Chapter 6 of The diary of a superfluous man, and other is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The diary of a superfluous man, and other is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I ran hurriedly up the tottering stairs, went into a dark little room--and my heart sank.... On a narrow bed, under a fur cloak, pale as a corpse, lay Pasinkov, and he was stretching out to me a bare, wasted hand. I rushed up to him and embraced him passionately. 'Yasha!' I cried at last; 'what's wrong with you?'
Chapter 6 of The diary of a superfluous man, and other is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the dead body of a human being
From this reading “On a narrow bed, under a fur cloak, pale as a corpse, lay Pasinkov, and he was stretching out to me a bare, wasted hand.”
past form of “embrace” — include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
From this reading “I rushed up to him and embraced him passionately.”
the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
From this reading “On a narrow bed, under a fur cloak, pale as a corpse, lay Pasinkov, and he was stretching out to me a bare, wasted hand.”
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading “I ran hurriedly up the tottering stairs, went into a dark little room--and my heart sank....”
with passion
From this reading “I rushed up to him and embraced him passionately.”
act of expanding by lengthening or widening
From this reading “On a narrow bed, under a fur cloak, pale as a corpse, lay Pasinkov, and he was stretching out to me a bare, wasted hand.”
unsteady in gait as from infirmity or old age
From this reading “I ran hurriedly up the tottering stairs, went into a dark little room--and my heart sank....”
serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
From this reading “On a narrow bed, under a fur cloak, pale as a corpse, lay Pasinkov, and he was stretching out to me a bare, wasted hand.”
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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 I ran hurriedly up the tottering stairs, went into a dark little room--and my heart sank....
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I ran hurriedly up the tottering stairs, went into a dark little room--and my heart sank....
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading On a narrow bed, under a fur cloak, pale as a corpse, lay Pasinkov, and he was stretching out to me a bare, wasted hand.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I cried at last; 'what's wrong with you?'
completely unclothed
From this reading On a narrow bed, under a fur cloak, pale as a corpse, lay Pasinkov, and he was stretching out to me a bare, wasted hand.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading On a narrow bed, under a fur cloak, pale as a corpse, lay Pasinkov, and he was stretching out to me a bare, wasted hand.
anything that covers or conceals
From this reading On a narrow bed, under a fur cloak, pale as a corpse, lay Pasinkov, and he was stretching out to me a bare, wasted hand.
the dead body of a human being
From this reading On a narrow bed, under a fur cloak, pale as a corpse, lay Pasinkov, and he was stretching out to me a bare, wasted hand.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading I cried at last; 'what's wrong with you?'
absence of light or illumination
From this reading I ran hurriedly up the tottering stairs, went into a dark little room--and my heart sank....
past form of “embrace” — include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
From this reading I rushed up to him and embraced him passionately.
the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
From this reading On a narrow bed, under a fur cloak, pale as a corpse, lay Pasinkov, and he was stretching out to me a bare, wasted hand.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading On a narrow bed, under a fur cloak, pale as a corpse, lay Pasinkov, and he was stretching out to me a bare, wasted hand.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On a narrow bed, under a fur cloak, pale as a corpse, lay Pasinkov, and he was stretching out to me a bare, wasted hand.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading I ran hurriedly up the tottering stairs, went into a dark little room--and my heart sank....
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I rushed up to him and embraced him passionately.
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading I ran hurriedly up the tottering stairs, went into a dark little room--and my heart sank....
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I ran hurriedly up the tottering stairs, went into a dark little room--and my heart sank....
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I ran hurriedly up the tottering stairs, went into a dark little room--and my heart sank....
immediately past
From this reading I cried at last; 'what's wrong with you?'
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading On a narrow bed, under a fur cloak, pale as a corpse, lay Pasinkov, and he was stretching out to me a bare, wasted hand.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I ran hurriedly up the tottering stairs, went into a dark little room--and my heart sank....
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading On a narrow bed, under a fur cloak, pale as a corpse, lay Pasinkov, and he was stretching out to me a bare, wasted hand.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I ran hurriedly up the tottering stairs, went into a dark little room--and my heart sank....
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading On a narrow bed, under a fur cloak, pale as a corpse, lay Pasinkov, and he was stretching out to me a bare, wasted hand.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On a narrow bed, under a fur cloak, pale as a corpse, lay Pasinkov, and he was stretching out to me a bare, wasted hand.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading On a narrow bed, under a fur cloak, pale as a corpse, lay Pasinkov, and he was stretching out to me a bare, wasted hand.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading On a narrow bed, under a fur cloak, pale as a corpse, lay Pasinkov, and he was stretching out to me a bare, wasted hand.
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From this reading On a narrow bed, under a fur cloak, pale as a corpse, lay Pasinkov, and he was stretching out to me a bare, wasted hand.
with passion
From this reading I rushed up to him and embraced him passionately.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading I ran hurriedly up the tottering stairs, went into a dark little room--and my heart sank....
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading I ran hurriedly up the tottering stairs, went into a dark little room--and my heart sank....
done under pressure
From this reading I rushed up to him and embraced him passionately.
inflected form of “sink” — fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading I ran hurriedly up the tottering stairs, went into a dark little room--and my heart sank....
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading I ran hurriedly up the tottering stairs, went into a dark little room--and my heart sank....
act of expanding by lengthening or widening
From this reading On a narrow bed, under a fur cloak, pale as a corpse, lay Pasinkov, and he was stretching out to me a bare, wasted hand.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I ran hurriedly up the tottering stairs, went into a dark little room--and my heart sank....
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On a narrow bed, under a fur cloak, pale as a corpse, lay Pasinkov, and he was stretching out to me a bare, wasted hand.
unsteady in gait as from infirmity or old age
From this reading I ran hurriedly up the tottering stairs, went into a dark little room--and my heart sank....
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading On a narrow bed, under a fur cloak, pale as a corpse, lay Pasinkov, and he was stretching out to me a bare, wasted hand.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I ran hurriedly up the tottering stairs, went into a dark little room--and my heart sank....
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On a narrow bed, under a fur cloak, pale as a corpse, lay Pasinkov, and he was stretching out to me a bare, wasted hand.
serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
From this reading On a narrow bed, under a fur cloak, pale as a corpse, lay Pasinkov, and he was stretching out to me a bare, wasted hand.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I ran hurriedly up the tottering stairs, went into a dark little room--and my heart sank....
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From this reading I cried at last; 'what's wrong with you?'
in the company of; together with
From this reading I cried at last; 'what's wrong with you?'
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading I cried at last; 'what's wrong with you?'
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From this reading 'Yasha!'
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I cried at last; 'what's wrong with you?'
Chapter 6 of The diary of a superfluous man, and other by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev holds 412 sentences, grouped into 83 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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