Chapter 3 of The Created Legend is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of The Created Legend is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The sisters entered a thicket. The path’s many turnings made them giddy. Suddenly the turrets of the old house vanished from sight. Everything around them assumed an unfamiliar look. “We seem to have lost our way,” said Elena cheerfully.
Chapter 3 of The Created Legend is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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adopted in order to deceive
From this reading “Everything around them assumed an unfamiliar look.”
in a cheerful manner
From this reading ““We seem to have lost our way,” said Elena cheerfully.”
having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling
From this reading “The path’s many turnings made them giddy.”
plural of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading “The sisters entered a thicket.”
a dense growth of bushes
From this reading “The sisters entered a thicket.”
plural of “turret” — a small tower extending above a building
From this reading “Suddenly the turrets of the old house vanished from sight.”
not known or well known
From this reading “Everything around them assumed an unfamiliar look.”
having passed out of existence
From this reading “Suddenly the turrets of the old house vanished from sight.”
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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 sisters entered a thicket.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Everything around them assumed an unfamiliar look.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Everything around them assumed an unfamiliar look.
adopted in order to deceive
From this reading Everything around them assumed an unfamiliar look.
in a cheerful manner
From this reading “We seem to have lost our way,” said Elena cheerfully.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We seem to have lost our way,” said Elena cheerfully.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading The sisters entered a thicket.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Everything around them assumed an unfamiliar look.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Suddenly the turrets of the old house vanished from sight.
having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling
From this reading The path’s many turnings made them giddy.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “We seem to have lost our way,” said Elena cheerfully.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Suddenly the turrets of the old house vanished from sight.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Everything around them assumed an unfamiliar look.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading “We seem to have lost our way,” said Elena cheerfully.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The path’s many turnings made them giddy.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading The path’s many turnings made them giddy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Suddenly the turrets of the old house vanished from sight.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Suddenly the turrets of the old house vanished from sight.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “We seem to have lost our way,” said Elena cheerfully.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The path’s many turnings made them giddy.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “We seem to have lost our way,” said Elena cheerfully.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “We seem to have lost our way,” said Elena cheerfully.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading Suddenly the turrets of the old house vanished from sight.
plural of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading The sisters entered a thicket.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Suddenly the turrets of the old house vanished from sight.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sisters entered a thicket.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The path’s many turnings made them giddy.
a dense growth of bushes
From this reading The sisters entered a thicket.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “We seem to have lost our way,” said Elena cheerfully.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The path’s many turnings made them giddy.
plural of “turret” — a small tower extending above a building
From this reading Suddenly the turrets of the old house vanished from sight.
not known or well known
From this reading Everything around them assumed an unfamiliar look.
having passed out of existence
From this reading Suddenly the turrets of the old house vanished from sight.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “We seem to have lost our way,” said Elena cheerfully.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We seem to have lost our way,” said Elena cheerfully.
Chapter 3 of The Created Legend by Fyodor Sologub holds 182 sentences, grouped into 37 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 3 holds 182 sentences of The Created Legend, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
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