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The Created Legend

Chapter XVIII · Chapter 18

Chapter 18 of The Created Legend is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Trirodov at last realized that he was in love with Elisaveta.
He knew too well the nature of this delicious and painful emotion.
It had come again and once more filled the world with light.
He had looked enigmatically upon this broad, eternally inaccessible world, full of past memories and past people.
But his love of Elisaveta meant his love and acceptance of the world, the whole world.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Created Legend

Chapter XVIII · Chapter 18

Chapter 18 of The Created Legend is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/30 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Trirodov at last realized that he was in love with Elisaveta.
Line 2
He knew too well the nature of this delicious and painful emotion.
/hiː nuː tuː wel ðə ˈneɪtʃər ʌv ðɪs dɪˈlɪʃəs ənd ˈpeɪnfəl ɪˈmoʊʃən/
Line 3
It had come again and once more filled the world with light.
/ɪt hæd kʌm əˈɡen ənd wʌns mɔːr fɪld ðə wɜːrld wɪð laɪt/
Line 4
He had looked enigmatically upon this broad, eternally inaccessible world, full of past memories and past people.
Line 5
But his love of Elisaveta meant his love and acceptance of the world, the whole world.

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.

acceptance noun US /ækˈseptəns/

the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true

From this reading “But his love of Elisaveta meant his love and acceptance of the world, the whole world.”

delicious adjective US /dɪˈlɪʃəs/

greatly pleasing or entertaining

From this reading “He knew too well the nature of this delicious and painful emotion.”

emotion noun US /ɪˈmoʊʃən/

any strong feeling

From this reading “He knew too well the nature of this delicious and painful emotion.”

eternally adverb US /ɪˈtɜːrnəli/

for a limitless time

From this reading “He had looked enigmatically upon this broad, eternally inaccessible world, full of past memories and past people.”

inaccessible adjective US /ˌɪnəkˈsesəbəl/

capable of being reached only with great difficulty or not at all

From this reading “He had looked enigmatically upon this broad, eternally inaccessible world, full of past memories and past people.”

memories noun US /ˈmɛm.ə.riz/

Recollections of past events.

From this reading “He had looked enigmatically upon this broad, eternally inaccessible world, full of past memories and past people.”

painful adjective US /ˈpeɪnfəl/

causing physical or psychological pain

From this reading “He knew too well the nature of this delicious and painful emotion.”

realized adjective US /ˈriːəlaɪzd/

successfully completed or brought to an end

From this reading “Trirodov at last realized that he was in love with Elisaveta.”

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acceptancenounUS /ækˈseptəns/

the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true

From this reading But his love of Elisaveta meant his love and acceptance of the world, the whole world.

againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading It had come again and once more filled the world with light.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading He knew too well the nature of this delicious and painful emotion.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Trirodov at last realized that he was in love with Elisaveta.

broadadjectiveUS /brɔːd/

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading He had looked enigmatically upon this broad, eternally inaccessible world, full of past memories and past people.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But his love of Elisaveta meant his love and acceptance of the world, the whole world.

comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading It had come again and once more filled the world with light.

deliciousadjectiveUS /dɪˈlɪʃəs/

greatly pleasing or entertaining

From this reading He knew too well the nature of this delicious and painful emotion.

Elisaveta

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

From this reading Trirodov at last realized that he was in love with Elisaveta.

emotionnounUS /ɪˈmoʊʃən/

any strong feeling

From this reading He knew too well the nature of this delicious and painful emotion.

enigmaticallyadverb

in a cryptic manner

From this reading He had looked enigmatically upon this broad, eternally inaccessible world, full of past memories and past people.

eternallyadverbUS /ɪˈtɜːrnəli/

for a limitless time

From this reading He had looked enigmatically upon this broad, eternally inaccessible world, full of past memories and past people.

filledadjectiveUS /fɪld/

(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with

From this reading It had come again and once more filled the world with light.

fulladjectiveUS /fʊl/

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading He had looked enigmatically upon this broad, eternally inaccessible world, full of past memories and past people.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading It had come again and once more filled the world with light.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Trirodov at last realized that he was in love with Elisaveta.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading But his love of Elisaveta meant his love and acceptance of the world, the whole world.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Trirodov at last realized that he was in love with Elisaveta.

inaccessibleadjectiveUS /ˌɪnəkˈsesəbəl/

capable of being reached only with great difficulty or not at all

From this reading He had looked enigmatically upon this broad, eternally inaccessible world, full of past memories and past people.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It had come again and once more filled the world with light.

knewverbUS /nuː/

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading He knew too well the nature of this delicious and painful emotion.

lastadjectiveUS /læst/

immediately past

From this reading Trirodov at last realized that he was in love with Elisaveta.

lightadjectiveUS /laɪt/

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading It had come again and once more filled the world with light.

lookedverbUS /lʊkt/

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading He had looked enigmatically upon this broad, eternally inaccessible world, full of past memories and past people.

lovenounUS /lʌv/

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading Trirodov at last realized that he was in love with Elisaveta.

meantverbUS /ment/

inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey

From this reading But his love of Elisaveta meant his love and acceptance of the world, the whole world.

memoriesnounUS /ˈmɛm.ə.riz/

Recollections of past events.

From this reading He had looked enigmatically upon this broad, eternally inaccessible world, full of past memories and past people.

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

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

From this reading It had come again and once more filled the world with light.

naturenounUS /ˈneɪtʃər/

the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized

From this reading He knew too well the nature of this delicious and painful emotion.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading He knew too well the nature of this delicious and painful emotion.

onceadverbUS /wʌns/

on one occasion

From this reading It had come again and once more filled the world with light.

painfuladjectiveUS /ˈpeɪnfəl/

causing physical or psychological pain

From this reading He knew too well the nature of this delicious and painful emotion.

pastnounUS /pæst/

the time that has elapsed

From this reading He had looked enigmatically upon this broad, eternally inaccessible world, full of past memories and past people.

peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading He had looked enigmatically upon this broad, eternally inaccessible world, full of past memories and past people.

realizedadjectiveUS /ˈriːəlaɪzd/

successfully completed or brought to an end

From this reading Trirodov at last realized that he was in love with Elisaveta.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Trirodov at last realized that he was in love with Elisaveta.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading He knew too well the nature of this delicious and painful emotion.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading He knew too well the nature of this delicious and painful emotion.

tooadverbUS /tuː/

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading He knew too well the nature of this delicious and painful emotion.

Trirodov

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

From this reading Trirodov at last realized that he was in love with Elisaveta.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading He had looked enigmatically upon this broad, eternally inaccessible world, full of past memories and past people.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Trirodov at last realized that he was in love with Elisaveta.

welladverbUS /wel/

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading He knew too well the nature of this delicious and painful emotion.

wholeadjectiveUS /hoʊl/

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

From this reading But his love of Elisaveta meant his love and acceptance of the world, the whole world.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Trirodov at last realized that he was in love with Elisaveta.

worldnounUS /wɜːrld/

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading It had come again and once more filled the world with light.

Chapter 18 of The Created Legend by Fyodor Sologub holds 152 sentences, grouped into 31 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 18 holds 152 sentences of The Created Legend, unabridged, divided into 31 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.