Chapter 11 of The Invaders, and Other Stories is here in full — 439 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The Invaders, and Other Stories is here in full — 439 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"We had a chestnut stallion that belonged to a pair. Sometimes they would harness us together. This Polkan could not understand a joke, and was simply ugly as the devil. I used to stand in the next stall to him, and feel seriously pained. Feofán was not afraid of him.
Chapter 11 of The Invaders, and Other Stories is here in full — 439 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/87 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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(of hair or feathers) of a golden brown to reddish brown color
From this reading “"We had a chestnut stallion that belonged to a pair.”
put a harness
From this reading “Sometimes they would harness us together.”
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading “This Polkan could not understand a joke, and was simply ugly as the devil.”
emotionally hurt or upset or annoyed
From this reading “I used to stand in the next stall to him, and feel seriously pained.”
in a serious manner
From this reading “I used to stand in the next stall to him, and feel seriously pained.”
a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed
From this reading “I used to stand in the next stall to him, and feel seriously pained.”
uncastrated adult male horse
From this reading “"We had a chestnut stallion that belonged to a pair.”
displeasing to the senses
From this reading “This Polkan could not understand a joke, and was simply ugly as the devil.”
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.
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "We had a chestnut stallion that belonged to a pair.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading Feofán was not afraid of him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This Polkan could not understand a joke, and was simply ugly as the devil.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This Polkan could not understand a joke, and was simply ugly as the devil.
past form of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading "We had a chestnut stallion that belonged to a pair.
(of hair or feathers) of a golden brown to reddish brown color
From this reading "We had a chestnut stallion that belonged to a pair.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading This Polkan could not understand a joke, and was simply ugly as the devil.
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading This Polkan could not understand a joke, and was simply ugly as the devil.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading I used to stand in the next stall to him, and feel seriously pained.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Feofán was not afraid of him.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "We had a chestnut stallion that belonged to a pair.
put a harness
From this reading Sometimes they would harness us together.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I used to stand in the next stall to him, and feel seriously pained.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I used to stand in the next stall to him, and feel seriously pained.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I used to stand in the next stall to him, and feel seriously pained.
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading This Polkan could not understand a joke, and was simply ugly as the devil.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading I used to stand in the next stall to him, and feel seriously pained.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This Polkan could not understand a joke, and was simply ugly as the devil.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Feofán was not afraid of him.
emotionally hurt or upset or annoyed
From this reading I used to stand in the next stall to him, and feel seriously pained.
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading "We had a chestnut stallion that belonged to a pair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This Polkan could not understand a joke, and was simply ugly as the devil.
in a serious manner
From this reading I used to stand in the next stall to him, and feel seriously pained.
and nothing more
From this reading This Polkan could not understand a joke, and was simply ugly as the devil.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading Sometimes they would harness us together.
a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed
From this reading I used to stand in the next stall to him, and feel seriously pained.
uncastrated adult male horse
From this reading "We had a chestnut stallion that belonged to a pair.
be standing; be upright
From this reading I used to stand in the next stall to him, and feel seriously pained.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "We had a chestnut stallion that belonged to a pair.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This Polkan could not understand a joke, and was simply ugly as the devil.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sometimes they would harness us together.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This Polkan could not understand a joke, and was simply ugly as the devil.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "We had a chestnut stallion that belonged to a pair.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Sometimes they would harness us together.
displeasing to the senses
From this reading This Polkan could not understand a joke, and was simply ugly as the devil.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading This Polkan could not understand a joke, and was simply ugly as the devil.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Sometimes they would harness us together.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading I used to stand in the next stall to him, and feel seriously pained.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This Polkan could not understand a joke, and was simply ugly as the devil.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We had a chestnut stallion that belonged to a pair.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Sometimes they would harness us together.
Chapter 11 of The Invaders, and Other Stories by Leo, graf Tolstoy holds 439 sentences, grouped into 88 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 11 holds 439 sentences of The Invaders, and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
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