Chapter 23 of The Created Legend is here in full — 211 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of The Created Legend is here in full — 211 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
No one else was expected. The dining-room table was being set for supper. Suddenly there was a loud, violent bell-ring. The housemaid ran quickly to answer it. Some one in the drawing-room remarked in astonishment:
Chapter 23 of The Created Legend is here in full — 211 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading “Some one in the drawing-room remarked in astonishment:”
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading “No one else was expected.”
characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading “Suddenly there was a loud, violent bell-ring.”
with speed
From this reading “The housemaid ran quickly to answer it.”
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading “The housemaid ran quickly to answer it.”
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading “Some one in the drawing-room remarked in astonishment:”
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading “The dining-room table was being set for supper.”
acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity
From this reading “Suddenly there was a loud, violent bell-ring.”
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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 Suddenly there was a loud, violent bell-ring.
react verbally
From this reading The housemaid ran quickly to answer it.
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading Some one in the drawing-room remarked in astonishment:
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The dining-room table was being set for supper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Suddenly there was a loud, violent bell-ring.
a room used for dining
From this reading The dining-room table was being set for supper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Some one in the drawing-room remarked in astonishment:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No one else was expected.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading No one else was expected.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The dining-room table was being set for supper.
a female domestic
From this reading The housemaid ran quickly to answer it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Some one in the drawing-room remarked in astonishment:
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The housemaid ran quickly to answer it.
characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading Suddenly there was a loud, violent bell-ring.
not any; not one
From this reading No one else was expected.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one else was expected.
with speed
From this reading The housemaid ran quickly to answer it.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading The housemaid ran quickly to answer it.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading Some one in the drawing-room remarked in astonishment:
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The dining-room table was being set for supper.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some one in the drawing-room remarked in astonishment:
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Suddenly there was a loud, violent bell-ring.
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading The dining-room table was being set for supper.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading The dining-room table was being set for supper.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The dining-room table was being set for supper.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Suddenly there was a loud, violent bell-ring.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The housemaid ran quickly to answer it.
acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity
From this reading Suddenly there was a loud, violent bell-ring.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No one else was expected.
Chapter 23 of The Created Legend by Fyodor Sologub holds 211 sentences, grouped into 43 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 23 holds 211 sentences of The Created Legend, unabridged, divided into 43 reading sections.
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