Chapter 6 of The Jew and Other Stories is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Jew and Other Stories is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
'Well, what do you think?' I began, not waiting for him to speak. 'I have acted wrongly towards her,' Fustov declared thickly. 'I have behaved... rashly, unpardonably, cruelly. I believed that...
Chapter 6 of The Jew and Other Stories is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
past form of “act” — perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading “'I have acted wrongly towards her,' Fustov declared thickly.”
past form of “behave” — behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
From this reading “'I have behaved... rashly, unpardonably, cruelly.”
past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true
From this reading “I believed that...”
excessively
From this reading “'I have behaved... rashly, unpardonably, cruelly.”
made known or openly avowed
From this reading “'I have acted wrongly towards her,' Fustov declared thickly.”
spoken with poor articulation as if with a thick tongue
From this reading “'I have acted wrongly towards her,' Fustov declared thickly.”
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading “I began, not waiting for him to speak.”
without justice or fairness
From this reading “'I have acted wrongly towards her,' Fustov declared thickly.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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past form of “act” — perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading 'I have acted wrongly towards her,' Fustov declared thickly.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading I began, not waiting for him to speak.
past form of “behave” — behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
From this reading 'I have behaved... rashly, unpardonably, cruelly.
past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true
From this reading I believed that...
excessively
From this reading 'I have behaved... rashly, unpardonably, cruelly.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading 'I have acted wrongly towards her,' Fustov declared thickly.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading 'Well, what do you think?'
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I began, not waiting for him to speak.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I have acted wrongly towards her,' Fustov declared thickly.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'I have acted wrongly towards her,' Fustov declared thickly.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading 'I have acted wrongly towards her,' Fustov declared thickly.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I began, not waiting for him to speak.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I began, not waiting for him to speak.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I began, not waiting for him to speak.
in a hasty and foolhardy manner
From this reading 'I have behaved... rashly, unpardonably, cruelly.
express in speech
From this reading I began, not waiting for him to speak.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I believed that...
spoken with poor articulation as if with a thick tongue
From this reading 'I have acted wrongly towards her,' Fustov declared thickly.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading 'Well, what do you think?'
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I began, not waiting for him to speak.
in the direction of
From this reading 'I have acted wrongly towards her,' Fustov declared thickly.
in an unpardonable manner or to an unpardonable degree
From this reading 'I have behaved... rashly, unpardonably, cruelly.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading I began, not waiting for him to speak.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading 'Well, what do you think?'
used to ask for information about something
From this reading 'Well, what do you think?'
without justice or fairness
From this reading 'I have acted wrongly towards her,' Fustov declared thickly.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Well, what do you think?'
Chapter 6 of The Jew and Other Stories by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev holds 422 sentences, grouped into 85 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 6 holds 422 sentences of The Jew and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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