Chapter 10 of The Created Legend is here in full — 236 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Created Legend is here in full — 236 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
It was growing dark. Ostrov was approaching Trirodov’s gates. His face betrayed agitation. It was even more clear now than by daylight that life had used him hardly. He felt painfully timid in going to Trirodov, in whom he evidently had certain hopes.
Chapter 10 of The Created Legend is here in full — 236 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance
From this reading “His face betrayed agitation.”
the event of one object coming closer to another
From this reading “Ostrov was approaching Trirodov’s gates.”
past form of “betray” — reveal unintentionally
From this reading “His face betrayed agitation.”
the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
From this reading “It was even more clear now than by daylight that life had used him hardly.”
United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)
From this reading “Ostrov was approaching Trirodov’s gates.”
plural of “hope” — a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading “He felt painfully timid in going to Trirodov, in whom he evidently had certain hopes.”
unpleasantly
From this reading “He felt painfully timid in going to Trirodov, in whom he evidently had certain hopes.”
showing fear and lack of confidence
From this reading “He felt painfully timid in going to Trirodov, in whom he evidently had certain hopes.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance
From this reading His face betrayed agitation.
the event of one object coming closer to another
From this reading Ostrov was approaching Trirodov’s gates.
past form of “betray” — reveal unintentionally
From this reading His face betrayed agitation.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was even more clear now than by daylight that life had used him hardly.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading He felt painfully timid in going to Trirodov, in whom he evidently had certain hopes.
rid of obstructions
From this reading It was even more clear now than by daylight that life had used him hardly.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading It was growing dark.
the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
From this reading It was even more clear now than by daylight that life had used him hardly.
divisible by two
From this reading It was even more clear now than by daylight that life had used him hardly.
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading He felt painfully timid in going to Trirodov, in whom he evidently had certain hopes.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading His face betrayed agitation.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading He felt painfully timid in going to Trirodov, in whom he evidently had certain hopes.
United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)
From this reading Ostrov was approaching Trirodov’s gates.
the act of departing
From this reading He felt painfully timid in going to Trirodov, in whom he evidently had certain hopes.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading It was growing dark.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was even more clear now than by daylight that life had used him hardly.
only a very short time before
From this reading It was even more clear now than by daylight that life had used him hardly.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He felt painfully timid in going to Trirodov, in whom he evidently had certain hopes.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was even more clear now than by daylight that life had used him hardly.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His face betrayed agitation.
plural of “hope” — a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading He felt painfully timid in going to Trirodov, in whom he evidently had certain hopes.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He felt painfully timid in going to Trirodov, in whom he evidently had certain hopes.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was growing dark.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading It was even more clear now than by daylight that life had used him hardly.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading It was even more clear now than by daylight that life had used him hardly.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading It was even more clear now than by daylight that life had used him hardly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ostrov was approaching Trirodov’s gates.
unpleasantly
From this reading He felt painfully timid in going to Trirodov, in whom he evidently had certain hopes.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It was even more clear now than by daylight that life had used him hardly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was even more clear now than by daylight that life had used him hardly.
showing fear and lack of confidence
From this reading He felt painfully timid in going to Trirodov, in whom he evidently had certain hopes.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He felt painfully timid in going to Trirodov, in whom he evidently had certain hopes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He felt painfully timid in going to Trirodov, in whom he evidently had certain hopes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ostrov was approaching Trirodov’s gates.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading It was even more clear now than by daylight that life had used him hardly.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was growing dark.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He felt painfully timid in going to Trirodov, in whom he evidently had certain hopes.
Chapter 10 of The Created Legend by Fyodor Sologub holds 236 sentences, grouped into 48 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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