Chapter 28 of The Crushed Flower, and Other Stories is here in full — 223 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 28 of The Crushed Flower, and Other Stories is here in full — 223 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
My God! What has happened to me? I do not know how I shall tell my reader about it. I was on the brink of the abyss, I almost perished. What cruel temptations fate is sending me!
Chapter 28 of The Crushed Flower, and Other Stories is here in full — 223 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a bottomless gulf or pit; any unfathomable (or apparently unfathomable) cavity or chasm or void extending below (often used figuratively)
From this reading “I was on the brink of the abyss, I almost perished.”
a region marking a boundary
From this reading “I was on the brink of the abyss, I almost perished.”
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading “What cruel temptations fate is sending me!”
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading “What cruel temptations fate is sending me!”
past form of “perish” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “I was on the brink of the abyss, I almost perished.”
a person who enjoys reading
From this reading “I do not know how I shall tell my reader about it.”
the act of causing something to go (especially messages)
From this reading “What cruel temptations fate is sending me!”
plural of “temptation” — something that seduces or has the quality to seduce
From this reading “What cruel temptations fate is sending me!”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I do not know how I shall tell my reader about it.
a bottomless gulf or pit; any unfathomable (or apparently unfathomable) cavity or chasm or void extending below (often used figuratively)
From this reading I was on the brink of the abyss, I almost perished.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading I was on the brink of the abyss, I almost perished.
a region marking a boundary
From this reading I was on the brink of the abyss, I almost perished.
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading What cruel temptations fate is sending me!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I do not know how I shall tell my reader about it.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading What cruel temptations fate is sending me!
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading My God!
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading What has happened to me?
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What has happened to me?
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From this reading I do not know how I shall tell my reader about it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I do not know how I shall tell my reader about it.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What cruel temptations fate is sending me!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I do not know how I shall tell my reader about it.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I do not know how I shall tell my reader about it.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What has happened to me?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My God!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I do not know how I shall tell my reader about it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I was on the brink of the abyss, I almost perished.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I was on the brink of the abyss, I almost perished.
past form of “perish” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading I was on the brink of the abyss, I almost perished.
a person who enjoys reading
From this reading I do not know how I shall tell my reader about it.
the act of causing something to go (especially messages)
From this reading What cruel temptations fate is sending me!
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I do not know how I shall tell my reader about it.
express in words
From this reading I do not know how I shall tell my reader about it.
plural of “temptation” — something that seduces or has the quality to seduce
From this reading What cruel temptations fate is sending me!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I was on the brink of the abyss, I almost perished.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What has happened to me?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was on the brink of the abyss, I almost perished.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What has happened to me?
Chapter 28 of The Crushed Flower, and Other Stories by Leonid Andreyev holds 223 sentences, grouped into 45 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 28 holds 223 sentences of The Crushed Flower, and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 45 reading sections.
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