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The Created Legend

Chapter XVII · Chapter 17

Chapter 17 of The Created Legend is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Ostrov caused Trirodov a great deal of annoyance.
More than once Trirodov returned to the earlier circumstances of their acquaintance and to their recent meeting at Skorodozh.
The week having elapsed, Ostrov paid Trirodov another visit.
That whole week Ostrov could not get rid of his confusion and uneasiness.
The details of his meeting with Trirodov became absurdly entangled in his memory.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending

A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Created Legend

Chapter XVII · Chapter 17

Chapter 17 of The Created Legend is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/38 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Ostrov caused Trirodov a great deal of annoyance.
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More than once Trirodov returned to the earlier circumstances of their acquaintance and to their recent meeting at Skorodozh.
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The week having elapsed, Ostrov paid Trirodov another visit.
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That whole week Ostrov could not get rid of his confusion and uneasiness.
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The details of his meeting with Trirodov became absurdly entangled in his memory.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

absurdly adverb US /əbˈsɜːrdli/

in an absurd manner or to an absurd degree

From this reading “The details of his meeting with Trirodov became absurdly entangled in his memory.”

annoyance noun US /əˈnɔɪəns/

the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed

From this reading “Ostrov caused Trirodov a great deal of annoyance.”

earlier adverb US /ˈɜːrliər/

earlier in time; previously

From this reading “More than once Trirodov returned to the earlier circumstances of their acquaintance and to their recent meeting at Skorodozh.”

elapsed adjective US /ɪˈlæpst/

(of time) having passed or slipped by

From this reading “The week having elapsed, Ostrov paid Trirodov another visit.”

entangled adjective US /enˈtæŋɡəld/

deeply involved especially in something complicated

From this reading “The details of his meeting with Trirodov became absurdly entangled in his memory.”

recent adjective US /ˈriːsənt/

new

From this reading “More than once Trirodov returned to the earlier circumstances of their acquaintance and to their recent meeting at Skorodozh.”

rid verb US /rɪd/

relieve from

From this reading “That whole week Ostrov could not get rid of his confusion and uneasiness.”

uneasiness noun US /ˌʌˈniːzinəs/

feelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritable

From this reading “That whole week Ostrov could not get rid of his confusion and uneasiness.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Ostrov caused Trirodov a great deal of annoyance.

absurdlyadverbUS /əbˈsɜːrdli/

in an absurd manner or to an absurd degree

From this reading The details of his meeting with Trirodov became absurdly entangled in his memory.

acquaintancenounUS /əˈkweɪntəns/

personal knowledge or information about someone or something

From this reading More than once Trirodov returned to the earlier circumstances of their acquaintance and to their recent meeting at Skorodozh.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading More than once Trirodov returned to the earlier circumstances of their acquaintance and to their recent meeting at Skorodozh.

annoyancenounUS /əˈnɔɪəns/

the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed

From this reading Ostrov caused Trirodov a great deal of annoyance.

anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading The week having elapsed, Ostrov paid Trirodov another visit.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading More than once Trirodov returned to the earlier circumstances of their acquaintance and to their recent meeting at Skorodozh.

becameverbUS /bɪˈkeɪm/

inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading The details of his meeting with Trirodov became absurdly entangled in his memory.

causedverbUS /kɑːzd/

past form of “cause” — give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally

From this reading Ostrov caused Trirodov a great deal of annoyance.

circumstancesnounUS /ˈsɜːrkəmstænsəz/

your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)

From this reading More than once Trirodov returned to the earlier circumstances of their acquaintance and to their recent meeting at Skorodozh.

confusionnounUS /kənˈfjuːʒən/

disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably

From this reading That whole week Ostrov could not get rid of his confusion and uneasiness.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading That whole week Ostrov could not get rid of his confusion and uneasiness.

dealverbUS /diːl/

act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression

From this reading Ostrov caused Trirodov a great deal of annoyance.

detailsnounUS /dɪˈteɪlz/

true confidential information

From this reading The details of his meeting with Trirodov became absurdly entangled in his memory.

