Chapter 7 of The diary of a superfluous man, and other is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The diary of a superfluous man, and other is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
'He is dead.' 'Dead?' repeated Sophia Nikolaevna; 'what a pity!...' 'Have I seen him?' the little girl asked in a hurried whisper. 'No, Lidia, you've never seen him.--What a pity!' repeated Sophia Nikolaevna. 'You regret him ...'
Chapter 7 of The diary of a superfluous man, and other is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading “'He is dead.'”
a young female
From this reading “'Have I seen him?' the little girl asked in a hurried whisper.”
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading “'Have I seen him?' the little girl asked in a hurried whisper.”
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
From this reading “'Dead?' repeated Sophia Nikolaevna; 'what a pity!...'”
feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
From this reading “'You regret him ...'”
recurring again and again
From this reading “'Dead?' repeated Sophia Nikolaevna; 'what a pity!...'”
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “'Have I seen him?' the little girl asked in a hurried whisper.”
speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading “'Have I seen him?' the little girl asked in a hurried whisper.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 'Dead?' repeated Sophia Nikolaevna; 'what a pity!...'
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading 'Have I seen him?' the little girl asked in a hurried whisper.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading 'He is dead.'
a young female
From this reading 'Have I seen him?' the little girl asked in a hurried whisper.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'Have I seen him?' the little girl asked in a hurried whisper.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'He is dead.'
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'Have I seen him?' the little girl asked in a hurried whisper.
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading 'Have I seen him?' the little girl asked in a hurried whisper.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'Have I seen him?' the little girl asked in a hurried whisper.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 'Have I seen him?' the little girl asked in a hurried whisper.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'He is dead.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'No, Lidia, you've never seen him.--What a pity!' repeated Sophia Nikolaevna.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading 'Have I seen him?' the little girl asked in a hurried whisper.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading 'No, Lidia, you've never seen him.--What a pity!' repeated Sophia Nikolaevna.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Dead?' repeated Sophia Nikolaevna; 'what a pity!...'
not any; not one
From this reading 'No, Lidia, you've never seen him.--What a pity!' repeated Sophia Nikolaevna.
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
From this reading 'Dead?' repeated Sophia Nikolaevna; 'what a pity!...'
feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
From this reading 'You regret him ...'
recurring again and again
From this reading 'Dead?' repeated Sophia Nikolaevna; 'what a pity!...'
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading 'Have I seen him?' the little girl asked in a hurried whisper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Dead?' repeated Sophia Nikolaevna; 'what a pity!...'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'Have I seen him?' the little girl asked in a hurried whisper.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading 'Dead?' repeated Sophia Nikolaevna; 'what a pity!...'
speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading 'Have I seen him?' the little girl asked in a hurried whisper.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'You regret him ...'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'No, Lidia, you've never seen him.--What a pity!' repeated Sophia Nikolaevna.
Chapter 7 of The diary of a superfluous man, and other by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev holds 413 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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