Chapter 11 of The Daughter of the Commandant is here in full — 269 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The Daughter of the Commandant is here in full — 269 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE REBEL CAMP. I left the General and made haste to return home. Savéliitch greeted me with his usual remonstrances-- "What pleasure can you find, sir, in fighting with these drunken robbers? Is it the business of a _'boyár_?' The stars are not always propitious, and you will only get killed for naught.
Chapter 11 of The Daughter of the Commandant is here in full — 269 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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given to or marked by the consumption of alcohol
From this reading “Savéliitch greeted me with his usual remonstrances-- "What pleasure can you find, sir, in fighting with these drunken robbers?”
the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
From this reading “Savéliitch greeted me with his usual remonstrances-- "What pleasure can you find, sir, in fighting with these drunken robbers?”
past form of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading “Savéliitch greeted me with his usual remonstrances-- "What pleasure can you find, sir, in fighting with these drunken robbers?”
overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
From this reading “I left the General and made haste to return home.”
a quantity of no importance
From this reading “The stars are not always propitious, and you will only get killed for naught.”
presenting favorable circumstances; likely to result in or show signs of success
From this reading “The stars are not always propitious, and you will only get killed for naught.”
“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading “THE REBEL CAMP.”
Persons who steal from a person or place, especially using violence or threats.
From this reading “Savéliitch greeted me with his usual remonstrances-- "What pleasure can you find, sir, in fighting with these drunken robbers?”
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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 Is it the business of a _'boyár_?'
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading The stars are not always propitious, and you will only get killed for naught.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I left the General and made haste to return home.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The stars are not always propitious, and you will only get killed for naught.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Is it the business of a _'boyár_?'
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading Is it the business of a _'boyár_?'
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading THE REBEL CAMP.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Savéliitch greeted me with his usual remonstrances-- "What pleasure can you find, sir, in fighting with these drunken robbers?
given to or marked by the consumption of alcohol
From this reading Savéliitch greeted me with his usual remonstrances-- "What pleasure can you find, sir, in fighting with these drunken robbers?
the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
From this reading Savéliitch greeted me with his usual remonstrances-- "What pleasure can you find, sir, in fighting with these drunken robbers?
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Savéliitch greeted me with his usual remonstrances-- "What pleasure can you find, sir, in fighting with these drunken robbers?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The stars are not always propitious, and you will only get killed for naught.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading I left the General and made haste to return home.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading The stars are not always propitious, and you will only get killed for naught.
past form of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading Savéliitch greeted me with his usual remonstrances-- "What pleasure can you find, sir, in fighting with these drunken robbers?
overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
From this reading I left the General and made haste to return home.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Savéliitch greeted me with his usual remonstrances-- "What pleasure can you find, sir, in fighting with these drunken robbers?
where you live at a particular time
From this reading I left the General and made haste to return home.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I left the General and made haste to return home.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Savéliitch greeted me with his usual remonstrances-- "What pleasure can you find, sir, in fighting with these drunken robbers?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is it the business of a _'boyár_?'
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Is it the business of a _'boyár_?'
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading The stars are not always propitious, and you will only get killed for naught.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading I left the General and made haste to return home.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I left the General and made haste to return home.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Savéliitch greeted me with his usual remonstrances-- "What pleasure can you find, sir, in fighting with these drunken robbers?
a quantity of no importance
From this reading The stars are not always propitious, and you will only get killed for naught.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The stars are not always propitious, and you will only get killed for naught.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Is it the business of a _'boyár_?'
and nothing more
From this reading The stars are not always propitious, and you will only get killed for naught.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading Savéliitch greeted me with his usual remonstrances-- "What pleasure can you find, sir, in fighting with these drunken robbers?
presenting favorable circumstances; likely to result in or show signs of success
From this reading The stars are not always propitious, and you will only get killed for naught.
“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading THE REBEL CAMP.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Savéliitch greeted me with his usual remonstrances-- "What pleasure can you find, sir, in fighting with these drunken robbers?
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading I left the General and made haste to return home.
Persons who steal from a person or place, especially using violence or threats.
From this reading Savéliitch greeted me with his usual remonstrances-- "What pleasure can you find, sir, in fighting with these drunken robbers?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Savéliitch greeted me with his usual remonstrances-- "What pleasure can you find, sir, in fighting with these drunken robbers?
term of address for a man
From this reading Savéliitch greeted me with his usual remonstrances-- "What pleasure can you find, sir, in fighting with these drunken robbers?
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading The stars are not always propitious, and you will only get killed for naught.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE REBEL CAMP.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Savéliitch greeted me with his usual remonstrances-- "What pleasure can you find, sir, in fighting with these drunken robbers?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I left the General and made haste to return home.
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading Savéliitch greeted me with his usual remonstrances-- "What pleasure can you find, sir, in fighting with these drunken robbers?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Savéliitch greeted me with his usual remonstrances-- "What pleasure can you find, sir, in fighting with these drunken robbers?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The stars are not always propitious, and you will only get killed for naught.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Savéliitch greeted me with his usual remonstrances-- "What pleasure can you find, sir, in fighting with these drunken robbers?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Savéliitch greeted me with his usual remonstrances-- "What pleasure can you find, sir, in fighting with these drunken robbers?
Chapter 11 of The Daughter of the Commandant by Aleksandr Sergeevich Pushkin holds 269 sentences, grouped into 54 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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