Chapter 7 of The Dark Forest is here in full — 567 sentences across 114 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Dark Forest is here in full — 567 sentences across 114 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ONE NIGHT Marie Ivanovna herself spoke to me of Semyonov. She found me alone waiting for my morning tea. We were before the others, and could hear, in the next room, Molozov splashing water about the floor and crying to Michail, his servant, to pour "_Yestsho! Yestsho!" "Yestsho!
Chapter 7 of The Dark Forest is here in full — 567 sentences across 114 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/113 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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demanding attention
From this reading “We were before the others, and could hear, in the next room, Molozov splashing water about the floor and crying to Michail, his servant, to pour "_Yestsho!”
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading “We were before the others, and could hear, in the next room, Molozov splashing water about the floor and crying to Michail, his servant, to pour "_Yestsho!”
cause to run
From this reading “We were before the others, and could hear, in the next room, Molozov splashing water about the floor and crying to Michail, his servant, to pour "_Yestsho!”
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading “We were before the others, and could hear, in the next room, Molozov splashing water about the floor and crying to Michail, his servant, to pour "_Yestsho!”
the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface
From this reading “We were before the others, and could hear, in the next room, Molozov splashing water about the floor and crying to Michail, his servant, to pour "_Yestsho!”
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading “ONE NIGHT Marie Ivanovna herself spoke to me of Semyonov.”
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading “She found me alone waiting for my morning tea.”
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading “She found me alone waiting for my morning tea.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading We were before the others, and could hear, in the next room, Molozov splashing water about the floor and crying to Michail, his servant, to pour "_Yestsho!
Having no one else present.
From this reading She found me alone waiting for my morning tea.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We were before the others, and could hear, in the next room, Molozov splashing water about the floor and crying to Michail, his servant, to pour "_Yestsho!
earlier than; in front of
From this reading We were before the others, and could hear, in the next room, Molozov splashing water about the floor and crying to Michail, his servant, to pour "_Yestsho!
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading We were before the others, and could hear, in the next room, Molozov splashing water about the floor and crying to Michail, his servant, to pour "_Yestsho!
demanding attention
From this reading We were before the others, and could hear, in the next room, Molozov splashing water about the floor and crying to Michail, his servant, to pour "_Yestsho!
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading We were before the others, and could hear, in the next room, Molozov splashing water about the floor and crying to Michail, his servant, to pour "_Yestsho!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She found me alone waiting for my morning tea.
set up or found
From this reading She found me alone waiting for my morning tea.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading We were before the others, and could hear, in the next room, Molozov splashing water about the floor and crying to Michail, his servant, to pour "_Yestsho!
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading ONE NIGHT Marie Ivanovna herself spoke to me of Semyonov.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading We were before the others, and could hear, in the next room, Molozov splashing water about the floor and crying to Michail, his servant, to pour "_Yestsho!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We were before the others, and could hear, in the next room, Molozov splashing water about the floor and crying to Michail, his servant, to pour "_Yestsho!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ONE NIGHT Marie Ivanovna herself spoke to me of Semyonov.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ONE NIGHT Marie Ivanovna herself spoke to me of Semyonov.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ONE NIGHT Marie Ivanovna herself spoke to me of Semyonov.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We were before the others, and could hear, in the next room, Molozov splashing water about the floor and crying to Michail, his servant, to pour "_Yestsho!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We were before the others, and could hear, in the next room, Molozov splashing water about the floor and crying to Michail, his servant, to pour "_Yestsho!
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading She found me alone waiting for my morning tea.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading She found me alone waiting for my morning tea.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading We were before the others, and could hear, in the next room, Molozov splashing water about the floor and crying to Michail, his servant, to pour "_Yestsho!
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading ONE NIGHT Marie Ivanovna herself spoke to me of Semyonov.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ONE NIGHT Marie Ivanovna herself spoke to me of Semyonov.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ONE NIGHT Marie Ivanovna herself spoke to me of Semyonov.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We were before the others, and could hear, in the next room, Molozov splashing water about the floor and crying to Michail, his servant, to pour "_Yestsho!
cause to run
From this reading We were before the others, and could hear, in the next room, Molozov splashing water about the floor and crying to Michail, his servant, to pour "_Yestsho!
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading We were before the others, and could hear, in the next room, Molozov splashing water about the floor and crying to Michail, his servant, to pour "_Yestsho!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ONE NIGHT Marie Ivanovna herself spoke to me of Semyonov.
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading We were before the others, and could hear, in the next room, Molozov splashing water about the floor and crying to Michail, his servant, to pour "_Yestsho!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She found me alone waiting for my morning tea.
the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface
From this reading We were before the others, and could hear, in the next room, Molozov splashing water about the floor and crying to Michail, his servant, to pour "_Yestsho!
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading ONE NIGHT Marie Ivanovna herself spoke to me of Semyonov.
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading She found me alone waiting for my morning tea.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We were before the others, and could hear, in the next room, Molozov splashing water about the floor and crying to Michail, his servant, to pour "_Yestsho!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ONE NIGHT Marie Ivanovna herself spoke to me of Semyonov.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading She found me alone waiting for my morning tea.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading We were before the others, and could hear, in the next room, Molozov splashing water about the floor and crying to Michail, his servant, to pour "_Yestsho!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We were before the others, and could hear, in the next room, Molozov splashing water about the floor and crying to Michail, his servant, to pour "_Yestsho!
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were before the others, and could hear, in the next room, Molozov splashing water about the floor and crying to Michail, his servant, to pour "_Yestsho!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We were before the others, and could hear, in the next room, Molozov splashing water about the floor and crying to Michail, his servant, to pour "_Yestsho!
Chapter 7 of The Dark Forest by Hugh Walpole holds 567 sentences, grouped into 114 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 7 holds 567 sentences of The Dark Forest, unabridged, divided into 114 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of The Dark Forest by Hugh Walpole exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 567 sentences, grouped into 114 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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