Chapter 24 of The Cossacks: A Tale of 1852 is here in full — 47 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of The Cossacks: A Tale of 1852 is here in full — 47 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Yes,” thought Olénin, as he walked home. “I need only slacken the reins a bit and I might fall desperately in love with this Cossack girl.” He went to bed with these thoughts, but expected it all to blow over and that he would continue to live as before. But the old life did not return. His relations to Maryánka were changed.
Chapter 24 of The Cossacks: A Tale of 1852 is here in full — 47 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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exhale hard
From this reading “He went to bed with these thoughts, but expected it all to blow over and that he would continue to live as before.”
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading “His relations to Maryánka were changed.”
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
From this reading “He went to bed with these thoughts, but expected it all to blow over and that he would continue to live as before.”
a member of a Slavic people living in southern European Russia and Ukraine and adjacent parts of Asia and noted for their horsemanship and military skill; they formed an elite cavalry corps in czarist Russia
From this reading ““I need only slacken the reins a bit and I might fall desperately in love with this Cossack girl.””
with great urgency
From this reading ““I need only slacken the reins a bit and I might fall desperately in love with this Cossack girl.””
plural of “rein” — one of a pair of long straps (usually connected to the bit or the headpiece) used to control a horse
From this reading ““I need only slacken the reins a bit and I might fall desperately in love with this Cossack girl.””
mutual dealings or connections or communications among persons or groups
From this reading “His relations to Maryánka were changed.”
become slow or slower
From this reading ““I need only slacken the reins a bit and I might fall desperately in love with this Cossack girl.””
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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 “I need only slacken the reins a bit and I might fall desperately in love with this Cossack girl.”
(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 He went to bed with these thoughts, but expected it all to blow over and that he would continue to live as before.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I need only slacken the reins a bit and I might fall desperately in love with this Cossack girl.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Yes,” thought Olénin, as he walked home.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading He went to bed with these thoughts, but expected it all to blow over and that he would continue to live as before.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He went to bed with these thoughts, but expected it all to blow over and that he would continue to live as before.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading “I need only slacken the reins a bit and I might fall desperately in love with this Cossack girl.”
exhale hard
From this reading He went to bed with these thoughts, but expected it all to blow over and that he would continue to live as before.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He went to bed with these thoughts, but expected it all to blow over and that he would continue to live as before.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading His relations to Maryánka were changed.
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
From this reading He went to bed with these thoughts, but expected it all to blow over and that he would continue to live as before.
a member of a Slavic people living in southern European Russia and Ukraine and adjacent parts of Asia and noted for their horsemanship and military skill; they formed an elite cavalry corps in czarist Russia
From this reading “I need only slacken the reins a bit and I might fall desperately in love with this Cossack girl.”
with great urgency
From this reading “I need only slacken the reins a bit and I might fall desperately in love with this Cossack girl.”
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But the old life did not return.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading He went to bed with these thoughts, but expected it all to blow over and that he would continue to live as before.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading “I need only slacken the reins a bit and I might fall desperately in love with this Cossack girl.”
a young female
From this reading “I need only slacken the reins a bit and I might fall desperately in love with this Cossack girl.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Yes,” thought Olénin, as he walked home.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His relations to Maryánka were changed.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading “Yes,” thought Olénin, as he walked home.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I need only slacken the reins a bit and I might fall desperately in love with this Cossack girl.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I need only slacken the reins a bit and I might fall desperately in love with this Cossack girl.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He went to bed with these thoughts, but expected it all to blow over and that he would continue to live as before.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading But the old life did not return.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading He went to bed with these thoughts, but expected it all to blow over and that he would continue to live as before.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “I need only slacken the reins a bit and I might fall desperately in love with this Cossack girl.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His relations to Maryánka were changed.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “I need only slacken the reins a bit and I might fall desperately in love with this Cossack girl.”
a condition requiring relief
From this reading “I need only slacken the reins a bit and I might fall desperately in love with this Cossack girl.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But the old life did not return.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading But the old life did not return.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes,” thought Olénin, as he walked home.
and nothing more
From this reading “I need only slacken the reins a bit and I might fall desperately in love with this Cossack girl.”
above and across; more than
From this reading He went to bed with these thoughts, but expected it all to blow over and that he would continue to live as before.
plural of “rein” — one of a pair of long straps (usually connected to the bit or the headpiece) used to control a horse
From this reading “I need only slacken the reins a bit and I might fall desperately in love with this Cossack girl.”
mutual dealings or connections or communications among persons or groups
From this reading His relations to Maryánka were changed.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading But the old life did not return.
become slow or slower
From this reading “I need only slacken the reins a bit and I might fall desperately in love with this Cossack girl.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He went to bed with these thoughts, but expected it all to blow over and that he would continue to live as before.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I need only slacken the reins a bit and I might fall desperately in love with this Cossack girl.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading He went to bed with these thoughts, but expected it all to blow over and that he would continue to live as before.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “I need only slacken the reins a bit and I might fall desperately in love with this Cossack girl.”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “Yes,” thought Olénin, as he walked home.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He went to bed with these thoughts, but expected it all to blow over and that he would continue to live as before.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He went to bed with these thoughts, but expected it all to blow over and that he would continue to live as before.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading “Yes,” thought Olénin, as he walked home.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He went to bed with these thoughts, but expected it all to blow over and that he would continue to live as before.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His relations to Maryánka were changed.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I need only slacken the reins a bit and I might fall desperately in love with this Cossack girl.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He went to bed with these thoughts, but expected it all to blow over and that he would continue to live as before.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes,” thought Olénin, as he walked home.
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