Chapter 12 of The humour of Russia is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The humour of Russia is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“That’s to say, you jilted her?” “I don’t know—anyway, I hadn’t anything to keep her on.” “H’m—so you say the school burned down?” “To the ground.” “And are all the books and things burnt too?”
Chapter 12 of The humour of Russia is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading ““I don’t know—anyway, I hadn’t anything to keep her on.””
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading ““And are all the books and things burnt too?””
treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point
From this reading ““H’m—so you say the school burned down?””
ruined by overcooking
From this reading ““And are all the books and things burnt too?””
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading ““To the ground.””
rebuffed (by a lover) without warning
From this reading ““That’s to say, you jilted her?””
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading ““I don’t know—anyway, I hadn’t anything to keep her on.””
an educational institution
From this reading ““H’m—so you say the school burned down?””
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “And are all the books and things burnt too?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And are all the books and things burnt too?”
any thing at all
From this reading “I don’t know—anyway, I hadn’t anything to keep her on.”
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading “I don’t know—anyway, I hadn’t anything to keep her on.”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “And are all the books and things burnt too?”
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading “And are all the books and things burnt too?”
treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point
From this reading “H’m—so you say the school burned down?”
ruined by overcooking
From this reading “And are all the books and things burnt too?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t know—anyway, I hadn’t anything to keep her on.”
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “H’m—so you say the school burned down?”
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading “To the ground.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “H’m—so you say the school burned down?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t know—anyway, I hadn’t anything to keep her on.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “That’s to say, you jilted her?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I don’t know—anyway, I hadn’t anything to keep her on.”
rebuffed (by a lover) without warning
From this reading “That’s to say, you jilted her?”
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “I don’t know—anyway, I hadn’t anything to keep her on.”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “I don’t know—anyway, I hadn’t anything to keep her on.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “I don’t know—anyway, I hadn’t anything to keep her on.”
express in words
From this reading “That’s to say, you jilted her?”
an educational institution
From this reading “H’m—so you say the school burned down?”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “H’m—so you say the school burned down?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That’s to say, you jilted her?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “H’m—so you say the school burned down?”
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading “And are all the books and things burnt too?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “That’s to say, you jilted her?”
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading “And are all the books and things burnt too?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “That’s to say, you jilted her?”
Chapter 12 of The humour of Russia by E. L. (Ethel Lillian) [Translator] Voynich holds 406 sentences, grouped into 82 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 12 holds 406 sentences of The humour of Russia, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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