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Chapter 9 of The Crushed Flower, and Other Stories is here in full — 604 sentences across 121 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"These are your comrades, Haggart? I am so glad to see them. You said, Gart, yes--you said that their faces were entirely different from the faces of our people, and that is true. Oh, how true it is! Our people have handsome faces, too--don't think our fishermen are ugly, but they haven't these deep, terrible scars.
Chapter 9 of The Crushed Flower, and Other Stories is here in full — 604 sentences across 121 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “comrade” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading “"These are your comrades, Haggart?”
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading “You said, Gart, yes--you said that their faces were entirely different from the faces of our people, and that is true.”
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading “You said, Gart, yes--you said that their faces were entirely different from the faces of our people, and that is true.”
plural of “fisherman” — someone whose occupation is catching fish
From this reading “Our people have handsome faces, too--don't think our fishermen are ugly, but they haven't these deep, terrible scars.”
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading “Our people have handsome faces, too--don't think our fishermen are ugly, but they haven't these deep, terrible scars.”
plural of “scar” — a mark left (usually on the skin) by the healing of injured tissue
From this reading “Our people have handsome faces, too--don't think our fishermen are ugly, but they haven't these deep, terrible scars.”
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading “Our people have handsome faces, too--don't think our fishermen are ugly, but they haven't these deep, terrible scars.”
displeasing to the senses
From this reading “Our people have handsome faces, too--don't think our fishermen are ugly, but they haven't these deep, terrible scars.”
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am so glad to see them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You said, Gart, yes--you said that their faces were entirely different from the faces of our people, and that is true.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "These are your comrades, Haggart?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Our people have handsome faces, too--don't think our fishermen are ugly, but they haven't these deep, terrible scars.
plural of “comrade” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading "These are your comrades, Haggart?
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading Our people have handsome faces, too--don't think our fishermen are ugly, but they haven't these deep, terrible scars.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading You said, Gart, yes--you said that their faces were entirely different from the faces of our people, and that is true.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Our people have handsome faces, too--don't think our fishermen are ugly, but they haven't these deep, terrible scars.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading You said, Gart, yes--you said that their faces were entirely different from the faces of our people, and that is true.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading You said, Gart, yes--you said that their faces were entirely different from the faces of our people, and that is true.
plural of “fisherman” — someone whose occupation is catching fish
From this reading Our people have handsome faces, too--don't think our fishermen are ugly, but they haven't these deep, terrible scars.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading You said, Gart, yes--you said that their faces were entirely different from the faces of our people, and that is true.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You said, Gart, yes--you said that their faces were entirely different from the faces of our people, and that is true.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading I am so glad to see them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "These are your comrades, Haggart?
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading Our people have handsome faces, too--don't think our fishermen are ugly, but they haven't these deep, terrible scars.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Our people have handsome faces, too--don't think our fishermen are ugly, but they haven't these deep, terrible scars.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Our people have handsome faces, too--don't think our fishermen are ugly, but they haven't these deep, terrible scars.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, how true it is!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am so glad to see them.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You said, Gart, yes--you said that their faces were entirely different from the faces of our people, and that is true.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Oh, how true it is!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You said, Gart, yes--you said that their faces were entirely different from the faces of our people, and that is true.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, how true it is!
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading You said, Gart, yes--you said that their faces were entirely different from the faces of our people, and that is true.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading You said, Gart, yes--you said that their faces were entirely different from the faces of our people, and that is true.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading You said, Gart, yes--you said that their faces were entirely different from the faces of our people, and that is true.
plural of “scar” — a mark left (usually on the skin) by the healing of injured tissue
From this reading Our people have handsome faces, too--don't think our fishermen are ugly, but they haven't these deep, terrible scars.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I am so glad to see them.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I am so glad to see them.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading Our people have handsome faces, too--don't think our fishermen are ugly, but they haven't these deep, terrible scars.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You said, Gart, yes--you said that their faces were entirely different from the faces of our people, and that is true.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You said, Gart, yes--you said that their faces were entirely different from the faces of our people, and that is true.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading You said, Gart, yes--you said that their faces were entirely different from the faces of our people, and that is true.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I am so glad to see them.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "These are your comrades, Haggart?
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Our people have handsome faces, too--don't think our fishermen are ugly, but they haven't these deep, terrible scars.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Our people have handsome faces, too--don't think our fishermen are ugly, but they haven't these deep, terrible scars.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I am so glad to see them.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Our people have handsome faces, too--don't think our fishermen are ugly, but they haven't these deep, terrible scars.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading You said, Gart, yes--you said that their faces were entirely different from the faces of our people, and that is true.
displeasing to the senses
From this reading Our people have handsome faces, too--don't think our fishermen are ugly, but they haven't these deep, terrible scars.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You said, Gart, yes--you said that their faces were entirely different from the faces of our people, and that is true.
an affirmative
From this reading You said, Gart, yes--you said that their faces were entirely different from the faces of our people, and that is true.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You said, Gart, yes--you said that their faces were entirely different from the faces of our people, and that is true.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "These are your comrades, Haggart?
Chapter 9 of The Crushed Flower, and Other Stories by Leonid Andreyev holds 604 sentences, grouped into 121 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 9 holds 604 sentences of The Crushed Flower, and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 121 reading sections.
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