Chapter 6 of The Little Demon is here in full — 291 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Little Demon is here in full — 291 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Peredonov felt depressed. He had no more caramels in his pocket and this added to his depression and distress. Routilov was the only one to speak almost the whole way. He continued to laud his sisters. Only once did Peredonov break into speech, when he asked angrily:
Chapter 6 of The Little Demon is here in full — 291 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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with anger
From this reading “Only once did Peredonov break into speech, when he asked angrily:”
lower than previously
From this reading “Peredonov felt depressed.”
a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity
From this reading “He had no more caramels in his pocket and this added to his depression and distress.”
psychological suffering
From this reading “He had no more caramels in his pocket and this added to his depression and distress.”
praise, glorify, or honor
From this reading “He continued to laud his sisters.”
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading “He had no more caramels in his pocket and this added to his depression and distress.”
plural of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading “He continued to laud his sisters.”
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading “Only once did Peredonov break into speech, when he asked angrily:”
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.
express or utter spontaneously
In this reading “Only once did Peredonov break into speech, when he asked angrily:”
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.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading He had no more caramels in his pocket and this added to his depression and distress.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Routilov was the only one to speak almost the whole way.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had no more caramels in his pocket and this added to his depression and distress.
with anger
From this reading Only once did Peredonov break into speech, when he asked angrily:
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Only once did Peredonov break into speech, when he asked angrily:
terminate
From this reading Only once did Peredonov break into speech, when he asked angrily:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had no more caramels in his pocket and this added to his depression and distress.
without stop or interruption
From this reading He continued to laud his sisters.
lower than previously
From this reading Peredonov felt depressed.
a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity
From this reading He had no more caramels in his pocket and this added to his depression and distress.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Only once did Peredonov break into speech, when he asked angrily:
psychological suffering
From this reading He had no more caramels in his pocket and this added to his depression and distress.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Peredonov felt depressed.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had no more caramels in his pocket and this added to his depression and distress.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had no more caramels in his pocket and this added to his depression and distress.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had no more caramels in his pocket and this added to his depression and distress.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had no more caramels in his pocket and this added to his depression and distress.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Only once did Peredonov break into speech, when he asked angrily:
praise, glorify, or honor
From this reading He continued to laud his sisters.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading He had no more caramels in his pocket and this added to his depression and distress.
not any; not one
From this reading He had no more caramels in his pocket and this added to his depression and distress.
on one occasion
From this reading Only once did Peredonov break into speech, when he asked angrily:
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Routilov was the only one to speak almost the whole way.
and nothing more
From this reading Routilov was the only one to speak almost the whole way.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Peredonov felt depressed.
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading He had no more caramels in his pocket and this added to his depression and distress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Routilov was the only one to speak almost the whole way.
plural of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading He continued to laud his sisters.
express in speech
From this reading Routilov was the only one to speak almost the whole way.
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading Only once did Peredonov break into speech, when he asked angrily:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Routilov was the only one to speak almost the whole way.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He had no more caramels in his pocket and this added to his depression and distress.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had no more caramels in his pocket and this added to his depression and distress.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Routilov was the only one to speak almost the whole way.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Routilov was the only one to speak almost the whole way.
at the time that
From this reading Only once did Peredonov break into speech, when he asked angrily:
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading Routilov was the only one to speak almost the whole way.
Chapter 6 of The Little Demon by Fyodor Sologub holds 291 sentences, grouped into 59 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 291 sentences of The Little Demon, unabridged, divided into 59 reading sections.
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