaved growth of hair on the upper lip
From this reading He smiled, stroked his mustache and began again to torture me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "You want to become my son.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next day I told Titoff, just the way it happened.
not any; not one
From this reading The way is open for you, Matvei; it is the will of God and I make no objections.
plural of “objection” — the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
From this reading The way is open for you, Matvei; it is the will of God and I make no objections.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The way is open for you, Matvei; it is the will of God and I make no objections.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The way is open for you, Matvei; it is the will of God and I make no objections.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading He smiled, stroked his mustache and began again to torture me.
a male human offspring
From this reading "You want to become my son.
past form of “stroke” — touch lightly and repeatedly, as with brushing motions
From this reading He smiled, stroked his mustache and began again to torture me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next day I told Titoff, just the way it happened.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The next day I told Titoff, just the way it happened.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He smiled, stroked his mustache and began again to torture me.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading The next day I told Titoff, just the way it happened.
torment emotionally or mentally
From this reading He smiled, stroked his mustache and began again to torture me.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "You want to become my son.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was done.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The next day I told Titoff, just the way it happened.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The way is open for you, Matvei; it is the will of God and I make no objections.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You want to become my son.
Chapter 6 of The Confession: A Novel by Maksim Gorky holds 206 sentences, grouped into 42 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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