Chapter 3 of The Gambler is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 3 of The Gambler is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Wheeling quietly about, I returned in the direction of Polina Alexandrovna. But, when I had got within a hundred paces of her seat, I saw her rise and set out with the children towards the hotel. At the portico I caught up to her. “I have perpetrated the—the piece of idiocy,” I said as I came level with her. “Have you?
Chapter 3 of The Gambler is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading “But, when I had got within a hundred paces of her seat, I saw her rise and set out with the children towards the hotel.”
extreme mental retardation
From this reading ““I have perpetrated the—the piece of idiocy,” I said as I came level with her.”
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading ““I have perpetrated the—the piece of idiocy,” I said as I came level with her.”
plural of “pace” — the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
From this reading “But, when I had got within a hundred paces of her seat, I saw her rise and set out with the children towards the hotel.”
past form of “perpetrate” — perform an act, usually with a negative connotation
From this reading ““I have perpetrated the—the piece of idiocy,” I said as I came level with her.”
a porch or entrance to a building consisting of a covered and often columned area
From this reading “At the portico I caught up to her.”
move upward
From this reading “But, when I had got within a hundred paces of her seat, I saw her rise and set out with the children towards the hotel.”
a city in the northern panhandle of West Virginia on the Ohio river
From this reading “Wheeling quietly about, I returned in the direction of Polina Alexandrovna.”
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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 But, when I had got within a hundred paces of her seat, I saw her rise and set out with the children towards the hotel.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Wheeling quietly about, I returned in the direction of Polina Alexandrovna.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wheeling quietly about, I returned in the direction of Polina Alexandrovna.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But, when I had got within a hundred paces of her seat, I saw her rise and set out with the children towards the hotel.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “I have perpetrated the—the piece of idiocy,” I said as I came level with her.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the portico I caught up to her.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, when I had got within a hundred paces of her seat, I saw her rise and set out with the children towards the hotel.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “I have perpetrated the—the piece of idiocy,” I said as I came level with her.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading At the portico I caught up to her.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading But, when I had got within a hundred paces of her seat, I saw her rise and set out with the children towards the hotel.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading Wheeling quietly about, I returned in the direction of Polina Alexandrovna.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading But, when I had got within a hundred paces of her seat, I saw her rise and set out with the children towards the hotel.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But, when I had got within a hundred paces of her seat, I saw her rise and set out with the children towards the hotel.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have perpetrated the—the piece of idiocy,” I said as I came level with her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But, when I had got within a hundred paces of her seat, I saw her rise and set out with the children towards the hotel.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading But, when I had got within a hundred paces of her seat, I saw her rise and set out with the children towards the hotel.
ten 10s
From this reading But, when I had got within a hundred paces of her seat, I saw her rise and set out with the children towards the hotel.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Wheeling quietly about, I returned in the direction of Polina Alexandrovna.
extreme mental retardation
From this reading “I have perpetrated the—the piece of idiocy,” I said as I came level with her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Wheeling quietly about, I returned in the direction of Polina Alexandrovna.
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading “I have perpetrated the—the piece of idiocy,” I said as I came level with her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Wheeling quietly about, I returned in the direction of Polina Alexandrovna.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading But, when I had got within a hundred paces of her seat, I saw her rise and set out with the children towards the hotel.
plural of “pace” — the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
From this reading But, when I had got within a hundred paces of her seat, I saw her rise and set out with the children towards the hotel.
past form of “perpetrate” — perform an act, usually with a negative connotation
From this reading “I have perpetrated the—the piece of idiocy,” I said as I came level with her.
a separate part of a whole
From this reading “I have perpetrated the—the piece of idiocy,” I said as I came level with her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wheeling quietly about, I returned in the direction of Polina Alexandrovna.
a porch or entrance to a building consisting of a covered and often columned area
From this reading At the portico I caught up to her.
with low volume
From this reading Wheeling quietly about, I returned in the direction of Polina Alexandrovna.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Wheeling quietly about, I returned in the direction of Polina Alexandrovna.
move upward
From this reading But, when I had got within a hundred paces of her seat, I saw her rise and set out with the children towards the hotel.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I have perpetrated the—the piece of idiocy,” I said as I came level with her.
cut with a saw
From this reading But, when I had got within a hundred paces of her seat, I saw her rise and set out with the children towards the hotel.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading But, when I had got within a hundred paces of her seat, I saw her rise and set out with the children towards the hotel.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading But, when I had got within a hundred paces of her seat, I saw her rise and set out with the children towards the hotel.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Wheeling quietly about, I returned in the direction of Polina Alexandrovna.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At the portico I caught up to her.
in the direction of
From this reading But, when I had got within a hundred paces of her seat, I saw her rise and set out with the children towards the hotel.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading At the portico I caught up to her.
a city in the northern panhandle of West Virginia on the Ohio river
From this reading Wheeling quietly about, I returned in the direction of Polina Alexandrovna.
at the time that
From this reading But, when I had got within a hundred paces of her seat, I saw her rise and set out with the children towards the hotel.
in the company of; together with
From this reading But, when I had got within a hundred paces of her seat, I saw her rise and set out with the children towards the hotel.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading But, when I had got within a hundred paces of her seat, I saw her rise and set out with the children towards the hotel.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Have you?
Chapter 3 of The Gambler by Fyodor Dostoyevsky holds 419 sentences, grouped into 84 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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