earlieradverbUS /ˈɜːrliər/

earlier in time; previously

From this reading More than once Trirodov returned to the earlier circumstances of their acquaintance and to their recent meeting at Skorodozh.

elapsedadjectiveUS /ɪˈlæpst/

(of time) having passed or slipped by

From this reading The week having elapsed, Ostrov paid Trirodov another visit.

entangledadjectiveUS /enˈtæŋɡəld/

deeply involved especially in something complicated

From this reading The details of his meeting with Trirodov became absurdly entangled in his memory.

getverbUS /ɡet/

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading That whole week Ostrov could not get rid of his confusion and uneasiness.

greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading Ostrov caused Trirodov a great deal of annoyance.

havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading The week having elapsed, Ostrov paid Trirodov another visit.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading That whole week Ostrov could not get rid of his confusion and uneasiness.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading The details of his meeting with Trirodov became absurdly entangled in his memory.

meetingnounUS /ˈmiːtɪŋ/

a formally arranged gathering

From this reading More than once Trirodov returned to the earlier circumstances of their acquaintance and to their recent meeting at Skorodozh.

memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/

The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.

From this reading The details of his meeting with Trirodov became absurdly entangled in his memory.

MoreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading More than once Trirodov returned to the earlier circumstances of their acquaintance and to their recent meeting at Skorodozh.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading That whole week Ostrov could not get rid of his confusion and uneasiness.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Ostrov caused Trirodov a great deal of annoyance.

onceadverbUS /wʌns/

on one occasion

From this reading More than once Trirodov returned to the earlier circumstances of their acquaintance and to their recent meeting at Skorodozh.

Ostrov

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Ostrov caused Trirodov a great deal of annoyance.

paidadjectiveUS /peɪd/

marked by the reception of pay

From this reading The week having elapsed, Ostrov paid Trirodov another visit.

recentadjectiveUS /ˈriːsənt/

new

From this reading More than once Trirodov returned to the earlier circumstances of their acquaintance and to their recent meeting at Skorodozh.

returnedverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrnd/

past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading More than once Trirodov returned to the earlier circumstances of their acquaintance and to their recent meeting at Skorodozh.

ridverbUS /rɪd/

relieve from

From this reading That whole week Ostrov could not get rid of his confusion and uneasiness.

Skorodozh

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading More than once Trirodov returned to the earlier circumstances of their acquaintance and to their recent meeting at Skorodozh.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading More than once Trirodov returned to the earlier circumstances of their acquaintance and to their recent meeting at Skorodozh.

ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading That whole week Ostrov could not get rid of his confusion and uneasiness.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading More than once Trirodov returned to the earlier circumstances of their acquaintance and to their recent meeting at Skorodozh.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading More than once Trirodov returned to the earlier circumstances of their acquaintance and to their recent meeting at Skorodozh.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading More than once Trirodov returned to the earlier circumstances of their acquaintance and to their recent meeting at Skorodozh.

Trirodov

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Ostrov caused Trirodov a great deal of annoyance.

uneasinessnounUS /ˌʌˈniːzinəs/

feelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritable

From this reading That whole week Ostrov could not get rid of his confusion and uneasiness.

visitverbUS /ˈvɪzɪt/

go to see a place, as for entertainment

From this reading The week having elapsed, Ostrov paid Trirodov another visit.

weeknounUS /wiːk/

any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading The week having elapsed, Ostrov paid Trirodov another visit.

wholeadjectiveUS /hoʊl/

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading That whole week Ostrov could not get rid of his confusion and uneasiness.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading The details of his meeting with Trirodov became absurdly entangled in his memory.

Chapter 17 of The Created Legend by Fyodor Sologub holds 190 sentences, grouped into 38 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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Chapter 17 holds 190 sentences of The Created Legend, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.

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Vocabulary met early in The Created Legend

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Created Legend, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Piece
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Created Legend; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Coarse
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Created Legend; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Create
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Created Legend; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Delightful
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Created Legend; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.