Chapter 16 of The humour of Russia is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of The humour of Russia is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Come along into the cabin, you wooden figure head! You’ll have time to finish your game afterwards. Come and tell the gentlemen how you killed the old man.” “What the plague!... What did you call me for?
Chapter 16 of The humour of Russia is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading “You’ll have time to finish your game afterwards.”
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading ““Come along into the cabin, you wooden figure head!”
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading “You’ll have time to finish your game afterwards.”
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading “You’ll have time to finish your game afterwards.”
plural of “gentleman” — a man of refinement
From this reading “Come and tell the gentlemen how you killed the old man.””
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading “Come and tell the gentlemen how you killed the old man.””
cause to suffer a blight
From this reading ““What the plague!...”
made or consisting of (entirely or in part) or employing wood
From this reading ““Come along into the cabin, you wooden figure head!”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
a man who is very old
In this reading “Come and tell the gentlemen how you killed the old man.””
come into being or existence, or appear on the scene
In this reading ““Come along into the cabin, you wooden figure head!”
In this reading ““Come along into the cabin, you wooden figure head!”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading You’ll have time to finish your game afterwards.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “Come along into the cabin, you wooden figure head!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Come and tell the gentlemen how you killed the old man.”
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading “Come along into the cabin, you wooden figure head!
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading What did you call me for?
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Come along into the cabin, you wooden figure head!
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading What did you call me for?
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading “Come along into the cabin, you wooden figure head!
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading You’ll have time to finish your game afterwards.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading What did you call me for?
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading You’ll have time to finish your game afterwards.
plural of “gentleman” — a man of refinement
From this reading Come and tell the gentlemen how you killed the old man.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You’ll have time to finish your game afterwards.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading “Come along into the cabin, you wooden figure head!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Come and tell the gentlemen how you killed the old man.”
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “Come along into the cabin, you wooden figure head!
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading Come and tell the gentlemen how you killed the old man.”
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Come and tell the gentlemen how you killed the old man.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What did you call me for?
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Come and tell the gentlemen how you killed the old man.”
cause to suffer a blight
From this reading “What the plague!...
express in words
From this reading Come and tell the gentlemen how you killed the old man.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Come along into the cabin, you wooden figure head!
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading You’ll have time to finish your game afterwards.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You’ll have time to finish your game afterwards.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What the plague!...
made or consisting of (entirely or in part) or employing wood
From this reading “Come along into the cabin, you wooden figure head!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Come along into the cabin, you wooden figure head!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You’ll have time to finish your game afterwards.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You’ll have time to finish your game afterwards.
Chapter 16 of The humour of Russia by E. L. (Ethel Lillian) [Translator] Voynich 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.
Chapter 16 holds 419 sentences of The humour of Russia, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 16 of The humour of Russia by E. L. (Ethel Lillian) [Translator] Voynich exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 419 sentences, grouped into 84 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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